Fast work as Hare and Davies race to top jobs at Grant Thornton

Toby Hare has been promoted to Director, while Stuart Davies has been made Partner. Davies will continue to focus on the East of England, leading the team alongside fellow Partners Mike Tillson and Doug Bentley.

Grant Thornton UK LLP’s M&A team specialise in working with entrepreneurs in the region with stand-out deals during the past year including the sale of nursery school provider Orchard Day Nurseries to Kindred Education, the corporate carve out of manufacturing business Strata Products in a sale to Chiltern Capital, the Management Buy-Out of pharma services business MAP Patient Access, backed by Kester Capital and two acquisitions for the UK’s fastest growing retail group, AK Retail.

Davies said: “Despite a slowdown in global M&A activity from the highs of 2021, there remains a high level of liquidity in both the UK and overseas market, and appetite for strategically important acquisitions remains strong. We remain optimistic as we progress through 2024 with a strong pipeline for good quality deals.”

Mike Tillson, fellow Partner in the Grant Thornton UK LLP team said: “The recent promotions and appointments within the team demonstrate our confidence in the local market across the East of England and our confidence in the market going forwards.”