Specialized in selling high potential companies,
on the most competitive possible terms.
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J Ward Advisory (JWA) specializes in advising high-growth companies on Mergers & Acquisitions and corporate strategy. JWA has represented leading companies across the UK and Ireland in sectors including HealthTech, Software as a Service, and renewable energy.
John Ward
Managing Director.
John is an experienced corporate finance professional, who has structured and negotiated complex transactions throughout an extensive career.
At JWA, John successfully structured the sale of Kinesis Health Technologies to a US-based strategic acquirer, Linus Health, and served as an advisor to mobile software firm Openback Limited, which was acquired by Twitter.
John was formerly Vice President of Corporate Finance at Aggregate Holding S.A., a European investment firm with assets of €4.9 billion, during which time he structured the sale of VIC Properties S.A., one of Portugal’s largest real estate development companies, to a consortium of hedge funds at an enterprise value of €670 million. Other projects included securing the injection of €190 million of new capital, alongside refinancing €1 billion of existing project debt, to fully fund the completion of Project Fürst, a landmark tower development in Berlin's prime Kürfurstendamm shopping district.
John has also previously worked in financing private equity acquisitions at the investment banks Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation and Natixis in London, and in M&A advisory at Pegasus Capital in Dublin. John has a degree in Business Mathematics & Statistics from the London School of Economics.
John has an extensive experience in the field of mergers & acquisitions, and a wide network of contacts at major private equity funds across Europe and the US, as well as decision makers at major corporations.
JWA works closely with management teams to achieve transformative outcomes.
To find out more about how JWA can help to sell your company, please get in touch.