Shaw & Co, the specialist corporate finance advisory firm, has continued its expansion with the addition of three new employees to its Bristol office.

The new starters join the company during a period of outstanding growth. Last year Shaw & Co, which helps SME owners across the UK to buy, sell, or fund the growth of a business, surpassed a major milestone – the completion of over £0.5bn worth of business transactions since its inception in 2011. Earlier this year the company also appointed Constantine Biller as Partner to spearhead its expansion across the North West of England.

The new employees are:

• Matt Green, Senior Manager

Matt joins from Lincoln International where he led capital raise transactions for private equity firms and founder-owned businesses in leveraged acquisitions and refinancings across multiple sectors, and in deal values ranging from £5m-£300m.

Prior to this, he spent nearly three years at Grant Thornton where he specialised in creating integrated three-statement financial models for M&A, forecasting and valuations. He also spent over three years in the Assurance/Risk Assurance department at PWC where he worked with a range of FTSE 100 companies.

• Cameron Mather, Executive

Cameron joins from accountancy firm Saffery where he developed a range of analytical skills including the valuing of unlisted investments. He also worked across a multitude of different industries, from investment funds to B2B and B2C companies, and with a large focus on SMEs.

• Sam Miles, Executive

Sam joins from BT where he was a Commercial Finance Manager providing financial, commercial and strategic analysis and advice on commercial propositions and complex bids. Prior to his role at BT, he worked at BDO where he was a Business Assurance Assistant Manager, gaining diverse industry experience while serving listed and SME clients across the financial services, professional services, retail, logistics, manufacturing and charity sectors.

Shaw & Co has been involved in a range of notable deals, including some of the most significant seen in the South West. These include the sales of Pukka Herbs to Unilever, GoProposal to Sage, Senta to IRIS, Canopy Simulations to Michelin and Vouchercloud to Groupon.

More recently, the team has overseen:

• The sale of Vigo Software, which builds and implements software and technology solutions for the logistics, haulage, warehouse and pallet network sectors, to Kerridge Commercial Systems (KCS), a global provider of Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and business management software.

• The sale of MyWorkpapers, a digital working papers solution for accountants and auditors, on its acquisition by Bright, a leading tax, accounting, finance and payroll software company.

• The £24m sale of The Safeguarding Company to Tes (Times Educational Supplement).

• The sale of Canopy Simulations to global brand Michelin.

• The £9m sale of Wiltshire-based accounting software business Data Interconnect to global digital finance transformation leader BlackLine.

• The management buyout of Now Education, one of the UK’s leading suppliers of staff for primary, secondary and SEND schools across England and Wales, which valued the business at £28m.

• The sale of Ecosurety’s UK Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) and Batteries Compliance schemes to Reconomy.

Jim Shaw, Founder and CEO at Shaw & Co, said: “Over the years we have worked extremely hard to demystify the complexity of corporate finance so more business owners and SMEs can achieve their ambitions and realise their company’s maximum value.

“Our unique approach has proved to be highly successful and we’re currently in the midst of an extraordinary period of growth. Matt, Cameron and Sam will all have a pivotal role to play in helping us to meet the burgeoning demand for our services across the UK.”

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