Myles Hamilton is a Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) Advisor at Bristol-based Shaw & Co. He is part of one of the largest corporate finance advisory teams in the South West. Below he provides a summary of his career, his current role and what he does in his spare time.
I joined Shaw & Co in 2011 and have the honour of being Jim’s first employee! I’ve built my corporate finance career over 17 years in companies including KPMG and Target Corporate Finance. I am also a Member of the Chartered institute for Securities and Investment.
At Shaw & Co, my focus is on the delivery of transactions such as company sales and acquisitions, management buy-outs for established businesses and their management and shareholders across a wide range of sectors.
On the transactions I work on, I provide technical expertise in deal negotiation and structuring, financial modelling and company valuation. Whilst I enjoy working across multiple sectors, I have deep sector knowledge in recruitment, digital media and professional services.
Since my time at Shaw & Co I have completed 15 deals – the largest of which was a £47m trade sale – and have helped some great clients including People Source, Cloud Savings, Passionate About People and Gradwell. I was instrumental in the sales of People Source to Manpower, VoucherCloud to Groupon and Nanopharm to Aptar.
When I’m not at Shaw & Co, I have four young children who keep me very busy. When I find the time, I enjoy watching rugby and listening to classical music.
Deals I have worked on
Fundamentals Limited – £2m CBILS business interruption loan
Gradwell – Secured private equity backing
Keep IT Simple – £26m trade sale to The Panoply Holdings PLC
One Team Logic – Secured £3.2m funding from Octopus Investments
Passionate about People – Trade sale
People Source – Trade sale to Manpower
Pukka Herbs – Trade Sale to Unilever
Recipero – Management buyout from TransUnion
Trunki – Raise of £3.92m to help Trunki fuel growth
Vouchercloud – Management Buy-Out of Invitation Digital from Vodafone
Vouchercloud – Trade Sale of Cloud Savings Company to Groupon
