What Opus Advisory Group UK does

Opus Advisory Group UK is a privately held, FCA-authorised limited liability partnership founded in 2013 and headquartered at 322 High Holborn, London. The firm operates four integrated practice areas — Restructuring & Insolvency, Strategic Advisory (M&A, fundraising, valuations), Forensic Accounting, and Growth Equity — delivered through a partner-led model with 35 Partners and over 150 total employees across 14 UK offices (London, Birmingham, Bristol, Croydon, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Leeds, Liverpool, Maidstone, Manchester, Milton Keynes, Newcastle upon Tyne, Nottingham, Preston, Sheffield, South Coast) and an international office in Hamilton, Bermuda. Its core restructuring practice covers administration, CVL, CVA, compulsory liquidation, fixed charge receivership, pre-pack administration, partnership insolvency, and personal insolvency including bankruptcy and IVA; it also delivers independent business reviews, company turnaround, creditor portal services, and asset sales.

Name

Opus Advisory Group UK

Legal name

Opus Business Advisory Group

Website

https://opusllp.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2013

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Opus Advisory Group UK is a London-headquartered, FCA-authorised advisory LLP providing restructuring and insolvency, M&A strategic advisory, forensic accounting, and growth equity services through 35 Partners and 150+ staff across 14 UK offices and Bermuda.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Corporate Restructuring and Insolvency Advisory

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940)

SIC

Services-Management Consulting Services (8742)

akta.pro primary industry

Insolvency & Turnaround Advisory (SME/Mid-Market Debtor-Side) (FSAEAFAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

M&A Advisory (Buy-Side & Sell-Side) (BPAHAOAA), Equity Capital Advisory (Private Equity Placements, Growth Capital) (BPAHAOAE), Corporate Strategy Advisory (BPAHADAA)

Keywords

• Corporate restructuring
• Insolvency advisory
• Forensic accounting
• M&A advisory
• Business valuations

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices17 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Restructuring & Insolvency Advisory: Professional advisory fees for corporate and personal insolvency services including administration, liquidation, CVA, and bankruptcy proceedings. Revenue generated through engagement fees, appointment fees as insolvency practitioners, and success fees from asset realization.
2. Strategic Advisory: M&A advisory services including sell-side and buy-side transactions, growth & fundraising support, and business valuations. Revenue from advisory fees, success fees on completed transactions, and retainer arrangements.
3. Forensic Accounting Services: Financial investigations, fraud detection, litigation support, and expert witness services. Revenue from project-based engagements for corporate investigations, regulatory compliance, and dispute resolution.
4. Growth Equity: Investment and equity-related advisory services supporting business growth and turnaround situations.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Opus Advisory Group UK is a UK-based business advisory firm delivering professional services across four integrated divisions: Restructuring & Insolvency, Strategic Advisory, Forensic Accounting, and Growth Equity. The firm provides corporate and personal insolvency procedures, M&A advisory (sell-side and buy-side), fraud investigations and litigation support, and growth equity/debt restructuring solutions through a partner-led model across 14 UK offices and Bermuda.

Product overview

Opus Advisory Group UK is a business advisory firm offering a unified platform of professional services across four core divisions: Restructuring & Insolvency, Strategic Advisory, Forensic Accounting, and Growth Equity. The Restructuring & Insolvency division provides various insolvency procedures including Administration, CVL, CVA, and Pre-Pack Administration for companies and individuals. The Strategic Advisory division handles M&A transactions (sell-side, buy-side), growth & fundraising, and valuations across multiple sectors. The Forensic Accounting division offers financial crime detection services including fraud investigations, corporate intelligence, litigation support, tax dispute resolution, and employee conduct investigations. The Growth Equity division provides debt restructuring and equity solutions. The firm also publishes sector-specific research reports covering Retail, Travel, Education, Road Haulage, and Round Table discussions on fraud and AI.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Restructuring & Insolvency Corporate restructuring and insolvency services for companies, partnerships, and individuals facing financial distress, including Administration, Administrative Receivership, CVL, CVA, Compulsory Liquidation, Fixed Charge Receivership, Pre-Pack Administration, MVL, Bankruptcy, IVA, and company turnaround solutions.
• Strategic Advisory M&A advisory services for growth-focused businesses, including sell-side transaction support, buy-side transaction support, growth and fundraising facilitation, and business valuations.
• Forensic Accounting Financial investigations and forensic services including corporate intelligence, employee fraud investigations, media rebate contract compliance, corruption and bribery remediation, IP infringement and royalty fraud, M&A integrity due diligence, employee conduct investigations, litigation support and valuations, and tax dispute resolution.
• Growth Equity Growth equity investment and debt restructuring services supporting plans to enhance cash flow and address operational inefficiencies for businesses in transition or turnaround situations.

