Buy. Build. Launch.

Whether you're just getting started, scaling a business, or looking for your next acquisition — Eranos brings the hands-on expertise to help you move with confidence.

The thread that connects every deal, every business, every founder.

Eranos was built on a simple belief: the right support at the right moment changes everything. Whether that's helping an acquirer find and land the right deal, guiding a business owner through the complexity of scaling up, or giving a founder the commercial framework to grow with conviction.

At the centre of it all is hands-on, fractional expertise — delivered by someone who's been in the room, understands the stakes, and knows how to move things forward.

We are a small team — intentionally so. At any one time we work with a maximum of five clients within our core sectors. That's a deliberate choice. It means we take the time to truly understand your business, its culture, its opportunities, and your personal ambition.

This isn't advisory from a distance. This is working alongside you.



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Deep expertise where it matters most.

Our team brings deep, hands-on experience across Insights & Research, Environmental Services, and Social Care — having worked with over 50 small to mid-cap businesses and completed 25+ acquisitions across our careers.

Insights & Research

Data & AnalyticsSubscriptionsM&A

Market research, data analytics, and intelligence businesses. We understand subscription models, client concentration, and what makes these businesses genuinely valuable to acquirers.

Environmental Services

EcologySustainabilityRegulatory

Ecology, environmental consultancy, and sustainability businesses. From regulatory landscape to workforce dynamics — we know the sector and what drives real value.

Social Care

CommissioningRegulationGrowth

Social care providers operating in a complex commissioning and regulatory environment. We understand the operational pressures and what genuine, scalable growth looks like.

Launch — For New Founders & Start-ups

From idea to investable.
The stuff that actually matters.

The early stages are exhilarating — and brutal. Eranos works with new founders to build the commercial, operational, and strategic foundations that turn a strong idea into a scalable, fundable business.

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Commercial Foundation

Build the business model, pricing, and go-to-market approach that gives your venture a real shot — not just a great pitch deck.

02

Structure to Scale

Get the organisational and operational basics right early, so growth doesn't break what you've built.

03

Investor-Ready

Whether raising a seed round or preparing for Series A, Eranos helps you tell the right story and get in front of the right people.

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Build — For Small-Mid Cap Business Owners

Scale smarter.
Exit stronger — when you're ready.

Running a business is relentless. Eranos works alongside CEOs, MDs, and executive teams to build the structure, capability, and confidence to scale.

01

Organise & Structure

Get the foundations right — leadership clarity, operational rhythm, and the commercial structure needed to scale without chaos.

02

Scale with Purpose

Hands-on support to accelerate growth, strengthen the management team, and build a business that runs beyond any one individual.

03

Maximise Value & Exit

When exit is the goal, Eranos positions the business for maximum value and supports finding the right PE or strategic acquirer.

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Buy — For PE & Strategic Acquirers

Find better deals.
Integrate them faster.

Eranos operates embedded within portfolios as a fractional resource to support origination, deal execution, and post-acquisition integration.

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Deal Sourcing & Origination

Proprietary deal flow through existing networks, sector focus, and proactive outreach — finding opportunities before they hit the open market.

02

Transaction Support

On-the-ground support through due diligence, management engagement, and deal structuring — bridging the gap between fund and target.

03

Post-Deal Integration

Embedded fractional support post-close to stabilise operations, align leadership, and drive the value creation plan from day one.

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Senior. Experienced.
Personally invested.

Eranos is built around a small, senior leadership team — each a partner in the truest sense, with complementary experience across M&A, operations, and growth.

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Founder & Managing Partner

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Partner

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Our wider network.

Eranos /ˈɛrənɒs/

From ancient Greek — a communal gathering where each guest contributed something of their own. No single host. No hierarchy. Everyone brings something; everyone leaves enriched.

We work in partnership with our clients through their journey, and provide connections to a rich network of advisers, operators, investors, and acquirers to help them achieve their ambitions. That spirit of shared endeavour — of genuine contribution and mutual benefit — is at the heart of everything Eranos does.

The Eranos team has worked alongside more than 50 business owners, operators, investors, and advisers across their careers. That's not a list of clients — it's a community of people who have been in the room together through the hard moments, and who trust each other as a result.

When Eranos takes on a new engagement, that community comes with it. Not as a directory to be mined, but as a living network of people we know personally — who we can call on when the moment is right, and who trust us to make the introduction with care.

