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Clients & Endorsements
| We only work with clients in the business consulting and IT services industries. If consulting services are key to your shareholder value, then that is where our credentials lie. Whether you are in management consulting, IT consulting, IT and software services, IT or business process outsourcing, HR consulting, legal or financial consulting, or any field of consulting, we can support your growth, sale or acquisition ambitions. See what our clients say about us below, the results we deliver, and our completed M&A deals.
Our clients transcend the UK, mainland Europe, North America, the Middle East and Australasia.
The people we help on the ‘sell-side’ are the owners and partners of small to medium sized consulting firms who want to grow and/or sell their business in order to increase equity value, profit and cash flow.
On the ‘buy-side’ we help corporate development executives and those charged with growth targets, to find and buy quality consulting firms.
We also work with practice heads of large consulting firms and business leaders in large service companies with a consulting line of business.
We will be pleased to provide references on request however some of our clients and industry contacts have been kind enough to provide us with testimonials and endorsements below:
N Vision Learning Solutions
 “Thanks again for the stimulating and constructive dialog through the Equiteq Benchmarking process. It was truly the most valuable three hours I've spent looking at the business side of our firm in many years. Excellent tool and just the right guidance from your side. Really well done!.”
Dan Norenberg, Managing Director, N Vision Learning Solutions GmbH
(a leadership development company based in Munich, Germany) |
Middle East Management Centre
 “I don't know of anyone else in Europe offering this quality of professional support to SME consulting firm owners. Our experience of Equiteq is that their dedication and focus on the consulting industry, along with their practical experience of building consulting businesses, has provided us with clarity of thinking on the strategic options for our company in a fast growing and changing consulting market.”
Alper Utku, Managing Director, Middle East Management Centre (MEMC)
(a management development and training consultancy operating in Middle East and Turkey) |
Innogence
 "We already have a successful and growing firm, but wanted to understand what best practice was. The benchmark service was brilliant at building a roadmap of management priorities for the next year and pinpointing the precise KPIs that would make the most difference to our profit growth, it was really worthwhile and great value for money"
Gerrie Aldag, Managing Director, Innogence, Australia
(an IT consultancy and specialist SAP) |
Navigant Consulting
 "We chose Equiteq as our partner in Europe to help us find firms to fulfil our acquisition strategy. The single most important reason for selecting them was that they are the only people we know of that can look top down at the entire pool of consulting firms in the market. This is very different to the normal process of acquisition search which is ‘bottom-up’ and inevitably results in the uncomfortable feeling that there are ideal firms out there that we would want to buy, but remain hidden from view. As they say “You don’t know what you don’t know!” They not only find all potential targets, they are also extremely knowledgeable about consulting businesses and their process is detailed and thorough, so the quality of the final shortlist is very high in terms of potential fit and synergy."
Brian Norton, Head of Corporate Development in Europe, Navigant Consulting
(a USA and international business advisory firm) |
Venturehaus
 “When we founded Venturehaus, it was never going to be a lifestyle business. The intent was always to build a company and grow equity value. That has always influenced the decisions we have made, and whilst we have never lacked strategic options, working with Equiteq has been a hugely valuable experience. Firstly, we realised the true extent of the M&A market for consulting firms, but more importantly, they have helped us to focus on the right strategic direction for our business. Developing the growth plan with such experienced and knowledgeable advisers has been invaluable, and we now have absolute clarity about the direction we are taking. We have already achieved a significant return on investment and I would strongly recommend Equiteq to other consulting firm owners.”
Robin Davies, Founder and Managing Director, Venturehaus, United Kingdom
(a specialist consulting firm helping financial services companies achieve operational excellence)
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LRDP Kantor
 "LRDP Kantor has already made a number of successful acquisitions in Europe, but when we found Equiteq we decided to engage them for our next acquisition because we felt that they would give us a much better chance of finding the firm with the right profile. The consulting industry is a very confusing market, difficult to draw boundaries and its not easy to find what you need. However it soon became clear to us that Equiteq have such a comprehensive knowledge of the industry and with their database which covers all the firms in the UK, it was a simple choice to engage them. So far we’ve been really impressed with their professionalism and passion in delivering a very high quality shortlist."
