CORPORATE FINANCE
SERVICE
A fully Director-led service, our Corporate Finance division works with a select few clients on sales valued up to £200million.
With vast experience in business sales lead advisory and holistic transaction support, our corporate finance division has a rich history of delivering results and exceeding our clients’ expectations.
This boutique, tailor-made service ensures every deal is approached uniquely, prioritising your company’s best interests during the acquisition process.
Our team of Directors have been in your shoes and we truly understand the magnitude of any decision you make concerning your company’s future direction.
The key to our success
CASE STUDY:
Infrastructure Gateway Ltd
Infrastructure Gateway is a fully accredited service provider which boasts Multi Utility Registration Status, making it one of only a handful of companies in the UK to achieve such recognition. It has significant water sector heritage and is highly regarded by customers and industry peers.
CASE STUDY:
Law Print & Packaging Management
A particularly strong USP was that Law Print offers its service worldwide, from design, printing and quality assurance through to international logistics management. The company works with a global network of accredited packaging manufacturers and suppliers, with pet food packaging being one of its specialist areas of expertise.
CASE STUDY:
Tim Hogarth Antiques
We worked on targeting potential buyers to acquire the company’s assets. Several market-leading pawnbrokers/jewellers expressed interest in pursuing the opportunity, wanting to meet with Tim, visit the sites and discuss the business in more detail.
OUR CORPORATE FINANCE EXPERTISE
Corporate finance team
David Gardner
Corporate Finance Managing Director
David is a seasoned Corporate Finance Director with an enviable track record of delivering high value deals across both international and UK buyer pools. His expertise spans multiple buyer and investor types, including private equity funds, evergreen investment portfolios, family offices and strategic trade buyers. With over 20 years spent advising entrepreneurial businesses, David is highly experienced and with a talent for aligning and delivering his clients’ aspirations and exit strategies.
David Gardner
Corporate Finance Managing Director
David is a seasoned Corporate Finance Director with an enviable track record of delivering high value deals across both international and UK buyer pools. His expertise spans multiple buyer and investor types, including private equity funds, evergreen investment portfolios, family offices and strategic trade buyers. With over 20 years spent advising entrepreneurial businesses, David is highly experienced and with a talent for aligning and delivering his clients’ aspirations and exit strategies.
John Hunt
Corporate Finance Director
John joined KBS Corporate in 2014 having had over 20 years’ corporate finance experience in the accountancy profession with Coopers & Lybrand (PwC) and BDO. He has been the Managing Director of a company in the renewable energy sector in the UK, as well as working and living in Scandinavia and the United States. He has also enjoyed working on M&A assignments in China and Russia.
John Hunt
Corporate Finance Director
John joined KBS Corporate in 2014 having had over 20 years’ corporate finance experience in the accountancy profession with Coopers & Lybrand (PwC) and BDO. He has been the Managing Director of a company in the renewable energy sector in the UK, as well as working and living in Scandinavia and the United States. He has also enjoyed working on M&A assignments in China and Russia.
Mughees Saleem
Corporate Finance Director
After graduating on the EY Degree in Accounting, Auditing and Finance from Lancaster Business School in 2014, Mughees worked in the Audit department at EY Manchester. Following qualification as a chartered accountant, he actively sought a role in corporate finance and after working in the Transaction Services team at DSW, Mughees joined KBS Corporate Finance in 2018. Whilst working sector agnostically, he has led and advised on various deals over the last six years including notable completions such as the sale of plastics recycling companies Aurora Manufacturing and Venture Polymers to Ravago, and IASME, a cybersecurity certification company, to Phenna Group.
Mughees Saleem
Corporate Finance Director
After graduating on the EY Degree in Accounting, Auditing and Finance from Lancaster Business School in 2014, Mughees worked in the Audit department at EY Manchester. Following qualification as a chartered accountant, he actively sought a role in corporate finance and after working in the Transaction Services team at DSW, Mughees joined KBS Corporate Finance in 2018. Whilst working sector agnostically, he has led and advised on various deals over the last six years including notable completions such as the sale of plastics recycling companies Aurora Manufacturing and Venture Polymers to Ravago, and IASME, a cybersecurity certification company, to Phenna Group.