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Moved to London in 2007 to start & head up the Transaction Services team in London with a predecessor firm. Previously helped grow that business for 10 years as a founder-member of that team.Focus on high quality partner-led FDD services on both buy & sell side for wide range of UK and overseas clients, focusing on the middle market.I take pride in very high levels of repeat business through commitment to quality service and a sleeves rolled-up approach to adding value to clients on their key and often game-changing transactions. For instance, long term relationships with serial acquirers such as Partners Group-backed Civica & Capita plc in deals from £1m to over £100m. New business typically flows by word of mouth and often from parties on the other side of a prior transaction who see and respect the work we do for our clients at first hand (and want us one their side next time...).Broad sector experience, with particular expertise in Financial Services /fintech /specialty finance, human capital especially staffing / recruitment & software /SaaS. Highly experienced in deals with messy, complex information or carve-outs where you really need to someone to get under the skin of things quickly and give a meaningful opinion.Deal highlights include: selected by former Capita CEO Paul Pindar to lead the DD on his successful investment in ITC Luxury Travel and multiple recruitment deals incl PE-backed nGAGE.Recent deals include: Buy-side for FTSE 250 Liontrust on carve out of Architas from AXABuy-side DD for Civica incl Transend, Trac, Equiniti HRSell-side Recruitment sector DDs incl Barrington James, LHI Group, Hale International, Eton Bridge, Meet GroupBuy-side DD for Bridges-backed Impact Foods on CucinaRefinancing VDD for ESO-backed FM Churchill Group incl acquisition of ChequersVendor Assist for Majestic PLC on carve out disposal of Lay & Wheeler VDD for workplace SaaS Unicorn Training on sale to Access GroupVDD for Judicium Education on sale to SEGVDD for Access Partnership consulting on Mobeus-backed MBOVDD for Microsoft Azure partner Sol-tec on sale to IT LabsVDD for Harper Dennis Hobbs consulting to Newmark Group IncRefinancing DD for TMT Once Upon A Time on funding from ToscaGrowth capital DD for Project Olympia, property fintech disrupterPre-investment DD for US fund on consumer lending fintechBuy-side DD for corporate on twin acquisitions of niche SME lendersAnd as a Norwich fan, I've also developed the ability to celebrate the highs when they happen & the mental toughness to take all the Delia jokes...

Listed skills include Due Diligence, Private Equity, Business Advisory, Business Valuation, and 6 others.