Place your business
in good hands
Lucena is looking for passionate owners
Who care about the future success of their business and the people behind it.
Ben has founded Lucena to invest in a UK SME and manage it for the long term.
We are looking for:
- Entrepreneurs seeking to complete their journey with a successful succession delivering the right reward for the value created and transfer of knowledge
- Established businesses generating over £750k EBITDA with a track record of profitability
- Committed teams of 20+ employees
- Exciting growth prospects
My approach
Personal commitment
I will manage your company and work with your team towards its continued success
Skin in the game
I will invest my own capital
Entrepreneurial experience
I managed a family owned business and co-founded a start-up in its 7th year running
Hands on track record
I worked closely with eight UK SME through two recessions
Extensive global network
developed over a 20-year career
No set exit horizon
building for the long term
Walking you through the process
Prior to engaging with you, I will carry out research to develop its knowledge of your company and its sector.
Meeting you and your team
Planning for succession is not just doing a deal, it is also finding the right partner. This is an emotional development for you and your team requiring time to get to know each other.
Preliminary proposal
Upon receipt of financial information, I will deliver a proposal and provide a clear outline of what is needed to get to an agreed deal.
Getting to know your business
I will take a thorough approach in understanding your business focusing on:
- - Its market dynamic
- - Its growth prospects and risks
- - Its financial make-up
- - Its human capital and operational resources
Shaping and agreeing a deal
Delivering the right reward for the value you have created and set the business in the best position for the next phase of growth.
I would love to get a chance to know you.
Here is a bit about me.
I’m a devoted family man dedicating my personal time to be a good father of two young boys and a caring husband.
All of my professional career has been spent in the UK and I’m loving it to the point of turning British and spending most of my holidays in the Queen’s Duchy of Normandy.
I am an avid tennis player wondering what went wrong when I decided to try golf and buy the full kit. Most of my Saturdays are spent on the pitch watching my sons playing football.
I enjoy reading personal development books my favorite is Sydney Banks’ the Enlightened Gardener. I am a strong advocate in his three universal principles of mind, consciousness and thought.
My music taste is eclectic with a mix between 80’s/90’s and classical music having played the violin for 12 years. But I still enjoy singing whilst cooking and as such test my wife and children’s boundaries.
I firmly believe that everything can be solved over a good meal and a pint of lager (still working on the ale) obviously switching to wine for cheese.
You can find more information about my professional background here.