Our Services | News | Our Principals | How To Find Us | Contact | Terms & Conditions | Privacy Statement | Graphics Site | Accessibility Links | Home
Welcome
Springboard is a leading independent corporate finance advisor committed to providing the highest level of independent advice to clients on all aspects of buying and selling businesses and raising finance.
Our team has the experience of providing creative solutions and advice to privately owned companies, management teams and financial institutions.
Why Choose Us
• We are an owner managed business who can understand and relate to our clients.
• We provide truly independent and professional advice.
• We leverage off our extensive network of contacts to help deliver successful solutions.
• We ensure that all advice and solutions are delivered by experienced professionals on a day to day basis from start to finish.
Our Services
We advise and support shareholders, company directors and private equity houses on all aspects of buying and selling businesses. Specifically, we provide practical and value added advice on:
• Management Buy-Outs & Management Buy-Ins
• Exit Reviews & Planning
• Company Valuations>
• Company Sales
• Raising Development & Replacement Capital
• Corporate Acquisitions
• Strategic Reviews
Management Buy-Outs & Management Buy-Ins
We specialise in helping ambitious managers and management teams to acquire the business they currently run on behalf of their shareholders (Management Buy-Out) or buy into a business for sale (Management Buy-In). Hundreds of buy-outs/buy-ins occur each year and it remains one of the few routes that provide managers with the prospect of taking control of their own business and creating significant wealth.
A management buy-out is very often a “once in a lifetime" opportunity. The process is technically complex and time-consuming. It is critical that management receive specialist advice in order to seize and maximise the opportunity.
We help management teams assess and unlock the opportunity, prepare the business plan, negotiate the price with the vendor, structure and raise the necessary funding and execute the transaction through to completion. All opportunities are unique and undoubtedly have issues to overcome. We have the experience to provide creative and practical solutions to these issues to make your deal happen.
For further information on Management Buy-Outs or Management Buy-Ins
>back to top
Exit Reviews & Planning
We recognise that for vendors of privately owned businesses, the realisation of value from the sale of their business is of critical importance. By utilising our extensive experience of selling businesses, we work with private vendors to help them prepare their business for sale, review their exit options and plan the sales process.
For further information on Exit Reviews & Planning
>back to top
Company Valuations
Drawing on comparable transactions, commonly used company valuation methodologies and our transaction experience, we can provide a practical and independent assessment of a company's valuation.
For further information on Company valuations
>back to top
Company Sales
The sale of a privately owned company usually represents the single most important and valuable transaction in the life of it's owner. We understand that equity value “locked” into your company usually represents your pension asset for a life time of hard work. We appreciate the importance of the sale of your business, and we work with you to help groom the business for sale, market the business and execute that transaction.
In addtion to advising individual shareholders, we specialise in the sale of privately owned companies for financial institutions and corporate groups. We work with the shareholders to obtain the best combination of price, form and timing of consideration within an agreed timetable.
For further information on Company sales
>back to top
Raising Development Capital & Replacement Capita
By leveraging off our extensive contact base of debt and equity providers we can help companies raise development or replacement capital to enable businesses to capitalise to enable the business to capitalise on organic growth opportunities, fund acquisitions or to enable shareholders to realise value.
Through our experience, we are able to help clients develop their business plan, identify the most appropriate funders and to negotiate a cost effective funding package.
>back to top
Corporate Acquisitions
Whilst acquiring a business will enable companies to make a step change in their business, this strategy does involve a degree of risk. We work with corporate clients to mitigate these risks by identifying the most relevant targets to maximise strategic fit, helping assess value and by ensuring projects are actively managed through to completion.
Springboard has extensive experience in working with corporates and specialises in identifying, approaching and unlocking possible transactions for corporate clients.
For further information on corporate acquisitions
>back to top
Strategic Reviews
We work with clients to help them develop business strategies which are designed to deliver improved financial performance and to enhance the value of the company. We work alongside companies, providing a fresh perspective, to assess their current position, analyse the market place in which they operate in order to identify strategic options to improve the business.
