Book Your 30-Minute Commercial Finance Review

Make bigger decisions with better numbers.

Kelvin Lane is a financial and M&A advisory firm for growing businesses. We get your numbers ready, then we help you raise money, buy a business, or sell one.

As the business grows, the numbers get harder to read.

Revenue goes up, decisions get bigger, but the financial picture stops keeping up. You end up making bigger calls with less clarity.

Cash is hard to predict

You can see the balance, but not what's coming or where the pressure will land.

You can't see where you make money

Revenue is growing, but which customers, products or jobs are actually profitable is unclear.

Reports come too late

The monthly accounts tell you what happened, not what to do next.

A deal comes up and you're not ready

When a chance to raise, buy or sell appears, the numbers and the story behind them aren't ready.

The business has simply grown past the point where basic finance support is enough.

You have financial help. So why does the gap stay open?

You're not short of support: someone files the accounts, someone could run a deal, you could hire full-time. And yet the big decisions still get made on gut feel.

What's missing is senior financial help that gets stuck in, fixes what needs fixing, and stays until it's done.

Who You'll Sit Down With.

We've been on both sides of a deal, where the numbers had to stand up and decisions mattered. At this size, you work with us: not a junior team, not advice from the sidelines.

Mike Ferguson

FOUNDER

ACCA-qualified, Institute of Directors member. 17 years across investment banking, M&A, turnaround and hands-on finance. Leads financial advisory and deal structuring.

Grant Thornton · Morgan Stanley · William Grant & Sons · BlackRock · CDI Global

Mark Ledger-Beadell

TRANSACTIONS PARTNER

30 years selling companies and running cross-border deals, former Head of EMEA at CDI Global. Leads sell-side and fundraising alongside Mike.

CDI Global · international M&A network


How we help clients

First we get your numbers in shape. Then, when you're ready, we help you do the deal. Most clients start on one side and move to the other.

CFO Advisory

You run the business. We make sure the numbers never hold you back.

  • Rolling cash forecasts that show what's coming, not just what happened
  • Real profitability by customer, product and job, not one blended number
  • Numbers, structure and story in shape before a funder or buyer ever asks

Acquisitions & Strategic Partnerships

Find the right deal, structure it properly, and move faster than the competition.

  • Target identification and approach handled on your behalf
  • Commercial due diligence so you know what you're buying
  • Deal structuring that protects your position and your cash

Exit Planning & Execution

Sell at the right time, to the right buyer, for the right number.

  • Business and financial preparation to maximise value before going to market
  • A competitive process that keeps buyers honest and price moving up
  • Negotiation and completion managed by people who've closed deals before

Capital Raising & Restructuring

Get the capital you need, on terms that don't cost you control.

  • A funding strategy matched to your stage, goals and risk profile
  • Financial model and investor materials that hold up under scrutiny
  • Negotiation of terms so you raise on the best available terms

How working with us works.

No long onboarding. No drift. Three steps from the first conversation to a stronger position.

1

Book Your Review Call (30 Mins)

A focused 30-minute conversation covering your numbers, growth goals, and the bottlenecks holding you back. Not a sales call: a real conversation with a clear, useful output.

2

Get Your Priority Roadmap

You leave with a clear financial focus and a concrete action plan, yours to keep, whether or not we end up working together going forward.

3

You walk into every important room as the sharpest person in it.

The bank, the buyer, the board all ask the hard questions. You have every answer, because your numbers are tighter and cleaner than anyone expected them to be.

Make Your Next Move With Confidence, Not Guesswork.

A 30-minute commercial review. Straight talk about where you are and what it takes to scale, raise, or exit.

Kelvin Lane Growth Partners Ltd (SC626329)

100 West Regent Street, Glasgow, G2 1PB