Office to YFM; the disposal of Stirling Park to Capita; the disposal of Hughes Insurance to Liberty Mutual; the disposal of Integrated Engineering Services to Wilhelmsen Technical Solutions; the acquisition of Motherwell Bridge by Cape; the acquisition of ADTI (a division of Transocean) by Sun Capital Partners; the acquisition of Arnlea by NVM Private Equity; the acquisition of Coates Offshore by SCF Partners; the acquisition of Skycig by Lorillard; the acquisition of Epyx by Fleetcor Technologies; the disposal of Whyte & Mackay to Emperador; equity investment by Verlinvest in Genius Foods; Corporate and Rule 9 advisers to Bidco (1874) on the acquisition of Heart of Midlothian; the disposal of Pulsant to Oak Hill; the acquisition of a minority stake in ACS Clothing by BGF; the disposal of Freshcatch to Interfish; the development capital raise and minority investment in Lomond Capital by MML Capital; the disposal of Scotshield Ltd to SPIE UK Ltd; the acquisition of Safehouse Habitats by First Reserve Momentum and Simmons Private Equity; Investment in Unique Maritime Group LLC by Blue Water Energy.
Barry Fraser
Position: Executive director, lead advisory Age: 42 Qualifications: MA, CA, CF Career history: Qualified with EY in 1995. Focuses on the oil and gas sector and has 18 years of lead advisory experience having been based in London, Edinburgh and Aberdeen. Recent deals: Advising National Response Corporation on acquisition of Sureclean Ltd, advising Growth Capital Partners on investment in Advanced Insulation, advising Sparrows on acquisition of Servtech.
Andy Fyffe
Position: Executive director, transaction support Age: 47 Qualifications: MA, CA Career history: Qualified with EY in 1992 before joining its transaction advisory services team the following year. Completed secondments in EY’s Melbourne and London offices. Leads EY’s UK beverages and pubs & restaurants transaction teams. Recent deals: CALA’s acquisition of Banner Homes; sale of Orchid Group to Mitchells & Butlers; refinancing of Trust Inns.
Mike Timmins
DELOITTE
2 New Street Square, London EC4A 3BZ Telephone: 020 7936 3000 Fax: 020 7007 1074 Website: www.deloitte.co.uk Office locations: London and UK-wide Deal types undertaken: Acquisition/disposal; strategic advice; MBO/MBI; debt advisory/refinancing; fundraising; project finance; corporate recovery/reconstruction; listing – AIM, UK stock exchange, overseas.
Hywel Madden
Position: Director Age: 37 Qualifications: BSc CA Career history: EY, Deloitte. Advises public and private sector clients on transactions and financing at the public/private interface, specialising in commercial and contractual structuring, funding and finance raising and financial modelling. Served as a director on the executive board of Deloitte’s joint venture Ingeus Ltd, delivering circa £800m of services to government under the Department of Work and Pensions’ Work Programme contracts.
Position: Director, transaction support Age: 37 Qualifications: BSc, CA Career history: Qualified with EY in 2002. Returned to Scotland in 2007 after Australian secondment. Former Young Accountant of the Year and Emerging Dealmaker of the Year. Recent deals: Emperador’s acquisition of Whyte and MacKay; reporting for Exova Group plc; disposal of Motherwell Bridge to Cape plc; various advice and due diligence for Clyde Blowers Capital, SEP’s acquisition of SSE Pipelines Ltd.
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Andrew Kerr
Position: Director, lead advisory Age: 35 Qualifications: BLE (Hons), MSc (Econ), ACMA Career history: Commenced career with the corporate finance advisory team at Simmons & Company in 2002, prior to joining RBS Structured Finance in Glasgow in 2008. Joined EY in September 2012 as a member of the oil & gas team, subsequently assuming the lead role for EY’s corporate finance advisory team in Central Scotland. Andrew has significant experience across the Scottish market in both an advisory and funding capacity, on private equity and corporate-led transactions.
Stuart White
EY
10 George Street, Edinburgh EH2 2DZ Telephone: 0131 777 2000 Fax: 0131 777 2001 Email: npatey@uk.ey.com Website: www.ey.com/uk Office locations: Edinburgh, Glasgow, Aberdeen, Inverness and UK-wide Deal types undertaken: Acquisition/disposal; MBO/ MBI/BIMBO; refinancing; development finance; early stage/start-up; PFI/project finance; corporate recovery/ reconstruction; listing – AIM, UK stock exchange, overseas. EY is one of the world’s leading business and financial advisers. Our dedicated transaction advisory services team works with the UK’s most successful corporate, banking and private equity businesses and entrepreneurs to support a full range of deal requirements, from acquisitions and disposals to restructuring and flotations. We aim to deliver innovative yet practical solutions, from concept to implementation, through close working with our clients.
Neil Patey
Position: Partner and head of transaction support in Scotland Age: 50 Qualifications: BAcc, CA Career history: Qualified with EY in 1988 and promoted to partner in 1998. Returned to Scotland in 2007 following nine years with London-based private equity team. Recent deals: SEP acquisition of Indigo Pipelines Ltd, Cala acquisition of Banner Homes, sale of Motherwell Bridge, Emperador acquisition of Whyte & Mackay, Exova IPO, Maven acquisition of Lambert Contracts
Colin Dempster
Position: Partner and head of restructuring Scotland Age: 51 Qualifications: LLB (Hons), CA, FABRP Career history: Partner with Arthur Anderson in 1998. Joined EY in Scotland in 2002 following six years in London. Recent deals: Sale of AMD5 and Inversk plc; build-out Dean Park Developments; various corporate advisory projects.
Position: Director, transaction support Age: 37 Qualifications: MA, CA Career history: Qualified with Deloitte in 2003 before transferring to transaction support at EY. Focuses on the oil and gas sector and spent a year seconded to EY’s transaction integration team in London. Recent deals: Proserv’s acquisition of KRG, Hoover Container Solutions acquisition of Container Company; report on the economic contribution of the oil and gas supply chain for Oil & Gas UK; Wilh Wilhelmsen acquisition of Integrated Engineering Services Ltd; Connection Capital’s and Praesidian Capital’s investment in Redeem Holdings Ltd.
FRENCH DUNCAN LLP
133 Finnieston Street, Glasgow G3 8HB Telephone: 0141 221 2984 Fax: 0141 221 2980 Email: enquiries@frenchduncan.co.uk Website: www.frenchduncan.co.uk Office locations: Glasgow, Edinburgh, Stirling Deal types undertaken: Early stage/start-up; acquisition/disposal; MBO/MBI/ BIMBO; refinancing; development finance; corporate reconstruction. Yet again, FDCA has had a great year and shown itself to be one of the leading and most experienced corporate finance practices in Scotland.
Graeme A L Finnie
Position: Corporate advisory partner Age: 44 Qualifications: LLB (Hons), CA, MCSI Career history: Former Dealmaker of the Year finalist, senior positions in the corporate finance departments of two Big Four firms, managing director of two successful independent Scottish companies. Joined French Duncan to set up FDCA in 2005. Recent deals: Numerous transactions during a busy year, including three transactions in the healthcare sector.
Jeffrey Meek
Position: Head of technology and media Age: 52 Qualifications: BA, MBA, LLB, CA, CMSI Career history: Managing partner of McCabes before its merger with French Duncan in 2008. Recent deals: Due diligence for acquirers, valuations, loss-of-profit claims, reporting accountant on a number of ISDX listings. DECEMBER 2014 CA MAGAZINE