Radiant Capital Partners

Don't just exit.
Outperform it.

Careful preparation before a sale is consistently linked to higher prices. We help you build, and capture, that extra value.

The opportunity

We close the gap between what your business is worth now, and its greater potential

Our focus is straightforward. We help you achieve a higher price when you sell your business.

For a founding team, moving from private success to a business ready for a wider market is the final stage of the journey. We make sure the value you have built together is fully realised.

The solution

From running the company to owning a business that runs itself

We act as your partner in creating value. We do not change what you have built, we strengthen it so it can stand on its own.

We prepare your company to be one that is ready to operate successfully without you, so that when your chosen corporate finance firm runs a competitive process, you and your founding team get the greatest possible reward for the years of risk you have shared.

The growth paradox

Success is often the biggest barrier to a great exit

As a founding team, your personal drive was the reason the business grew in the first place. But as a sale gets closer, that same reliance on you starts to work against you.

Buyers are naturally cautious, and they stay away from companies that depend on the founder to keep running. We help you break through that ceiling by building a business that is independent, scalable, and ready for a premium price.

We want your business valued as a machine that keeps performing without you, not a personal service that depends on you.

The value levers

How we build toward a premium outcome

Lever 1

The audit

We start by looking at your business the way a serious buyer would. Most founders underestimate how much hidden cost sits in manual processes and messy operations, and how much that cost gets deducted from the price. We carry out a thorough review of your operations to find these problems, going beyond a standard financial audit to test how sound the business really is. You get a clear plan to fix weak points, remove red flags, and improve your position before you ever sit down with a buyer.

Lever 2

Building the systems

Advice without the systems to back it up does not last. In this phase, we work closely with your team to build the tools and processes that capture how your business actually runs. We turn the knowledge in people's heads into documented, repeatable systems, and automate the workflows that take up too much time. This turns your day to day operations into something a buyer can pick up and run immediately.

Lever 3

The positioning

We spend months turning your business into a stronger, more independent platform, so it is ready to be judged on what it can become, not just what it has already done. We build the narrative that makes the case for your business, then liaise with the chosen corporate finance firm, who leads the competitive process from there.

The model

Shared risk. Shared reward.

We are not consultants who bill by the hour regardless of the result, and we are not vendors. We are partners in your outcome, and our model is built on being fully aligned with your founding team.

Alignment

A modest engagement fee that lets us commit the time, people, and tools needed to work through your business properly.

Performance fee

Most of what we earn is a performance fee tied directly to the extra value we help create. We are only paid well if you are paid well, and we are focused on pushing your valuation as high as it can go.

We share the outcome with you. We work alongside founding teams to turn a good business into a great exit.

The journey

6 months from owner run to ready for its next owner

Phase 1Finding out what your business is really worthMonth 1

Before you go to market, we look under the bonnet with the same scrutiny a serious buyer would apply.

The objectiveFind the hidden costs, disconnected systems, and reliance on you personally, that would make a buyer negotiate the price down.
The deliverableA clear report identifying the issues to be addressed for your business to achieve its best valuation.

Phase 2Building the valueMonths 2 to 4

This is the main work. We stay closely involved with your team to put in place the systems that grow your margin.

Capturing knowledgeTurning what people know in their heads into a documented system, so the business does not depend on any one person.
Improving marginsUsing the right tools to automate expensive, manual back office work.
Organising your dataStructuring your historical data so it becomes an asset buyers are willing to pay more for.

Phase 3Getting market readyMonths 5 to 6

We sharpen the story and pressure test the business so it can withstand scrutiny from buyers who need exactly what it now offers, whether that is technology, revenue, or customers. From here, your chosen corporate finance firm leads the process to market.

ReadinessMaking sure your company can stand up to scrutiny as a business ready to run and grow without you.
The premium caseA business that can run and grow without its founder gets valued on its future cash flow and growth potential, not just what it made last year. That difference is where the premium in the price comes from.

Radiant Capital Partners

Exit ready.
Across the portfolio.

We prepare portfolio companies for exit, raising realised value and bringing forward clean exits.