For further information on strategic reviews
News
Latest news from Spring Board Corporate Finance
>back to top
Our Principals
Our principals were leading figures of Ernst & Young's corporate finance team with 20 years corporate finance experience. David and Justin established Springboard Corporate Finance to meet the increasing demands of entrepreneurs, small and medium sized corporates for independent corporate finance advice.
Justin Sparks profile
David Neate profile
Justin Sparks
Justin is a founding Director and has 10 years corporate finance experience.
Justin qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Pricewaterhouse in 1995 and joined Ernst & Young's corporate finance team in 1996. Following a secondment with Bridgepoint Capital, a mid market venture capitalist, in 2003 he returned to lead and manage the Ernst & Young's Mergers & Acquisition team in Birmingham before founding Springboard Corporate Finance.
Justin has led a wide variety of corporate finance transactions both buying and selling companies of all sizes and in numerous sectors ranging from leisure to support services to manufacturing.
You can contact Justin via:
m: 07974 402 272
e: jsparks@springboardcf.com
>back to top
David Neate
David is a founding Director and has 9 years corporate finance experience.
David qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Coopers & Lybrand before joining Ernst & Young's corporate finance team in 1998. In 2001, David undertook a 15 month secondment with Bridgepoint Capital, a leading mid market venture capitalist. David was responsible for the East Midlands market place and deal origination for the Ernst & Young's Mergers & Acquisition team in Birmingham before founding Springboard Corporate Finance.
David has led a wide variety of corporate finance transactions both buying and selling privately owned companies of all sizes and across a range of sectors.
You can contact David via:
m: 07939 515 619
e: dneate@springboardcf.com
>back to top
How To Find Us
Springboard Corporate Finance
Three Brindleyplace
Birmingham B1 2JB
See below for a detailed SCF location map:
View the link below for directions and maps from your front door to Springboard Corporate Finance:
mapquest.co.uk
streetmap.co.uk
Contact Us
t: +44 (0)845 838 1680
f: +44 (0)845 838 1681
Justin Sparks
m: +44 (0)7974 402 272
e: jsparks@springboardcf.com
David Neate
m: +44 (0)7939 515 619
e: dneate@springboardcf.com
Terms and Conditions of Use
1. Purpose
This document and the attachments referred to below constitute a legally binding agreement between you and Springboard Corporate Finance Limited ("Springboard", "we" or "us") which operates the Internet website with the domain name http://www.springboardcf.com/ (the "Site" which expression shall include Updates by Email). It sets out your rights and obligations and those of Springboard in relation to (i) your access to the Site; (ii) your use of the Site; (iii) any communications sent to you via the Site, or from or on behalf of Springboard (iv) all information, products, software, services, features and materials contained on or offered in conjunction with the Site.
By accessing the Site you accept without limitation or qualification all of the terms and conditions in this Agreement (as defined below) and any subsequent amendments or variations as we, in our sole discretion, may make from time to time.
"Agreement" means this document and any schedule, appendix or other document referred to in this document, by way of illustration only, using a hyperlink.
2. Variation
We may, at our discretion, vary or amend from time to time this Agreement. All such amendments or variations will be effective immediately upon posting of such amended or varied document on the Site or once such amendment or variation is otherwise notified to you. The amendment or variation shall apply to your use of the site and to any services offered to you upon such posting or notification.
Except as provided for in the preceding paragraph, this Agreement may otherwise not be amended or varied except in writing signed by both parties.
3. The Site
3.1 Users
Anyone who accesses the Site is a "user". Users are free to contact us using the email addresses shown on the Site. As a user, you will be able to access material on all areas of the Site.
3.2 Contacting Us
The use of any online communication to us confirms your agreement to the provisions of this Agreement.
3.3 User Information
By emailing or communicating with us you warrant that all the information submitted to us ("user Information") is true and accurate in all respects and you have the authority and capacity to send the email or communicate with us. You agree to notify us immediately in writing of any changes in user Information. You are solely responsible for the user Information.
