Partner

Justin is a dealmaker with 30 years’ experience, helping clients to sell their businesses, buy companies and raise finance. As an owner-manager, who has set up, developed and successfully sold a business, Justin can relate to and understand the issues facing clients who need help finding the best solution for them and supporting them to navigate the pitfalls of a complex transaction.

Justin qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1994 with PWC, working in their Insolvency and Restructuring team, gaining invaluable commercial experience dealing with insolvent and distressed companies. He then went on to join EY’s Corporate Finance team in 1996 with roles in financial due diligence, private equity and mergers and acquisitions.

In 2003, Justin worked at Bridgepoint, a mid-market PE institution, in their investment team. And then in 2005, he became a co-founding partner of Springboard, which he managed and developed into a multi-award-winning national M&A practice before selling the business to Begbies Traynor PLC in 2018. Alongside David Neate, Justin founded Evolve Corporate Finance.

Justin is married with two children and is a keen F1 and motorsport fan and enjoys mountain biking, keeping fit, and travelling.

“I am excited about the challenges of developing our business and our team, and as an owner manager myself, who has set up, developed and successfully sold our own business, I can relate to and understand the issues and challenges facing my clients. I enjoy working with the Evolve team to make a difference to find and deliver the best solutions for our clients and to help them navigate the pitfalls of what can be complex, daunting and emotional process.”