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MOMENTUM CORPORATE FINANCE SUSTAINS THEIR MOMENTUM

South West‘s newest MBO specialists are now as big as the “Big Four”

Just twelve months after Momentum Corporate Finance was launched as a South West based specialist adviser for Management Buyouts and company sales, the Bristol-based firm has increased its size to match the corporate finance teams of the “Big Four” accountancy firms in the region.

Latest recruit to Momentum Corporate Finance is Chris Mills (29), who joins as an Associate Director from the CF team at Deloitte.

Having graduated in physics from Bristol University, Mr Mills joined Deloitte‘s audit department before becoming an advisory specialist in that “Big Four” firm‘s corporate finance team.

“I decided to make the move to Momentum because of the firm‘s unique culture, which is all about entrepreneurs advising entrepreneurs, and being prepared to invest in the companies they are advising.  Momentum is different to the ‘Big Four‘ advisory firms in being able to respond quickly to client needs and partner those clients throughout the entire process of an MBO or company disposal", said Mr Mills.

According to Rob Crews, a partner at Momentum Corporate Finance:  “Chris is an important addition to our successful formula.  In just twelve months, we have advised on many of the South West‘s biggest MBO and disposal transactions, and have been determined that our team will be drawn from the best players among the ‘Big Four‘ accountancy firms”.

Momentum‘s founding partner, Tony Kenny, added:  “Within a year, we have built our team of advisers to five, matching the size of most ‘Big Four‘ accountancy firms‘ corporate finance teams in this region.  Each of those advisers has come from a ‘Big Four‘ CF team.

Momentum Corporate Finance‘s partners, Tony Kenny and Rob Crews, were both formerly with PricewaterhouseCoopers.  Their other advisers have been recruited from Ernst & Young and Deloitte.

“What makes us different, and attracts those top advisers, is that we have a single and enthusiastic focus on MBOs and disposals.  Even more different is the fact that we are happy to back our clients by investing our own money in an equity stake to have a long-term commitment to their business”, said Mr Kenny.

END                9th March 2006

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PHOTO:  Left to right, Chris Mills, Rob Crews, and Tony Kenny.