Mike Norrie FCA CF, Principal & Director
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A Chartered Accountant and holder of the Corporate Finance qualification, Mike has specialised in Corporate Finance for some 25 years.
Mike specialises in strategic advice to owner managers and the negotiation and structuring of acquisition and disposal transactions.
Mike was awarded Dealmaker of the Year and Corporate Finance Adviser of the Year at the Insider Dealmakers Awards South East 2012.
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Mike specialises in strategic advice to owner managers and the negotiation and structuring of acquisition and disposal transactions.
Mike was awarded Dealmaker of the Year and Corporate Finance Adviser of the Year at the Insider Dealmakers Awards South East 2012.
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Richard Iwinski ACIB, Associate
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Richard joined Castle following a long and successful corporate and commercial banking career at Lloyds Banking Group working in both the large corporate and mid market commercial sectors, including Director Global Corporate Banking and Area Director South of England.
Richard’s general management and business development experience gained at Lloyds TSB provide him with an excellent platform at Castle to advise and support SMEs in performance improvement and turnaround situations.
Once a strategy is adopted Richard is usually retained to support and lead agreed initiatives to achieve the desired change. Often working in a tense business environment, his personable manner is essential when dealing with owners, management and staff alike.
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Richard’s general management and business development experience gained at Lloyds TSB provide him with an excellent platform at Castle to advise and support SMEs in performance improvement and turnaround situations.
Once a strategy is adopted Richard is usually retained to support and lead agreed initiatives to achieve the desired change. Often working in a tense business environment, his personable manner is essential when dealing with owners, management and staff alike.
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Colin Harvey, Director
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Colin has specialised in company disposals since 1995 and has worked with Mike since 2000 with a focus on research and deal initiation.
As owner of Succession Strategies Ltd he also manages the Sales Broking division of Castle.
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As owner of Succession Strategies Ltd he also manages the Sales Broking division of Castle.
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John Francis BSc FCA DChA, Associate
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John qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1977 and has operated his own independent accountancy firm for more than 20 years.
John's role with Castle is the development of specialist financial forecasting tools and robust financial models which are critical to every business, particularly those involved in bank and private equity funded M&A transactions
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John's role with Castle is the development of specialist financial forecasting tools and robust financial models which are critical to every business, particularly those involved in bank and private equity funded M&A transactions
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Caroline Farrant LLB, Associate
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Caroline, a solicitor, is a French and German speaker and gained a reputation for European sales and acquisitions in the years after she qualified and began practising corporate law.
As a partner heading up the corporate department in a large regional law firm for a number of years, she worked regularly as a deal-maker with a number of blue chip companies and venture capital houses.
Caroline left private practice to become managing director of a telecoms software company, oversaw its expansion in the US and South American market and successfully negotiated its sale to a US buyer.
She is non-executive deputy chairman of a manufacturing plc in the South West of England. She regularly works in a consultancy capacity assisting businesses to develop their potential and is an experienced M&A adviser.
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As a partner heading up the corporate department in a large regional law firm for a number of years, she worked regularly as a deal-maker with a number of blue chip companies and venture capital houses.
Caroline left private practice to become managing director of a telecoms software company, oversaw its expansion in the US and South American market and successfully negotiated its sale to a US buyer.
She is non-executive deputy chairman of a manufacturing plc in the South West of England. She regularly works in a consultancy capacity assisting businesses to develop their potential and is an experienced M&A adviser.
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Graham Cole
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Graham specialises in advising growth companies on initial public offerings (IPO), capital raising, merger and acquisition strategy.
A fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Graham was a lead Corporate Finance partner at Coopers & Lybrand and a member of the firm's governing council.
As the firm's Head of European Flotations, Graham was asked by the European Commission to carry out a report on the feasibility of the European Stock Market.
Graham was subsequently a member of the pressure group that lobbied the Stock Exchange to meet the needs of the smaller public company - leading to the formation of the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) by the London Stock Exchange. He was subsequently a co-founder and Member of the Executive Committee of the Quoted Company Alliance - promoting the interests of smaller quoted companies.
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A fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, Graham was a lead Corporate Finance partner at Coopers & Lybrand and a member of the firm's governing council.
As the firm's Head of European Flotations, Graham was asked by the European Commission to carry out a report on the feasibility of the European Stock Market.
Graham was subsequently a member of the pressure group that lobbied the Stock Exchange to meet the needs of the smaller public company - leading to the formation of the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) by the London Stock Exchange. He was subsequently a co-founder and Member of the Executive Committee of the Quoted Company Alliance - promoting the interests of smaller quoted companies.
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