With experience gained from advising in over 400 acquisitions, our Commercial Transaction Services (CTS) team brings rigour and expertise to the M&A process serving both private equity and corporate clients.

Pre transaction

We work to provide support and commercial advice to private equity and corporate clients from deal screening and origination to comprehensive due diligence. We offer our client integrated teams, bringing together specialists in commercial, operational and IT due diligence to deliver the high-quality analysis required to support the decision to buy or lend.

Post transaction

Private equity - We work closely with private equity clients / management teams to drive insight gained in the pre-transaction phase through to action and enhanced profit trajectory.

Corporate - We ensure that the energy of the deal process is carried through to the merger phase, prioritising the actions needed to lift earning targets, and supporting senior executives to achieve these objectives.

Sector expertise

Our work encompasses a wide variety of industries and sectors. With the support of the industry specialists across the firm, we are able to provide expertise on a range of sectors. However, particular areas of expertise include manufacturing, business and financial services, consumer business and technology, media & telecommunications.