Graham Elsworth

Head of Transaction Services

Graham specialises in:

• Corporate Finance

And has sector experience in:

• Retail and Wholesale

Biography

Current role

Graham is the head of our transaction services team in Birmingham. He is currently developing and expanding our transaction support offering to include institutional due diligence for the PE community, IPO’s and related public company work, a focus on winning international corporate assignments and the introduction of a focussed commercial due diligence service.

Experience

Graham was appointed National Head of Transaction Services in May 2008 and has developed a well resourced, commercially aware team with extensive knowledge of the financial due diligence process – Voted ‘2008 and 2007 Transaction Services Team of the Year’. Following a career in audit, Graham specialised in deal management from 1992 to 1995 before becoming involved with transaction evaluation engagements and Stock Exchange regulated transactions covering a wide range of sectors and transaction types.Previously with KPMG where Graham led a team of transaction service specialists as a partner for five years, he has huge experience in international corporate M&A transactions and in bringing companies to market, having acted on over 25 flotations.

Recent transactions include:

• Advised Marfrig, a Brazilian company with global turnover in excess of £1 billion on the acquisition of CDB Meats.
•  Acquisition of Leapfrog Day Nurseries for ABC Learning Centres, and Australian listed company with turnover in excess of AUS $ £1 billion.
•  Vendor initiated financial due diligence for the management of Whitworths and Gresham LLP (£86 million).

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