There is little doubt that growth via acquisition is a sound strategy for an ambitious small or medium business to adopt. The speed of growth is almost always considerably faster than organic growth relying on marketing and sales strategies that are also often limited by capacity issues.

Conversely some of the best businesses are just ...

In May 2018, Altimapa successfully secured a 5-year interest-only growth capital loan for Progress to Excellence and its owner a2e Industries. This capital was used to fund a pipeline of acquisitions and to allow the management team to increase its stake in the business.