KBS Corporate

We Find The Right Buyer For Your Business

more sales than any other UK advisor, Q1 2023 more transactions completed year-on-year Dave is an experienced Corporate Finance Director responsible for managing many sizeable transactions to private equity, trade and overseas buyers He is highly experienced, with over 15 years spent advising entrepreneurial businesses on their exit strategies

Tony is a well-known figure within the M&A industry with a wealth of professional knowledge He can demonstrate considerable experience in mid-market transactions and achieving deal values above his client’s expectations He has first-hand experience of acquiring, selling and floating his own companies

John has over 20 years Corporate Finance experience in the accountancy profession with Coopers & Lybrand (PwC) and BDO He has been Managing Director of a company in the Renewable Energy Sector in UK, as well as working internationally in Scandinavia and also the USA

Jay is a Chartered Accountant and an experienced corporate financier He spent most of his career working in Top 10 Accountancy Practices and also ran his own corporate finance boutique Jay has completed in excess of 100 transactions that include acquisitions, disposals and private equity deals

Matt’s specific expertise includes company disposals, MBOs and strategic planning He has over 20 years of transactional experience across many sectors with a particular emphasis in healthcare, leisure, manufacturing and retail Matt’s vast experience is often drawn upon by his colleagues

Guy has been at KBS for 10 years, having worked on all aspects of mergers, acquisitions and business exit strategies He specialises in establishing strong relationships with clients and has advised on transactions with values between £1m and £25m

John has over 18 years of operational, sales and commercial management experience within M&A He specialises in developing a thorough understanding of a business in order to drive optimum shareholder value Under John’s leadership, the Group’s holding company successfully floated on the London Stock Exchange in 2017 Beginning his career in marketing strategy, Simon is highly knowledgeable within growth strategies and the M&A marketplace As an integral member of the team, he operates a decisive role in developing creative sale strategies for clients in order to achieve their exit objectives

Stuart is a highly respected corporate financier and was previously Managing Director of Altium and head of corporate finance at Arthur Andersen He has been Group CEO of Latium Holdings during which time they acquired Ultraframe plc, Spectus Systems, Kestrel Building Products and the successfully disposed of Everest Home Improvements

With over 25 years of commercial experience, Julian is a chartered accountant and experienced corporate financier who was previously Head of Corporate Finance for BDO in the North West He went on to launch his own CF firm, and joined KBS to accelerate sector leading growth

As a qualified accountant, with over 12 years’ experience, Andrew adds financial and commercial value to clients by leading the transaction process, developing fully integrated financial models and enhancing management information to maximise buyer interest

TECHNOLOGY THAT DRIVES DEMAND

The platforms and tools we use to attract buyers to your business The Buyer Matching Engine (BME) is a bespoke piece of software, developed by KBS Corporate, which uses big data and algorithms to streamline the buyer research and targeting processes

Monitoring and analysing the activity of some of the world’s leading professional investors and their portfolios allows KBS Corporate to determine which Private Equity firms have experience and knowledge within its clients’ sectors

The BME provides the Research Analysts with historical acquisitions data from acquirers across the globe This helps KBS Corporate to identify who is active within the sector and which companies are on the ‘acquisition trail’