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Corporate Finance

Providing corporate finance advice to management teams, owner-managed businesses, private and quoted companies.

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Crowe advises Ashley Medical Communications on investment from Hypha to support management buyout.

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Deals Dispatch

Mergers & Acquisition (M&A) Technology update for Q1 2025.

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Capital Markets activity

Transactions completed by the Capital Markets team for 2024.

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Mergers and Acquisitions activity 2024

Explore some of the completed transactions Crowe advised on.

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Our services

Acquisition and buyouts
Selling a company
Capital markets
Raising funds
Transactions
Financial modelling
Acquisition and buyouts

Whether your company is considering an acquisition in order to accelerate growth or you are a management team contemplating a management buyout or buyin, we have an experienced lead advisory team to assist in all stages of the transaction. We provide support including:

  • target research, selection and approach
  • valuation
  • feasibility analysis
  • business plan preparation
  • funding advice and sourcing support
  • deal, funding and tax structuring
  • negotiation of terms
  • due diligence: financial and tax
  • project management.
Selling a company

Our lead advisory team assist clients who are seeking to realise value by selling all or part of their business, as well as companies who want to focus on core operations by making a divestment. Disposals our team work on include strategic sales to trade buyers in domestic and cross-border markets or sales to private equity and management teams.

We provide support to clients throughout the sale process, including:

  • exit planning
  • preparation of sale memorandum
  • buyer search and vetting
  • confidential approach
  • negotiation of terms
  • deal and tax structuring
  • project management
  • vendor due diligence.
Capital markets

Our Capital Markets team provide specialist support to take you to your listing, through your listing and beyond. We work with companies who are seeking to list on the London Stock Exchange Main market, AIM, ISDX or other global markets, as well as supporting existing public companies on a range of public market corporate transactions

Our services include:

  • acting as reporting accountant
  • IPO advice
  • public offers
  • Public to Private
  • delisting
  • public company due diligence.

Read more information on our Capital Markets Services.

Raising funds

We assist companies seeking to raise funds for a wide range of reasons, be it working capital or capex needs, acquisitions, MBOs or simply refinancing to improve on their current terms. We have strong relationships with a wide range of potential funders, both debt and equity, and our approach to assisting clients through their fund raises covers all aspects of the transaction:

  • business plan preparation and forecasting
  • financial modelling
  • funding advice and sourcing support
  • institutional financing
  • valuation
  • negotiation of terms
  • pre-investment due diligence.
Transactions

Our experienced transaction services team support a wide range of types of clients with their due diligence and buy-side requirements, from banks and private equity firms to individuals and public or private companies.

We can assist with:

  • Financial Due Diligence for:
    • Mergers & Acquisitions
    • fund raising
    • management buyouts
  • Bid support
  • SPA negotiation support.
Financial modelling

Our financial modelling team support clients with the development of bespoke, flexible financial models for a wide range of transactions. A robust financial model is a useful tool, allowing clients to assess strategic plans and assist in decision making.

We produce models for:

  • transactional models
  • budget models
  • LBO and MBO modelling
  • valuations
  • models for long term forecasting and scenario analysis.

We also provide independent financial model review services, which can provide comfort to investors that a model is structured properly to accurately reflect the transaction or business. We offer a range of levels of review, from high level reviews and best practice checks to extensive model audits.

Regulated Corporate Finance services are provided by Crowe Corporate Finance UK Limited (FRN 967905), which is Authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

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The UK’s mid-market private equity landscape is continuously evolving amid new trends and strategic considerations. What should you be aware of?
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Crowe rises to first place in AIM Adviser Rankings for Technology and Healthcare
Crowe has achieved first place in the AIM Adviser Rankings for Technology and Healthcare, showcasing our expertise.
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2025: The year of M&A transaction disputes
Outlining our Mergers and Acquisitions transaction disputes for 2025.

Contact us

Peter Varley
Peter Varley
Partner, Head of Corporate FinanceLondon