For investors & funds

The same approach works across your whole portfolio

Capital sits tied up in companies that cannot yet raise, and are not yet ready to exit. Founder dependence and operational drag hold back valuations without anyone quite noticing, while LPs wait for distributions and the fund clock keeps running.

We work alongside the funds that back these companies to make each one cleaner and more independent, raising realised value and bringing exits forward. The work is transparent, with the board's backing, because reducing key person risk improves returns for every shareholder.

How this works across a portfolio.

An audit across the portfolio shows which companies are ready to exit now, which need more work, and which to hold. We strengthen the priority companies to build founder independence, so each is ready when your chosen corporate finance firm runs the transaction.

We prepare. The authorised firm you choose leads any process. We do not market companies or broker transactions.

Portfolio screen

An audit run across selected companies to rank how exit ready each one is, and surface the value gaps worth closing before a process starts.

Company by company programmes

Focused work that builds the independence and infrastructure that reduce risk and lift the multiple.

An ongoing exit readiness partner

Portfolio companies prepared and positioned as each one approaches its window.

We work to the measures that matter to a fund, a higher realised multiple, faster distributions back to LPs, lower key person risk, and a shorter, cleaner path to exit. Portfolio confidentiality is absolute, and any transaction is led by an authorised firm from your network or ours.

The growth paradox

Success is often the biggest barrier to a great exit

The founding team was the reason the business grew in the first place. But as a sale gets closer, that same reliance on them starts to work against the company.

Buyers are naturally cautious, and they stay away from companies that depend on the founder to keep running. We help break through that ceiling by building a business that is independent, scalable, and ready for a premium price.

We want the business valued as a machine that keeps performing without the founder, not a personal service that depends on them.

The value levers

How we build toward a premium outcome

Lever 1

The audit

We start by looking at the business the way a serious buyer would. Most founders underestimate how much hidden cost sits in manual processes and messy operations, and how much that cost gets deducted from the price. We carry out a thorough review of the operations to find these problems, going beyond a standard financial audit to test how sound the business really is. We provide a clear plan to fix weak points, remove red flags, and improve the position before the negotiating table.

Lever 2

Building the systems

Advice without the systems to back it up does not last. In this phase, we work closely with the management team to build the tools and processes that capture how the business actually runs. We turn the knowledge in people's heads into documented, repeatable systems, and automate the workflows that take up too much time. This turns day to day operations into something a buyer can pick up and run immediately.

Lever 3

The positioning

We spend months turning the business into a stronger, more independent platform, so it is ready to be judged on what it can become, not just what it has already done. We build the narrative that makes the case for the business, then liaise with the chosen corporate finance firm, who leads the competitive process from there.

The model

Shared risk. Shared reward.

We are not consultants who bill by the hour regardless of the result, and we are not vendors. We are partners in your equity, and our model is built on being fully aligned with the founding team.

Alignment

A modest engagement fee that lets us commit the time, people, and tools needed to work through the business properly.

Performance fee

Most of what we earn is a performance fee tied directly to the extra value we help create. We are only paid well if the business and its shareholders are paid well, and we are focused on pushing the valuation as high as it can go.

We share the outcome with you. We work alongside founding teams to turn a good company into a great exit.

The journey

6 months from founder dependent to exit ready

Phase 1Finding out what the business is really worthMonth 1

The business is assessed the way a serious buyer would assess it. The hidden costs are identified, the friction is quantified, and a value gap report is produced.

The objectiveFind the operational friction, data silos, and owner dependencies that a buyer would use to negotiate the price down.
The deliverableA value gap report, with proceeds modelled against the current and target exit valuation.

Phase 2Building the valueMonths 2 to 4

This is the main work, delivered alongside the management team to put in place the systems that grow the margin.

Capturing knowledgeMaking the business founder independent, and ready to hand over.
Improving marginsAutomating expensive, manual back office work.
Organising dataStructuring data into an asset buyers are willing to pay more for.

Phase 3Getting market readyMonths 5 to 6

The story is sharpened and pressure tested for the category of buyer the business is likely to attract.

