Demerger Advisory Services

Demerger Advisory Services

We help optimise your demerger. We put together buyers, sellers and debt/equity financing packages.

Areas in which we frequently assist include:

  • Pre-transaction advice.
  • Restructuring.
  • Identifying businesses meeting your de-merger needs.
  • Advising on capital structures – matching assets and liabilities.
  • Managing disclosures.
  • Drafting bid documentation.
  • Optimising tax structures – for buyers and sellers.
  • Undertaking due diligence.
  • Negotiating warranties and guarantees.
  • Creating management incentive plans – including Employers’ Management Incentive (EMI) schemes.

Your Helping Hand

As well as providing technical/financial advice, we’ll help you stay focused on meeting your objectives.

Johnsons – Chartered Accountants Real World Finance Expertise

We‘re more than just UK Chartered Accountants. You can count on our demerger experience.

  • We’re a growing, full-service, mid-sized firm of Chartered Accountants – and are small enough to care.
  • We’ve currently (December 2024)) the resources and expertise to address your de-merger requirements.

Advisory Team

Chartered Accountant Ealing Stuart Thomson

J Stuart Thomson MA ACA FCT ATT MCSI

Group Managing Director

  • Chartered Accountant (Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland)
  • Associate Chartered Accountant (Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales)
  • FCT – Fellow of the Association of Corporate Treasurers
  • MCSI – Member of the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investments
  • ATT – Association of Tax Technicians
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Auditor London Edmund Cartwright FCCA

Edmund Cartwright FCCA

Managing Director / Audit Partner

  • Fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (FCCA).
  • Authorised by the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales (ICAEW) to conduct audits.
  • Authorised as a Responsible Individual by the UK Financial Reporting Council (FRC) to conduct Public Interest Entity (PIE) audits.
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Tax Advisor London Karim Jivraj

Karim Jivraj BA (Econ)

Senior Client Manager

  • Karim has over 30 years of experience in the accountancy profession.
  • Primarily manages the accounting and tax requirements of our corporate clients, including public companies and international groups.
  • Advises clients on significant regulatory accounting changes and on financial, business, tax and VAT compliance.
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Rob Wilkes FCA

Audit Director

  • Rob has 34 years of audit experience.
  • Worked in the UK, Ireland and Australia and at four of the top five global accounting firms.
  • Advises and audits clients in the technology, professional services, leisure, hospitality, manufacturing, wholesale and NFP sectors.
  • Experienced in leading the delivery of audits for listed companies, large privately owned international companies and Private Equity owned businesses.
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Chartered Tax Advisor Peter Briant CTA

Peter Briant CTA

Tax Manager

  • Chartered Tax Advisor with 20 years experience.
  • HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) Inspector of Taxes.
  • Has worked in tax strategy, tax investigations, large business, public sector, personal tax and corporation tax.
  • Represented HMRC in discussions with foreign fiscal tax authorities.
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Next Step

Contact us to learn how we can help reduce your demerger risks – and negotiate a better deal. You’ll be pleased you did.