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M&A Advisory

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We work closely with our M&A Advisory clients, building trusted relationships as we understand and deliver their desired outcomes by leveraging our extensive M&A experience. We often work in collaboration with our Funding and Performance Advisory teams to deliver the best overall result for our clients.

Clients include private and public companies, family offices and HNW individuals, and leading private equity firms, across a broad range of industry sectors. Specific areas of M&A on which we advise include the following:

  • Business disposals and acquisitions
  • Identification and execution of bolt-on acquisitions for acquisition platforms
  • Bids and bid defences for listed companies 
  • Strategic advice, including growth and exit strategies

Should you wish to discuss any of the above, please do not hesitate to reach out:

Toby Rolls, Head of M&A Advisory

We work closely with our M&A Advisory clients, building trusted relationships as we understand and deliver their desired outcomes by leveraging our extensive M&A experience. We often work in collaboration with our Funding and Performance Advisory teams to deliver the best overall result for our clients.

Clients include private and public companies, family offices and HNW individuals, and leading private equity firms, across a broad range of industry sectors. Specific areas of M&A on which we advise include the following:

  • Business disposals and acquisitions
  • Identification and execution of bolt-on acquisitions for acquisition platforms
  • Bids and bid defences for listed companies 
  • Strategic advice, including growth and exit strategies

Should you wish to discuss any of the above, please do not hesitate to reach out:

