Strategic Acquisitions & Platform Expansion
Our acquisitions strategy is centered on sourcing, underwriting, and executing value-accretive transactions across core, value-add, and opportunistic profiles. We pursue both control and minority equity positions in companies and assets with clear upside potential driven by operational optimization, capital restructuring, or market dislocation.
With a disciplined, data-driven approach, we focus on sectoral themes underpinned by long-term structural growth, platform scalability, and exit optionality.
Target Profiles
Undervalued or underperforming assets with repositioning potential
Founder-owned or privately held companies seeking succession or liquidity
Carve-outs, non-core divestitures, and distressed/turnaround situations
Scalable platforms in fragmented markets for roll-up strategies
Sectors of Interest
Real assets: data centres, logistics, industrial, PRS/BtR, office, PBSA, life sciences, and transitional-use properties
Corporate: tech-enabled services, specialty finance, business process outsourcing, and infrastructure-adjacent platforms
Special situations: distressed debt-to-equity conversions, recapitalizations, and structured equity
Company acquisitions: technology, construction services, construction manufacturing and industrial
Transaction Types
Corporate M&A, asset-level acquisitions, structured equity, JV partnerships
Off-market and bilateral transactions sourced via proprietary networks
Platform and bolt-on acquisitions to drive horizontal or vertical integration
Execution Approach
Flexible Capital Deployment
Ability to invest across equity and credit instruments, tailoring the capital stack to transaction complexity and sponsor requirements.
Post-Acquisition Value Creation
Integration planning, operational transformation, revenue optimization, and margin expansion are embedded into each investment thesis.
Exit Strategy Optimization
Defined exit paths including trade sales, recapitalizations and secondary sales are identified early to enhance liquidity and IRR realization.
Contact us on enquiries@novelcapital.co.uk to schedule a preliminary discussion.