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M&A advisory for owner-managers and SMEs

As advisers for growth, we support shareholders on a broad range of corporate finance advisory services.

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Christian Hitchen

Christian Hitchen

Founder & MD

A message from the Director

A true owner-manager and Director led service

“Our focus is to work with owner managers and SMEs, helping them find investment and exit solutions for their businesses. Having worked on a variety of transactions for more than 10 years, we understand the potential pitfalls of a process, and how we can mitigate them, to have a greater chance of success, to the completion of a transaction.

You may be promised a Director or Partner led service elsewhere, but at Leyland Capital, this is a requirement I’ve set. Although I will be supported on any Engagement by the Mergers & Acquisitions team, our promise to clients is a true owner-manager and Director led service, and that’s what we deliver.”

Our Work

Aligned to
shareholder value

We typically work on a largely contingent basis with our fee structure linked to the successful delivery of a transaction and aligned to shareholder value.

Our goal is always to work with entrepreneurial owner-managers, to try and help them maximise the value for their shareholdings, while protecting the legacy of the business and its employees in the future. Every client is a valuable, long-term partner, from preparing for a transaction, to a successful completion and future.

£340M+
in completed transactions
13
years of M&A experience
6
international deals
SectorAgnostic
across a broad range of sectors and geographies

Services

Corporate finance advisory services

Our Values

A successful transaction is intrinsically linked to our key principles

  1. 01Strategy
  2. 02Research
  3. 03Preparation
  4. 04Determination
  5. 05Diligence

The Team

Director led,
start to finish

Christian Hitchen

Christian Hitchen

Founder & MD

After qualifying ACA at BDO, Christian moved to the Mergers, Acquisitions and Private Equity team at RSM, completing transactions across the mid market, before joining Corporate Finance boutique Seneca, leading mid market trade and private equity transactions from inception to completion. Having worked on trade and Private Equity transactions ranging from £3m to £300m, he founded Leyland Capital to deliver a true Mergers and Acquisitions offering run by an owner manager.

Klarissa Nura

Klarissa Nura

Executive

Klarissa has three years of sector agnostic investment experience, having worked previously at Maven Capital and PXN Ventures, where she led minority investments from inception to completion. Klarissa deployed over £10m into technology focused businesses from pre-seed to growth stage, with expertise across proptech, cybersecurity, consumer and martech. Klarissa will provide day to day execution support to the team throughout the transaction.

David Kemp

David Kemp

Financial Modelling

Having worked at Maven Capital and Pitalia alongside a wide range of investment-backed owner-managed businesses, David brings a strong background in financial modelling and reporting, helping our clients prepare for a sale through our Exit Readiness offering. Hands-on and results-driven, he analyses business situations and challenges from a financial perspective, distilling complex financial subjects for non-finance colleagues and turning strategic thinking into a step-by-step plan that drives shareholder value. David provides specialist modelling support and fractional CFO services to the team and our clients.