Issue 1 2021

Acquisition International - Issue 1 2021 105 Company: Sia Group Contact: Paul Craig Website: www.sia-group.co.uk ounded in the early 1990s as an asset valuation and auction house, SIA Group is today considered a leading specialist in asset appraisal, advisory and disposal services in the UK, which has successfully grown from a single office in Brighton to an enterprise spanning the country with headquarters in St Paul’s, London. The group’s comprehensive asset solutions are employed by asset-based lenders, banks, financial institutions, restructuring and turnaround professionals, financial sponsors, and corporate and public bodies across the UK and EU. SIA is able to provide intelligent and independent advice on valuation and disposal of assets in industry and commerce, regardless of whether their clients are engaged in mergers and acquisitions, asset-based lending, financial based reporting or any other business activity. SIA also boasts specialist knowledge of the aviation sector, having taken on the UK’s first aviation auction and as a continued provider of both fixed wing and rotary aircraft valuations. Requiring profound understanding of the complex nature of aircraft valuations and expertise in dynamics from engine maintenance records, power by hour programmes, CAA licenses and much more, the aviation sector is a niche specialism for asset valuation and auction. SIA’s CAA accredited team of leading pilots and technicians work alongside leading asset-based lenders and finance houses to provide comprehensive and informed valuation services pertaining to aviation. In addition, the group is able to provide advisory services in Intellectual Property, Inventory, Marine, Property, Accounts Receivable and more, as well as their award-winning valuation and auction services. Driven by passion, integrity and commitment to their clients, SIA has become a distinctive asset valuation and disposal business that is renowned for its entrepreneurial culture and strong risk management discipline. In order to maintain its leading position in its markets, SIA’s core values are broken down into three attributes: Innovative, Incisive and Informed. At the forefront of providing new solutions and services to its clients, the group’s success can largely be put down to its ground-breaking approach to asset management, having been the driving force between concepts such as Accelerated Inventory Realisation and Retention of Title Plus. This innovation is facilitated by the incisive and informed nature of the team at SIA; operating across the UK, the group has become known for its responsiveness and ability to deliver insightful, unbiased and time critical advice that is provided with professional, experienced and friendly client service. By establishing valuable, trusting business relationships with their clients, SIA is able to provide asset valuation and disposal solutions that are tailored to their needs and end goals. As SIA adds their most recent award as the Leading Asset Valuation and Specialist Auction Firm of the Year, United Kingdom to its already F SIA Group is a multi-award-winning asset appraisal, advisory and disposal business that provides an outstanding range of solutions to asset-based lenders, corporate, private and public bodies across the UK and Europe. In just under three decades, SIA has grown into one of the UK’s most prestigious asset valuation and auction specialists having led the way in advisory services across a myriad of industries, including aviation. Building Success Nov20235 exhaustive list of awards and accreditations, they are able to look ahead to an exciting and busy future. With economies and businesses currently in the midst of a particularly changeable and turbulent period, SIA’s unparalleled expertise is proving more valuable than ever to its portfolio of clients across the UK and Europe. Requiring profound understanding of the complex nature of aircraft valuations and expertise in dynamics from engine maintenance records, power by hour programmes, CAA licenses and much more, the aviation sector is a niche specialism for asset valuation and auction.