Investec Investment Banking has appointed Dan Sheahan (pictured) to lead its Investment Banking activities in the North of England.
Sheahan is a Corporate Financier with substantial experience of originating and transacting complex deals across many industries. He joins from , where he was a Senior Director in their Leeds office and advised on a number of buy-side and sell-side M&A transactions, including the sale of Poundworld Retail Group to TPG Capital and Tusker Group to ECI Partners.
Before joining PricewaterhouseCoopers, Sheahan was an Executive Director at DC Advisory (formerly Close Brothers) (2003-2013), and was a key member of the team that set-up and established their advisory business in Manchester.
His appointment will strengthen Investec’s expertise and presence in the North of England. Sheahan will lead Investec’s Investment Banking activities on both sides of the Pennines, leveraging Investec’s existing infrastructure in Leeds, Sheffield, Liverpool and Manchester.
Andrew Pinder, Head of Investment Banking, says: “We are delighted to welcome Dan to Investec. He is an excellent addition to the team and has a wealth of experience and knowledge advising a wide range of businesses and management teams on both sides of the Pennines. This appointment strongly reinforces our long term commitment to building our business across the North of England”.
Sheahan says: “I am excited to be joining Investec and to be leading its North of England Investment Banking activities. I look forward to helping strengthen the relationship and understanding between London and Northern private equity, listed and private companies. There is a huge opportunity for Investec to leverage the breadth and depth of its offering and further build on its existing presence in the North.”
