Ryecroft Glenton (RG), the North of England-based corporate finance, accountancy, tax and audit advisory firm, is strengthening its presence in the Yorkshire market by opening a new office within the walls of the beautiful and historic city of York.
With its head office in Newcastle and satellite offices in Northumberland, Ryecroft Glenton will build on its existing activity in Yorkshire, and grow its cluster of clients in the region, with this new permanent base in York, on Micklegate (Norse for “Great Street”).
This expansion and commitment to the Yorkshire market is built on the strong platform and growth of RG Corporate Finance (RGCF), one of the North East’s most active corporate finance boutiques. RGCF has advised several Yorkshire based businesses on transactions in recent years, including the sale of Groundtrax to Origin plc, the sale of M2 Education to Humly, MAPD Group’s acquisitions of law firms Bermans and Bromleys, and the MBO of Unite People, which was funded by Aldermore.
In addition, clients will be able to access RG’s range of personal and business advisory services, ranging from personal and business tax, audit & assurance, accounts & business services, wealth management and its innovative outsourced finance function for SMEs, “Outsourced | FD”.
On the ground in York will be Corporate Finance Partner Nick Johnson, who lives in North Yorkshire and who has spent much of his career in the region, along with Carl Swansbury, Partner and Head of Corporate Finance, who founded RGCF in May 2011.
They will be supported by the experienced, national RGCF team as well as several new recruits who will be based in the York office, including Ella McDonald, who recently joined RGCF as a CF Manager, having previously developed her career at PWC and Deloitte. Further recruits will be announced shortly including a CF Director, who will also be based out of the York office.
Nick Johnson, Corporate Finance Partner at RG, said: “Opening a Yorkshire office is the natural next step for RGCF, demonstrating our commitment to this exciting market. As a business that recently celebrated its 120th birthday, we have a long history of working with Yorkshire-based clients and, as the Corporate Finance business has grown so has our activity in Yorkshire. That increased activity, the market opportunity and the quality of the people has led us to conclude that we should have a permanent base in the region.
“York is an ideal location for our new office. Its connectivity to the North-East and London, as well as areas such as Humberside and West Yorkshire, is excellent and it also enables us to attract skilled and talented people to the firm.
Partner and Head of Corporate Finance, Carl Swansbury, added: “We are tremendously excited and looking forward to being part of York’s business community and serving the region from this great city. Our objective is to quickly establish RGCF as one of Yorkshire’s leading corporate finance advisors, supporting and advising clients on a wide range of complex and high-quality transactions. We are also excited to build on our relationships with the region’s independent accountancy practices, law firms and other professional advisors, helping them to support their clients in their business growth and disposal strategies.”