MBH Corporation keeps up pace of acquisitions as strategy develops

MBH Corporation PLC is a diversified investment holding company, which has been established to invest in profitable, debt free SME’s which are primed for growth.

MBH is a buy-in business rather than a buyout specialist, acquiring well-run companies that have a long track record of success, and where management are not so much looking for the exit as attempting to get to the next level.

The number of smaller companies issuing economic, social, and governance (ESG) and sustainability reports is expected to grow in the coming years, according to its research by MBH Corporation PLC (OTCQX:MBHCF, ETR:M8H).

A new study commisioned by the investment holding company found 58% of investors surveyed believe smaller companies will increase their ESG reporting over the next three years, with 29% predicting a dramatic increase over the same time.

Pressure from the government and consumers for companies to be more transparent in their sustainability reporting following COP26 is driving the change, said the survey respondents.

Lack of ESG transparency meant smaller companies were overlooked by investors with an ESG mandate with almost 76% of investors saying the pressure to improve ESG standards comes from potential new shareholders

MBH Corporation PLC (OTCQX:MBHCF, ETR:M8H) has agreed to the terms for the acquisition of UK-based Approved Air Ltd, taking its portfolio to 27 companies across 8 industry sectors and five countries.

Established by David Williams in 1998, Approved Air provides validation/verification testing of medical facilities to ensure compliance with Health Technical Memorandums [HTMs].

Almost two-thirds (65%) of professional investors believe the securing of new trade deals will make the UK business environment more attractive to investors over the next three years, according to a new survey.

The investors interviewed, who are based in UK, Germany, and the US and collectively manage over US$300bn, believe the increased desire to secure trade deals and support businesses following the fall-out of Brexit and the Coronavirus pandemic are the main reasons for the positive outlook.

MBH Corporation is a buy-in business rather than a buyout specialist.

In short, it acquires well-run companies that have a long track record of success – sometimes in some ‘unsexy’ sectors.

MBH Corporation PLC (FRA:M8H, OTCQX:MBHCF, ETR:M8H) (FRA:M8H, OTCQX:MBHCF, ETR:M8H) chief executive Callum Laing joins Proactive London’s Katie Pilbeam to talk about the company’s performance in the first half of 2021.

Despite unprecedented challenges, underlying earnings jumped 271% on revenue up 81%.

The firm acquired four companies in the period and another since, taking its total to 25 companies across eight industries in five countries.