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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

Jonathan Britstone

Case Manager

Bury - Newsource Commercial Finance

Funding

Richard Miller

Associate Director - Head of Funder Relationships

Manchester

Funding

Mike Parkinson

Completions Coordinator

Bury

Funding

Steve Dunwell

Director

Barlborough

Funding

Debbie Batchelor

Funding Accounts Executive

Bury

Funding

Ellie Woodhouse

Head of Operations

Stoke

Funding

Danny Bulloch

Business Development

Glasgow

Funding

Conor Jones

Advisory Analyst

Manchester

Funding

Karolina Peets

Business Advisory Analyst

Manchester

Funding

Phil Trueman

Specialist Business Development Manager

Beverley, Leeds, York

Funding

Mike Dinnell

Structured Debt Manager

Liverpool

Funding

Derek Hope

Senior Case Manager

Harrogate - Newsource Commercial Finance

Funding

Dan Bell

Head of Broker Relations

Harrogate - Newsource Commercial Finance

Funding

Richard Bruton

Business Development Manager

London

Funding

Ed Brown

Business Development Manager

Birmingham

Funding

Shamana Rani

Business Advisory Analyst

Manchester

Funding

Becky Owen

Head of Funding

Manchester

Exec Team, Funding

Mark Craven

Director

Harrogate - Newsource Commercial Finance

Funding

Josh Bower

Manager

Manchester

Funding

Awaes Ali

Business Advisory Analyst

Manchester

Funding

Joe Douglas

Senior Manager

Manchester

Funding

Lauren Maloney

Business Development Manager

Sheffield

Funding

Ben Powell

Business Advisory Analyst

Manchester

Funding

Sarah Hewitt

Head of Commercial Real Estate

Bury

Funding

Mark Robinson

Business Development Manager

Manchester

Funding

Richard Hill

Specialist Business Development Manager

London

Funding

Brian Walters

Director

Harrogate - Newsource Commercial Finance

Funding

Joshua Young

Apprentice Business Advisory

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

Paula Smith

Solicitor | Director - Head of Legal

Manchester

Exec Team, Leonard Curtis Legal

Nella Lawrence

Legal Secretary

Manchester

Leonard Curtis Legal

Dave Nash

Office Administrator and Systems Support

Manchester

Leonard Curtis Legal

Rachael Bentley

Solicitor | Director

Manchester

Leonard Curtis Legal

Jonathan Roberts

Solicitor | Director

London

Leonard Curtis Legal

Jenny Fell

Solicitor

Manchester

Leonard Curtis Legal

Cheryn Fisher

Legal Executive

Manchester

Leonard Curtis Legal

Charlie Bunting

Trainee Solicitor

Manchester

Leonard Curtis Legal

Harry Ball

Solicitor

Manchester

Leonard Curtis Legal

Michelle Temiwoluwa

Paralegal

Manchester

Leonard Curtis Legal

Katharine Lawrenson

Solicitor | Director - Head of Insolvency

Manchester

Leonard Curtis Legal

Sherrelle Scott

Solicitor | Director

Manchester

Leonard Curtis Legal

Helen Sutherland

Paralegal

Manchester

Leonard Curtis Legal

Rachael McCusker

Senior Solicitor

Manchester

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India Lawrenson

Solicitor

Manchester

Leonard Curtis Legal

Eleanor Doyle

Legal Executive

Manchester

Leonard Curtis Legal

Jennifer Moore

Solicitor | Director - Head of Corporate and Commercial

Manchester

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Deborah Hooton

Solicitor | Senior Associate

Manchester

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Anthony Flannigan

Business Development Manager

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Andrew Gregory

Solicitor | Director - Chairman

Manchester

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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

