Chartered Accountants and Business Advisors Francis Clark has appointed Andrew Killick as a Partner in its Corporate Finance team.

Over the last 20 years Andrew has worked in ‘Big 4’ and Mid-Tier practices, as well as in Banking and Venture Capital and has collected various awards for his Corporate Finance expertise over the years. His appointment brings the number of dedicated experts in the firm’s Corporate Finance team to 11.

Andrew Killick said “I am delighted to join the firm and the extensive range of experts within it. I hope that my experience of advising on deals from a range of perspectives can help SW businesses and their owners obtain finance and complete their intended transactions.”

Francis Clark Corporate Finance Partner, Mark Greaves added “Having worked with Andrew previously I know that his pragmatic approach together with his rare combination of valuable experiences brings creativity to any deal.  He has a very high deal success rate and will prove to be an invaluable member of our fast growing team.”

Francis Clark’s Corporate Finance team has continued to complete deals this year, in spite of the difficult and turbulent background, including the Management Buy Outs of Latimer Trend and HomeServe and Private equity injection into Celtic Sheepskin Clothing.

Francis Clark has offices in Exeter, Plymouth, Salisbury, Taunton, Tavistock, Torquay and Truro. Francis Clark is the winner of the ‘Auditor of the Year - Mid Tier’ in the National Financial Directors’ Excellence Awards 2011, and LexisNexis Best General Tax Practice Award 2009. More information is available by logging on at our Online Information Centre