Mercer & Hole appoints Menzies LLP Director of Corporate Finance

Accountants Mercer & Hole has today announced the appointment of Kevin Paget.

Kevin joins as Director and Head of Deal Advisory and brings with him a wealth of experience and knowledge, having worked in senior finance roles in industry across a variety of sectors in the UK and US.

Since 2008, Kevin has focused his career solely on deal advisory, part owning a corporate finance boutique for nine years before joining Menzies LLP seven years ago and advises on deals varying in size from £2m to £150m. Kevin is skilled at advising and assisting business owners with valuing, selling and buying businesses along with all forms of debt and equity fundraising. Kevin project manages the transaction from the outset to completion and has a specialism in debt and equity backed management buyouts. He also offers strategic guidance to assist business owners exploit growth potential or turnaround distressed situations.

The dedicated Corporate Finance team at Mercer & Hole has significant experience in advising business owners/stakeholders, acquisitive companies, institutional investors, banks and other alternative lenders

Kevin Paget comments: “I’m delighted to join Mercer & Hole and look forward to working with the team to enable them to grow further. Every transaction and business owner are unique, and we are there to handle the whole process, from start to finish, in what will often be the largest financial transaction in their life.

Ross Lane, Senior Partner at Mercer & Hole adds: “We are very pleased to welcome Kevin to the team, he will be a huge asset and brings with him a terrific amount of experience and a network which will benefit our clients, especially those who are looking to exit their business in the future. Kevin’s approach to working closely with and ‘hand holding’ clients through the transaction process from start to finish means they get not only the best outcome, but also the reassurance that they have made the right decisions at every step of the way.”

Mercer & Hole has 27 partners and over 250 staff across its offices in London, St Albans Rickmansworth and Milton Keynes.