Dreamers: The Investment Consortium
Building the Future of UK Acquisitions Through Decisive Capital Deployment and Uncompromising Excellence
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Executive Summary
A New Force in UK Investment
We are a newly formed UK-based Investment Consortium headquartered in London, established with an unwavering ambition: to build one of the largest and most formidable acquisition platforms in the country within the next three years. Our approach is unapologetically bold, grounded in execution, and driven by a leadership team that brings unparalleled expertise to every transaction.
140+
Years Combined Experience
Decades of proven transactional expertise across our leadership team
$2T+
Total Transaction Value
Cumulative deal experience well in excess of $2 trillion spanning global markets and industries
35+
Industry Sectors
Sector-agnostic approach enabling pursuit of best opportunities
4
Continents Covered
Global perspective with deep cross-border transaction experience
Our leadership has navigated acquisitions, divestments, restructurings, integrations, and scale-ups with precision and speed. This depth of experience allows us to move faster than traditional buyers, solve complex situations with confidence, and execute transactions that others cannot. We are deal-driven, execution-focused, and sector-agnostic by design—positioning us to pursue the most compelling risk-adjusted opportunities wherever they emerge across the UK market.
Our Strategy
Precision, Speed, and Depth in Every Transaction
We target high-quality, market-leading businesses through off-market opportunities, divestments, and special situations—avoiding competitive auctions.
Our focus is exclusively on high-conviction sellers with strong, credible motivations to transact: succession planning gaps, shareholder disputes, divorce, death, financial distress, or strategic divestments by multinationals optimising their balance sheets.
These conditions enable us to move decisively, structure intelligently, and complete transactions efficiently whilst providing sellers with certainty and speed.
£10M+ EBITDA Threshold
We target businesses with minimum £10 million EBITDA, ensuring scale and operational maturity from day one
Strong Management Teams
Preference for proven operators and effective boards who remain in place post-acquisition to drive continuity
Long-Term Ownership
We are patient capital providers focused on sustainable value creation, not quick exits or financial engineering
Post-Acquisition Value Creation
Following completion, we implement best-in-class operating disciplines, institutional governance frameworks, and rigorous performance management systems. We enhance value where applicable, alongside an aggressive focus on top-line growth driven by new contract wins, geographic market expansion, and strategic bolt-on acquisitions that strengthen market position.
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Sharp Negotiation
Leveraging deep market knowledge and transaction expertise to structure compelling offers
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Disciplined Assessment
Rigorous financial analysis and risk assessment ensuring sound investment decisions
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Decisive Execution
Moving faster than traditional buyers with streamlined approval processes
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Operational Enhancement
Implementing institutional-grade systems whilst preserving entrepreneurial culture
Our Mission
Building a World-Class Acquisition Platform
We are not passive investors. We are builders, operators, and consolidators. Our ambition is clear: to become one of the largest and most respected UK-based acquisition groups in the market—known for our credibility, speed of execution, and ability to transform complex situations into enduring value.
Our Core Commitments
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Acquire Market Leaders
Focus exclusively on market-leading companies through off-market and negotiated transactions that deliver strategic value
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Provide Seller Certainty
Offer motivated sellers speed, certainty, and intelligent deal structures that address their unique situations
3
Empower Management
Back proven management teams with institutional capital, governance frameworks, and strategic support to scale effectively
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Drive Excellence
Implement best practices that enhance operational efficiency, financial performance, and sustainable competitive advantage
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Create Long-Term Value
Build enduring value through strategic growth initiatives, seamless integration, and aggressive contract expansion programmes
Leadership
The Dream Team: Proven Track Records, Unmatched Expertise
Our Dreamers Team comprises world-class operators, dealmakers, and strategists who have built, scaled, and transformed businesses across multiple continents. With over 140 years of combined transactional experience, our leadership team brings the depth, credibility, and execution capability required to service the UK acquisition market.
Sir Daniel S. Pena
Chairman
Renowned dealmaker and transformational leader with over 50+ years of transactional experience building multi million & billion-pound enterprises. He recently reached in his own right, billionaire status.
Daniel brings unparalleled strategic vision and a track record of executing complex, high-value transactions across global markets.
Mr. Peña was founder, former Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Great Western Resources Inc., (GWRI), a Houston-based natural resource company public on the London Stock Exchange (LSE). At the time of Mr. Peña's decision to retire, GWRI was operational in the US, the Gulf of Mexico, the UK and South America and had a public market capitalization of $450 million, with interests in coal, and oil and gas exploration and production, drilling and construction pipeline. At the time the company was acquired in January 1997, he was the biggest individual shareholder.
In an 8-year period, starting with only $820, Mr. Peña grew Great Western Resources to $450 million while energy prices collapsed, the price of oil dropped from $40 to less than $8 per barrel and more than 10,000 energy companies in the US alone went out of business. During this massive energy decline, GWRI grew 542,000%, or an average of over 67,000% per year!
Peña had a distinguished career with the US army, entering voluntarily as a private and graduating from infantry Officer's Candidate School (OCS) a 2nd lieutenant at Fort Benning, Georgia, serving as Military Police, Intelligence Officer and Security Officer at NATO Headquarters during the late 60s.
David Fam
Founder & CEO
Visionary founder driving the consortium's bold acquisition strategy.
David's entrepreneurial instincts, combined with discipline, position Dreamers to identify and capture the most compelling opportunities in the market.
He has a background in law and is a solicitor in Australia.
