A Cardiff-based company finance specialist agency has change into the primary UK agency to affix Eaton Sq. – a global community of company finance advisors.
Lexington Company Finance joins Eaton Sq. – a cross-border M&A and capital service supplier on the again of a profitable 2022, which noticed them advise on greater than £150m price of offers and transfer to a bigger workplace in Cardiff metropolis centre.
It will likely be the primary UK-based agency to affix the community, which was based in 2008 in Melbourne Australia and now includes 150 senior professionals in international locations together with the US, Australia, New Zealand and Malaysia. Within the final 18 months alone, Eaton Sq. has grown its worldwide attain by 50 per cent and has signed greater than 50 consumer mandates.
Gary Partridge, managing director and Nigel Griffiths, business director
Gary Partridge, managing director of Lexington Company Finance, mentioned:
“As we’ve got expanded, we’ve got seen a substantial rise in cross-border requests, particularly from the US because the greenback is at present so sturdy. Partnering with Eaton Sq. will allow us to capitalise on these alternatives and meet the rising demand.
“We anticipate that it is going to be an actual catalyst for Lexington’s worldwide growth and permit us to handle a lot bigger offers – finishing a handful of offers through Eaton Sq. this 12 months will result in substantial progress in our income.
“To be the primary UK agency within the community opens us as much as an array of exiting alternatives as we proceed with our formidable progress technique.”
The brand new partnership comes on the again of a 2022 that noticed Lexington broaden its workforce to 12, greater than triple its workplace house with a transfer in July and see extra award successes and full landmark transactions.
This consists of finishing two main offers on the identical day in June, the place Lexington acted as lead company finance advisor to the shareholders of Cardiff-based 4Wood TV and Movie, one of many UK’s main TV and movie set design and construct companies, on its sale to the administration workforce, whereas supporting with the profitable acquisition of Lancashire agency MKT Logistics by Turners Group, which operates from 32 websites throughout the UK.
Reece Adnams, Eaton Sq. CEO, added:
“I’m very happy to welcome the Lexington workforce to Eaton Sq.. The Lexington workforce has invaluable consumer expertise and perception throughout the UK. This expands {our capability} particularly in enterprise providers, industrial, and know-how sectors, and additional strengthens our means to hyperlink traders and firm sellers within the UK to alternatives and consumers around the globe.”
