Chartered accountant PKF Francis Clark strengthens corporate finance team in Bristol

Chartered accountant PKF Francis Clark has strengthened its corporate finance offering in Bristol with several recent appointments.

Nathan Holland has joined from EY as a manager in the transaction services team headed by director Sam Phillips, who also worked at the Big Four firm before moving to PKF Francis Clark in 2020.

Associates Adam Keelty, who joins from Deloitte in Bristol, and Chris Harper, formerly of BDO, have also come on board to work on due diligence projects, mergers and acquisitions.

It follows a record year for PKF Francis Clark’s corporate finance team, which saw over £750 million of deals completed out of the firm’s Bristol office alone.

Andrew Killick, head of corporate finance, said: “It’s very pleasing to be attracting up-and-coming talent from other firms in such a competitive marketplace, as we invest in growing our team to meet the increasing demand we’re seeing in the Bristol market for a full range of advisory services, including transaction support.

“We’re helping ambitious businesses to identify opportunities and make deals happen, as corporates, alternative finance and private equity still have huge amounts of capital to deploy.

"The volume and variety of transactions we’re working on enables us to offer attractive career development opportunities, coupled with flexible hybrid working and a collaborative culture, to both new recruits and our existing team.”

Working closely with PKF Francis Clark’s corporate finance team will be tax partner Nicola Manclark, who recently joined the accountancy firm from the legal sector, having previously worked in KPMG’s corporate tax advisory team in Bristol.

Nicola brings 20 years’ experience of advising corporate clients on transactions such as the sale of companies and real estate.