UK Corporate Advisory
The founder's adviser for selling a business
UK Corporate Advisory works solely on behalf of founders and business owners preparing to sell. We help you get ready, make informed decisions and keep your objectives at the centre of the process — from initial planning through to completion.
Led by Ronnie Rajendra, UKCA combines extensive transaction experience with the practical perspective of someone who has also owned and operated businesses and developed property.
What we do
Founder-side advice on selling a business
UKCA's advisory work is focused on qualifying full disposals of businesses or controlling interests. We do not advise on minority share sales, fundraising or investment opportunities.
Sale preparation and readiness
Helping founders assess whether the business is ready for sale, identifying what needs to be addressed and building the foundations for a credible, well-prepared process.
Independent adviser to the founder
Acting as the founder's trusted, independent counsel throughout — helping you think clearly about key decisions and keeping your objectives at the centre of the process.
Coordinating the advisory team
Selecting, briefing and coordinating investment banks, lawyers, accountants and tax advisers — reviewing their work and ensuring it serves the founder's interests.
Transaction strategy and structuring
Advising on the strategic rationale, timing, deal structure and approach to market — before committing to a process and throughout it.
Negotiation support
Supporting the founder through negotiations on price, terms and structure, with independent perspective on what matters and what to push back on.
Business improvement ahead of sale
Working with management to identify and address the factors that affect value and buyer confidence — financial, operational and presentational.
Selling your business
Your adviser. Not the bank's.
Selling a business is one of the most consequential decisions a founder or owner will make. The process involves investment banks, lawyers, accountants and tax advisers — each with their own role, their own interests and their own agenda.
UKCA acts as the founder's independent adviser throughout. That means helping you think clearly about whether to sell, when, and on what terms — before any process begins. It means preparing the business so it presents well to buyers and withstands scrutiny. And it means being alongside you at every significant decision, so that your objectives stay at the centre of the process rather than getting lost in it.
Ronnie brings direct experience of owning and operating businesses, which shapes how this advice is given. He understands what founders are weighing up — not just commercially, but personally. That perspective is difficult to find in a firm that has never been on the other side of the table.
UKCA's advisory work is limited to qualifying full disposals of businesses or controlling interests. We do not advise on minority share sales, fundraising or investment opportunities.
The founder's interests and the process's momentum are not always the same thing. UKCA keeps them aligned.
What this looks like in practice
- Assessing readiness and timing — before committing to a sale
- Preparing the business: financials, narrative, management information
- Selecting and briefing investment banks and other advisers
- Reviewing and challenging advice from lawyers, accountants and tax specialists
- Supporting negotiations and keeping the founder's objectives in view
- Managing the process so the founder can continue running the business
25 years across corporate finance, M&A, legal and tax — combined with first-hand experience as a business owner and property developer.
Ronnie Rajendra founded UK Corporate Advisory to offer business owners and boards the kind of senior, hands-on advice that is often unavailable from larger firms. His background spans corporate finance, M&A, legal and tax work across more than two decades.
What distinguishes UKCA is the combination of transaction expertise with direct experience owning and operating businesses and developing property. That perspective shapes the advice — practical, commercially grounded and focused on what matters to owners.