CORPORATE FINANCE
SERVICES
Our Corporate Finance division advises a select few clients on high-value transactions up to $200m, delivering specialist corporate finance services that maximise value and guide you from preparation to completion.
With vast experience in business sales lead advisory and end-to-end transaction support, our team has a proven record of achieving exceptional outcomes for our clients.
As a leading corporate finance boutique, we approach each deal uniquely, prioritising your company’s best interests at every stage.
Our Directors have been in your shoes, giving us a genuine understanding of the importance of these decisions and the insight needed to help you navigate them confidently.
The key to our success
OUR CORPORATE FINANCE EXPERTISE
Corporate finance team
David Gardner
Corporate Finance Managing Director
David is a seasoned Corporate Finance Director with an enviable track record of delivering high value deals across both international and UK buyer pools. His expertise spans multiple buyer and investor types, including private equity funds, evergreen investment portfolios, family offices and strategic trade buyers. With over 20 years spent advising entrepreneurial businesses, David is highly experienced and with a talent for aligning and delivering his clients’ aspirations and exit strategies.
David Gardner
Corporate Finance Managing Director
David is a seasoned Corporate Finance Director with an enviable track record of delivering high value deals across both international and UK buyer pools. His expertise spans multiple buyer and investor types, including private equity funds, evergreen investment portfolios, family offices and strategic trade buyers. With over 20 years spent advising entrepreneurial businesses, David is highly experienced and with a talent for aligning and delivering his clients’ aspirations and exit strategies.
John Hunt
Corporate Finance Director
John joined KBS Corporate in 2014 having had over 20 years’ corporate finance experience in the accountancy profession with Coopers & Lybrand (PwC) and BDO. He has been the Managing Director of a company in the renewable energy sector in the UK, as well as working and living in Scandinavia and the United States. He has also enjoyed working on M&A assignments in China and Russia.
John Hunt
Corporate Finance Director
John joined KBS Corporate in 2014 having had over 20 years’ corporate finance experience in the accountancy profession with Coopers & Lybrand (PwC) and BDO. He has been the Managing Director of a company in the renewable energy sector in the UK, as well as working and living in Scandinavia and the United States. He has also enjoyed working on M&A assignments in China and Russia.
Mughees Saleem
Corporate Finance Director
After graduating on the EY Degree in Accounting, Auditing and Finance from Lancaster Business School in 2014, Mughees worked in the Audit department at EY Manchester. Following qualification as a chartered accountant, he actively sought a role in corporate finance and after working in the Transaction Services team at DSW, Mughees joined KBS Corporate Finance in 2018. Whilst working sector agnostically, he has led and advised on various deals over the last six years including notable completions such as the sale of plastics recycling companies Aurora Manufacturing and Venture Polymers to Ravago, and IASME, a cybersecurity certification company, to Phenna Group.
Mughees Saleem
Corporate Finance Director
After graduating on the EY Degree in Accounting, Auditing and Finance from Lancaster Business School in 2014, Mughees worked in the Audit department at EY Manchester. Following qualification as a chartered accountant, he actively sought a role in corporate finance and after working in the Transaction Services team at DSW, Mughees joined KBS Corporate Finance in 2018. Whilst working sector agnostically, he has led and advised on various deals over the last six years including notable completions such as the sale of plastics recycling companies Aurora Manufacturing and Venture Polymers to Ravago, and IASME, a cybersecurity certification company, to Phenna Group.
CASE STUDY:
Nationwide Specialist Projects
Whilst we have completed many deals in the fire and security sector, this was the first smoke ventilation contractor we had represented on the market. This industry will be a significant growth area over the coming years due to Grenfell regulations, accounting for retrospective work and new build projects.
CASE STUDY:
McNicoll Van Hire
It was important to focus on McNicoll’s status as Scotland’s largest vehicle rental company, highlighting its substantial fleet of vehicles and long-term customer relationships to establish it as an opportunity with scope for further growth.
CASE STUDY:
Percol
It was important to produce marketing materials that reflected Percol’s ethical values and its commitment to sustainability, while demonstrating its strong market potential by highlighting its previous success with some of the UK’s largest supermarkets.
CORPORATE FINANCE SERVICES FAQS
Corporate finance services help business owners and acquirers navigate high-value transactions, often guiding them through every stage – from selling or acquiring a company to managing all aspects of the deal.
The three main areas of corporate finance are:
- Capital budgeting – Choosing the most profitable projects and investments to create value for the business and its owners.
- Capital financing – Deciding how to fund those projects, using debt, equity, or a mix.
- Working capital management – Managing assets to keep the business running smoothly.
While they’re often linked, corporate finance and accounting serve different purposes:
- Accounting – involves recording, reporting on, and analysing past financial transactions.
- Corporate finance – focuses on planning, investing, and funding to support the company’s future growth.
KBS Corporate works with a wide range of mid-market businesses, typically owner-managed or family-owned, with sustainable profitability. Contact our team for more information on how we could help.
At KBS Corporate, we don’t set a fixed valuation target at the outset of a company sale. Instead, we focus on maximising your company’s value by generating competition among our unrivalled network of potential buyers. This approach ensures you achieve the best possible outcome based on actual market interest.
You can make a confidential enquiry here to speak to an expert business sales adviser about our corporate finance advisory services.