FRP Corporate Finance strengthens its Cardiff team

FRP Corporate Finance has strengthened its presence in the Welsh market, with five new hires and a series of staff promotions.

The expansion comes as FRP Corporate Finance celebrates its first anniversary of having an on-the-ground presence in Wales, following the acquisition of Cardiff-based Lexington Corporate Finance in July 2024.

Geraint McGrath joins FRP Corporate Finance as a director, having worked in corporate finance for almost 15 years. A stalwart of the Cardiff dealmaking community, advising corporates, private equity, entrepreneurs and management teams on strategy and transactions, McGrath previously worked as a senior investment manager at Foresight Private Equity and before that, he was a corporate finance director at Deloitte.

Alongside the new appointments, FRP Corporate Finance has also promoted Cardiff-based Thomas Edwards to its partnership, while Jade Burgess has been named as assistant manager.

In addition, the team has welcomed Maisie Hayward, who has joined FRP Corporate Finance as an associate, alongside Aneka Abeywickrema and Alexander Griffiths as managers and Aaron Williams and Dylan Jones as executives.

Led by partner Gary Partridge, FRP’s Corporate Finance Cardiff office currently features 18 team members and is actively recruiting. It is also running its summer internship programme as part of a commitment to develop the next generation of dealmakers, giving five graduate or post-graduate students the opportunity to gain hands-on experience working within the firm’s Cardiff office for several weeks.

Over the last year, the team has completed a series of transactions, including advising leading cyber security company PureCyber Limited on its £5m investment from equity partner BGF, advising the shareholders of advanced coatings specialist Teer Coatings on its sale to AIM-listed Judges Scientific, and the sale of Welsh fire and security services business Ceaton Security to Senseco Systems.

Partridge said: “Having been part of FRP Corporate Finance for just over a year, our growth journey to date has coincided with a more stable macroeconomic climate and an uptick in the M&A market. Not only did we join a firm with a strong collaborative culture and a clear focus on the development of its people, it’s also been great to be able to tap into a wider national network of expertise and seamlessly offer our clients a broad range of additional services – from restructuring to debt advisory support.

“This year so far, we’ve worked on several standout deals and have a healthy pipeline with a good mix of trade and private equity projects, including growth capital deals and founder cash-outs. The growth of the team reflects both our ambition and commitment to the market, and we’re looking forward to building further on our success throughout the remainder of 2025 and beyond.”