Growth Through Acquisition
Scale faster by acquiring capability, customers, or market share; without acquiring someone else's chaos.
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What's holding you back?
You can see the opportunity, but not always the risk
Acquisitions can accelerate everything. They can also land you with debt, dysfunction, and problems you didn’t create.
Due diligence feels like a dark art
You know you need to look under the bonnet. You're less sure what you're actually looking for.
Integration is where deals go to die
Buying is the easy part. Making it work - people, systems, culture - is where most deals quietly fall apart.
What growth through acquisition gives you
Faster progress without reckless bets
Acquisition can be a powerful way to add capability, customers, or reach, without waiting years to build it organically.
Clear-eyed decisions, not gut feel
When you understand the risks properly, you can make decisions with confidence. Know what you’re buying, what you’re inheriting, and what you’re choosing not to take on.
A deal that actually holds together
A well-planned acquisition fits the business you already have - culturally, operationally, and commercially - so growth doesn’t come at the cost of chaos, morale, or control.
How we help you grow through acquisition
Before looking outward at targets, we get clear on the health of your existing business, what kind of growth actually makes sense, and whether acquisition is the right lever at all.
We get clear on what you should buy, and why
The diagnostic helps surface where growth is genuinely constrained, so you’re clear on what you’re trying to solve before you go shopping.
We de-risk the deal, not just the paperwork
We help you look beyond the numbers to spot operational fragility, cultural misalignment, hidden dependencies, and integration risk, the things that don’t show up neatly in a data room.
We plan integration before the deal is done
We work with you to think through integration early (people, systems, decision-making, and accountability) so growth doesn’t come at the cost of distraction, churn, or internal chaos.
"There are learnings from everyone at different points in their journey. I don’t think I could have done this without my co-founder, and The Grafter has been a great vehicle to bring entrepreneurs together and be that support, whether it’s reframing or just the help you need."
Sense check the opportunity
Talk it through before turning interest into obligation
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