ICFG UK / HMT LLP assists the sale of Garner Osborne Circuits Limited
Andrew Thomson is the Managing Partner at HMT and one of the most experienced Corporate Finance advisors in the UK with an exceptional track record of over 300 completed transactions.
Experience
Andrew is a founding partner of HMT and has nearly 35 years corporate finance experience. Andrew qualified with Ernst & Young in 1987 and spent two years in Corporate Recovery before specialising in Corporate Finance. Andrew left Ernst & Young in 1992 to set up HMT.
His expertise is both in respect of buy-side and sell-side work with his buy-side advice combining his Corporate Finance and Transaction Support skills. Andrew’s experience includes a significant amount of private equity work and, having advised through three recessions, he also has vast experience advising stressed businesses and accelerated sales processes.
He has been voted “Corporate Finance Advisor of the Year” at the Thames Valley Deals Awards on a record four occasions.
Education
Andrew is a graduate of the University of Aberdeen with a Master in Economics with accountancy and is a qualified Chartered Accountant as well as a member of the Corporate Finance Faculty at the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (ICAEW).
Life drives and passions
Being both prolific at deal making and fathering 7 children, downtime is somewhat of a luxury for Andrew. However, when not at work or enjoying his family, Andrew enjoys both shooting and rugby, albeit his rugby playing days are long over and he enthusiastically spectates from a safe distance.
ICFG UK / HMT LLP assists the sale of Garner Osborne Circuits Limited
HMT LLP led by Partner Andrew Thomson and Director Ricky Lane advised PCB manufacturing and assembly specialist Garner Osborne on their sale to a search fund led by industry specialist Dean Curran, backed by Novastone Capital Advisors, Ethos Partners and Thincats.
ICFG UK / HMT advise award winning experiential marketing agency Strata Communications with its £20m investment round from Ethos and Beechbrook to accelerate its buy and build strategy and the bolt-on acquisition of Element London
HMT, led by Partner Andrew Thomson and Director Ricky Lane acted as lead advisors to the shareholders of Strata Communications (“Strata”), a market leading experiential marketing agency, on their investment from Ethos Partners LLP (“Ethos”) and Beechbrook Capital LLP (“Beechbrook”). At the same time HMT support the Strata management team with buy-side advice on their acquisition of Element London (“Element”), a bespoke prize, incentives and rewards agency
SmartComm secures funding from eCapital to support growth
ICFG UK /HMT has advised multi-award-winning Audio Visual, IT, Unified Communication (UC) and Automation systems and solutions specialist SmartComm on their recent fund raise with eCapital.
Thanks to ICFG UK, RIDGE secures significant growth from Horizon Capital
ICFG UK / HMT LLP led by Partner Andrew Thomson, Director Ricky Lane and Manager Motti Kalikshtein advised multi-disciplinary built environment consultancy Ridge and Partners LLP (“Ridge”) on securing more than £40 million of investment from specialist professional services investor Horizon Capital LLP (“Horizon”).
ICFG UK advises on the sale of Synergy Retail Support
Synergy Retail Support
ICFG member based in the UK, HMT LLP, led by Partner Andrew Thomson, Director Ricky Lane and Manager Motti Kalikshtein, advised the shareholders of industry-leading 3PL and fulfilment specialists Synergy Retail Support Ltd (‘Synergy’) on the sale of a majority equity stake to a London-based private investment company.
Hattrick for HMT as they advise on the sale of Sportsworld Group to Destination Sport Limited (part of the Portman Travel Group)
Having previously advised on the MBO of Sportsworld Group in 2004 and the subsequent sale of the business to TUI Travel plc in 2008, ICFG UK / HMT LLP, led by Partner Andrew Thomson, Manager Joe Cassidy, and Director Adam Furrer, has again advised the shareholders of Sportsworld Group on their disposal to Destination Sport Limited (part of the Portman Travel Group).
ICFG UK advise on the disposal of Ceetech to RSK Group Ltd
ICFG member based in the UK, HMT LLP led by Partner Andrew Thomson, Director Ricky Lane and Manager Motti Kalikshtein advised the shareholders of leading M&E contractor Ceetech Limited on their disposal of the business to leading environmental, engineering and technical services business, RSK Group Ltd.
ICFG UK supports Nuova Capital on their investment in VFX Financial Plc
Nuova – VFX Financial
ICFG member based in the UK, HMT LLP, led by Partner Andrew Thomson and Director Ricky Collis advised Nuova Capital on their investment in VFX Financial Plc.
ICFG UK advises on the buyout of Norwegian Log Buildings
Norwegian log buildings
ICFG member based in the UK, HMT LLP, advised the shareholders of premium log cabin and building manufacturer Norwegian Log Buildings Ltd (“Norwegian Log”), on their disposal to management. Ethos Partners invested £5.4 million to support the buyout.
ICFG UK advised Wheelwright on their MBO
ICFG member in the UK, HMT LLP, advised leading UK wheels and automotive aftermarket wholesaler, Wheelwright Ltd, on their MBO supported by Arbuthnot and Caple debt funding.
MBO of Trust Systems supported by ICFG UK
| ICFG member in the UK, HMT LLP, provided combined buyside lead advisory and financial due diligence services to NVM Private Equity on the £10 million MBO of Trust Systems. |
ICFG UK advised The Marketing Practice on their investment from Horizon Capital
| ICFG UK, HMT LLP, has acted as lead advisors to the shareholders of leading independent B2B agency The Marketing Practice (“TMP”) on their investment from Horizon Capital (“Horizon”). |
ICFG UK advised Performance54 on their partial exit to a strategic investor
ICFG member based in the UK, HMT LLP, have advised the shareholders of Sunday Times Virgin Atlantic Fast Track 100 business, Performance54, on their partial exit to a strategic investor.
ICFG UK advised on the MBO of O’Neill Modern Media
ICFG UK advised the management team of Thames Valley-based creative digital agency O’Neill Modern Media (“OMM”) on their MBO. The deal was funded by alternative finance specialist, Thincats.
ICFG UK supports Mobeus on their £8.8m investment into Gungho Marketing
ICFG member based in the UK, HMT LLP, led by Partners Andrew Thomson and Paul Read, provided combined buy-side lead advisory and financial due diligence services to Mobeus on the £13.4m MBO of Gungho Marketing, a specialist lead generation business focused on the fast growth International RegTech and LegalTech markets.
ICFG UK advised Diamond Logistics on their multi-million pound fundraise
ICFG UK has advised fulfilment solutions provider, Diamond Logistics (“Diamond”), on their multi-million pound fundraise with growth capital and venture debt provider Boost & Co. The funding package will enable the business to dramatically accelerate their growth plans and invest in the continued development of their market disruptive “Despatchlab” platform.
