Whether you're acquiring businesses, scaling one, or just getting started — Eranos brings the hands-on expertise to help you move with confidence.
Eranos was built on a simple belief: the right support at the right moment changes everything. Whether that's helping an acquirer find and land the right deal, guiding a business owner through the complexity of scaling up, or giving a founder the commercial framework to grow with conviction.
At the centre of it all is hands-on, fractional expertise — delivered by someone who's been in the room, understands the stakes, and knows how to move things forward.
We are a small team — intentionally so. At any one time we work with a maximum of five clients within our core sectors. That's a deliberate choice. It means we take the time to truly understand your business, its culture, its opportunities, and your personal ambition.
This isn't advisory from a distance. This is working alongside you.
Our team brings deep, hands-on experience across Insights & Research, Environmental Services, and Social Care — having worked with over 50 small to mid-cap businesses and completed 25+ acquisitions.
Market research, data analytics, and intelligence businesses. We understand subscription models, client concentration, and what makes these businesses genuinely valuable to acquirers. Having worked closely with founders and management teams in this space, we bring both commercial credibility and genuine sector knowledge to every engagement.
Ecology, environmental consultancy, and sustainability businesses. From regulatory landscape to workforce dynamics — we know the sector and what drives real value.
Social care providers operating in a complex commissioning and regulatory environment. We understand the operational pressures and what genuine, scalable growth looks like.
Eranos operates embedded within portfolios as a fractional resource to support origination, deal execution, and post-acquisition integration. You get the expertise of a senior operator without the overhead of a full-time hire.
Proprietary deal flow through existing networks, sector focus, and proactive outreach — finding opportunities before they hit the open market.
On-the-ground support through due diligence, management engagement, and deal structuring — bridging the gap between fund and target.
Embedded fractional support post-close to stabilise operations, align leadership, and drive the value creation plan from day one.
Running a business is relentless. Eranos works alongside CEOs, MDs, and executive teams to build the structure, capability, and confidence to scale — whether a sale is on the horizon or not. And when the time does come, you'll be ready.
Get the foundations right — leadership clarity, operational rhythm, and the commercial structure needed to scale without chaos.
Hands-on support to accelerate growth, strengthen the management team, and build a business that runs beyond any one individual.
When exit is the goal, Eranos positions the business for maximum value and supports finding the right PE or strategic acquirer.
The early stages are exhilarating — and brutal. Eranos works with new founders to build the commercial, operational, and strategic foundations that turn a strong idea into a scalable, fundable business. No fluff. No theory.
Build the business model, pricing, and go-to-market approach that gives your venture a real shot — not just a great pitch deck.
Get the organisational and operational basics right early, so growth doesn't break what you've built.
Whether raising a seed round or preparing for Series A, Eranos helps you tell the right story and get in front of the right people.
Eranos is built around a small, senior leadership team — each a partner in the truest sense, with complementary experience across M&A, operations, and growth. Backed by a wider network of founders, owners, acquirers, and advisers.



Beyond the core team, Eranos draws on a carefully cultivated network of founders, business owners, acquirers, and specialist advisers — people who have built, bought, and scaled businesses across our core sectors and beyond. This network isn't a directory. It's a group of trusted individuals we know personally and can bring to bear when the right moment calls for it.
Whether you know exactly what you need or you're still figuring it out — get in touch. The first conversation is always straightforward and without obligation.
Founder & Managing Partner
Paul has spent over 15 years operating at board level across investor-backed and listed businesses, working hands-on through periods of rapid growth, transformation, and complexity. He has worked directly with more than 50 private companies — from pre-revenue start-ups through to businesses turning over £65m.
His M&A track record is extensive: more than 25 acquisitions completed and integrated, with transactions spanning three continents across the UK, North America, Asia-Pacific, and mainland Europe. He understands the mechanics of dealmaking as well as the human side — what founders need, what investors want, and how to bring both together.
Paul founded Eranos with a clear purpose: to deliver the kind of senior operational and strategic support that makes a genuine difference — whether that's within an ambitious growing business, a portfolio company, or a larger organisation navigating change. The model is deliberately hands-on and personal. No junior teams, no arms-length advice, no going through the motions.