Background
Background

What sets Phil apart?

Phil is an expert in corporate finance, working closely with clients to gain a deep understanding of their visions and goals, developing dynamic strategies to help them to be achieved.

His wide-ranging experience as lead advisory on corporate transactions includes: acquisitions and disposals, transaction support (including cross-border transactions), Management Buy Outs and Buy Ins, due diligence work, fundraising, financial modelling, business valuations and corporate strategy. 

Phil has international experience, having been sent on secondment to Melbourne, Australia through the firm’s Kreston network. 

Phil's service expertise

  • Leading corporate finance assignments, bringing a robust and pragmatic approach to the process
  • Providing expert commercial and strategic advice to clients on key business transactions, including:
    - Fundraising
    - Succession Planning
    - Strategic planning
    - Mergers & Acquisitions
    - Acquisition Support
    - Due Diligence (Funder and acquirer based)
    - Restructuring
    - Financial modelling
    - Management Buy Outs
    - Management Buy Ins
    - Valuations

Phil's sector expertise

  • Advising clients in the education sector on financial modelling and restructuring, as well as specialist due diligence on Multi-Academy Trust mergers
  • Experience advising on acquisitions and business sales in the Food & Drink sector including CP Foods’ acquisitions of food-to-go retailer Chozen Noodle and quality food supplier The Foodfellas.
  • Advising the care sector. Recently advised on the sale of a large specialist care business
  • Advising on management buy outs and business sales as well as acquisition due diligence assignments in the manufacturing industry
  • Recently advised on the sale of a leading UK publisher and marcomms agency
  • Advising technology clients on fundraising (debt & equity), due diligence and strategic planning

Phil's sector expertise

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