Linsey Bissell Associates

"Hamilton Mayday is a rapidly growing recruitment company specialising in the industrial and hospitality markets. They have made four acquisitions through LBA to date and are currently in negotiations to acquire further businesses. Gary Pinchen of Hamilton Mayday says: Prior to contacting LBA we had looked at a lot of businesses without success. Finding LBA was a turning point for us. They have a unique knowledge of the industry and they spent time getting to understand our business and what we were looking for in an acquisition. We were never in any doubt that they were acting for the seller, but they were invaluable when the inevitable problems arose as the sale progressed. We would have no hesitation using LBA to find us further acquisitions or in recommending LBA to prospective buyers.”

"I have used LBA as an advisor during almost all of the 25 year life of On Target Recruitment Ltd. John has provided valuations at the point of shareholders both selling out and buying in to the business throughout that time. His reports are not purely focussed on numbers. He was instrumental in our sector diversification and was always brutally honest about all aspects of the business. More recently, he has driven my own exit strategy, enabling share sales in tranches to long-term senior management, and finally enabled me to retire in the summer of 2018. His knowledge of the recruitment sector spans perms, temps and contractors, having worked with firms of all sizes; he has a contact book probably unrivalled in the industry. I cannot recommend his work highly enough.”

"I have had the pleasure of knowing John since 1991, when he helped me acquire a number of recruitment businesses.. When I sold my business to PMP in 1993, I introduced the founder of PMP, Terry Warren, to John.  He worked with us to maximise the value and saleability of PMP over a number of years and advised us on the sale of the company to the Cordant Group on the 29th April 2006. This was not an easy sale, as the asking price was substantial and the buyer and sellers started negotiations a long way apart. There were some strong personalities in the mix and John’s calm, professional negotiating style was crucial to the success of the sale. John managed to get the deal across the line at £10.3m. Thank you John! It is extremely fair to say that if John had not been involved this deal would not have got over the line. John has an excellent understanding of the recruitment sector and is ideally placed to advise owners looking to buy and build or sell their businesses. I wouldn’t hesitate to use him in either capacity or to recommend him to others. The word integrity was invented for John. He is absolutely confidential and authentic. There is no 'bull' with this man. I have enjoyed my relationship with John. His advice has always been sound and measured. We have done business together for over 30 years it was always a pleasure. The coming years will be equally as pleasurable and rewarding I am sure, as more people look to leave the industry and there are opportunities for buyers.”