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Grant Thornton South West and Wales Corporate Finance has expanded its team in the region with the appointment of Ben Stevens as assistant manager.
The appointment comes as the firm completed four deals in Q4 worth more than £150m across the region.
The team advised on a range of transactions including private equity, M&A and investment capital with a focus on its key growth sectors including healthcare, power and infrastructure, and renewables.
During these deals, Grant Thornton provided a “seamless” service across multiple specialist teams, including Corporate Finance, Debt Advisory, Transactions Advisory, Tax Valuations and Modelling.
In October they advised independent fertility centre, Bristol Centre for Reproductive Medicine on its sale to CVC-backed FutureLife Group, one of Europe’s providers in reproductive medicine.
Also in the healthcare sector, the team acted on the sale of a leading digital psychiatry platform to a private equity firm.
Elsewhere, renewable energy installation and maintenance business, Low Carbon Exchange Limited (LCX), was advised by the team on its sale to Sureserve.
Lastly, the team advised dog-friendly coffee shop chain, Coffi Lab, on its strategic investment from the Development Bank of Wales.
Jamie Roberts, Corporate Finance partner for South West and Wales at Grant Thornton UK LLP, said: “It was an extremely busy last few months and the end to 2024 for our M&A team and the continued investment in our regional deals practice demonstrates our commitment to the South West and Wales.
“We enter 2025 with a robust deals pipeline and strong ambitions for the year ahead. As we continue to build our client base across key sectors, our joined-up client-centric approach ensures we will continue to deliver market-leading returns for our clients.”
Nick Jones, Corporate Finance director, added: “We’re delighted to have completed so many landmark deals in the region over the last few months. The deals really demonstrate the unique breadth and depth of expertise we have, and our commitment to bringing that to bear to deliver exceptional outcomes for our clients.”
