Grant Thornton's South West corporate finance team hail busy last quarter

It was a busy end to last year for Grant Thornton's corporate finance team in the south west and Wales, where the tax and advisory giant is expanding its team.

In the last three months of the year, the team completed four deals worth more than £150m across the region - involving multiple specialist teams within the healthcare, power and renewables sectors.

And it noted that Ben Stevens had recently joined the team as an assistant manager to meet growing demand from new and existing clients.

In October, the team advised the Bristol Centre for Reproductive Medicine on its sale to CVC-backed FutureLife Group - one of Europe's leading providers in reproductive medicine.

They also acted on the sale of a leading digital psychiatry platform to a private equity firm.

Elsewhere, renewable energy installation and maintenance business Low Carbon Exchange Limited (LCX), was advised by the team on its sale to Sureserve.

Weston-super-Mare -based LCX is a market leader in the installation and maintenance of renewable energy solutions to social housing providers. The company has revenues of £29m and 151 employees.

Finally, the Grant Thornton team advised dog-friendly coffee shop chain Coffi Lab on its strategic investment from the Development Bank of Wales.

Award-winning Coffi Lab continues to grow its brand as it further expands its presence in the south west.

"It was an extremely busy last few months and end to 2024 for our M&A team and the continued investment in our regional deals practice demonstrates our commitment to the South West and Wales," said Jamie Roberts, corporate finance partner for south west and Wales at Grant Thornton UK LLP.

"We enter 2025 with a robust deals pipeline and strong ambitions for the year ahead," he added.

"As we continue to build our client base across key sectors, our joined-up client-centric approach ensures we will continue to deliver market-leading returns for our clients."