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K3 Capital Group has also been named as the overall leading UK company sales adviser by volume in 2023 by both Experian and Pitchbook. Credit reporting and data company Experian confirmed in their 2023 M&A review that K3 Capital Group was the number one adviser nationally , as well as regionally within the South East, East of England, Midlands, Yorkshire, North West, North East in 2023, and named amongst the most active advisers in all other regions in England, Scotland and Wales. M&A intelligence specialists Pitchbook, named K3 Capital Group the top adviser within the UK and Ireland , as European dealmaking as a whole reached record highs in 2023.

MOST ACTIVE IN UK & IRELAND, 2023

RANK ADVISER NAME

# OF DEALS

INCREASE IN EUROPEAN M&A IN 2023

1

K3 CAPITAL GROUP

287

2

BDO

115

3

GRANT THORNTON

111

4

RSM UK

85

5

CHRISTIE & CO

71

6

PWC

61

7

KPMG

60

5 %

8

BENCHMARK INTERNATIONAL

53

9

REDWOODS DOWLING KERR

53

10

HOULIHAN LOKEY

36

According to research by Pitchbook, European M&A “remained resilient” as deal volumes enjoyed another record year, rising almost 5% compared to 2022 totals.

11

FRP ADVISORY GROUP

36

12

GRANT THORNTON

31

13

ROTHSCHILD & CO

30

14

LIBERTY CORPORATE FINANCE

29

15

DELOITTE

26

16

EY

24

17

LAZARD CORPORATE FINANCE

23

18

JAMIESON CORPORATE FINANCE

23

19

CLEARWATER INTERNATIONAL

21

20

BARCLAYS

20

Includes transactions whereby there has been an announced or completed substantive transfer of control or ownership. Eligible transaction types include control acquisitions, leveraged buyouts (including asset acquisitions), corporate divestitures, corporate asset purchases, spinoffs and asset divestitures.

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