Personal Capability Overview

Simon Carin

Current Portfolio:

  • Director – Exit Facilitation Team
  • Consultant – Azets Corporate Finance
  • Co-Chair – Manufacturers Alliance

What gets me out of bed in the morning: the satisfaction of working with business owners who want to grow or exit their business. Planning, timing, and knowledge of the investment markets are everything. I work with business owners to create exit plans that maximise value and minimise stress. My expertise, experience and connections will ensure your business is sale ready. Achieving the right outcome for you is what really matters to me.

Pain points I reduce/eliminate for SMEs who want to sell or want to plan to become sale ready

Don’t have an ownership succession plan; we will agree with your objectives, make sure you are sale-ready and position you correctly to the right buyer audience.

  • Provide you with a valuation range and a desktop current valuation
  • Review your strategy and build a plan to maximise value and minimise stress on exit
  • Position your strategic premium to enhance the value
  • Provide benchmarking on sector and sub-sector performance and on recent deals
  • Provide the right support, expertise, and experience to make your business sale ready
  • Access to Azets network in the UK and overseas to create the right pool of buyers for your business
  • Access to Azets specialists in Corporate Finance, Corporate Structure, Tax and Wealth Management to maximise your outcome

Great outcomes I have achieved and continue to improve upon:

The businesses I led consistently delivered profitable organic and acquisitive growth ahead of the market. My responsibilities included European project roles as well as Country Manager.

Transformed the largest Region within a UK Builders Merchant into the most profitable Region, taking it to over 200 sites and double-digit returns.

Took over a 200m loss-making business. Changed the business model and repositioned the brand. Over a period of 7 years, added over 100 greenfield sites and acquired 13 businesses to generate 500m turnover with the highest ROI in the UK Group.

Transformed a historical lossmaker firstly to generate cash and then into profitable growth. Bought 7 business units together under one Board. Changed the business model and repositioned the brand, delivering market leadership in value-added raw glass and being one of the UK’s largest façade installers.

I have worked on several sale and buy mandates with Azets.

How I get involved and my style of support when working with others:

Focus on added value. I seek to build effective relationships built on trust, openness, and a desire to help others. I am not afraid to challenge but do it respectfully. Naturally drawn to situations where a fix is needed and where there are opportunities for growth. My style is to engage, include and align. I don’t have all the answers but have quite a few T-shirts. Results matter.

What makes me unique? My personal differentiators:

Breadth & depth of experience

I have held a variety of leadership roles in large multisite activities and in large multi-disciplined projects. At the heart of this was our core customer, the Owner Managed, Family-owned business.

Strategy and Execution

I am practised in developing strategic growth plans – it’s an approach, not an art form.

Engaging & Inclusive

I build trust, openness, alignment and focus within the business

Organisational Capability

Having the right people on the right bus and in the right seats, coupled to the right plan and the right routines, will deliver the right outcomes.

Coach/Mentor/Advisor

I will adjust in accordance with your needs.

Fun

I am relaxed, the journey should be a pleasure not a pain.