If you provide us with an email address that will result in any emails we may send you being sent to you via a computer network operated by or on behalf of your employer (or similar) then you are warranting that you are entitled to receive emails at that address. You also agree that we may refrain from sending you any emails to such address without notifying you, even if you have asked to receive them, if we receive a request from your employer to stop sending emails to that address.
3.4 System Integrity
You undertake to us that you will not use and that you will not permit the use of use any device, software or programming routine that interferes or attempts to interfere with the working and functionality of the Site. You undertake not to take or permit the taking of any action that (in our sole discretion) imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately large load on our infrastructure.
The Site contains robot exclusion headers and you agree that you will not use any robot, spider, other automotive device or manual process to monitor or copy our web pages or the content contained on the Site without our prior written consent.
>back to top
4. Use of the Site
4.1 Content
The Site may include facts, views, opinions and recommendations of individuals and organisations. We do not guarantee the accuracy, completeness or timeliness of, or otherwise endorse, these views, opinions or recommendations.
The content on the Site, including any research does not constitute any form of advice, recommendation or arrangement by us and is not intended to be relied upon by users.
We, in our sole discretion, may add, delete or change some or the entire Site at any time. The content contained in the Site is presented for informative purposes only. The content should not be considered complete nor should it be relied upon.
4.2 Proprietary information
You acknowledge and agree that the materials used and displayed on the Site including but not limited to text, music, software, sound, photographs, graphics, video, page layout and design, illustration and artwork, names, logos, trademarks, service marks and all other materials are the property of Springboard and/or its licensors, and are protected by copyright trademark and other laws.
You agree not to modify, copy, reproduce, re-publish, upload, post, transmit, rent, loan, sell, lease, license, sub-license or distribute any material on the Site or create in any way content and/or derivative works based on the content of the Site or the Site itself or services provided by, or on behalf of Springboard in whole or in part without our prior written consent.
4.3 Postings
The Site may contain communities and/or other message or communication facilities. You are solely responsible for any and all information you send, distribute, disseminate, publish, post or upload ("Postings') using the Site or send to us for use or publication on the Site and any consequences that may result from your Postings. You agree that you will be solely liable for any errors or omissions contained in that Posting.
AnyPostings shall not:
(1) infringe any rights of third parties (including, but not limited to any intellectual property rights publicity rights or privacy rights which such third parties may have in their domestic jurisdictions);
(2) violate any law, statute or other governmental or supra-governmental connection or regulation (including, without limitation, those regulations relating to export control, consumer protection, unfair competition, misleading advertisements, and to discrimination);
(3) be defamatory, libellous, threatening or harassing;
(4) be obscene, indecent, or contain pornography;
(5) contain any virus or other computer programming routines, which are intended to damage, interfere with insert or extract data or personal information used on or by the Site.
(6) falsify or delete any author attributions, legal or other proper notices or proprietary designations or labels of the origin or source of software or other material contained in a file that is uploaded to the Site.
You agree and acknowledge that we are not, and do not hold ourselves out as, a publisher with respect to Postings. Accordingly we make no representation or warranty that we will read or screen Postings for content or compliance with this Agreement or otherwise exercise any form of editorial control over the same. We reserve the right at all times to disclose any information necessary to satisfy any applicable law, regulation, legal process or governmental request, or to edit, refuse or remove a Posting or to remove any information or materials in whole or in part at our sole discretion.
4.4 Permission to use Postings
You agree to hereby grant us a perpetual royalty free, fully paid-up licence directly (or indirectly through our agents or distributors) to use, distribute, sub-license, display, perform, modify, lease and market, reproduce, copy, and re-publish the Postings (and any information contained therein) and prepare derivative works thereof in any form or format and via such media as we in our sole discretion may deem fit.
4.5 Disclosure of Personal or Confidential Information
You undertake not to include in any Posting, or otherwise disclose on or in connection with your use of the Site any confidential information or Personal Information (as defined in our Privacy Policy) relating to third parties without their express written consent.
