Quercus Corporate Finance is delighted to announce the appointment of Brian Tyrer and Geoff Finch to the Senior Advisory Board.
Our Senior Advisory Board consists of seasoned entrepreneurs who have built successful businesses across a range of sectors. We recognise that a major transaction is a unique experience for most entrepreneurs we work with and that it is helpful to talk to like-minded people who have completed a similar journey.
Brian and Geoff join existing Board members, Alan Bennie (Consumer), Roger Davies (Security & defence) and Paul Philips (Business Services).
Nick Standen, Chairman of Quercus said:
"Brian and Geoff are acknowledged leaders in their respective fields and we are delighted that they have joined our Senior Advisory Board whose knowledge and vast experience provides the Quercus team with unique sector insights and our clients with reassurance and challenge. The Board's contribution clearly differentiates our approach to M&A transactions. We shall announce further appointments in the months ahead."
Quercus Corporate Finance is delighted to announce the sale of Acal Enterprise Solutions Limited (AES) to Agilitas Holdings, a new company owned by the current management of AES and NVM Private Equity Limited.
The Quercus team, led by Amanda Hall and Nick Standen, advised the Board of Acal plc on the sale of AES. AES, based in Nottingham, provides a comprehensive parts support service to both the OEM and maintenance markets. It primarily supports end of service life mid-range and mainframe enterprise systems, such as computer servers and data centres.
Amanda and Nick have been working with the Board of Acal since 2007 when they advised on the £41m sale of Acal IT Solutions to Avnet. AES is the last of three businesses to be sold from Acal’s Supply Chain Division. EAF (UK) and EAF GmbH were sold from this division in January 2013 and November 2013 respectively.
Amanda Hall, Founding Partner of Quercus said:
“Nick and I are pleased to have successfully advised Acal on the sale of AES. The disposal reflects Acal’s continued strategy of building a specialist electronics supplier to the industrial and medical sectors and we wish the Agilitas management team every success in the future. This is our fourth deal completion since forming Quercus and we look forward to continued success over the coming months.”
Acal Group Chief Executive, Nick Jefferies added:
“Acal have worked with Nick and Amanda over a number of years. We appreciate their straightforward, objective advice and the years of experience they bring to a transaction. Given the complexities of this transaction their hands-on, partner led approach was key to getting the deal over the line. We look forward to having the opportunity to work with the Quercus team again in the future”.
Leading advisory firm Quercus Corporate Finance today announces the appointment of Andrew Clegg as its fourth M&A partner. Clegg joins from KPMG where he spent 18 years focused on originating and executing mid-market transactions across the South of England. He spent six years in Gatwick, leading the firm’s Corporate Finance team across Surrey, Sussex and Kent, and the last three years in London, establishing a mid-market M&A advisory team across Greater London.
Clegg has worked on numerous high profile transactions across the region, including the sales of Shoreham-based business services provider, Pyroban Group, to US industrial group Caterpillar, Inc., and Guildford-based Surrey Satellite Technology to the French aerospace group, EADS.
Commenting on the appointment, Clegg said:
“The opportunity to join Quercus to focus exclusively on mid-market M&A across the southern region where I have spent so much of my career was too compelling to turn down. In recent times, more established advisors have decided to exit this dynamic segment of the market and I am firmly of the view that Quercus is uniquely positioned to fill the gap as business confidence continues to recover”.
Quercus chairman Nick Standen added:
“Andrew is extremely highly regarded across the southern region and his track record of getting deals done in the mid-market is exemplary. We are delighted that Andrew has decided to join Quercus and his appointment reflects our confidence in what we can achieve as growth returns to the economy. We now offer clients a unique proposition in the region; 80 years combined advisory experience and a track record of over 250 successful deals.”