Haris Martinos, CEO, LRDP Kantor
(an international consulting firm specialising in regional and economic development) |
Greener Consulting
 “Meeting Equiteq was a turning point for me and my firm. When I established Greener Consulting I thought it was just another way of earning a good living, it had never occurred to me that I could build a firm with equity and market value. I also learned that it's not an either/or, you can do both, you can have your cake and eat it. I've got a tremendous amount of value from just a few sessions with Equiteq and now look very differently at the way I structure and build the firm. I would recommend Equiteq to any owner of a consulting firm that wants to find an exit route or build equity value because they know the consulting sector, they've been there and done it themselves, and they know what they're talking about.”
Cindy Barnes, Founder and Managing Director
(a specialist consultancy helping professional services, technology, telecoms and finance companies achieve sustainable sales) |
Centre for High Performance Development
 "I have worked with Equiteq over the last 12 months and they helped me to look at my business from many different perspectives to ensure I’m building maximum value for all stakeholders. On the one hand, this process has confirmed some of my existing thinking but on the other, it has introduced me to quite new ideas for building my business fast. Equiteq brings knowledge of my sector that I have never found elsewhere and they have a great talent for communicating fairly complex ideas in a simple but powerful way, with lots of practical tips. Through working with Equiteq, I can now see a much broader range of options to grow my company."
Chris Parry, CEO, CHPD Ltd, UK
(a leadership development consulting and training company) |
Bourton Group
 “As a board of directors at Bourton Group we were looking for a way to make a step change in our growth plan! However the top team were so immersed in the business of working with our clients that we carried on with business as usual. We happened upon Equiteq when they presented at an MCA event and agreed to meet, they quickly diagnosed the issues and opportunities using their equity growth wheel, helped us to put a growth plan together and we're now making significant changes. Because they come with credentials in growing the value of consulting firms and a previous life in consulting, when they spoke everyone listened, so they were successful in bringing the board together by helping us reach a single minded view, we now know precisely where we're heading and have a clear plan to grow the company.”
Stuart Smith, Managing Director,Bourton Group
(A UK management consultancy specialising in Lean and Six Sigma techniques) |
Efficio Consulting
 "Equiteq has been working with the Board of Efficio for 18 months now. We started with an assessment of our capability as a firm to build significant future shareholder value. Since then, with their guidance, we have completed a strategic marketing review; re-written our sales propositions; built new sales and marketing processes including re-launching our web-site and recruiting a marketing manager; implemented a new share structure and strengthened our personnel processes including the recruitment of an HR manager. Our sales over this period have doubled and we now feel ready to progress with the next level of growth strategy. Tapping into the experience of people who have been there before has accelerated our growth and reduced the risks of change. I would be more than happy to recommend Equiteq to any CEO who is looking to either accelerate the growth of their firm or prepare it for an investment."
Jens Pedersen, CEO, Efficio Ltd
(a procurement and sourcing strategy consulting firm) |
Catalyst
 "We have used Equiteq to help us develop our strategy for equity growth, sharpen our propositions and guide us in maximising our return from web-based marketing. They have also provided valuable advice to management on a variety of organisational issues. We are delighted that they are involved long term with our business and we recommend them wholeheartedly."
Greg Davis, CEO, Catalyst, UK
(Specialise in improving the performance and value delivery of I.T and Operations in Capital Markets) |
Top Consultant
 "Equiteq have an unparalleled understanding of the European Consulting M&A market. Our readers turn to them for their outstanding knowledge of how to build equity value into a consulting company and ultimately achieve a successful M&A deal. Having studied their 2007 research report I would rate this as a must read for anyone involved in the building, buying and selling of consulting firms."
Tony Restell, Director & Co-Founder, Top-Consultant.com |
Strategy Consulting Firm
"Dear Paul, I recently witnessed a one hour presentation from you on equity building in consulting firms. I mentioned to you at the time, and feel the need to repeat this now, that it was a life changing moment for me... It is good to speak with someone who walks the talk"
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