KPMG’s Corporate Finance team in the North West has finalised 19 deals over the past 12 months with a combined value of over£1.2bn.
The practice, which is made up of 25 professionals, recorded one of its busiest periods on record. In recent weeks KPMG was the lead sell-side adviser to Warrington-based medical technology firm Aesthetic Technology and its sale to Omni Partners.
The performance comes alongside Christian Mayo, KPMG’s Head of Corporate Finance in the North, joining the firm’s Manchester office. Christian has joined the leadership team of the North West Corporate Finance practice which is now led by three senior dealmakers, including Head of Private Equity in the North, Rick Stark, and Nisha Sharma, who is Head of TMT in the North.
Christian, who lives in the city, has worked with KPMG for more than 24 years and was previously based in Manchester when he was made partner in 2006.
Christian Mayo, Head of Corporate Finance at KPMG in the North, said: “We’ve got a thriving and incredibly successful corporate finance practice in the North West, which is part of a 50-strong team right across the North and Scotland. I’m proud to continue to lead our teams across the region, which are superbly integrated into the local dealmaking communities and are behind some of the North’s most exciting transactions.
“From a personal perspective it’s exciting to be coming back home to rejoin the vibrant Manchester corporate finance community, focussing on our corporate finance offering on the ground here, alongside Rick and Nisha.
“That’s why over recent months we’ve continued to invest in the practice here and I’m delighted to welcome three new directors into the team, Amanda Ruddiman, Nicky Leonard and Patrick Simpson, taking the senior team in Manchester to eight partners and directors.”
Warren Middleton, Office Senior Partner at KPMG in Manchester, said: “Our corporate finance practice is one of the largest in the city and helps to make Manchester a thriving hub for regional and national dealmaking. With Christian, Rick and Nisha we have a formidable group of leaders that are supported by a diverse and talented group of professionals, which are fundamental to the multidisciplinary proposition we have for our clients in the North West, As we continue to invest in the practice, they can build on the strong growth that we’ve seen in recent years to further support corporates and investors achieve their M&A and fundraising ambitions.”
