James Cowper Kreston and Kreston UK publishes its 2013/14 Corporate Finance Deals Report

Thames Valley and South Coast accountants James Cowper Kreston and Kreston UK has announced the release of this year?s Corporate Finance Deals Report 'Moving SME business in the right direction'.

The Report provides insights into some 133 Corporate Finance deals in the SME sector completed by the Kreston member firms over the period with an aggregate value of £656m.

The analysis covers:

• industry sector - 49% in the Manufacturing, Healthcare and Business Service sectors
• deal type – 43% being sales, and
• sources of finance – 37% of the deals were largely funded by bank finance; and
• the types and volumes of transactions that have been occurring across the length and breadth of the UK and Ireland.

Steve Clarke, James Cowper Kreston, said: “We knew that there was a significant amount of corporate finance activity being carried out by individual member firms, but had never measured the extent of it before.  Producing this report has given us a real insight into the strength of the Kreston UK and Ireland firms in terms of our collective cross sector knowledge and sophisticated deal-making capabilities.  This marks us out as a significant player in the SME sector.

“The volume and size of the reported deals is testament to the hard work and expertise of our dealmakers, especially in the economic climate that we have been operating in over the last few years.”

Kreston International CEO, Jon Lisby confirmed: “The range of experience and geographical coverage offered makes Kreston UK the perfect partner for transactions in the SME sector.”