Discreet, relationship-driven M&A advisory.
HurstOak advises the founders, families and shareholders of privately owned UK businesses on confidential sales, off-market acquisitions and succession planning.
A boutique built for owners, not for volume.
HurstOak was founded on a simple conviction: the sale of a privately-owned business deserves the same rigour, seniority and discretion that mid-market corporates take for granted — without the industrial scale of a large advisory firm.
We work on a small number of mandates at any one time, each led personally by a senior partner. Our clients are typically owner-managed UK businesses valued between £1m and £20m, in sectors ranging from engineering and manufacturing to healthcare, technology and business services.
Our reputation is built on outcomes and on relationships — with founders, with private equity, and with the family offices, trade buyers and search funds who make up the modern UK buyer landscape.
Considering a confidential conversation?
Every enquiry is handled personally by a senior partner, under strict non-disclosure.