Financial Due Diligence

Having completed over 60 transactions in the past two years, we are also one of the most active advisors in the market. Our award-winning team provides partner-led services to private equity firms, banks, asset-based lenders and corporate entities. We offer buy-side and sell-side financial due diligence, as well as working capital reviews, vendor assistance, bid support and defence.

Our initial ‘red flag’ review helps to identify key issues at an early stage before undertaking the wider scope of work.

We offer concise reporting on the key issues relevant to your deal and your business, and clear analysis and conclusions to guide your decision making.

The Transaction Services Team

Catriona Lang
Ed Brentnall
Sophie Colloby
James Killing
Richard Hooper
Steve Holmes

Catriona Lang

Catriona jointly heads the financial due diligence business Dow Schofield Watts Transaction Services LLP, which she established in December 2008 with Ed Brentnall. Prior to this she spent 9 years at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP where she qualified as a Chartered Accountant in audit, before moving to their Transaction Services team in Manchester and London. Catriona has … Continued

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Ed Brentnall

Ed jointly heads the financial due diligence business, Dow Schofield Watts Transaction Services LLP, which he helped to establish in December 2008. Ed qualified as a chartered accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Manchester and Minneapolis (USA) and then spent 5 years in their transaction services team. During this period Ed worked for a number of clients … Continued

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Sophie Colloby

Sophie joined Dow Schofield Watts Transaction Services LLP in April 2017 as a Partner in the Yorkshire and North East practice. She has provided specialist financial due diligence and transaction related services since 2003. Sophie’s extensive experience includes advising corporates, entrepreneurs, finance providers and private equity funds, across a range of industries and transaction types … Continued

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James Killing

James joined DSW in June 2018 to establish the Transaction Services team in London. James joined from RSM, having spent the last thirteen years providing financial due diligence services (both on the buy side and sell side) to mid-market and lower mid-market private equity houses. His experience covers a variety of sectors, including recruitment, manufacturing, … Continued

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Richard Hooper

Richard joined DSW in June 2018 to establish the Transaction Services team in London and comes with 20 years of experience providing specialist financial due diligence and transaction related services. He has worked on a range of private equity and corporate transactions, on both buyside and sell side roles, with services covering due diligence, transaction … Continued

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Steve Holmes

Steve joined in September 2021 to co-found the Thames Valley office based in Reading with fellow Partner, Carla Holmes. Steve will head the financial due diligence offering and Carla will provide tax advisory services to the local business community Steve is a qualified Chartered Accountant (2002) and obtained the ICAEW’s Corporate Finance designation is 2010. … Continued

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Transaction Services

Financial Due Diligence
Completion Mechanism Advice
Vendor Due Diligence
Vendor Assistance
Refinancing and Working Capital Reports
Royalty Audit and Licence Review

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