Pura Advisory launches to support corporate finance clients across UK

Three senior corporate finance professionals have united to discovered a brand new consultancy which gives corporate finance recommendation to mid-market companies across the UK, and internationally. Pura Advisory will leverage the companions’ intensive international networks to assist clients in a number of sectors.

Pura Advisory’s method is constructed on sector experience spanning know-how, media, shopper, retail, leisure, actual property and enterprise companies, with the founders having expertise advising on offers from £10 million to over £1 billion. Hitting the bottom operating, the agency launched with a crew of six, together with three founding companions: Richard O’Donnell, Gbolahan Ladipo, and Dane Phillips.

O’Donnell beforehand led the European Client & Leisure groups at each Clearwater Worldwide and Canaccord Genuity and commenced his profession at UBS. He has spent 21 years advising founders and personal fairness funds on transactions across the patron and leisure sector, together with the sale of Yew Tree Dairy to Müller and the sale of Hill Biscuits for LDC.

Ladipo in the meantime is a extremely skilled senior banker, most not too long ago at Deutsche Numis, delivering major capital raises to energy development in non-public corporations. Prior roles embrace govt director EMEA M&A at Nomura, and funding banking at UBS. He has an in depth monitor report of efficiently originating and executing transactions across a variety of sectors significantly in tech, media and actual property, with non-public and publicly listed corporations, each within the UK and internationally. Notable offers, amongst many others, embrace advising on a $300m major capital elevate for Wiz, and advising Kyoto Distillery on its sale to Pernod Ricard.

Lastly, Phillips has efficiently suggested on greater than 30 capital elevate, buyside and sell-side transactions within the media, know-how and leisure area during the last 15 years. Having began his mid-market profession at skilled companies agency Grant Thornton, Dane has spent nearly all of his profession efficiently working throughout the boutique M&A advisory area, initially with ACF Funding Financial institution, earlier than turning into a associate at NOR Capital.

Talking on the launch, O’Donnell commented, “After greater than 20 years in corporate finance, launching Pura Advisory is an thrilling new chapter. We’ve a wealth of expertise to work with companies, entrepreneurs and personal fairness, at a time when deal volumes are rising, and personal markets are within the highlight. We imagine Pura Advisory is nicely positioned to present high-quality, partner-led recommendation to companies across the UK.”

Pura Advisory has additionally partnered with Hatch Enterprise, a nationwide charity that helps underrepresented entrepreneurs from across the UK to think about, launch, and develop companies with a optimistic impression on their communities. Wanting forward, Pura is committing 2.5% of income to Hatch Enterprise, and also will offer mentorship and talent sharing to the entrepreneurs which can be a part of the programmes.

Hatch Enterprise Managing Director Rebekah Capon added, “We’re delighted that Pura Advisory has chosen to support Hatch on this approach, placing support for underrepresented entrepreneurs on the coronary heart of its enterprise mannequin. This new partnership will allow us to present the support wanted to degree the enjoying subject for founders across the UK, constructing a greater and fairer system for everybody wanting to launch their very own enterprise.”