Hazlewoods, the Gloucestershire-based accountants and business advisers, have taken on three new appointments to their Corporate Finance team, providing specialist advice to small and mid-market businesses on a wide range of transactions.
Hazlewoods Corporate Finance provides a variety of services, including merger and acquisitions, due diligence, business valuations and equity market admissions. In the six months to 30 June 2016, the team successfully completed 54 deals valued at £270 million.
Owen Vizard, Michael Callebaut and Richard Grover joined Hazlewoods earlier this year, increasing the existing Corporate Finance team, which includes partners Andy Brookes, John Lucas, Paul Fussell and David Main, to 18.
This reflects a strong level of growth enjoyed by Hazlewoods as pressure on companies to grow, differentiate and deliver cost synergies continues to have a positive impact on activity.
Owen Vizard has over 15 years’ experience in Corporate Banking, having originally joined the Lloyds Bank Mid-Markets team in Bristol in 2001. Here he worked with a wide network of businesses with annual turnover of £25 million plus, providing financial expertise, funding and guidance to help drive confidence and business growth.
Michael Callebaut joins the expanding Transaction Services team having graduated from the University of York. He joined EY in Hull, taking a lead role on the audits of listed and non-listed clients with turnover between £2 million and £280 million.
Richard Grover graduated from Cardiff University in 2008; in 2013, he joined Deloitte in Bristol working on the audits of a diverse range of clients from small owner managed companies up to FTSE 250 businesses. Richard will be involved in both Corporate Finance Lead Advisory and Transaction Services assignments.
Paul Fussell, Hazlewooods Corporate Finance Partner noted: “The continued expansion of the Corporate Finance team demonstrates our intent to remain the preferred Corporate Finance partner in our chosen markets. Owen, Richard and Michael will compliment our existing team in providing high quality support and advice.”