PwC Midlands promotes 3 new tax partners

PwC in the Midlands has strengthened its senior regional team, with six new partners and 14 new directors.

The new tax partners in the Midlands are Andrew Taylor, Nick Hatton and Will Dowsett.

Mr Taylor leads the Midlands VCT practice and works alongside clients to evaluate, design and implement operationally and tax efficient business models. He joined PwC as a graduate and has over 15 years’ experience advising and working with multinational groups.

Nick Hatton joined PwC in 2008 and, after spending time in Manchester and London, now leads the Midlands tax M&A team. He has 16 years’ experience and specialises in advising Private Equity funds, Infrastructure funds and acquisitive corporate clients and individuals.

Recent transaction experience includes:
– Advising Exponent PE on its acquisition of HSS;
– Advising Interserve plc on its acquisition of UCLH and the disposal of part of its PFI portfolio to Dalmore Capital;
– Advising Equistone Partners Europe on its investment in Fircroft Engineering Services;
– Advising Gresham on its acquisition of IESA
– Advising Electra Partners on its acquisition of Peverel Group;
– Advising Exponent Private Equity on its acquisition of BBC Magazines;
– Advising The Hut Group on its acquisitions of Lookfantastic Group, Mankind.com and Myprotein.com;
– Advising Intertek plc on its acquisition of Food Analytical Laboratories;
– Advising Barclays Infrastructure Funds on the £1bn refinancing of a portfolio of UK PFI assets;
– Advising Exponent Private Equity on its acquisition of Pattonair from Umeco Plc;
– Advising Electra Private Equity on its acquisition of Daler-Rowney;
– Advising Lyceum Capital on its acquisition of EAT;
– Advising Gresham Private Equity on its investment in Walker Technical Resources;
– Advising Lyceum Capital on its acquisition of Access Technology Solutions;
– Advising Exponent Private Equity on its acquisition of Quorn Foods;
– Advising Gresham Private Equity on its acquisitions James Grant Group and Lanes Assistance Services;
– Advising Barclays Private Equity on its acquisitions of Wilton Engineering and Allied Glass Holdings;
– Advising a consortium led by Borealis on the unsuccessful bid for Gatwick Airport;

Will Dowsett leads PwC’s private client practice in the Midlands. He is also a chartered tax adviser and has over 15 years’ private client experience, working with a broad range of entrepreneurs and wealthy families in the Midlands. He advises high net worth individuals and entrepreneurs on how they can acheive the optimum structure for their business interests and investments, as well as how they plan for future succession.