Your legacy deserves
a serious buyer.
We acquire and partner with recruitment and training companies from founders ready for their next chapter. Direct conversations. Fair terms. Complete discretion.
Privately funded with family office co-investment available. Identity disclosed under NDA.
Not a broker. Not a fund.
A different kind of buyer.
We are a private consortium of operators and investors who acquire, back, and build owner-led businesses in the UK. Our principals have built companies themselves, we understand what it means to create something from nothing and what it's worth to hand it to the right buyer.
We do not flip businesses. We do not strip them for parts. We acquire and partner with companies we intend to own and improve for the long term, preserving what makes them valuable: their people, their reputation, and their client relationships.
Direct
No intermediaries. You speak to decision-makers from day one.
Discreet
Confidentiality is non-negotiable. Your staff, clients, and competitors will not be approached without your explicit consent.
Decisive
We move with purpose. Clear terms. Capital aligned per deal. Multiple capital structures available.
Backed
JBE Capital Group operates with co-investment support from a private family office.
Recruitment & Staffing
- —Permanent, contract, or hybrid revenue models
- —Recurring revenue from PSL agreements, frameworks, or retained mandates
- —Established client relationships and repeat business
- —Strong back-office and compliance infrastructure
Training & Development
- —Corporate or government training contracts
- —Proprietary curriculum or delivery methodology
- —Recurring revenue or multi-year agreements
- —Accreditations or awarding body recognition
We respond to every approach within five working days, even where we cannot proceed.
A better path to exit.
The traditional routes, trade sales, broker-led auctions, PE platforms, often prioritise deal volume over founder outcomes. We offer an alternative built on directness, discretion, and respect for what you have built.
The process.
From the moment you reach out, we move with purpose. Below is the typical sequence, with realistic timing for each stage. We will adjust where the deal calls for it, but our timelines are commitments, not aspirations.
1. Initial Conversation
Within 5 working days of your enquiry
A confidential, no-obligation call between principals. We establish whether your business and our mandate are a fit. Mutual NDA available on request.
2. Indicative Offer
Within 2 weeks of the initial conversation
If both sides see a fit, we issue a non-binding indicative offer outlining headline price, deal structure, and key terms. The structure (full acquisition or majority with rollover) is agreed at this stage.
3. Heads of Terms
2 to 4 weeks following the indicative offer
Once principal commercial terms are agreed, we sign Heads of Terms covering price, structure, exclusivity, and timeline. For majority acquisitions with founder rollover, this stage also covers governance, board rights, and the founder's continuing role.
4. Acquisition Vehicle
1 week from Heads of Terms, in parallel with diligence
After Heads of Terms is signed, we incorporate a dedicated acquisition vehicle structured around the specifics of your deal, your tax position, our financing mix, and any continuing role you play. We do this after terms are agreed, not before, so the structure works for the deal rather than dictating it.
5. Due Diligence
4 to 6 weeks following Heads of Terms
Financial, legal, and commercial diligence runs in parallel. Our team works directly with your accountants and solicitors to verify what we have already discussed. We do not contact your staff, customers, or competitors at any point during this stage.
6. Completion
2 to 4 weeks following diligence
Definitive agreements signed and completion takes place. Funds released, ownership transfers, and the agreed transition begins.
Typical timeline from Heads of Terms to completion: 8 to 12 weeks for full acquisitions; 10 to 14 weeks for majority acquisitions with founder rollover. From first conversation to completion, expect 12 to 18 weeks for a typical transaction.
The people behind JBE Capital Group.
Ashir Mahon
Founder & PrincipalAshir spent over a decade as a private trader across commodities and equities, deploying his own capital in markets where conviction, discipline, and execution are the only edge. That experience shaped how he approaches acquisitions today: clear thesis, disciplined entry, controlled downside. He has since structured and raised seven-figure capital for clients across multiple mandates, and founded JBE Capital Group because he saw a generation of exceptional UK businesses without a serious buyer, and decided to become one.
David Trotman
Operating Partner, RecruitmentDavid spent forty years in senior recruitment leadership, including as Director, Construction at Hays, one of the largest specialist recruitment operations in the country, followed by multi-sector consulting work across the wider industry. Four decades inside recruitment mean he sees problems most buyers miss and value most operators leave behind. David does not join businesses to observe. He joins them to transform.
Stuart Dabb
Chief Financial OfficerStuart has spent twenty years in senior finance roles at Babylon, Global Radio, and Worldpay, where he structured and stress-tested transactions in the £200M+ range. He has sat across the table from the institutional partners most CFOs only read about, and brings that same financial discipline to every acquisition before it closes, not after.
Brian McLelland
Legal & GovernanceBrian has spent twenty-five years advising FTSE 250 boards, including Rank, PayPoint, Ferrexpo, and Pets at Home. He works at the intersection of corporate law, market regulation, and board-level governance, the layer most acquirers underestimate and most deals quietly fail because of.
Paul Eeles
Operating Partner, TrainingPaul took the Skills and Education Group from £500K to £7M, acquiring and integrating three awarding bodies, including BIIAB Qualifications, into its FE College membership group. He expanded internationally while most of the sector was managing decline. With thirty years inside the training and awarding industry, including two decades within the senior teams of the three main UK membership bodies in FE, skills, and awarding, he understands apprenticeships, End Point Assessment, and awarding body strategy, policy, and delivery at a depth few advisors can match.
Complete discretion.
No obligation.
Every conversation is confidential. Share as much or as little as you are comfortable with. If your business fits our criteria, we will respond within five working days to arrange an introductory call. Even where we cannot proceed, we will reply.
All enquiries handled by principals only
No information shared without explicit consent
NDA available upon request