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Corporate finance: acquisitions and disposals; management buyouts, finance-raising; business planning due diligence.

Experience

Mark has over 25 years’ corporate finance experience within the Smith & Williamson team, with particular experience in advising small and medium-sized owner-managed businesses.

He has acted for clients across a range of sectors including food distribution, consumer goods, and transport and support services throughout the UK, including a number of cross-border transactions.

Notable achievements

Recent transactions include:

  • Disposal of a homewares business to overseas-based multinational conglomerate.
  • Acquisition advice and transaction support for specialist food sector business.
  • Due diligence and advisory services on a series of acquisitions for leading European transport operator.
  • Finance-raising advice and assistance for specialist packaging company.

Professional qualifications/memberships

Qualified Chartered Accountant and a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales’ (ICAEW) corporate finance faculty.

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