You acknowledge that in the course of utilising the Site and concluding transactions on it you may receive certain confidential information that has been provided by other users. You agree and undertake to keep such information confidential and not to disclose any part of such information to any third party, unless required to do so by law. Such information shall not be used for any purpose without the prior written consent of the user to whom such information is confidential.
If you provide Personal Information in your Postings you should be aware that this Personal Information would be public and available to any user unless you expressly tell us in writing not to publish your Personal Information. Always use caution when giving out any personally identifying information about yourself.
>back to top
5. Services
Services offered on the Site are available only to persons companies or other corporate bodies who are capable of forming valid legally binding contracts under their domestic governing law.
In the event that you have a dispute with one or more users you agree to indemnify Springboard (and our agents, officers and employees) from any costs, charges, claims, demands, damages or expenses (howsoever arising) incurred by us arising out of or in any way connected with such dispute.
Should you have a dispute with another user you agree to resolve the dispute directly with that user. You acknowledge that we will not become involved in such disputes and will not act as a mediator between users. If for any reason we do become involved in a dispute you agree to bear all our costs and expenses (including but not limited to reasonable legal fees and disbursements) incurred in connection with the dispute.
6. Updates by Email
In the future, we may give you the option to subscribe to our email service ("Updates by Email") which will update you on events organised by us on other events, news or articles which we consider to be of interest to you. Your use of the content received through the email information service will be subject to these Terms.
7. Links to third party sites
Third parties or Springboard may provide links to other web sites or resources. These links are provided solely as a convenience to you and are not an endorsement by us of the contents of such third party web sites. We have no control over such sites and resources and you acknowledge and agree that we are not responsible for the availability of such external sites or resources and do not endorse and are not responsible or liable for any content, advertising, product, services or other materials on or available from such sites or resources.
You further acknowledge and agree that we shall not be responsible or liable directly or indirectly, for any damage or loss caused or alleged to be caused by or in connection with use of or reliance of any such content, goods or services on or available through any such site or resource. If you decide to access linked third party web sites you do so at your own risk. Any concerns regarding any external links should be directed to its respective site administrator or web master.
8. Privacy
Our privacy policy sets out the way in which we handle your personal data and is available on request.
>back to top
9. General
9.1 Termination of this Agreement
We reserve the right to terminate this Agreement forthwith if you are or appear to be in breach of any of the provisions of this Agreement, including the provision of false registration details or other misuse of the services offered through this Site.
Either party may terminate this Agreement with or without cause by providing 30 days advance written notice to the other.
9.2 Indemnity
You agree to pay, indemnify, and hold Springboard (and its directors, officers, employees and agents) harmless from any and all liabilities, obligations, losses, damages, penalties, actions, judgements, suits, costs, expenses or disbursements of any kind or nature whatsoever with respect to:
(1) Any third party claim, action or allegation of infringement, misappropriation, or violation of copyright, trademark or other proprietary rights of any third party based on any content (including but not limited to your Postings) submitted by you;
(2) any breach of this Agreement by you;
(3) any third party claim action or allegation brought against Springboard arising out of in relation to a dispute between users or in relation to your use or misuse of the Site; and/or
(4) any action taken by Springboard under your instructions in relation to the use of the Site.
9.3 Disclaimer of Warranties
Your use of the Site and any services offered on or in connection with your use of the Site is at your sole risk. Services provided with the Site are provided on an "as is" and "as available" basis. Springboard to the fullest extent permitted by law disclaim all warranties, including but not limited to warranties of title, fitness for a particular purpose, merchantability and non-infringement of proprietary or third party rights. We make no warranties about the accuracy reliability, completeness or accuracy of the material, services, software, text, graphics, and links.
We make no warranty that:
(1) the service will meet your requirements;
(2) the service will be uninterrupted, timely, secure or error free; or
(3) the quality of any services information or other material obtained by you through your use of the Site will meet your expectations.
If your use of the Site will require your replacing equipment or data you will be responsible for the costs of such replacement.
