Jim Shaw

Below he provides a summary of his career, his current role and what he does in his spare time.

Jim is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and has received several awards and industry recognition including South West Young Deal Maker of the Year in 2013 and nomination for South West Deal Maker of the Year in 2018. He is also listed as one the regions’ 42 entrepreneurs under 42 to watch.

After graduating from the University of Bristol with a Physics Degree, Jim pursued his interest in business by becoming a Chartered Accountant with PwC From there he moved into an Associate Director role with Target Corporate Finance where he provided lead advisory services to clients in a wide range of sectors including Aerospace & Defence, Energy & Renewables and Human Capital.

Over the last 15 years Jim has developed a deep expertise of mergers and acquisitions and has been advising clients across multiple sectors on complex M&A transactions. In that time, Jim has completed more than 70 M&A deals with a combined transaction value exceeding $670m (£500m)

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