The result is access that takes most people years to build — available to Eranos clients from day one. A fund that is actively looking for exactly what a founder is building. An experienced NED who can strengthen a board ahead of exit. A sector specialist who can add credibility to a due diligence process.

If you're working on something and think there might be a relevant connection in our network, get in touch. We'll tell you honestly whether we can help.

Eranos

PE & Investors

A curated database of active PE funds, family offices, and institutional investors — with direct relationships with key partners and decision-makers across the market.

Trade Buyers

Direct access to strategic acquirers who are actively looking. We know who is in the market and can get the right buyers in the room when the time comes.

HNWI & Angels

A network of high-net-worth individuals and experienced operators open to seed and growth investment — for the right opportunity, we can make the introduction.

Specialist Advisers

Trusted specialists across technology, product, commercial, financial, HR, and legal — deployed at the right moment, not just recommended.

Founders & Owners

A community of entrepreneurs who have built, scaled, and exited businesses — peers who understand the journey and are willing to share what they know.

Built across careers in M&A, operations, and advisory — this network isn't manufactured. It's earned.

What people say.

CEO

Market Research Business

"Eranos didn't just open doors, they helped us walk through them confidently. From market positioning to landing our first UK clients and launching our new product, the support was practical, connected, and exactly what we needed."
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Founder & MD

Environmental Consultancy

"Eranos have been brilliant at cutting through the noise. They've helped us get the right structure in place, understand what buyers actually look for, and build real confidence in the process. We're in a much stronger position than we were twelve months ago."
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Founder & MD

Social Care Provider

"Eranos understood our sector from day one. They've helped us bring real structure to our growth plans and strengthen the leadership team around me. For the first time in years I feel like I'm working on the business, not just in it."
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What people ask us.

What does Eranos do?

Eranos is a hands-on advisory firm working with entrepreneurs and business owners across three areas: supporting early-stage founders to build fundable, commercially sound businesses; working alongside owner-managed businesses to scale commercially and build towards exit; and helping PE firms and strategic acquirers source, execute, and integrate acquisitions.

What types of businesses does Eranos work with?

Eranos works with three distinct groups — early-stage founders preparing for their first funding round; owner-managed SMEs looking to scale, strengthen, or exit; and PE funds and strategic acquirers looking for deal flow and portfolio support.

Does Eranos offer Fractional C-Suite support?

Fractional C-Suite is one way of describing part of what Eranos does — but it only captures a slice of it. For some clients, particularly founders and scaling businesses, Eranos operates in a way that looks like a fractional CFO, CCO, or COO: embedded, senior, and hands-on without the full-time overhead. But the work goes further than a title suggests — spanning commercial strategy, operational structure, deal preparation, and access to a network that takes most people years to build. If fractional leadership is what you're looking for, we can have that conversation.

Which sectors does Eranos specialise in?

Eranos has deep sector expertise in Insights & Research (data analytics, market research, and subscription businesses), Environmental Services (environmental consultancies, biodiversity net gain, and net zero advisory), and Social Care.

How is Eranos different from a traditional M&A advisor?

Most M&A advisors focus on transaction execution. Eranos works across the full journey — from commercial strategy and scaling through to exit — providing hands-on operational support alongside deal capability. Every Eranos client works directly with the founding partners. There are no junior hand-offs and no intermediaries.

What is the Eranos network?

The Eranos network has been built across decades of careers in M&A, operations, and advisory. It includes high-net-worth individuals and angel investors open to seed and growth investment, strategic trade buyers and PE funds actively looking for the right opportunity, and trusted specialist advisers across legal, financial, technology, commercial, and HR functions.

How does Eranos charge for its services?

Eranos offers flexible engagement models tailored to the nature of the work — including project-based, retainer, and deal-by-deal arrangements. Get in touch to discuss what works for your situation.

Where is Eranos based?

Eranos is registered in England and Wales (company number 16238960), with the team operating across the UK. You can reach us at hello@eranos.co.uk.

Let's talk.

Whether you know exactly what you need or you're still figuring it out — get in touch. The first conversation is always straightforward and without obligation.

Eranos Limited

hello@eranos.co.uk

+44 7974 161 146

www.eranos.co.uk

63 Kempshott Road, London, SW16 5LJ