Fire Safety, Compliance, Testing & Certification
Fire detection, suppression and passive protection; fire door inspection; water hygiene and Legionella compliance; electrical safety testing; statutory inspection and certification.
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Your life's work
deserves the
right next chapter.
We acquire businesses. We preserve legacies.
Dreamers Investment Consortium is a UK mid-market private acquisitions house. We acquire established businesses with £3 million to £25 million of EBITDA and work with founders, shareholders and management teams to build upon the foundations they have created — with the discipline of institutional capital and the respect owed to a career's work.
Dreamers · 2026
United Kingdom
Private · Confidential
United Kingdom
Private · Confidential
Why Dreamers
The next chapter matters as much as the first.
Building a successful business requires years of commitment, sacrifice and determination. We understand that deciding to sell is rarely just a financial decision. It is also about employees, customers, reputation and the legacy an owner wishes to leave. Dreamers approaches each potential acquisition with that responsibility in mind.
01
Respect for your legacy.
We begin by understanding what you have built and what you want it to become. The name above the door, the people inside it and the relationships that sustain it are assets we intend to protect, not overwrite.
02
Flexible succession structures.
A complete sale, a majority acquisition, a partial exit, a management buyout or an agreed transition — we shape the structure around your objectives and timetable, subject to commercial agreement and diligence.
03
Experienced leadership and professional governance.
Our leadership combines decades of acquisitions, private-equity finance and international transactional law. Every opportunity is assessed with institutional rigour and documented to a professional standard.
04
Long-term operating development.
We acquire to build, not to flip. Our interest is in sustained development of the businesses we own — investing in people, systems and complementary capabilities over a long horizon.
What We Acquire
Specialist businesses. Strong foundations. Exceptional potential.
Our acquisition mandate focuses on established UK businesses in technical, compliance-led, engineering, property and construction-related sectors — with particular interest in recurring revenues, specialist skills and defensible customer relationships. The sectors below indicate where our interest is strongest.
Electronic Security, Monitoring & Access Systems
CCTV installation and maintenance; intruder alarms; access control; integrated security; alarm receiving centres; remote monitoring and perimeter protection technology.
Read more →Specialist Engineering, Mechanical & Electrical Services
Mechanical and electrical contracting; HVAC; building controls and management systems; critical electrical infrastructure; energy management; plumbing, heating and ventilation engineering.
Read more →Hard Facilities Management & Technical Building Services
Planned preventative maintenance; building systems and M&E maintenance; asset lifecycle management; facilities compliance; estate and commercial heating and cooling maintenance.
Read more →Commercial Fit-Out, Refurbishment & Interior Contracting
CAT A and CAT B office fit-out; hospitality, retail, education and healthcare fit-out; design-and-build interiors; specialist joinery; dilapidations and reinstatement works.
Read more →Heritage Construction, Conservation & Restoration
Listed building restoration; traditional masonry and stonework; conservation roofing and timber; ecclesiastical restoration; historic hotels and country estates; architectural conservation.
Read more →Property Services, Building Fabric & Specialist Maintenance
Building fabric maintenance; roofing and waterproofing; cladding and façade repair; insurance reinstatement; building envelope services; residential block maintenance; structural repairs.
Read more →Soft Facilities Management & Physical Security
Manned guarding; mobile patrols and keyholding; commercial and specialist cleaning; concierge and front-of-house; grounds and estate maintenance; integrated soft FM.
Read more →General Construction, Main Contracting & Structural Works
General building and main contracting; design-and-build; commercial, education and healthcare construction; structural and civil works; principal contractor and framework delivery.
Read more →Each opportunity is evaluated on its merits, including financial quality, management strength, customer relationships, competitive positioning and future operating potential. Businesses outside these sectors with compelling characteristics are welcome to make contact.
Leadership
The people behind the conviction.
A multidisciplinary team combining acquisitions experience, private-equity finance leadership and international transactional law — assembled to give business owners and their advisers a counterparty they can trust.
DP
Chairman
Daniel S. Peña Sr.
Founder of Great Western Resources; originator of the Quantum Leap Advantage
Four decades of experience in building, financing and leading businesses, and the author of the acquisitions discipline the firm applies. The Chairman's historical achievements are his own; his role at Dreamers is to hold the firm to that standard.
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DF
Founder & Head of Growth
David Fam
Acquisition origination, strategic relationships and business development
Established Dreamers to build a UK mid-market acquisitions house founded on disciplined transactions and respect for business owners. Leads origination, engages owners and advisers directly, and builds the group's acquisition pipeline.
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KS
Group Chief Financial Officer
Karen Sands ACA, CTA
Private-equity finance leadership; M&A, buy-and-build and exit readiness
More than 25 years' post-qualification experience across private-equity-backed, VC-backed and listed businesses, with involvement in over 30 M&A transactions and four IPOs. Responsible for financial governance, acquisition analysis and scalable finance infrastructure.
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BC
Senior Strategic Adviser
Bob Charlton
Senior Strategic Adviser — Legal, M&A, Governance & Corporate Development
More than four decades of international transactional legal experience, including twenty years as a partner at Clifford Chance and ten at Freshfields, followed by Asia-Pacific leadership roles at DLA Piper, Berwin Leighton Paisner and Addleshaw Goddard. Brings experienced international judgement to the firm's developing institutional framework.
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Executive Officer · Profile to be announced
Group Chief Legal Officer
Corporate legal strategy, M&A and governance. The appointment to this role will be announced in due course. The Group Chief Executive Officer position remains subject to appointment.
Acquisition Approach
Disciplined acquisitions. Enduring partnerships.
Five stages, each handled with care for confidentiality, clarity about what is being asked of you, and respect for your time.
01.
Confidential Conversation
An exploratory discussion, without obligation, to understand your business and your objectives. No detailed financial or commercially sensitive information is required before suitable confidentiality arrangements are in place.
02.
Strategic and Financial Assessment
We review profitability, cash generation, management, customer relationships, operating risks and market position — and share our thinking with you openly so both parties can judge fit early.
03.
Transaction Structure
We develop commercially appropriate arrangements reflecting the objectives of both parties. Structures vary; none is imposed. Any proposal is subject to commercial agreement, diligence and available financing.
04.
Due Diligence and Completion
Transaction diligence, financing, documentation and completion are coordinated with appropriately appointed professional advisers on both sides, to a realistic timetable agreed in advance.
05.
Long-Term Development
After completion, we support operational development, integration where relevant and sustainable long-term growth — honouring the transition arrangements agreed with you.
"An owner who has spent thirty years building something deserves a buyer who will spend the first thirty minutes listening. Everything else in our process follows from that."— David Fam · Founder & Head of Growth, Dreamers Investment Consortium