Houlihan LokeyDirector, Corporate Finance
Sep. 1998 - Sep. 2022Manchester Area, United Kingdom20+ years in the M&A industry. Paul specialises in advising companies and private equity firms on PLC transactions and mergers and acquisitions, particularly takeovers and IPOs. He covers a broad range of sectors with particular focus in Technology, including Gaming in particular. Together with managing a number of cross border transactions for clients, he has also been operationally involved on a number of GCA's own corporate transactions - including the merger of Altium with GCA and the recent acquisition of Stella EOC. Recent deals include: £90m acquisition of Catalis plc by NorthEdge, £100m acquisition of Invertek Drives on behalf of Sumitomo Heavy Industries, investment in UKFast by Inflexion valuing the business at £405m and the £142m acquisition of Nexus Vehicle Rental by Phoenix and management. Paul holds the Securities and Investment Institute Diploma and is a member of the Securities Institute. He has also been awarded the CF Qualification by the ICAEW. Specialties: Public company advisory work: IPOs, secondary fundraisings, takeovers and M&A and acting for Private Equity firms, particularly on take private transactions. Cross border acquisitions and disposals. Technology transactions, particularly Gaming