Your use of the Site and services offered in connection with the Site is at your own risk. If you are dissatisfied with any part of the Site offered through the Site or with this Agreement or any other rules or policies your sole remedy is to discontinue use of the Site.
9.4 Limitation of Liability
You expressly understand and agree that we shall not be liable for any direct (other than for death or personal injury arising directly from use of the Site), indirect incidental, special, consequential or exemplary damages including but not limited to, loss of profits, goodwill, use, data or intangible losses (even if we have been advised of the possibility of such damages) resulting from:
(1) the use or the inability to use the Site or any service provided in connection with the Site;
(2) the cost of procurement of substitute and services resulting from any, data, information, services purchased or obtained and messages received and transactions entered into through or from the Site;
(3) unauthorised access to or alteration of your transmissions or data;
(4) statements or conduct of any user or third party in relation to the Site; or
(5) any other matter relating to the Site or service provided in connection with the Site.
In no event will our liability arising out of or in respect of this Agreement exceed £100.
Some jurisdictions do not allow the exclusion of certain warranties with a limitation or exclusion of liability for incidental or consequential damages. Accordingly some of the above limitations of this section 9.4 may not apply to you.
9.5 No Association
No agency, partnership, joint venture, employee-employer or franchiser-franchisee relationship between Springboard and you or any user is intended or created by this Agreement.
9.6 No Assignment
You may not assign your rights or delegate (or sub-contract) your duties under this Agreement.
9.7 Suspension or Discontinuance of Service
Springboard may suspend or discontinue the Site with or without cause and with or without notice.
9.8 Force Majeure
Springboard shall not be liable for any failure to perform its obligations under this Agreement if such failure results from any act of God or other cause beyond its reasonable control (including without limitation, any mechanical, electronic or communications failure).
9.9 Entire Agreement
This Agreement (as amended from time to time) comprises the entire agreement between you and Springboard and governs the use of the Site and any services provided to you in connection with the Site. It replaces and voids any prior agreement between you and Springboard, whether written or verbal, in relation to the Site or any services provided to you in relation to the Site. You may also be subject to additional terms and conditions when you use other Springboard services, third-party content or third-party software.
We make no claims that the Site is appropriate for any particular purpose or audience, or that it may be downloaded outside of the United Kingdom. Access to the Site or use of the Site may not be legal by certain persons in certain countries.
9.10 Severability
Each provision of this Agreement excluding or limiting liability shall be construed separately, applying and surviving even if for any reason one or other of those provisions is held to be inapplicable or unenforceable in any circumstances.
9.11 No waiver
No waiver by us shall be construed as a waiver of any proceeding or succeeding breach of any provision.
9.12 English law
All legal issues arising from or related to the use of the Site or any services provided in relation to the Site shall be construed in accordance with and determined by the laws of England and you hereby agree to submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the English Courts.
Springboard is a company registered in England and Wales at Three Brindleyplace, Birmingham, B1 2JB
>back to top
Privacy Statement
General
We will not share your personal information for marketing or any other purposes without your consent unless where required by law. We will always respect your privacy and any personal communication between you and ourselves. We will always comply with any data protection legislation currently in force. If we change our privacy policy we will inform you by posting these changes on this page.
What We Collect & Why
When requesting any information from Springboard Corporate Finance, we need your name and address so we can send you the requested information. If you have given your consent, you may be contacted with relevant promotions, offers or information that you have expressed an interest in or that might be of interest to you. If at any time you wish us to stop contacting you then simply email us at: info@springboardcf.com
Links to External Websites & Their Security and Privacy Policies
In our website we also provide links to other websites for your convenience and information. Please be aware that these sites may have different security & privacy policies and we have no control over and take no responsibility for any information submitted to these sites.
>back to top
Helpful Accessibility Links:
Software for the Visually Handicapped
WC3 – Alternative Browsing
Simply Web 2000: Free Talking Web Browser
Lynx Text Browser
Springboard Corporate Finance Limited, Three Brindleyplace, Birmingham B1 2JB
t: 0845 838 1680 f: 0845 838 1681 e: info@springboardcf.com