1. The
Food
Safety
Tasting
Menu
Reservation for 2030

2. Have you got a
taste
for the
new?
the old’s ways are broken
and the new are challenging
listed company
share returns here:
2000-2010
6.1%
2011-2020
19.9%
Run rate since 2020
0.6%

3. Got the right ingredients?
systems
tech
audit
supplies
TIC and GRC markets collide
The road to 2030’s
£330m
Firms w critical mass
140+
Profitability now?
2.1%

4. so who’s ‘cutting it’ now
leaders
and
thrusters
Only 3 of the top 5
in 2010 are still there
Biggest sector currently?
£72.2m
Fastest growing?
11.7% pa
Most profitable?
12.3%

5. Market power mapped
the
sweet
spots?
Each sector mapped
Each player positioned
Competitive intensity
Most populace sector
89 firms
Hardest to enter: 1 every
11 years
Market cyclicality
High
but dropping in key areas

6. Brick built intelligence
real due
diligence
discipline
every firm, sector and
competence is tracked
and projected based on
their individual track
record and potential
Metrics:
Market Size
CAGR
RoS (ebitda)
Ease of entry
Critical Mass
Players
Productivity
Financials ‘95-’30
Leading brands
Differentiation

7. Past glory is no help
got the
appetite
for this?
‘the competitor
who kills you
doesn’t look like you’
Market attractiveness?
TIC
certification/inspection?
GRC
risk and compliance?
ERP
enterprise software?
they all play,
but by different rules

8. Enterprise values
coping
with
refined
palates
A unique M&A sector where
averages are meaningless
The deep pockets:
And some of the smart plays:

9. 2030 is a challenge
- but it’s worth it
is your
bouche
amused?
The cost of investment
The time lines and ROI
The sector imperatives
VC & Seed risks
Milestones
Runways and impatience over
8-12 years
nedLegal wisdom:
‘there’s nothing angelic about
business angels, private equity’s
never ‘private’, VCs are not
adventurous, and you can’t bank
on the banks’

10. ‘a valuable document for everyone
involved in the food safety market’
Says who?
nedLegal are a non-aligned corporate due
diligence and non-executive director
services team in the UK.
where line director experience, hard
economics, and M&A experience meets

11. Sample pages