Jonathan ThorntonPartner, Quantuma
+44 20 3856 6720
www.quantuma.com
Financial Due Diligence in England
High Holborn House, 52-54 High Holborn, London, WC1V 6RL
Quantuma is an independent advisory firm serving the needs of mid-market and corporate companies, as well as their stakeholders. Our experts advise clients on business transactions, resolving business disputes, mitigating risk and managing operational as well as financial challenges. We have deep experience and specialist expertise in corporate finance, forensic accounting and investigations, restructuring and insolvency. We work alongside accountants, major law practices, private equity houses, lenders and regulators. Our 170-strong team operates from 16 offices across the UK and Cyprus.
Priding ourselves on a partner-led approach, our team is well equipped to work with clients at key milestones. We work closely with individuals and companies to design and deliver solutions that have a commercial, realistic and real-world focus, ultimately providing value to all stakeholders.
Our vision is to be recognised as the leading, independent business advisory firm serving the needs of mid-market and corporate companies. Through our continued success, growing client list and talented employees, we believe Quantuma’s growth will continue at a rapid rate for years to come.
To date, our strong business performance has been driven by our growing reputation and successful track record in the wider market, accountancy and legal professions. We hope to build on this with a view to forming global partnerships that enable us to consistently deliver outstanding service as well as innovative and practical solutions.
Specialist expertise
Jonathan is a transaction services specialist; his expertise include transactions advisory, including financial due diligence, valuations, vendor due diligence and IPO working capital reviews. He has specialist experience in sectors such as retail as well as hospitality and leisure.
Jonathan heads up the financial due diligence and valuations practice as part of Quantuma’s corporate finance team. He has over 25 years of experience working on deals for private equity houses, sovereign wealth funds, corporates and family offices. He has led buy-side and vendor due diligence projects as well as valuations in the context of mergers and acquisitions.
The deals Jonathan has worked on have ranged in size from small to medium-sized enterprises, up to multi-billion international businesses. Notable deals include the acquisition of Inmarsat, Punch Taverns and PCM. Jonathan also has extensive experience of long-form and working capital reporting for IPOs including O2, SAB and ENRC. He has wide sector experience but with a focus on consumer, retail as well as hospitality and leisure.
Jonathan qualified as a chartered accountant in 1995 and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. Prior to joining Quantuma, Jonathan spent 27 years with a big four accountancy firm, starting in audit and then transferring to transaction services upon qualification. He has extensive international experience having lived and worked in Russia, the Czech Republic, Romania and Qatar.
About Jonathan
Outside of work, Jonathan is a fitness enthusiast with a particular interest in running, crossfit, mountain biking and skiing. He lives in Highgate with his wife and young daughter.
Memberships
Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) - Member
Qualifications
Association of Chartered Accountants (ACA)
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