Corporate Finance

Whether you are pursuing strategies to create, preserve or extract shareholder value, our dedicated national team of corporate finance and M&A experts offer you a high-quality, award winning advisory service.

Our services are focused on delivering transactions for entrepreneurial owner managed businesses and comprise:

M&A Lead Advisory

• Company disposals
• Management buy-outs (MBOs) & buy-ins (MBIs)
• Acquisitions
• Raising equity investment for growth
• Debt raising & refinancing
• Strategic advice (preparation for a transaction)
• Flotations and IPOs
• Business Valuations

Transaction Services

• ‘Buy-side’ (or ‘acquisition’) financial due diligence
• ‘Sell-side’ (or ‘vendor’) financial due diligence 
• Vendor assist
• Sale and purchase agreement reviews
• Model building and model reviews
• Completions accounts
• Post deal planning
• Tax due diligence
• IPO reporting accountancy

As part of MHA, we are one of the UK’s most active M&A teams by deal volume. We work with business owners and management teams to deliver a bespoke service which is results-oriented. We invest our time and energy to develop long-term partnerships with our clients; often over a number of years and multiple transactions meaning we are on hand to help you crystallise the strategy for your M&A activities, then bring to bear our expertise to help you execute it, whilst mitigating your transactional risk.

Our corporate finance team’s network is extensive spanning private and listed companies, private equity and family office investors, and debt providers – a key aspect in our ability to maximise the likelihood of a successful outcome for your project. Our team takes a hands-on, yet emotionally intelligent approach to leading commercial negotiations and managing a transaction from inception to completion, which ensures expedient, efficient progress. We strive to bring creative thinking to every project whilst remaining objective and flexible in our outlook. Our partnership enables us to focus on the transaction, allowing you remain focused on the day-to-day trading issues affecting your business.

International Expertise: in- and out-bound M&A advisory and financial due diligence services

As an independent member of Baker Tilly International – the World’s ninth largest global advisory group – we offer clients unparalleled access to a broad range of in-country international corporate finance specialists where overseas projects are on the horizon. We can also provide tailored, expert lead advisory and financial due diligence services to international companies seeking to leverage M&A as a route by which to enter the UK market.

An award-winning team

Our corporate finance team is nationally recognised having won numerous corporate finance awards, most recently including coveted Insider Dealmaker Awards, the Game Changer Awards and the Corporate International Global Awards.

Contact us

Please contact us to discuss your corporate finance needs and find out more about how we can assist you.