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Cavendish Corporate Finance Limited
40 Portland Place 路 London 路 W1B 1NB 路 UK
Telephone: +44 (0) 207 908 6000, Fax: +44 (0) 207 908 6006
Contact name: Hugo Haddon-Grant, Email: Cavendish, Website: www.cavendish.com
Cavendish is the UK's only independent specialist advisor to vendors of businesses. Our clients include leading UK private equity firms, major public and private groups, and entrepreneurs. As a single service provider focusing solely on the sale process, we provide a highly specialized, bespoke service. We advise on company sales and equity fundraisings with transaction sizes primarily between £10 million and £150 million. Since our formation in 1988, we have advised on the sale of some 350 companies. We have particular experience in advising on cross-border M&A transactions.
Our advisory team comprises professionals with many years' corporate finance experience. It is supported by a dedicated research team and an extensive proprietary database of acquirors. Members of the advisory team have expertise in numerous industry sectors including engineering, chemicals, financial services, business services, consumer, retail, industrials, technology and telecoms.
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Smith & Williamson Corporate Finance Limited
25 Moorgate 路 London 路 EC2R 6AY 路 UK
Offices also in Southampton, Bristol, Salisbury, Worcester and other locations
Telephone: +44 (0) 207 131 4000, Fax: +44 (0) 207 131 4017
Contact name: Stuart Marcy, Website: www.smith.williamson.co.uk
The Smith & Williamson Group is the 8th largest professional services firm in the UK, with turnover of £120m and 1,400 employees in 11 UK offices. Corporate Finance consists of over 40 professionals following the merger with Solomon Hare in 2005. Smith & Williamson is focused on the mid-market with most deals in the £5-100 million range. In the last decade we have completed over 500 deals, with over 50 completed in 2005.
S&W Corporate Finance has dedicated M&A, public market and transaction services teams, supported by experienced colleagues in other disciplines, particularly specialist tax advice. The division offers a full range of corporate finance services, including divestitures, acquisitions, buyouts and capital raising via the M&A team. The Public Markets team can advise on both London Stock Exchange Official List and AIM transactions. The team has considerable experience advising owner-managed businesses, UK and international corporates, private equity firms and banks.