Global investment bank GCA Altium has appointed Stuart Warriner as senior adviser as the business continues to build its corporate finance team in the North of England.
Warriner joins GCA Altium from PwC, and has over 30 years’ experience in the industry, leading the firm’s corporate finance team across Leeds and Manchester since 2007.
He has led transactions with an aggregate value of more than GBP2 billion, and has established strong relationships with many of the region’s businesses and private equity firms.
Key deals in the last few years include the sale of vehicle rental business Nexus to private equity firm Bowmark Capital, the sale of lighting and electricals supplier Volvox to Rubicon Partners, the sale of milking equipment manufacturer Fullwood Packo to the Verder Group and the sale of vehicle rental business Access Hire to Elysian Capital.
Most recently, Warriner was appointed a non-executive director at discount retailer The Works, which was backed by private equity house Endless in 2008.
This follows a period of strong growth for the investment bank, which announced record revenues of GBP148 million for the year to 31 December 2017, successfully completing 133 deals. This includes advising JayZ on the investment by Stream in Tidal, the sale of Urban Engines to Google and the acquisition of Pretty Little Thing by GBP2.0 billion listed company boohoo.com.
Last month, GCA Altium acted as exclusive financial adviser on the high profile sale of an 80 per cent stake in Swiss luxury watchmaker Breitling to private equity house CVC Capital Partners.
Phil Adams, CEO of GCA Altium, says: “I have known Stuart for more than 10 years and I am delighted that he has chosen to join GCA Altium for the next phase of his advisory career. He brings a wealth of experience in the Northern regions, as well as many long-standing relationships, which will be invaluable.”
Warriner says: “I am excited to have the opportunity to advise within a leading independent global investment bank and to access its deep sector insight and global network for the benefit of clients.”
