John Bradley Kent
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Hi John — Zimbabwean by background, did M&A banking then growth equity at a European fund. Now running UK SME origination. Built a list of 322 UK companies open to sale — two looked relevant for JBK so happy to share.
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Hi John — similar-ish background. I'm from Zim and was a banker doing M&A at Greenhill, then moved into growth equity in London. Now I build proprietary origination systems for funds like yours across fragmented UK businesses. Over the past 6 months, one of my systems surfaced 300+ off-market conversations with owners across 10 sectors. I've put them together: 322 UK companies open to sale. One that looked relevant for JBK Corporate: A £50m+ multi-disciplinary recruitment group providing managed services, temporary staffing, and vocational training for industrial and consumer sectors. Here's the link: https://sample.searchloop.ai/ Worth a quick call? I can walk through how I got this and share some of the actual names. — Russ linkedin.com/in/russellt23 PS: if this isn't relevant, reply no and I'll leave you in peace. might even go for a walk.
Hi John — similar-ish background. I'm from Zim and was a banker doing M&A at Greenhill, then moved into growth equity in London. Now I build proprietary origination systems for funds like yours across fragmented UK businesses. Over the past 6 months, one of my systems surfaced 300+ off-market conversations with owners across 10 sectors. I've put them together: 322 UK companies open to sale. One that looked relevant for JBK Corporate: A £50m+ multi-disciplinary recruitment group providing managed services, temporary staffing, and vocational training for industrial and consumer sectors. Here's the link: https://sample.searchloop.ai/ Worth a quick call? I can walk through how I got this and share some of the actual names. — Russ linkedin.com/in/russellt23 PS: if this isn't relevant, reply no and I'll leave you in peace. might even go for a walk.
Hi John — quick second note in case this got buried. The list is here: https://sample.searchloop.ai/ It is anonymised, but it should show the shape of the work: sector, scale, owner motivation, and enough to judge whether the source is useful for JBK Corporate. Worth 15 mins to map what an origination loop could look like for JBK Corporate? Useful whether you're moving on something now or just want a plan in your back pocket for the next 6-12 months. — Russ linkedin.com/in/russellt23 PS: if this isn't relevant, reply no and I'll leave you in peace. might even go for a walk.
Hi John — last nudge. The useful bit is not really the list. It is the system behind it: direct owner conversations, matched to buyer theses, across fragmented UK sectors. One more example that mapped to JBK Corporate: A £10-25m provider of branded marketing materials and creative collateral managing international supply chains for global corporate clients. Worth 15 mins to map what an origination loop could look like? Useful whether you're moving now or just want a plan in your back pocket for the next 6-12 months. — Russ linkedin.com/in/russellt23 PS: if this isn't relevant, reply no and I'll leave you in peace. might even go for a walk.
John — I'll leave it there. Link's here if useful later: https://sample.searchloop.ai/ — Russ linkedin.com/in/russellt23 PS: if this isn't relevant, reply no and I'll leave you in peace. might even go for a walk.
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No thank you. Regards John Kent m: +44 7973 659937 e: john@jbk.uk.com Sent from my iPhone
No thank you. Regards John Kent m: +44 7973 659937 e: john@jbk.uk.com Sent from my iPhone > On 24 Jun 2026, at 10:46, Russell Taylor wrote: > > Hi John — quick second note in case this got buried. > > The list is here: > https://sample.searchloop.ai/ > > It is anonymised, but it should show the shape of the work: sector, scale, owner motivation, and enough to judge whether the source is useful for JBK Corporate. > > Worth 15 mins to map what an origination loop could look like for JBK Corporate? Useful whether you're moving on something now or just want a plan in your back pocket for the next 6-12 months. > > — Russ > > linkedin.com/in/russellt23 > > PS: if this isn't relevant, reply no and I'll leave you in peace. might even go for a walk. > >> On Thu, May 7, 2026 8:54:05 AM Russell Taylor wrote: >> >> Hi John, >> >> Given you back uk growth businesses, you're likely frustrated with good dealflow. So, I thought I'd extend a small favor and share two names from my proprietary outreach that might be a fit. >> >> One is: Am 2 Pm Group Holdings, a £50m+ multi-disciplinary recruitment group providing managed services, temporary staffing, and vocational training for industrial and consumer sectors. >> >> And another is: A £10-25m specialist provider of bespoke premium packaging solutions and international supply chain management for global retail brands. >> >> The two names are part of a full 322 long list of targets that are open to sale. Targets derived from conversations with over 500 owners over the past 9 months. >> >> Here's a link to the full anonymised list: sample.searchloop.ai >> >> At searchloop, I build custom software to generate proprietary conversations with business owners. We've had success with 20+ funds, some with >£500m in AUM some with £10m. >> >> Happy to walk you through how it works. Send me a reply and we can schedule a quick 20 min call. >> >> very best, >> Russ >> >> linkedin.com/in/russellt23