Cavendish Corporate Finance

Cavendish Corporate Finance LLP
Industry Financial Services
Founded 1988
Headquarters London, United Kingdom
Key people
 Lord Leigh of Hurley (Senior Partner and Co-founder)
Number of employees
 42 (2015)
Website www.cavendish.com

Cavendish Corporate Finance LLP, commonly referred to as Cavendish, is an independent firm advising exclusively on sell side M&A. Cavendish specialises in a variety of sectors including; financial services, industrials, and healthcare (a full list features below). The company advises a broad variety of clients including; private companies, financial institutions and fully listed public companies, with transactions generally falling in the mid-market value range (£10 million to £200 million).

History

Cavendish Corporate Finance was co-founded in 1988 by Lord Leigh of Hurley, Senior Partner at Cavendish and Hugo Haddon-Grant, who currently acts as a business consultant for the company. Prior to forming Cavendish Corporate Finance, Lord Leigh of Hurley worked at Deloitte Haskins & Sells, the accountancy firm, where he helped set up a mergers and acquisitions group. Hugo Haddon-Grant has previous experience with the Business Exchange and was previously with the accountancy firm Grant Thornton.[1] Cavendish has, over the last 25 years, advised on over 500 company sales, with an aggregate value in the billions of pounds.[2]

Overview

Exit Review

Cavendish has developed an Exit Review Process that they claim to be strategically aimed at enhancing value and positioning businesses for sale during the 6–18 months prior to commencing a sale exercise.[3] Exit Review is designed to assist shareholders who have the time to plan a future exit strategy and can highlight alternative options for companies considering re-financing or a minority sale to an equity investor.

International Focus

Cavendish is a member of M&A International Inc., a global alliance of M&A boutiques. M&A International Inc. offers the resources of 46 M&A advisory and investment banking firms operating in 40 countries. The mergers and acquisitions market is increasingly global and many company disposals attract interest from overseas purchasers. Membership of M&A International Inc. enables Cavendish to locate international buyers who are often willing to pay higher prices than domestic buyers.[4]

Deals

Recent Notable Deals

Below are some of the more notable deals that Cavendish have recently advised on. Many of these deals have received coverage from the Sky News, The Financial Times and other news organisations:

Date Vendor & Client Sector Acquirer/Investor
July 2015 Silver Cross Nurseries Consumer & Retail Shanghai Fosun Industrial Investment Co Ltd[5]
July 2015 Reward Gateway Technology, IT & Telecoms Great Hill Partners[6]
June 2015 Resolution Property Financial Services Shanghai Fosun Industrial Investment Co Ltd[7]
Apr 2015 Naked Wines Consumer & Retail Majestic Wine Plc
Feb 2015 Rudridge Limited Industrials Travis Perkins Plc
Dec 2014 Scott Dunn Consumer & Retail Inflexion Private Equity
Aug 2014 The Planning Shop International Limited Media Adelphi Worldwide, part of Omnicom Inc
June 2014 Boardman Bikes Consumer & Retail Business Growth Fund
Mar 2014 Avantia Limited Technology, IT & Telecoms ECI Partners
Jul 2013 Opta Sports Data Limited Media Perform Group Plc
Jul 2012 Robert Dyas Consumer & Retail Theo Paphitis
May 2012 Spaldings Holdings Limited Industrials Marubeni Corporation
Apr 2012 Raleigh Cycle Limited Consumer & Retail Accell Group
Mar 2011 Hawk-Eye Innovations Business Services Sony Corporation
Apr 2010 Theo Fennell plc Consumer & Retail Private placing
Jan 2010 Gü Consumer & Retail Noble Foods
Dec 2009 Smythson Consumer & Retail Greenwill SA

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Our People". cavendish.com.
  2. ↑ "Cavendish". cavendish.com.
  3. ↑ "‘Personal chemistry’ and international reach most important factors when choosing M&A advisers". Growth Business UK. C1 control character in |title= at position 1 (help)
  4. ↑ "M&A International Inc.". mergers.net.
  5. ↑ "China's Fosun Eyes Silver Cross As Next Target". Sky News.
  6. ↑ "Reward Gateway sold to Great Hill Partners". www.wsandb.co.uk.
  7. ↑ "Fosun bets on European property with Resolution venture". Financial Times.

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