Acuity Advisors

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Type| Private
Founded| 2006
Headquarters| London,

United Kingdom

Services| M&A Advisory

Number of employees

| 26
Website| acuity.co.uk

Acuity Advisors Limited[1] is a global technology-focused investment bank headquartered in London, United Kingdom. Established in 2006, the company specialises in providing merger and acquisition (M&A) advisory services to technology businesses operating in the semiconductor[2][3], deep tech, software, industrial technology and telecommunications sectors.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Services
* 3 Notable Transactions
* 4 References

## History

Acuity Advisors Limited was founded by two industry enthusiasts, Matthew Byatt[4][5] and Richard Baker and was established with the aim of providing a personal and tailored approach to companies facing the challenges of business growth and exit. The company now comprises a team of sector experts with offices in London, Germany and the US.

Acuity has received a number of industry awards including Acquisition International's 'Most Trusted M&A Tech Advisory Firm'[6] and Corporate Vision's 'Most Reputable Technology M&A Advisor'[7].

## Services

Acuity Advisors Limited offers a range of services to its clients including M&A, Private Equity and Fundraising advisory services.

## Notable Transactions

Acuity Advisors Limited has been involved in numerous notable transactions within the technology sector. Some of the prominent deals in which the firm has played a key role include:

1. Acquisition of Codeplay Software by Intel. Acuity Advisors advised Codeplay on its sale to Intel in June 2022.
2. Acquisition by EnOcean of Renesas Electronics' Edge Computing[8]: Acuity Advisors advised EnOcean on the acquisition of Renesas Electronics Corporation's Edge Computing business.
3. Funding in Spring Fibre by River and Mercantile[9]: Acuity Advisors advised Spring Fibre in a £155 million fund raise to support its full fibre broadband rollout.
4. Acquisition of APDM Wearable Technologies by ERT[10]: Acuity Advisors advised APDM Wearable Technologies on its sale to ERT.

## References

1. ↑ "Home" (in en-US). 2021-05-04. https://www.acuity.co.uk/home/.
2. ↑ Oliver, Matt (2021-04-20). "Arm could return to London's stock market if Nvidia deal falls through". https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/markets/article-9492311/Arm-return-Londons-stock-market-Nvidia-deal-falls-through.html.
3. ↑ Oliver, Matt (2022-12-22). "Inside Joe Biden’s battle to destroy the Chinese microchip industry" (in en-GB). The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2022/12/22/inside-joe-bidens-battle-destroy-chinese-microchip-industry/.
4. ↑ "Matthew Byatt - Partner @ Acuity Advisors Ltd - Crunchbase Person Profile" (in en). https://www.crunchbase.com/person/matthew-byatt.
5. ↑ Byatt, Matthew (2023-03-07). "What are potential sources of funding for your business?" (in en-US). https://growthbusiness.co.uk/from-angels-to-bankswhat-are-potential-sources-of-funding-for-your-business-10255/.
6. ↑ "Acuity Advisors LLP (2018 Winner: M&A Awards)" (in en-GB). https://www.acquisition-international.com/winners/2018-acuity-advisors-llp/.
7. ↑ "Acuity Advisors LLP – Richard Baker (2019 Winner: Corporate Excellence Awards)" (in en-GB). https://www.corporatevision-news.com/winners/2020-acuity-advisors-llp-richard-baker/.
8. ↑ "EnOcean acquires Renesas edge computing business" (in en-US). https://www.iotm2mcouncil.org/iot-library/news/smart-building-construction-news/enocean-acquires-renesas-edge-computing-business/.
9. ↑ Jackson, Mark (2022-09-23). "Spring Fibre to Deploy Full Fibre to 1 Million Premises in England" (in en). https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2022/09/spring-fibre-to-deploy-full-fibre-to-1-million-premises-in-england.html.
10. ↑ "ERT Acquires APDM Wearable Technologies to Reinvent Endpoint Measurement in Clinical Trials - Journal for Clinical Studies" (in en-GB). 2020-06-11. https://journalforclinicalstudies.com/ert-acquires-apdm-wearable-technologies-to-reinvent-endpoint-measurement-in-clinical-trials/.

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