Toby Rolls, Head of M&A Advisory

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Daniel Williams

HR

Manchester

Daniel Williams

HR

Manchester

Daniel Williams

HR

Manchester

Daniel Williams

HR

Manchester

Daniel Williams

HR

Manchester

Daniel Williams

HR

Manchester

Derek Hope

Senior Case Manager

Harrogate - Newsource Commercial Finance

Funding

Ben Powell

Business Advisory Analyst

Manchester

Funding

Mike Parkinson

Completions Coordinator

Bury

Funding

Sarah Hewitt

Head of Commercial Real Estate

Bury

Funding

Joshua Young

Apprentice Business Advisory

Manchester

Funding

Conor Jones

Advisory Analyst

Manchester

Funding

Mike Dinnell

Structured Debt Manager

Liverpool

Funding

Ellie Woodhouse

Head of Operations

Stoke

Funding

Mark Craven

Director

Harrogate - Newsource Commercial Finance

Funding

Steve Dunwell

Director

Barlborough

Funding

Awaes Ali

Business Advisory Analyst

Manchester

Funding

Joe Douglas

Senior Manager

Manchester

Funding

Mark Robinson

Business Development Manager

Manchester

Funding

Lauren Maloney

Business Development Manager

Sheffield

Funding

Becky Owen

Head of Funding

Manchester

Exec Team, Funding

Phil Trueman

Specialist Business Development Manager

Beverley, Leeds, York

Funding

Karolina Peets

Business Advisory Analyst

Manchester

Funding

Ed Brown

Business Development Manager

Birmingham

Funding

Jonathan Britstone

Case Manager

Bury - Newsource Commercial Finance

Funding

Shamana Rani

Business Advisory Analyst

Manchester

Funding

Brian Walters

Director

Harrogate - Newsource Commercial Finance

Funding

Richard Bruton

Business Development Manager

London

Funding

Josh Bower

Manager

Manchester

Funding

Debbie Batchelor

Funding Accounts Executive

Bury

Funding

Richard Miller

Associate Director - Head of Funder Relationships

Manchester

Funding

Danny Bulloch

Business Development

Glasgow

Funding

Dan Bell

Head of Broker Relations

Harrogate - Newsource Commercial Finance

Funding

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Daniel Williams

HR

Manchester

Daniel Williams

HR

Manchester

Daniel Williams

HR

Manchester

Daniel Williams

HR

Manchester

Daniel Williams

HR

Manchester

Daniel Williams

HR

Manchester

Jonathan Roberts

Solicitor | Director

London

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Helen Sutherland

Paralegal

Manchester

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Katharine Lawrenson

Solicitor | Director - Head of Insolvency

Manchester

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Eleanor Doyle

Legal Executive

Manchester

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Paula Smith

Solicitor | Director - Head of Legal

Manchester

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Senior Solicitor

Manchester

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Andrew Gregory

Solicitor | Director - Chairman

Manchester

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Dave Hulbert

Director

Manchester

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Jenny Fell

Solicitor

Manchester

Leonard Curtis Legal

Michelle Temiwoluwa

Paralegal

Manchester

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Charlie Bunting

Trainee Solicitor

Manchester

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Sherrelle Scott

Solicitor | Director

Manchester

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Dave Nash

Office Administrator and Systems Support

Manchester

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Cheryn Fisher

Legal Executive

Manchester

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Marc Williams

Solicitor

Manchester

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Nella Lawrence

Legal Secretary

Manchester

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Solicitor

Manchester

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Rachael Bentley

Solicitor | Director

Manchester

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Anthony Flannigan

Business Development Manager

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Jennifer Moore

Solicitor | Director - Head of Corporate and Commercial

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Deborah Hooton

Solicitor | Senior Associate

Manchester

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Harry Ball

Solicitor

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Daniel Williams

HR

Manchester

Daniel Williams

HR

Manchester

Daniel Williams

HR

Manchester

Daniel Williams

HR

Manchester

Daniel Williams

HR

Manchester

Daniel Williams

HR

Manchester

Oliver Rose

Junior Administrator

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Francesca Mutton

Team Support Administrator

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David Manning

Manager

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Jackie Renehan

Supervisor

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Charlie Bunting

Trainee Solicitor

Manchester

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Sherrelle Scott

Solicitor | Director

Manchester

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Kathryn Ferns

Manager

Bury

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James Parsonage

Manager

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Nick Myers

Director

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Emma Edgar

Manager

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Karen Assiak

Senior Consultant

Manchester

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Amelia Ladbrook

Associate Director - Head of Marketing

Manchester

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Anthony Flannigan

Business Development Manager

Manchester

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Syed Islam

Accounts Supervisor

Bury

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Michael Wain

Head of Memberships

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Becky Owen

Head of Funding

Manchester

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Richard Bradley

Senior Manager

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Chris Knott

Director

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Maciej Gomola

Junior Administrator Apprentice

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Martin Maloney

Director

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Neil Bennett

Director

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David Tovey

Manager

Hampshire

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Gareth Kinneavy

Senior Manager

Barlborough

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Amy Lockwood

Office Manager

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Timothy Kendrick

Administrator

Gateshead

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Adam Hembrough

Head of Development

Bury

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Richard Pinder

Director

Barlborough

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Phil Deyes

Director

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Marc Williams

Solicitor

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Helen Murray

Senior Relationship Manager

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Krish Singh

Learning and Development Manager

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Tom Booth

Administrator

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Vicky Pitts

Director

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Rik Heap

Director

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Paul Birks

CFO

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Kristie Bowden

Trainee Cashier

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Charlie Ottewill

Manager

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Michael Broadbent

Site Support Engineer

Bury

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Conor Jones

Advisory Analyst

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Ben Ainsworth

Junior Insolvency Administrator

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John Crolla

Senior Manager

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Dan Ormerod

Director

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Deborah Hooton

Solicitor | Senior Associate

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Anthony Milnes

Director

Huddersfield

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Alnur Miah

Manager

Preston

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Jonathan Roberts

Solicitor | Director

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Joshua White

Administrator

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Mark Robinson

Business Development Manager

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Ben Powell

Business Advisory Analyst

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Tom Benson

Administrator

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Carl Faulds

Group Head of Restructuring and Insolvency Operations

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Bradley Jordan

Trainee Insolvency Administrator

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Jodie Hollinshead

Junior Administrator

Birmingham

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Katie Carroll

Supervisor - Cashier

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Sue Richardson

Associate Manager

Isle of Man

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Sam Hackett

Administrator

Barlborough

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Sarah Hewitt

Head of Commercial Real Estate

Bury

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Lauren Maloney

Business Development Manager

Sheffield

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Jordan Sawicz

Administrator

Bury

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Deborah Patrick

Senior Administrator

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Ryan McGuinness

Administrator

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Tracy Gardner

Associate Director of Advisory Services – Property and Construction

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Aslam Mulla

Manager

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Phil Morton

Director

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Jonathan Todd

Associate Director

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Toby Cooper

Manager

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Zak Travis

IT Support Engineer

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Derek Hope

Senior Case Manager

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Sean Ward

Associate Director

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Michelle Temiwoluwa

Paralegal

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Lee Corrigan

Administrator

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Steve Markey

Director

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James Nixon

Business Development Executive

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Toby Gibbons

Assistant Manager

London

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Sarah Gray

Business Development Manager

Gateshead

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Harry Gallivan

Administrator

Liverpool

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Mark Colman

Director

Preston

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Brian Walters

Director

Harrogate - Newsource Commercial Finance

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Shannon Jones

Senior Administrator

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Karolina Peets

Business Advisory Analyst

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Mike Fortune

Director

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Andrew Gregory

Solicitor | Director - Chairman

Manchester

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Eleanor Doyle

Legal Executive

Manchester

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Eve Johnson

Junior Administrator

Bury

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India Lawrenson

Solicitor

Manchester

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Rachael McCusker

Senior Solicitor

Manchester

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Harry Matthews-Roberts

Manager

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Donna Crompton

Director

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Sharon Tyson

Cashier Manager

Bury

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Sandie Williams

Client Director

Hampshire

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Nia Park

Junior Administrator

Bury

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Marc Palmer

Manager

London

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David Brown

Chief Operating Officer

Bury

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Helen Hutchinson

Administrator

Liverpool

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Daniel Whitaker

Junior Administrator

Jersey

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Yasin Hussain

Administrator

Preston

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Heather Deson

Team Support Administrator

Birmingham

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Megan Singleton

Director

Preston

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Charlotte Thompson

Administrator

Bristol

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Klaudia Turonek

Office Administrator

Manchester

Support

We work closely with our M&A Advisory clients, building trusted relationships as we understand and deliver their desired outcomes by leveraging our extensive M&A experience. We often work in collaboration with our Funding and Performance Advisory teams to deliver the best overall result for our clients.

Clients include private and public companies, family offices and HNW individuals, and leading private equity firms, across a broad range of industry sectors. Specific areas of M&A on which we advise include the following:

  • Business disposals and acquisitions
  • Identification and execution of bolt-on acquisitions for acquisition platforms
  • Bids and bid defences for listed companies 
  • Strategic advice, including growth and exit strategies

Should you wish to discuss any of the above, please do not hesitate to reach out:

Toby Rolls, Head of M&A Advisory

Locations

Riverside House
Irwell Street
Manchester
M3 5EN

0161 696 3520
5th Floor Grove House
248a Marylebone Road
London
NW1 6BB

020 8167 9410

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