UK
Ireland
Corporate finance
We work with entrepreneurs and owners as a trusted adviser to sell their businesses, secure acquisitions, raise capital and realise their ambitions.
With strong networks across private equity investors, capital markets and strategic trade buyers, we help clients find the best fit on the best terms. Drawing on decades of expertise and deep industry experience, our team uncover value and help clients navigate challenges.
S&W is a trusted partner for mid-market businesses, including first-time sellers and buyers. Our specialists support private companies, including private equity-backed businesses, from sale preparation and identifying buyers and investors, through to negotiation to achieve their objectives.
At every stage, experienced partners provide a hands-on service and independent, expert advice.
Industry experience, international expertise
Whether selling, acquiring or raising capital, our corporate finance specialists bring insights from working across and often within industries, including in our key sectors:
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Business services
with advice and support, as tech-enablement, international expansion and consolidation transform industries and opportunities
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Healthcare
enabling businesses to find and fund strategies for success in highly regulated markets
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Industrials
securing deals, finding finance for capital investment or selling to realise value in an age of automation, AI and energy efficiency
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Technology
helping fast-growth, innovative businesses scale and expand to disrupt and dominate their markets
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Consumer
supporting clients in branded consumer goods, food and beverage and the leisure sector markets
We support clients with tailored services and sector-specific insights – across the UK and Ireland and around the world. Through Oaklins International, we draw on the local knowledge and subsector expertise of 850 colleagues globally completing on average 400 transactions a year, with a significant proportion cross-border and involving private equity investors. Learn more about our international capabilities.
Discover our corporate finance services:
Lead advisory
services deliver advice, planning and execution to achieve your strategic objectives. We help businesses develop plans for exits, capital projects and organic and inorganic growth. We’ll identify and assess financing options and work with you to create value through your transactions. Our specialists bring impartial advice, industry expertise and international capabilities.
M&A support
for the sell-side and buy-side. We support businesses with acquisitions, disposals, MBOs and complex restructurings. We work with clients through planning and marketing, through due diligence, negotiation, closing and post-deal support. We have a strong record of helping strategic and financial buyers execute acquisitions, buyouts, joint ventures and mergers.
Growth capital
services support ambitious entrepreneurs and businesses through the process of raising capital, from private equity to venture capital and family offices. Our expertise encompasses the initial assessment and strategy development through to successful execution. S&W helps you navigate all the options, prepare and present a compelling case for funding and deal with the opportunities and challenges of bringing an investment partner into the business.
Proven corporate finance expertise
Across the UK, around the world and over decades, we’ve helped businesses and entrepreneurs complete successful deals, extract value, grow faster and secure funding to reach their goals. Find out what clients say about us in our testimonials.