Sabial Hanif

Specialisms include fundraising, debt financing, strategic advice, growth capital, management buy-outs, acquisitions and exits.

Experience

Sabial has over 10 years of experience advising shareholders and management teams on corporate finance transactions across several different sectors and delivering strategic advice on mergers, acquisitions, management buyouts, finance-raising and disposals.

Notable client work & achievements

Recent transactions at S&W include the sale of Panthera BioPartners, a site management organisation, to LDC; the sale of Coverworld, a building products manufacturer and supplier, to Kingspan PLC; and the £22m sale of Ambala, a premium sweets manufacturer, to Cakebox PLC.

Professional qualifications & memberships

Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) 

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The IPO readiness trap: Preparing to list without losing momentum

IPO readiness projects, when conducted well, serve a dual purpose of preparing a group to both navigate the IPO process successfully and then succeed as a publicly owned group. But how do organisations ensure IPO readiness is appropriately prioritised, without compromising the group’s ability to focus on what made it successful in the first place?

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Why private equity investors should treat international tax as an operational diligence issue

When it comes to international tax in private equity transactions, the focus is typically on identifying risks. But is tax diligence concentrated on historical exposures still fit for purpose?

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