PKF Francis Clark

PKF Francis Clark is a firm of chartered accountants and business advisers based from 9 offices across the South, with around 60 Partners and over 900 staff. We are passionate about the client being central to everything that we do and are constantly trying to exceed their expectations. Our vision is shared ambition – we take time to understand a client’s business and will work with them to achieve their goals, making sure that we provide the right specialist advice for their individual needs.

Our 35-strong multi-award winning corporate finance team is one of the largest in the South and has consistently been ranked as one of the UK’s most active dealmakers, completing over 100 deals per year. We apply original thinking, proactive management, creative fundraising arrangements and innovative solutions to meet any and all challenges a transaction may expose. Operating in the mid and lower-mid market, we support primarily owner-managed business on transactions typically ranging in value from £5m - £60m and, as part of the PKF International network, we have colleagues on the ground in 150 countries giving us the international firepower to complete cross-border deals anywhere in the world.

Our M&A team with integrated debt advisory specialists support corporates, management teams, business owners and investors across a broad variety of sectors. Specialising in all aspects of mergers, acquisitions, business disposals and raising finance our team is on hand from transaction conception through to completion. Our strong relationships within banking, private equity, alternative finance and law firms, coupled with specialist support from in-house taxation teams, enables us to provide timely solutions regardless of complexity.

Our Transaction Services team has significant experience performing due diligence on businesses that range in size and complexity across a range of sectors, both nationally and in cross-border transactions. This includes reporting to corporate acquirers, debt and equity partners, joint venture funders as well as undertaking vendor due diligence. We do not approach due diligence as just a compliance exercise but rather as a way to uncover areas that a management team may not be aware of and help to save significant costs through a transaction.

Finally, our specialist Energy and Infrastructure team provide a complete financial advisory service to the renewable energy sector, with experienced senior corporate finance experts alongside leading tax advisory, wealth management and due diligence specialists. We have advised on all the major commercially viable energy technologies including onshore wind, floating offshore wind, solar PV, geothermal, hydro electric, energy and waste and storage and peaking power.

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