I am the Managing Director of Shaw Gibbs, a firm of accountant’s specialising in providing proactive advice to our clients.The firm, with it’s main office in Oxford and a satellite office in London, works with a wide range of clients including owner managed businesses, entrepreneurs, high net worth individuals, and UK subsidiaries of overseas businesses. The range of services include audit, accounts, corporation tax planning and compliance, personal tax planning and compliance, financial planning, corporate finance, and insolvency and corporate recovery and complete outsourced finance functions.Personally I have worked in the area of corporate finance holding the international corporation finance qualification as well as being a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales. I have advised clients on a variety of transactions including mergers and acquisitions, business disposals, fund raising (debt and equity) and MBO’s/MBI’s. I now enjoy working with owner managers advising them on strategy for their business, assisting them with business process, growth, development and general business management. Specialisms: Business strategy, Growth, Mergers & Acquisitions, Fund Raising.