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PHD Industrial Holdings is a UK-based acquisitive conglomerate investing primarily in the UK SME sector. Run by a team of experienced professionals who have worked together for many years, the team has a deep understanding of the challenges of growing and shaping successful businesses and working with founder-led companies.

The group currently comprises six main trading businesses in a variety of different industries employing over 330 people with a combined turnover in excess of £60m. PHD IH’s core strategy is to grow the group both organically and through the acquisition of well-established profitable SME businesses.

The Equity Finance Team

James Dow Owner / Co-Founder
Andy Dodd
Jon Schofield Owner / Co-Founder
Philip Price
Craig Richardson

James Dow

Owner / Co-Founder

James established Dow Schofield Watts in 2002, building a successful corporate finance boutique and adding complementary lines of business and an FSA registered private equity fund, PHD Equity Partners Following graduation from Liverpool University and qualifying as both a Chartered Accountant and Cost and Management Accountant, James then gained over 13 years corporate finance experience … Continued

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Andy Dodd

Andy joined Dow Schofield Watts as a Partner in May 2003. Previously, he had spent five years in KPMG’s Corporate Finance team in Manchester advising across a wide variety of transactions and sectors. Following graduation from Durham University and qualifying as a Chartered Accountant with PriceWaterhouseCoopers, Andy joined KPMG Corporate Finance in 1998. In addition … Continued

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Jon Schofield

Owner / Co-Founder

Jon co-founded Dow Schofield Watts Corporate Finance in 2002. For over three decades Jon has provided specialist corporate finance and strategic advice to growing businesses across a range of sectors. He has advised entrepreneurs, private and public organisations on an array of transactions including significant fundraisings, disposals, and corporate mergers and acquisitions. In addition, he … Continued

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Philip Price

Philip joined Dow Schofield Watts as a Partner in June 2003. Previously, he had spent seven years in KPMG’s Corporate Finance team in Liverpool and Manchester advising across a wide variety of transactions and sectors. Philip joined KPMG in Liverpool in 1993 from Liverpool John Moores University; he qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1996 … Continued

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Craig Richardson

Craig joined Dow Schofield Watts as a Partner in 2006. Prior to this he spent 14 years at KPMG, undertaking corporate finance and due diligence assignments in the UK and overseas after qualifying as a chartered accountant in 1992. In the inaugural North West Insider awards, Craig was voted Corporate Finance Advisor of the Year … Continued

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