Pictured: Constantine Biller and Gareth Iley
The Birmingham office of Clearwater Corporate Finance, UK member
of exclusive international mergers and acquisitions organisation,
IMAP, has announced its latest partner promotions.
Directors Constantine Biller and Gareth Iley have been made
partners after a busy period in which Clearwater has completed 24
deals in eight months.
Gareth Iley, also a founding employee of Clearwater in 2003
previously worked at Old Mutual Securities in Birmingham and in
KPMG's transaction services team. Gareth has led transactions for
Clearwater's consumer team, including the equity investment in
contemporary furniture retailer Dwell by Key Capital Partners, the
equity investment for baby product retailer JoJo Maman
Bébé and Macintosh Retail Group NV's acquisition of
UK shoe retailer Jones Bootmaker.
Constantine, a founding employee of Clearwater in 2003, is an
integral part of Clearwater's chemicals and industrials team and
previously was a senior analyst from London-based investment
banking firm Livingstone Partners. His deal historyincludes the
sale of Farsound Engineering to RG Industries, Alter
TechnologyGroup's disposal of three trading subsidiaries to
TÜV Nord International GmBH and the buyout of specialist
additive masterbatch manufacturer Wells Plastics by Key Capital
Partners.
Phil Burns, managing director at Clearwater Corporate Finance,
said: "We take great pride in supporting the development of our
people and investing in their future to create an excellent team
with strength and depth. The promotions recognise Constantine's and
Gareth's dedication to providing the best possible
sector-specialist advice to our clients."
Gareth Iley, partner at Clearwater in Birmingham, said: "It is
more important than ever for advisers to have in-depth sector
knowledge so that the challenges faced by a client can be fully
understood. With such an experienced team at our disposal we will
continue to support our clients with up-to-date analysis and
insightful opinion on their sectors that will enable them to take
advantage of game-changing opportunities that arise."