Support and advice to businesses undertaking M&A activity, including financial due diligence. Our work adds value through supporting the drivers of a deal, identifying deal-breakers and other investment risks which can be factored into valuation negotiations and SPA documents.A range of transaction experience for owner managed businesses and both UK based and international corporates with transaction values ranging from small and mid-market deals to those in excess of £1 billion. Experience of completed and aborted deals in a wide range of industry sectors, including a number of industrial manufacturing and oilfield services deals.Experience in managing and successfully delivering a host of Deal Advisory services including buy and sell side financial due diligence, reporting accountants work (Long form, Working Capital, FPP), public bid services and vendor assistance.I also play a key role in KPMG’s Industrial Manufacturing sector team.

Worked for businesses in the Financial Services sector which included Private Equity clients (ITs/VCTs).Developed a strong foundation to support a career in M&A through working knowledge of IFRS and UK GAAP accounting standards, performing financial analysis of financial statements and other information to identify key business risks, drafting reports and letters and liaising with senior clients and with Partners/Directors within KPMG.

Sole member of M&A department for FTSE listed business, reporting directly into a member of the Group Executive (Andrew Neilson, Director of Strategy & Corporate Affairs).Successfully disposed of two businesses (Ynfiniti Engineering Services and American Hydro Corp) that had a combined operating profit of £1.4m for proceeds of £40m in May and June 2016.Project based role managing M&A projects across the full deal spectrum, alongside key input into the annual strategic plan and other ad-hoc M&A / strategy projects such as: M&A project management; identification, review and analysis of acquisition targets/investment opportunities; preparation of investment proposals; financial modelling; valuations; transaction structuring and negotiations; commercial input during legal contracts; preparation of Board and Group Executive reports/submissions.