Corporate Finance Advisory

Our national team of corporate finance advisers work with entrepreneurial businesses, their owners and management teams in the mid-market at various stages of their lifecycle. From exploring the strategic options available to you as a business or shareholder, advising and project managing the chosen solution, we provide a truly integrated corporate finance offering.

Whether buying a business; selling a business; advice on mergers, management buy ins/outs, or raising finance to support your business' plans; our team will guide you through the process. We are also fully integrated with our colleagues in our transactions advisory and transactions tax to provide vendor due diligence; acquisition due diligence; flotation and reporting accountant work; operational due diligence; and management assessment.

Within our teams we have specialists across a range of sectors, including; media, food, healthcare, support services, technology, construction, waste, leisure, and financial services. Our sector specialists have developed relationships with key players in the industry and so are well positioned to make introductions and facilitate transactions.

We are the leading corporate finance adviser in the UK. In 2008, we completed 157 transactions in 2008, more than anyone else (source: Corpfin 2008). And at the 2010 M&A Awards we were voted Accountancy Firm of the Year for our work on an outstanding range of deals in 2009.

Internationally, we have access to over 100 corporate finance specialists ensuring that we can offer you our distinctive, high quality and personalised service wherever you choose to do business.

For further details of our services or to discuss your needs, please call Geoff Davies, Head of Corporate Finance Advisory on 01223 225 630 or e-mail: geoff.davies@gtuk.com

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