Intelligence-led financial advisory

Heligan Group redefines banking for the modern era, blending trusted financial guidance with the latest insights and innovations.

Heligan advises business owners, investors and private clients, combining financial expertise with deep sector understanding to create and protect value.

Good financial decisions depend on understanding the full picture: the market, the sector, the business and the ambitions behind it. Heligan combines experienced, partner-led advice with deep sector knowledge and extensive networks, taking the time to understand each client, their priorities and the opportunities ahead.

That depth of understanding helps Heligan bring greater clarity to complex decisions, identify opportunities others may overlook and reduce uncertainty around the path forward. Across Corporate Finance, Investments and Wealth Management, our focus is on helping clients create, protect and realise value with confidence.

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Intelligence is more than information.

Data can tell you what has happened. Intelligence helps you understand what it means – and what to do next.

Behind Heligan's financial expertise sits rigorous research, analysis and market intelligence.

It gives our advisers a deeper understanding of sectors, businesses, opportunities and risks, helping them challenge assumptions and bring greater clarity to complex decisions.

We call this Heligan Intelligence. It is not a separate service. It is an approach that runs through everything we do – from understanding what could increase the value of a business before a sale, to assessing an investment opportunity or protecting private wealth.

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Specialist expertise. One intelligence-led approach.

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Investing in high-growth technology businesses and partnering with ambitious management teams to create long-term value.

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Strategic insight and risk intelligence that helps organisations understand complex environments, emerging threats and opportunities.

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Partner-led mid-market M&A advisory for business owners, management teams and investors – from business sales and acquisitions to debt financing and private equity.

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Investment management, wealth structuring, liquidity management and family office services for private clients.

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£150m+

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£6bn

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Original analysis, transaction insight and sector perspectives from Heligan's specialists across Corporate Finance, Investments, Strategic Advisory and Wealth Management.

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Nursery fragmentation fuels consolidation

Nursery M&A emerged as one of the most active areas of UK healthcare in Q2 2026, as market fragmentation, rising operating pressures and private equity-backed consolidation create growing opportunities for owners, operators and investors.

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Llanelec Precision Engineering acquires Kigass Aero Components

Heligan Group advises Llanelec Precision Engineering on its acquisition of Kigass Aero Components, strengthening its aerospace capabilities and supporting the creation of a leading UK defence and aerospace engineering group.

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When is a sale not (fully) a sale? What one structuring story reveals about Healthcare exits

A headline valuation rarely tells the full story. This insight explores why healthcare M&A deals increasingly rely on earn-outs and deferred consideration, and what business owners need to understand before negotiating a sale.

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The window on dual-use is down to 18-months, maybe less

Defence M&A has entered a new era. Structural shifts in private capital, the rise of dual-use technology (serving both defence and commercial markets), and mounting pressure on sovereign capability and supply chain resilience are permanently reshaping valuations, investment priorities and deal activity.

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Why Heligan sees things differently

  • Partner-led from the outset

    Senior advisers stay close to the detail, bringing experience and judgement to the decisions that matter throughout an engagement.

  • Deep sector understanding

    We work hard to understand the markets our clients operate in – and the commercial dynamics that influence risk, opportunity and value.

  • Intelligence built into the advice

    Research, analysis and market intelligence give our teams a fuller picture on which to base their recommendations.

  • Networks that widen the field

    Strong sector relationships and extensive networks help us connect clients with relevant buyers, investors, opportunities and expertise.

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