We believe corporate finance is a catalyst for value creation and when applied constructively informs the economic and industrial logic of strategic objectives.
We provide a range of corporate finance services, drawing on experience of advising clients and in-house executive roles, completed transactions from shareholder disputes to trade purchases and exits to private equity.
We provide an alternative to traditional advisors as an experienced operator in the middle market based on both executive and professional experience, an integrated hive mind outlook and personal service from senior practitioners. It means we help clients assess a wider range of strategic options to unlock value. We work to find the best solutions across equity and debt that align with our clients’ interests, adapting to the needs of risk-based assessments for private businesses to the expectations of listed companies and private equity.
Our clients chose us for:
- Lead advisory to manage a corporate transactions, from strategic development to targeting, assessing, negotiation, advisor management to help deal with the complexities of a deal
- Strategic option review
- Advising clients on value creation support, growth and business exit strategies
- Debt financing and refinancing (asset-based and unleveraged)
- Developing and implementing funding and investment strategies for venture and high-growth businesses
- Fundraise from business angels, venture capital and private equity
- Advising on Employee Ownership Trusts, from feasibility assessments to lead advisory.
- Management buy out and management buy ins
- Acquisition and vendor due diligence (financial, legal, commercial, IT)
- Shareholder prospectus preparation
- Investment appraisal
- Valuations to assess corporate or asset transactions and for tax purposes
We are regulated by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (‘ICAEW’) for a range of investment business activities. Use of a regulated practice does not remove risk but it does greatly reduce risk.
