M&A Awards 2021

22 Acquisition International - M&A Awards 2021 Nov21021 Best Independent Corporate Finance Advisory Firm - UK attaneo Corporate Finance’s team comprises corporate finance professionals with experience gained across Investment Banking, International Accounting Firms, Private Equity and Corporate Banking. Based in Birmingham, the firm operates internationally to provide a full range of corporate finance services, and with deal sizes from £5 million to £100+ million. “Our core values include working with our clients to deliver successful transactions and create shareholder value by being smart,” explains the eponymous Charles Cattaneo, who has more than 30 years corporate finance experience gained in investment banking, industry and as a corporate finance partner with both KPMG and Grant Thornton. “We offer a service led by a senior team who have the ability to operate in any geography and often to tight timelines to deliver excellent results for our clients.” Cattaneo works with a wide variety of clients including large overseas acquirors seeking to make acquisitions in the UK, business owners selling their businesses, UK corporates making acquisitions, and provides deal support for private equity firms and management teams on MBOs. It also works with clients on raising debt and equity funding. Charles himself is experienced in all aspects of corporate finance and has advised on more than 100 completed public transactions including 54 City Code takeovers, 15 being public to private deals. To date he has personally advised on more than £4 billion worth of corporate transactions including hostile and recommended takeovers, C Cattaneo Corporate Finance is an independent lead advisory practice which is dedicated to providing outstanding service to clients in both public and private arenas. acquisitions, disposals, equity and debt fund raisings, transfers to the Full List and to AIM and flotations. Elaborating on the firm’s success, Charles commented, “Whilst we offer a full suite of lead advisory services, we differentiate ourselves firstly by having a public company capability and secondly by delivering outstanding results for our clients. Our staff are also vital. We look for individuals who are not only professional in their approach but are capable of operating with the senior teams of our clients and counterparties. We take pride in delivering excellent results and relish going above and beyond to do that.” Whilst the Covid-19 pandemic created an initial standstill in activity, Charles tells us that it has quickly come back and the firm is now experiencing record levels of M&A activity. “Right now, the main challenge we are finding in the M&A market because of the high volume of deal activity is the lead time for financial due diligence with the larger FDD providers being stretched,” he says. Recently, Cattaneo was recognised for its excellence in the M & A Awards 2021 by being bestowed with the prestigious title of Best Independent Corporate Finance Advisory Firm – UK. Contact: Charles Cattaneo, Martyn Pilley Company: Cattaneo Corporate Finance Web Address: www.cattaneo.co.uk