Who we are
Nellgoose Advisory delivers independent advice to leisure and media businesses, funds, and investors. We work at critical moments, bridging founders and capital with clear, experienced, and sector-focused insight built from having built, financed, and exited businesses ourselves.
We support clients across three core situations:
Expansion
Advising on growth capital, acquisitions, and strategic positioning. We help businesses scale thoughtfully, with a clear understanding of capital structure, risk, and long-term value creation.
Exit
Guiding shareholders through full or partial liquidity events. We bring a detailed understanding of the buyer universe, transaction dynamics, and how to position a business to achieve the best possible outcome.
Realignment
Working closely with management teams during periods of transition or change. We offer practical, operational insight into how businesses can be sharpened, simplified, or repositioned — and what it takes to execute effectively.
Advisory Track Record
Advised on the sale of Impresario Festivals plc (one of the UK’s largest independent operators of music festivals and live events) to Global Radio Group for £30m
Impresario Festivals
Exit
Acting as Head of M&A (and Strategic Advisor) for Superstruct Entertainment, a Providence Equity backed live events business (sold to KKR in 2024)
Superstruct Entertainment
Expansion
Non-Executive Director (and investor representative) on the board of WatchHouse Coffee - award winning international speciality coffee brands
WatchHouse Coffee
Expansion
Non-Executive Director (and Investor Representative) for Incipio Group - the hospitality group operator behind Pergola on the Wharf, The Libertine and The Prince.
Incipio Group
Expansion
Non-Executive Director (and Investor Representative) for Little Door & Co Group, award winning (Best Hospitality Business at the London Lifestyle Awards 2025) operator of five cocktail bars
Little Door & Co
Expansion
Advised a private equity firm on industry structure and commercial dynamics ahead of a successful $250m minority investment in a leading global leisure business
Undisclosed Client
Exit
Non-Executive Director (and Investor Representative) for Little Lion Entertainment - operator of The Crystal Maze Live Experience, Pacman Live and Chaos Karts
Little Lion Entertainment
Expansion
Launched a new specialist investment fund - Edition EIS (now Litchfield EIS) and raised over £50m of capital from a range of sources. Member of the Investment Committee
Edition Capital Investments
Expansion
Non-Executive Director (and Investor Representative) for Ultra X - international multi-day ultramarathon race series with events in Europe, North America, Asia and Africa
Ultra X
Expansion
Transaction services supporting various sale-and leaseback transactions for a number of UK leisure businesses
Undisclosed Client
Realignment
Non-Executive Director (and Investor Representative) for Four Quarters - multi-site operator of arcade and cocktail bars
Four Quarters
Expansion