Review of the M&A Funding Market in the North West – Views from a cross-selection of leading local funders
Our panel of local funders will each give their views on the state of the funding market for M&A and growth capital in the North West.
What impact have the various ‘external shocks to the system’ had in the last three years and how will the legacy of these events affect the funding market in the next year and beyond? We’ll explore whether supply & demand for M&A funding in the North West are, in the panel’s view, in balance. Do the panel feel that the range of available funding fits the specific needs of the market in the north west?
Who are the new entrants to the north west market during the last 12 months? Are there still gaps?
Do business owners and advisers in the North West still need to look to London for funding or is the North West self-sufficient?
We’ll ask the panel for their predictions for the next 12 months.
Questions from the audience are invited in advance, and on the day.
We expect a lively debate on a subject to which all M&A advisers and funders can relate.
About the Speakers:
Jeremy Cole, partner, has more than 21 years of corporate finance experience, working with successful businesses. Jeremy trained as a Chartered Accountant with Spicer & Oppenheim (now Deloitte & Touche) before joining PricewaterhouseCoopers in 1989, in Manchester. He spent 3 years working in PWC’s Silicon Valley office in San Jose, California, in the mid 1990’s, working closely with entrepreneurial technology and life science companies and venture capital funds.
He joined North West accountants Hurst & Company as a partner in 1997 to set up a corporate finance division, which he ran successfully until 2001, when he was approached by independent corporate finance firm TMG to join them as a partner.
In July 2002 Jeremy decided to establish his own corporate finance firm and set up Cole Associates.
Jeremy specialises in management buy-outs and buy-ins, corporate acquisitions and disposals, raising finance and due diligence. Jeremy invests a huge amount of energy and enthusiasm into each client’s transaction and enjoys a close working relationship with clients.
Paul Ellaby is partner and Head of Corporate at Trowers & Hamlins’ Manchester office. Paul has many years’ experience of advising on a broad range of corporate legal matters. He advises companies, their shareholders and directors at every stage of a company’s life-cycle from start up, through growth and acquisition, to succession and flotation.
A chartered accountant and corporate finance professional in Manchester and across the northern corporate finance market, Judith has a strategic involvement in driving the growth of TDC through marketing, networking and positioning the company as the lender of choice for regional SMEs, particularly those within the Northern Powerhouse.
Supporting deal generation and attending portfolio company board meetings, Judith brings considerable corporate finance and credit industry experience to the TDC team, benefiting our SME portfolio companies with her experience as a Non-Exec Director.
Formerly CEO of Enterprise Ventures ahead of its acquisition by Mercia. Jonathan has led and managed a substantial portfolio of successful private equity and venture capital investments. A significant proportion of this portfolio lies in the less affluent regions of the UK, where success has been achieved not only through the generation of attractive financial returns, but also through the jobs that have been created in growing SMEs, making a sustainable and long-term contribution to the UK economy.
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