He is an entrepreneur with over 20+ years experience and is a business owner having substantial experience in start-ups, acquisitions, business setup, growth and operations, property development and investment.
He moved to the UK in late 2020 following an 18-year career in Australia where he built through his own family office a business and property portfolio worth over $300M.
He has since committed his time to build business platforms that dominate the industry they choose to enter.
He resides at Seton Castle in Edinburgh, Scotland where he leads and drives forward his substantial business interest both here in the United Kingdom (Scotland and England) and his various business interests in Australia.
These are wide ranging and include the development and ownership of a shopping centre valued at $160M and hotels in Australia.
Recently purchasing Stapleford Park Country House Hotel and Seton Castle he now turns his focus to driving forward Dreamers in the United Kingdom.
John Kelly
Head of M&A - Separations and Integrations
John was the past Global Chairman of KPMG's Integrations and Separations Team.
He created the division and global team, helping assess and deliver value from major M&A for some the world’s biggest companies. He was with KPMG for 25 years, 21 years of which he was a partner.
He has worked on over 1000 transactions worth well over a $1 trillion for international clients on issues ranging from bid strategy and synergy assessment through to planning and implementation.
In addition, he has many years of experience working at C-Suite on strategic change and transformation programmes.
As a senior concurring partner, he was the sounding board on most major multi-disciplinary projects across KPMG advisory providing coaching and advice across c. 50 deals at any one time.
Guilherme Brafman
Chief Legal Officer (Non-executive)
Cambridge educated, corporate and commercial lawyer with over 45+ years qualified experience in corporate, M&A, Private Equity and commercial law, including copyright, media, employment and financial services.
Served over 11 years as a senior partner at CMS Cameron McKenna and then 9 years as London Managing Partner at a leading New York finance, Private Equity and litigation firm Kaye Scholer (now merged with Arnold & Porter), before spending his final years in private practice as a partner at leading advertising, employment and media firm Lewis Silkin.
Since that time, he has acted as adviser to corporate which invests in hospitality-related tech and as an adviser to an FCA-regulated buy-out firm specialising in portfolio acquisitions.
Why Partner with Dreamers?
We offer a unique combination of transactional expertise, operational capability, and long-term commitment that sets us apart from traditional acquirers and financial sponsors. When you partner with Dreamers, you gain access to a team that moves faster, thinks bigger, and executes smarter than most of the market.
Unparalleled Experience
Access to a consortium with global reach, spanning $2 trillion in transactions across 35 industries and four continents
Speed & Decisiveness
Streamlined decision-making processes enable us to move faster than traditional buyers in complex, off-market situations
Long-Term Ownership
Commitment to sustainable value creation through patient capital and strategic support, not short-term financial engineering
Institutional Discipline
We bring best-in-class governance frameworks, performance management systems, and operational excellence programmes typically reserved for FTSE-listed companies—ensuring your business has the infrastructure to scale effectively and sustainably.
Entrepreneurial Agility
Whilst we implement institutional standards, we preserve the entrepreneurial culture and decision-making speed that made your business successful. We back operators, not replace them, providing capital and strategic support to accelerate growth.
Identify Opportunity
Uncover off-market deals others miss
Structure Intelligently
Create win-win solutions for sellers
Execute with Speed
Close transactions faster than competitors
Scale Aggressively
Drive sustainable top-line growth

Proven Ability to Scale: Our track record demonstrates consistent success in scaling businesses through strategic capital deployment, operational expertise, contract expansion, and bolt-on acquisitions that strengthen market position and competitive advantage.
Future Vision
From UK Leadership to Global Expansion
Our vision is bold yet methodical.
Over the next three years, we will dominate the UK divestment and special situations market, establishing ourselves as the acquirer of choice for complex, high-value transactions.
Following this, we will selectively expand internationally, replicating our proven model in similar markets across Europe and beyond.
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Year 1: Foundation
Establish market presence and complete initial landmark acquisitions demonstrating execution capability
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Year 2: Acceleration
Scale acquisition pipeline, build operational infrastructure, and secure institutional capital partners
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Year 3: Dominance
Achieve market leadership position in UK special situations and prepare selective international expansion
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Beyond: Global Reach
Replicate success model across European and international markets whilst maintaining UK leadership
Building a Legacy of Excellence
UK Market Dominance
Establish Dreamers as the most respected and credible acquisition group in the UK divestment and special situations market within three years
Continuous Refinement
Evolve acquisition criteria based on market intelligence, continuously optimising our approach to capture the most compelling risk-adjusted opportunities
Strategic Expansion
Selectively replicate our proven model in international markets where similar divestment and special situations opportunities exist at scale
Enduring Reputation
Build a legacy as one of the UK's most respected acquisition groups, known for credibility, execution speed, and transformational value creation
We are building not just an acquisition platform, but a legacy—one defined by decisive action, operational excellence, and the ability to transform complex situations into enduring value for all stakeholders.
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Join Us on Our Journey to Build Something Extraordinary
We are actively seeking exceptional acquisition opportunities, strategic partnerships, and relationships with motivated sellers who value speed, certainty, and intelligent deal structures. Whether you represent a business exploring divestment options or a strategic partner interested in collaborating with a world-class acquisition platform, we want to hear from you.
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Partnership Inquiries
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Acquisition Discussions
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Confidentiality Assured: All acquisition discussions and strategic conversations are conducted with complete confidentiality and professional discretion. We understand the sensitive nature of divestment situations and treat every inquiry with the utmost care and respect.