Specialist buy-side M&A execution for entrepreneur-led businesses
We source off-market opportunities, manage end-to-end execution, and build the systematic capability that compounds with every transaction.
Our Experience:
WHAT LEADERS KEEP RUNNING INTO
Great targets feel scarce. Outreach goes nowhere. And when something promising appears, competitors seem to move faster.
Thin, Unpredictable Dealflow
Deals lose momentum because alignment takes too long. Approvals stall. Roles blur. Opportunities quietly fade.
Slow, Friction-Filled Decisions
You get interest… you get calls… maybe even an LOI - but progress slows, terms drift, and conversations eventually fall apart.
Deals That Stall or Die Halfway
What looked great on paper becomes firefighting on the ground. Synergies slip. Teams burn out. The business feels disrupted instead of strengthened.
Integrations That Create Chaos Instead of Value
If you’re thinking “We should be doing more deals - but the machine just isn’t running smoothly”, you’re not alone, and it’s fixable.
We help acquisitive Companies grow through acquisition by building a repeatable, reliable M&A engine, one that creates momentum, removes friction, and turns great intentions into consistent progress.
Below is how we make that work.
WHAT WE DO
We shape a sharp acquisition thesis, define what “good” looks like in a target, and align the board behind a clear, defensible roadmap. When everyone understands the logic, decisions get faster and easier.
Strategy
Origination
We map your landscape, prioritise the right opportunities, and run targeted approach that opens CEO-level discussions. No noise. No random lists. Just genuine traction.
From valuation logic to offer structure and negotiation positioning, we help your team progress opportunities without triggering early DD costs, and coordinate advisors so nothing slips.
Execution
A structured 100-day plan, clear roles, early risk visibility, and real-time performance tracking, everything you need to turn a completed deal into a smooth, steady integration.
Integration
WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT
We build an M&A machine, not just “do a deal.”
We link strategy, origination, execution, and integration into one system so every transaction fits a clear growth story and doesn’t rely on heroics.
We make M&A politically safe with your board.
We bring structured thesis work and board-ready packs that help you justify each deal, shorten approvals, and protect your personal and institutional credibility.
Our market mapping and outreach engine is designed to create a live pipeline of targets that actually match your thesis and economics, rather than whatever is brought to market.
We focus on proprietary, high-fit targets – not crowded auctions.
We design the integration before the ink is dry.
We treat the 100-day integration plan as core to the deal, not an afterthought, so value capture, culture, and customers are protected from day one.
We coordinate lawyers, tax, finance, and internal teams through a single project framework, so you keep control of key decisions without having to manage the chaos yourself.
We stay in the cockpit of execution, not on the sidelines.
HOW WE WORK
M&A Acceleration Diagnostic
21 days to develop or sharpen your entire M&A engine.
We diagnose where momentum is leaking - dealflow, qualification, governance, valuation logic, or integration readiness, and identify the 5–10 highest-impact improvements that strengthen every future deal cycle.
You leave with a board-ready action plan.
90-Day Pipeline Sprint
A live, qualified pipeline - fast.
We build real dealflow, CEO conversations, qualified targets, market validation, and early-stage execution support.
Within 6–8 weeks, you know who’s open to selling, who fits your thesis, and where the genuine opportunities lie.
Monthly Pipeline Builder
Consistent, targeted dealflow every month.
We map your market, run outreach, qualify opportunities, and keep your pipeline moving.
This gives you a steady, predictable flow of conversations with the right companies.
Deal-to-Close Accelerator
End-to-end support from first contact to signed terms.
For acquirers who want a seamless process.
We originate, structure, negotiate, and coordinate advisors, plus prepare integration from day one so value is protected, not left to chance.
ABOUT KELVIN LANE
Here's what happens at most acquisitive companies:
Leadership commits to a buy-and-build strategy. Everyone agrees acquisitions are the fastest path to scale. Six months later, they've reviewed broker books, hired expensive advisors for episodic projects, and closed... nothing. Or worse, closed one deal that consumed the leadership team for eight months and failed to deliver projected synergies.
The problem isn't commitment. It's capability.
I started Kelvin Lane because I've lived on both sides of this equation. At CDI Global, I led multi-year acquisition programmes across four continents - the kind where you're accountable for pipeline generation, deal execution, and post-close value delivery. Not advisory. Not episodic. Embedded execution where your performance determines whether the strategy succeeds or fails.
A number of acquisitions later, I saw the pattern, companies that treat M&A as a repeatable system win. Companies that treat it as an event lose.
The winners had clear investment theses. They sourced proprietary deals before they hit the market. They had standardised valuation frameworks so they could move fast. They tracked integration milestones religiously and did post-deal reviews that made acquisition number five better than number one.
The losers reinvented processes with every transaction, chased broker leftovers, and let their best operators burn out on fire drills.
I also saw that most advisory firms make the problem worse. They're incentivised to close individual deals, not build sustainable capability. They deliver recommendations, collect fees, and leave before the real work begins.
Kelvin Lane Growth Partners exists to fix this. We embed into your business - sourcing deals, managing execution, capturing value, and building the internal systems that keep working. Your leadership team stays focused on operations. Your stakeholders see predictable deal flow. Your growth strategy actually compounds.
To ensure every partner gets the attention they need, we work with a maximum of 5 organisations at a time and schedule new engagements quarterly.
Michael Ferguson, Founder & Director
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