Peter’s core strengths are in buying and selling companies where his advice and thorough due diligence means his clients know they are making the best possible deal.

Strategic planning is key, both to maximise value for a vendor and to drive the best bargain for a purchaser. Peter’s skills in taxation and cashflow modelling drives deals forward and identifies tax efficient or cash efficient structures to make the deal happen. If a problem arises in the deal process he can devise a solution to fix it that is acceptable to both sides.

Specialist Expertise

• Strategic planning
• Financial due diligence
• Business grooming & exit planning
• Tax efficient earn-out structures
• Identifying targets
• Completion Accounts
• VAT

Deal Experience

• £120m MBO in aerospace industry
• £35m acquisition in software industry
• £38m hotel acquisition
• Business exits of all sizes
• Reverse takeovers into AIM listed companies
• Cross border transactions
• Venture capital/EIS

Qualified  

• 1995

Joined Alliotts

• 1991

Memberships

• Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW)  - Corporate Finance Faculty, Management Accounting and Tax Faculties, ICAEW Solicitors Group
• Institute of Taxation (CIoT)