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, healthcare, retail and IT, with clients including Alcuin, Connection Capital, LDC, Mobeus, and YFM.
Deals that James has worked on in recent years include:
- Vendor due diligence on Leathwaite International in respect of investment by Beechbrook Capital
- Vendor due diligence on the disposal of Education Personnel Management to Citation
- Financial due diligence on behalf of Alcuin Capital Partners in relation to their investments in Lorega and AMI
- Financial due diligence on behalf of SEA Equity in relation to their investment in Taylor Hopkinson
- Financial due diligence on behalf of Mobeus Equity Partners in relation to their investments in Kinneir Dufort and Jablite
- Vendor due diligence on the disposal of Shorterm to Growth Capital Partners
- Financial due diligence on behalf of Connection Capital in relation to their investments in Teamsport, Impero and Earthmill
- Financial due diligence on behalf of LDC in relation to their investment in BOFA International
Prior to this James qualified at Baker Tilly and spent five years at DTZ in their Financial Consulting Team.
Transaction Services – London Office