Quantifiable outcome

• Successfully negotiated sale of Ream Kitchens out of administration, protecting all existing jobs
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments10 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Company WatchcoreTechnology or IntegrationOngoing relationship for financial health monitoring analytics. Opus uses Company Watch's H-Score financial health monitoring system to analyse financial statements and generate risk ratings for sector reports and client engagements.
• ABTA (Travel Association)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOpus Business Advisory Group is an ABTA Partner. ABTA has been a trusted travel brand for 70 years, offering advice and support to the travel industry. Opus provides advisory services to ABTA members and the broader travel sector.
• NOTOminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborative appearance on The Fintech Show where Tristan Prince from NOTO and Robert Brooker from Opus Advisory Group discussed AI-enabled financial crime and UK Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act compliance. Both organizations advocate for consolidated fraud prevention approaches.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Teneo: Teneo is a global advisory firm offering restructuring, M&A advisory, and forensic services — overlapping with Opus on cross-border restructuring and corporate finance mandates.
• Mazars: Mazars is an international audit, tax, and advisory firm providing restructuring, forensic, and corporate finance services in the UK — a broader incumbent competing with Opus on advisory mandates.
• K3 Capital Group: K3 Capital Group is a UK AIM-listed provider of accountancy-related, advisory, and funding services including restructuring, corporate finance, and valuations — overlapping directly with Opus' Strategic Advisory and Growth Equity divisions.
• AlixPartners: AlixPartners is a global consulting firm specializing in restructuring, forensic accounting, and turnaround advisory — competing with Opus on complex, larger mid-market restructuring mandates and forensic investigations.

Direct peers

• Menzies LLP: Menzies is a UK chartered accountancy and advisory firm offering restructuring, corporate finance, forensic accounting, and tax dispute services from multiple UK offices — directly comparable to Opus across the same four service pillars and similar mid-market client base.
• Begbies Traynor Group: Begbies Traynor is a UK AIM-listed restructuring and insolvency practitioner with a national office network providing corporate and personal insolvency, recovery, and advisory services — competing with Opus for the same SME and mid-market insolvency appointments and valuations work.
• Leonard Curtis Business Rescue & Recovery: Leonard Curtis is a UK firm specializing in corporate insolvency, business recovery, and creditor advisory through a national office network — a head-to-head competitor for Opus' restructuring & insolvency appointments and turnaround mandates.
• Moorfields Advisory: Moorfields is a UK specialist restructuring and insolvency firm providing administration, liquidation, and turnaround services, often acting as office-holder in similar mid-market distressed appointments as Opus.
• FRP Advisory Group: FRP Advisory is one of the UK's largest specialist restructuring, insolvency, and corporate advisory firms with nationwide coverage, offering restructuring, forensic services, and corporate finance — directly mirroring Opus' four-division model and head-on competing for the same mid-market distressed mandates.

Emerging players

• Re10 Group: Re10 is a smaller UK advisory firm providing restructuring, insolvency, and corporate finance services — a similar-stage peer competing with Opus in regional UK mid-market appointments.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/opus_llp
• Facebookfacebook.com/opusbusinessadvisorygroup
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/opus-advisory-group-uk

Compliance3 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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