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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

Josh Bower

Manager

Manchester

Funding

Mike Parkinson

Completions Coordinator

Bury

Funding

Mark Craven

Director

Harrogate - Newsource Commercial Finance

Funding

Joe Douglas

Senior Manager

Manchester

Funding

Steve Dunwell

Director

Barlborough

Funding

Debbie Batchelor

Funding Accounts Executive

Bury

Funding

Joshua Young

Apprentice Business Advisory

Manchester

Funding

Derek Hope

Senior Case Manager

Harrogate - Newsource Commercial Finance

Funding

Lauren Maloney

Business Development Manager

Sheffield

Funding

Shamana Rani

Business Advisory Analyst

Manchester

Funding

Dan Bell

Head of Broker Relations

Harrogate - Newsource Commercial Finance

Funding

Jonathan Britstone

Case Manager

Bury - Newsource Commercial Finance

Funding

Karolina Peets

Business Advisory Analyst

Manchester

Funding

Ed Brown

Business Development Manager

Birmingham

Funding

Phil Trueman

Specialist Business Development Manager

Beverley, Leeds, York

Funding

Becky Owen

Head of Funding

Manchester

Exec Team, Funding

Awaes Ali

Business Advisory Analyst

Manchester

Funding

Danny Bulloch

Business Development

Glasgow

Funding

Mark Robinson

Business Development Manager

Manchester

Funding

Mike Dinnell

Structured Debt Manager

Liverpool

Funding

Ellie Woodhouse

Head of Operations

Stoke

Funding

Richard Hill

Specialist Business Development Manager

London

Funding

Conor Jones

Advisory Analyst

Manchester

Funding

Ben Powell

Business Advisory Analyst

Manchester

Funding

Brian Walters

Director

Harrogate - Newsource Commercial Finance

Funding

Richard Bruton

Business Development Manager

London

Funding

Sarah Hewitt

Head of Commercial Real Estate

Bury

Funding

Richard Miller

Associate Director - Head of Funder Relationships

Manchester

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

Jennifer Moore

Solicitor | Director - Head of Corporate and Commercial

Manchester

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Cheryn Fisher

Legal Executive

Manchester

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Helen Sutherland

Paralegal

Manchester

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Anthony Flannigan

Business Development Manager

Manchester

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Deborah Hooton

Solicitor | Senior Associate

Manchester

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Rachael Bentley

Solicitor | Director

Manchester

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Solicitor

Manchester

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Sherrelle Scott

Solicitor | Director

Manchester

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Harry Ball

Solicitor

Manchester

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Katharine Lawrenson

Solicitor | Director - Head of Insolvency

Manchester

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Nella Lawrence

Legal Secretary

Manchester

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Michelle Temiwoluwa

Paralegal

Manchester

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Rachael McCusker

Senior Solicitor

Manchester

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Jonathan Roberts

Solicitor | Director

London

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Dave Nash

Office Administrator and Systems Support

Manchester

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Eleanor Doyle

Legal Executive

Manchester

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Jenny Fell

Solicitor

Manchester

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Charlie Bunting

Trainee Solicitor

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Paula Smith

Solicitor | Director - Head of Legal

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Andrew Gregory

Solicitor | Director - Chairman

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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

