Mon, Feb 8, 2016

Duff & Phelps Strengthens London MA team

LONDON – Duff & Phelps, the premier global valuation and corporate finance advisor, announced that Ken Goldsbrough has joined the firm as a managing director in the M&A Advisory practice.

Ken has more than 30 years’ experience in investment banking and joins Duff & Phelps from Houlihan Lokey, where he was a managing director in the European Capital Markets team. Ken was previously the Head of European Debt Advisory at Greenhill and has held senior roles at GE Capital, Barclays and Paribas. Ken specialises in corporate lending, debt capital markets and leveraged finance, and he has advised a range of corporate clients including BSkyB, BT and Tate & Lyle.

Henry Wells, Head of M&A Advisory in London, commented: “We are delighted that Ken is joining our M&A advisory team. He brings invaluable experience to our team from his decade-spanning career advising blue chip corporates, private equity investors and lenders, and he will be charged with building our debt advisory businesses.”

“Ken is our first managing director hire in 2016 and we are looking to add a further industry focused Managing Director in the business services, healthcare or technology sectors.”

In 2015, the Duff & Phelps M&A team in London grew revenue by 50% from the previous year and advised a range of clients including Blackstone, Carlyle and Fresh Direct.

About Duff & Phelps

Duff & Phelps is the premier global valuation and corporate finance advisor with expertise in complex valuation, dispute and legal management consulting, M&A, restructuring, and compliance and regulatory consulting. The firm’s more than 2,000 employees serve a diverse range of clients from offices around the world. For more information, visit www.duffandphelps.com.


M&A advisory and capital raising services in the United States are provided by Duff & Phelps Securities, LLC. Member FINRA/SIPC. Pagemill Partners is a Division of Duff & Phelps Securities, LLC. M&A advisory and capital raising services in the United Kingdom and Germany are provided by Duff & Phelps Securities Ltd., which is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

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