KBS Corporate Brochure

Independently verified by LSEG (formerly Refinitiv), we have become firmly established as the leading mid-market company sales adviser in the UK – and now in the whole of Europe too. Not only have we topped the chart for most deals completed by a UK-based adviser for the last seven years in succession, but also in H1 2024 we rose to fourth place globally. THE UK’S NO.1 COMPANY SALES ADVISER

330+ OVER 300 UK DEALS COMPLETED IN 2023

FULL YEAR 2023

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ADVISER

DEALS

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K3 CAPITAL GROUP PLC

336

2

GRANT THORNTON

98

29,415 CORPORATE ENQUIRIES RECEIVED IN 2023

3

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS

95

4

ROTHSCHILD & CO

85

5

BENCHMARK INTERNATIONAL

70

6

HOULIHAN LOKEY

68

7

KPMG

57

8

Ernst & Young

50

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LAZARD

48

2,977 BUYER MEETINGS ARRANGED FOR OUR CLIENTS IN 2023

10

CLEARWATER INTERNATIONAL

45

11

Deloitte

44

12

BDO

40

13

JP MORGAN

40

14

OAKLINS

37

15

RSM Corporate

35

16

LINCOLN INTERNATIONAL

34

17

JEFFERIES LLC

34

788 OFFERS SECURED FOR OUR CLIENTS IN 2023

18

DAIWA SECURITIES GROUP INC

33

19

BAKER TILLY INTERNATIONAL

30

20

GOLDMAN SACHS & CO

28

Source: London Stock Exchange Group Global M&A Mid-Market Financial Advisory Report (Q4 2023)

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