ReadinessMaking sure the company can stand up to scrutiny as a business ready to run and grow without its founder.
The premium caseA company that can run and grow without its founder gets valued on its future cash flow and growth potential, not just its trailing earnings. That difference is where the premium in the price comes from.

Our team

A wealth of experience

Stephen Bloch

Founder

Stephen is a veteran of a number of business exits, as a director and as an investor. His years of advisory work in the technology sector, and broad business experience in the UK, Spain, Hungary, and Australia, including the unfreezing of £1bn for a French multinational, have given him hard won insight into the strengths and vulnerabilities in a company's commercial operations, product, and market position, and he takes real satisfaction in helping management teams lift both performance and exit value.

When not focused on a client's business, he writes restaurant reviews and reads widely, which helps him forget that he once owned an old America's Cup yacht, a useful lesson in aligning goals with follow through.

Technology Investment Exit preparation

Mohammed Sheikh

Partner, exits & value engineering

Mohammed specialises in building high value exits for technology and telecom companies across Europe, the US, and emerging markets. With a track record spanning cross border fundraising, major corporate turnarounds, and large transactions, including the $10.7bn sale of Zain Africa, he knows how sophisticated buyers think, and where value gets lost along the way. He works directly with founding teams to strip out operational friction and build a lasting market premium.

When not structuring competitive auctions, Mohammed applies the same precision to deadheading his prized roses, over analysing gallery layouts, and cooking an ambitious dinner without setting off the smoke alarm.

Exit strategy Cross border M&A

Pietro Hagemann

Partner, digital & commercial strategy

Pietro is a senior business leader with C-level commercial experience, entrepreneurial grit, and deep technical fluency. Across his corporate career he held management roles at DEC, Novell, Motorola, Verizon, AT&T, Huawei, Concardis, and Endava, alongside founding several new ventures. Since 2021 he has taken on advisory work with Endego, EAC Consulting, Bain Consulting, Lufthansa AG, Nets DanID/IN-Groupe, Payall Payment Systems Inc., and Nedelcu & Company.

Drawing on 40 years of professional experience, Pietro brings a sharp eye for what works across very different industries, plus a strong network. He keeps close to new digital technology and where it can genuinely change how a business operates.

Outside of work, Pietro recharges through running and cycling, and unwinds at wineries over a glass of white wine.

Digital technology Commercial strategy

Don't just exit.
Outperform it.

We close the gap between what your business is worth now, and its greater potential

From running the company to owning a business that runs itself

Success is often the biggest barrier to a great exit

How we build toward a premium outcome

The audit

Building the systems

The positioning

Shared risk. Shared reward.

Alignment

Performance fee

6 months from owner run to ready for its next owner

Exit ready.
Across the portfolio.

The same approach works across your whole portfolio

Portfolio screen

Company by company programmes

An ongoing exit readiness partner

Success is often the biggest barrier to a great exit

How we build toward a premium outcome

The audit

Building the systems

The positioning

Shared risk. Shared reward.

Alignment

Performance fee

6 months from founder dependent to exit ready

Intelligence for the decisions that matter

A wealth of experience

Stephen Bloch

Mohammed Sheikh

Pietro Hagemann

Let's start a conversation

Don't just exit.Outperform it.

We close the gap between what your business is worth now, and its greater potential

From running the company to owning a business that runs itself

Success is often the biggest barrier to a great exit

How we build toward a premium outcome

The audit

Building the systems

The positioning

Shared risk. Shared reward.

Alignment

Performance fee

6 months from owner run to ready for its next owner

Exit ready.Across the portfolio.

The same approach works across your whole portfolio

Portfolio screen

Company by company programmes

An ongoing exit readiness partner

Success is often the biggest barrier to a great exit

How we build toward a premium outcome

The audit

Building the systems

The positioning

Shared risk. Shared reward.

Alignment

Performance fee

6 months from founder dependent to exit ready

Intelligence for the decisions that matter

A wealth of experience

Stephen Bloch

Mohammed Sheikh

Pietro Hagemann

Let's start a conversation

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Don't just exit.
Outperform it.

Exit ready.
Across the portfolio.