Tony Vaughan

Tony Vaughan is the founder of Mergers.co.uk and a specialist sell-side adviser. He works with UK business owners on partial business sales, strategic partnerships and staged exits. He has been involved in over 150 completed transactions across the UK lower mid-market over more than 20 years. His advisory work focuses exclusively on the sell side. He never acts for buyers, investors or incoming partners. Tony founded Mergers.co.uk as a specialist advisory firm within VEXUS, a UK-based advisory group focused on strategic transactions for SMEs. He writes about partial business sales, strategic partnerships, staged exits and shareholder planning. All articles and guides published on Mergers.co.uk are written or reviewed by Tony, covering topics including deal structures, valuation mechanics, buyer types, and the practical realities of staged exits for UK business owners.

Mergers.co.uk is a sell-side advisory firm acting exclusively for UK business owners. We specialise in partial business sales, strategic trade partnerships and staged exits for SMEs with turnover between £2m and £25m.