Adam Hembrough

Head of Development

Bury

Business Services

Joe Douglas

Senior Manager

Manchester

Funding

Awaes Ali

Business Advisory Analyst

Manchester

Funding

Matthew Wright

Director

Guernsey

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Yamin Vahaluwala

Senior Data Analyst

Bury

IT

Syed Islam

Accounts Supervisor

Bury

Finance

Richard Corke

Senior Manager

Isle of Man

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David Tovey

Manager

Hampshire

Restructuring and Insolvency

Chloe Hobson

Senior Administrator

Hampshire

Restructuring and Insolvency

Cameron Harrison

Business Development Executive

Thames Valley, London

Restructuring and Insolvency

Sarah Mann

Director of Operations | Consultant

Bury

Business Services

Katie Carroll

Supervisor - Cashier

Bury

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Catherine Greathead

Senior Administrator

Preston

Restructuring and Insolvency

Bradley Jordan

Trainee Insolvency Administrator

Guernsey

Restructuring and Insolvency

Beverley Roberts

Secretary

Bury

Support

Sophie McDonough

Senior Manager

Bury

Restructuring and Insolvency

Katy McAndrew

Director

Manchester

Restructuring and Insolvency

Rachael Johns

Manager

Bury

Compliance

Christine Bailey

Office Support

Preston

Support

Helen Murray

Senior Relationship Manager

Birmingham, Worcester, Wolverhampton

Lifecycle

Summer Hume

Junior Administrator

London

Restructuring and Insolvency

Emma Edgar

Manager

Bury

Restructuring and Insolvency

Isabelle Messenger

Administrator

Bury

Restructuring and Insolvency

Krish Singh

Learning and Development Manager

Bury

HR

Jennifer Moore

Solicitor | Director - Head of Corporate and Commercial

Manchester

Leonard Curtis Legal

Zahidur Miah

Senior Administrator

Manchester

Restructuring and Insolvency

Wendy Harrison

Office Administrator

Bury

Support

Emma Brown

Membership Manager

Bury

Business Services

Joe Thompson

Assistant Manager

Manchester

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Daniel Whitaker

Junior Administrator

Jersey

Restructuring and Insolvency

Iain Nairn

Director

Gateshead

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Shamana Rani

Business Advisory Analyst

Manchester

Funding

Kristie Bowden

Trainee Cashier

Bury

Restructuring and Insolvency

Chelsea Hanson

Office Manager

Barlborough

Support

Aron Williams

Assistant Manager

London

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Chris Cunnane

Relationship Manager

Manchester

Restructuring and Insolvency

Siann Huntley

Director

Taunton Cardiff

Restructuring and Insolvency

Daniel Szczerkowski

Administrator

Bury

Restructuring and Insolvency

Nicola Carlton

Senior Administrator

Manchester

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Klaudia Turonek

Office Administrator

Manchester

Support

Neil Bennett

Director

London

Restructuring and Insolvency

Andrea Harper

Audit and Risk Manager

Manchester

Business Services

India Lawrenson

Solicitor

Manchester

Leonard Curtis Legal

Katharine Downs

Finance Manager

Hampshire

Finance

Mike Parkinson

Completions Coordinator

Bury

Funding

Rebecca Lawton

Office Administrator

Bury

Support

Stephen Jones

Business Development Manager

London

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Nick Myers

Director

London

Restructuring and Insolvency

Cheryn Fisher

Legal Executive

Manchester

Leonard Curtis Legal

Ian Lomas

Consultant

Manchester

Business Services

Chris Knott

Director

Stoke

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Natasha Phillimore

Administrator

London

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Luqmaan Said

Administrator

London

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Heather Deson

Team Support Administrator

Birmingham

Support

Phil Morton

Director

Loughborough

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Christian Waller

IT Director

Bury

IT

Joph Young

Director

Worcester

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Dave Nash

Office Administrator and Systems Support

Manchester

Leonard Curtis Legal

Aaminah Dadabhoy

Senior Administrator

Preston

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Julie Hogan

Senior Support

Bury

Support

Allison Whyborn

Compliance Senior

Bury

Compliance

Sarah Gray

Business Development Manager

Gateshead

Lifecycle

Cheryl Richards

Manager

Hampshire

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Dan Ormerod

Director

Bury

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Richard Turvey

Director

Manchester

Business Services

Aslam Mulla

Manager

Bury

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Danny Bulloch

Business Development

Glasgow

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Andrew Knowles

Director

Manchester

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Azimunnisa Raj

Senior Administrator

Preston

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Millie Egan

Membership Manager

Bury

Business Services

Zak Travis

IT Support Engineer

Bury

IT

Sean Williams

Director - Head of North East

Leeds

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Joseph Carter

Senior Administrator

London

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Darren Grimshaw

Associate Director

Bury

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Ben Ainsworth

Junior Insolvency Administrator

Bury

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Adiya Akylbekova

Operations and Finance Business Partner

Bury

Finance

Amber Holt

Finance Support Administrator

Guernsey

Finance

Ellie Avery

Administrator

Bury

Restructuring and Insolvency

Eve Johnson

Junior Administrator

Bury

Restructuring and Insolvency

Adam Dilworth

Trainee Data Analyst

Bury

IT

Joanne Stubbs

Account Manager

Bury

Business Services

Davitt Lynch

Director

Bury

Restructuring and Insolvency

Jonathan Roberts

Solicitor | Director

London

Leonard Curtis Legal

Ellise Townsend

Senior Administrator

Bury

Restructuring and Insolvency

Andrew Gregory

Solicitor | Director - Chairman

Manchester

Leonard Curtis Legal

Timothy Kendrick

Administrator

Gateshead

Restructuring and Insolvency

Phil Trueman

Specialist Business Development Manager

Beverley, Leeds, York

Funding

Anthony Bailey

Manager

Liverpool

Restructuring and Insolvency

Richard Pinder

Director

Barlborough

Restructuring and Insolvency

James Hall

Associate Director - Head of Data

Bury

IT

Sharon Tyson

Cashier Manager

Bury

Restructuring and Insolvency

Stewart Goldsmith

Director

Hampshire

Restructuring and Insolvency

Charlotte John

Manager

London

Restructuring and Insolvency

Matthew Naylor

Administrator

Manchester

Restructuring and Insolvency

Nadine Swettenham

Senior Manager

Manchester

Restructuring and Insolvency

Nicola Harcombe

Assistant Manager

Bristol

Restructuring and Insolvency

Helen Sutherland

Paralegal

Manchester

Leonard Curtis Legal

Mala Patel

Manager

Manchester

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Karen Assiak

Senior Consultant

Manchester

Business services

Megan Singleton

Director

Preston

Restructuring and Insolvency

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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