Shaw and Co selected as UK M&A ECOVIS member

Shaw and Co has been selected as the only UK corporate finance (M&A) advisory firm to join ECOVIS International.

Shaw and Co will be “instrumental” in developing the ECOVIS International global M&A network alongside founding member Taurus Corporate Finance from The Netherlands.

The network will be composed of independent member firms operating under their own brand and leadership but with a common global goal of increasing cross-border deal flow.

The deal was signed at this year’s ECOVIS International Partner Meeting (IPM) in Dubai where over 200 members of the network gathered for a three-day conference.

Founded in Germany in 2003, ECOVIS International has grown into the 18th largest professional services network in the world with its members having a combined fee income of over $1.5bn (£1.19bn) per annum.

Jim Shaw, CEO and founder, Shaw and Co, said: “M&A is undoubtedly a global marketplace. Cross-border transactions are happening more frequently than ever before as technology breaks down geographical barriers.

“Although Shaw & Co has been undertaking cross-border transactions for its clients since inception, joining ECOVIS International takes our global capability to another level. The trip to the IPM in Dubai confirmed our decision to join as the power and breadth of the network was abundantly clear.”

Robert McCann, chairman of the supervisory board of ECOVIS International and senior partner of ECOVIS Wingrave Yeats, added: “Each Partner is invested in growing the ECOVIS International network for our clients’ benefit by nurturing and developing our relationships and special ‘family’ culture which is embraced by all member firms. Developing the M&A network is a major strategic objective of ECOVIS and Shaw and Co joining the network is a significant milestone to achieving that goal.”