Sell-side advisory
Preparing the business, defining the proposition, identifying credible buyers and managing the process through diligence and completion.
Contact Sean Gilbertsean@petingo.co.uk
Sean Gilbertsean@petingo.co.uk
Independent · Experienced · Discreet
Private company transactions. Personally led.
Petingo advises owners, acquirers and investors across care, manufacturing, construction and property businesses.
CareManufacturingConstructionProperty
2006Petingo established
CEO-ledDirect senior involvement
Four sectorsFocused commercial experience
One objectiveThe right transaction
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About Petingo
A senior adviser, not a hand-off.
Petingo works with privately owned businesses at defining moments: preparing for sale, pursuing an acquisition, reshaping a company or bringing the right commercial parties together.
The work is practical and relationship-led. Every mandate is handled directly by Sean Gilbert, with honest advice, selective engagement and careful control of confidential information.
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What we do
Advice shaped around the transaction.
Clear thinking at the outset. Relevant people around the table. Senior attention throughout.
Buy-side advisory
Focused acquisition strategy, target identification and discreet engagement with owners—including opportunities outside the open market.
Contact Sean Gilbertsean@petingo.co.uk
Strategic introductions
Considered introductions between business owners, operators, investors, funders and commercial partners where there is a genuine fit.
Contact Sean Gilbertsean@petingo.co.uk
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Sector focus
Context changes the quality of a deal.
Petingo focuses where operating knowledge, asset understanding and established relationships improve the conversation.
Care & healthcare
Operators, specialist care, supported living and care-related property.
Manufacturing
Established industrial and specialist manufacturing businesses.
Construction
Contractors, specialists, products and the wider supply chain.
Property
Development businesses, operating platforms and asset-backed companies.
Sean Gilbert · Chief Executive Officer
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Principal adviser
Experience that reaches beyond the deal process.
Sean has led Petingo since 2006, advising on M&A and providing non-executive support to businesses and boards.
His wider career spans business acquisitions and disposals, property, development finance, restructuring and board leadership. That breadth gives clients a commercially grounded perspective on both the transaction and the business behind it.
- Petingo
- Chief Executive Officer since 2006
- Property
- UK and European acquisitions and disposals
- Finance
- Acquisition, property and development funding
- Leadership
- Executive and non-executive chair roles
Direct contactsean@petingo.co.uk
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How Petingo works
Structured, selective and discreet.
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Understand
The objective, the context and what a good outcome means.
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Position
A clear proposition and a credible route to the right market.
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Engage
Selective, confidential conversations with relevant parties.
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Deliver
Direct commercial support to keep the transaction moving.
Confidential enquiries
A direct conversation with the person leading the work.
Whether you are considering a sale, looking for an acquisition or exploring a strategic opportunity, contact Sean directly.
Sean Gilbertsean@petingo.co.uk