Chris Cunnane

Relationship Manager

Manchester

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Jonathan Roberts

Solicitor | Director

London

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Robyn Snape

Senior Relationship Manager

Preston

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Matthew Naylor

Administrator

Manchester

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Beth Nelson

Administrator

Sheffield

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John Buchanan

Associate Director

London

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Tanaka Makawa

Business Development Manager

London

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David Brown

Chief Operating Officer

Bury

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Andrew Poxon

Director – Head of North and Scotland

Bury, Manchester

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Kieran Higson

Manager

Manchester

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Hasan Patel

Manager

Bury

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Jackie Renehan

Supervisor

Isle of Man

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Redvers Rowson

Junior Administrator Apprentice

Bury

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Eleanor Carmichael

Events Manager

Manchester

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Karen Assiak

Senior Consultant

Manchester

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Bradley Sanderson

Senior Administrator

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Tom Benson

Administrator

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Zahidur Miah

Senior Administrator

Manchester

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Michael Wain

Head of Memberships

Bury

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Helen Sutherland

Paralegal

Manchester

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Samuel Wood

Senior Manager

London

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Simra Banaras

Junior Administrator

Gateshead

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Oliver Kennedy

Assistant Manager

London

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Mike Fortune

Director

Hampshire

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Richard Bruton

Business Development Manager

London

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David Manning

Manager

Hampshire

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Bradley Jordan

Trainee Insolvency Administrator

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Sam Burden

Administrator

Leeds

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Gus Fiennes

Junior Administrator

London

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Ellie Avery

Administrator

Bury

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Chris Duffill

Director of Advisory Services

Manchester

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Dan Ormerod

Director

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Phil Morton

Director

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Harry Ball

Solicitor

Manchester

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Mark Colman

Director

Preston

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Ryan Holdsworth

Director

Sheffield, Rotherham

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Amelia Blythe

Assistant Manager

Leeds, York

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Khalid Suli

Senior Administrator

Bury

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Andrew Pitts

Director

Bury

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Stephen Jones

Business Development Manager

London

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Lauren Fitton

Associate Director

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Amelia Smith

Administrator

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Sean Ward

Associate Director

Cardiff, Bristol

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Anthony Bailey

Manager

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Catherine Greathead

Senior Administrator

Preston

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Amanda Harrison

HR Business Partner

Bury

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Klaudia Turonek

Office Administrator

Manchester

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Steve Markey

Director

Bury

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Russell Villanueva

Administrator

Bury

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Yamin Vahaluwala

Senior Data Analyst

Bury

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Awaes Ali

Business Advisory Analyst

Manchester

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Eleanor Doyle

Legal Executive

Manchester

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Richard Turvey

Director

Manchester

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Ramez Wakileh

Digital Marketing Executive

Manchester

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Krish Singh

Learning and Development Manager

Bury

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Charlie Ottewill

Manager

Manchester

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Summer Hume

Junior Administrator

London

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Emma Brown

Membership Manager

Bury

Business Services

Aaron Blake

Head of Group Reporting

Bury

Finance

Deborah Lockwood

Director

Sheffield, Rotherham

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Jordan Sawicz

Administrator

Bury

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Ryan McGuinness

Administrator

Birmingham

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Emma Hartley

Senior Administrator

Bury

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Marcus Cradden

Trainee Cashier

Bury

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Sharon Tyson

Cashier Manager

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Amber Walker

Manager

London

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John Crolla

Senior Manager

Bury

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Mike Critchley

Non-Executive Director

Bury

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Shamana Rani

Business Advisory Analyst

Manchester

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Iain Nairn

Director

Gateshead

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Dave Nash

Office Administrator and Systems Support

Manchester

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Joanne Stubbs

Account Manager

Bury

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Rachel Crossley

Administrator

Sheffield, Rotherham

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Sophie McDonough

Senior Manager

Bury

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Derek Hope

Senior Case Manager

Harrogate - Newsource Commercial Finance

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Ben Bardsley

Supervisor

Bury

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Mariam Asif

Junior Administrator

Bury

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Ben Powell

Business Advisory Analyst

Manchester

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Gareth Kinneavy

Senior Manager

Barlborough

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Anthony Flannigan

Business Development Manager

Manchester

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Ellie Woodhouse

Head of Operations

Stoke

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Nia Park

Junior Administrator

Bury

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Donna Crompton

Director

Liverpool, Chester

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Sally Adjemian

Payroll Manager

London

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Deborah Patrick

Senior Administrator

Manchester

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Alison Britner

Group Operations Manager

Bury

Support

Danny Bulloch

Business Development

Glasgow

Funding

Toby Rolls

Head of M&A Advisory - Director

London

Steve Muncaster

Director

Liverpool

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Alnur Miah

Manager

Preston

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Beth Eagles

Design and Digital Marketing Executive

Manchester

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Katharine Lawrenson

Solicitor | Director - Head of Insolvency

Manchester

Leonard Curtis Legal

Andrew Gregory

Solicitor | Director - Chairman

Manchester

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James Nixon

Business Development Executive

Leeds, Beverley, Huddersfield, York

Lifecycle

Allison Whyborn

Compliance Senior

Bury

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Kirsty Swan

Associate Director

Birmingham

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Natalie Rigby

Administrator

Bury

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Phil Trueman

Specialist Business Development Manager

Beverley, Leeds, York

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David Smithson

Director

Hampshire

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Ben Kelly

Administrator

Manchester

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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

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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