Prism Corporate Broking Ltd

What Prism Corporate Broking Ltd does

Prism Corporate Broking Ltd is a UK-based boutique corporate finance advisory firm founded in 2003 and headquartered in Newmarket, Suffolk. It specialises exclusively in advising owner-managers on the buying and selling of technology businesses, with most transactions involving companies in the c.£1m–£30m turnover range across IT services, software, communications, security, and tech-enabled services (excluding bio-tech). The firm is led by directors Peter Watson and Robert Fiske, with Robert Ferguson (former KPMG East Anglia Senior Partner) serving as non-executive chairman; the team is small (1–10 employees) and every assignment is director-led.

The firm's service portfolio spans the full M&A lifecycle, including Options Review, Value Maximiser (pre-sale value creation advisory), Sell Your Business, Buy a Business, and confidential 1-to-1 consultations. Educational content — seminars, webinars, and short-form video — is used to build inbound demand from owner-managers considering exit or acquisition. The firm holds FCA authorisation (since 2014) for Corporate Finance advice, allowing it to handle non-controlling stakes and growth capital fundraising in addition to traditional broking.

Prism operates a transaction-fee revenue model, paid primarily on deal success, which aligns advisor incentives with client outcomes. It has completed more than 150 deals over 20+ years, serves clients across the UK and internationally, and maintains financial alliances with institutions such as RBS and Mobeus Private Equity to connect clients with acquisition finance and growth capital.

Name

Prism Corporate Broking Ltd

Legal name

Prism Corporate Broking Limited

Website

https://prismcorporatebroking.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2003

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Prism Corporate Broking is a UK boutique M&A advisory firm founded in 2003 that specialises exclusively in buying and selling technology businesses in the c.£1m–£30m turnover range, serving owner-managers through director-led, success-fee engagements with full deal-cycle support.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Technology M&A Advisory

NAICS

Management Consulting Services (54161), Administrative Management and General Management Consulting Services (541611)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

M&A Advisory (Buy-side/Sell-side) (BPAHADAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

M&A Advisory (Buy-Side & Sell-Side) (BPAHAOAA), Divestitures, Carve-Outs & Spin-Off Advisory (FSAEAGAL)

Keywords

• Technology M&A advisory
• Business sale advisory
• Business acquisition advisory
• Exit planning services
• Corporate finance advisory

Headquarters

HQ city

Newmarket

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. M&A Advisory Success Fees: Primarily success-based fees where the firm is paid upon deal completion, aligning goals with clients' objectives.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Prism Corporate Broking is a boutique corporate finance and M&A advisory firm that specialises in helping owner-managers of technology businesses buy and sell their companies. It delivers director-led, end-to-end advisory engagements from options review and value maximisation through deal completion, supported by 20+ years of sector experience and 150+ completed transactions.

Product overview

Prism Corporate Broking Ltd operates as a specialist technology M&A advisory firm rather than a software product company. Their service portfolio comprises advisory services including Options Review, Value Maximiser, Sell Your Business, Buy a Business, and 1-to-1 Chat consultations. These services are complemented by educational offerings such as the 'Maximise the Value of Your Technology Business' seminar, Quick Tips video series, and On-Demand Webinars. The firm focuses exclusively on technology sector transactions, helping owner-managers buy and sell tech businesses with director-led, personalized engagement throughout the transaction process.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Options Review A strategic review process that assesses M&A options, exit readiness, and actions to enhance business value for technology business owner-managers uncertain about their direction.
• Value Maximiser
• Sell Your Business
• Buy a Business
• 1-to-1 Chat

Quantifiable outcome

• 150+ deals completed over 20 years
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• GP Bullhound: London-based tech-specialist investment bank advising on M&A, growth equity, and IPOs in the technology sector. It is the most directly comparable peer to Prism, operating in the same tech M&A advisory niche with overlapping SME buyer and seller universes.
• Hampleton Partners: European M&A advisory boutique focused on technology and digital businesses. It targets the same SME/lower-mid-market tech M&A segment as Prism and competes for similar sell-side and buy-side mandates across the UK and Europe.
• Drake Star Partners: Global tech-focused M&A advisory firm with offices in London and across Europe/US. It serves the same IT services, software, and digital business buyer/seller pool as Prism, often at slightly larger deal sizes but with overlapping middle-market clients.
• Chrystal Capital Partners: London-based M&A advisory boutique specialising in technology and media transactions. It is a directly comparable peer — boutique scale, sector-specialist positioning, and a similar mandate range covering SME tech sales and acquisitions.
• Code Broker: UK M&A advisory focused on founder-led and SME technology businesses. It addresses the same £1m–£30m turnover band Prism targets, with overlapping seminars, content-led marketing, and director-led engagements.

Broad incumbents

• Oakley Advisory: UK mid-market corporate finance advisory with broad sector coverage including technology. It is comparable as a same-geography, same-size-band competitor, though Prism is more narrowly specialised in tech whereas Oakley operates across multiple sectors.
• Alantra: Global mid-market financial advisory with a strong UK presence and active technology coverage. Comparable to Prism on deal size and target market, but Alantra operates with a much larger team and broader sector mandate.
• Clearwater International: International mid-market M&A advisory with substantial UK mid-market activity including technology mandates. Overlaps with Prism at the SME/lower-mid-market level but operates with deeper resourcing and a multi-sector book.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCp6LyCVu1Ky2_6dR--hMXPg
• Xx.com/prismcorpB
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/prism-corporate-broking

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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