Well-known corporate finance figure joins RSM as partner

Accountancy firm RSM UK has appointed John Bryant as corporate finance partner to grow the firm’s mergers and acquisitions (M&A) capability throughout the Midlands.

He will be based in RSM’s Nottingham and Leicester office and brings over 18 years’ experience of corporate finance to RSM.

Bryant will support businesses on M&A deals (£10m-£150m) across multiple sectors, as well as coordinating corporate finance activity across the East and West Midlands. He will also be responsible for launching and developing a new national industrials team. He is the fourth partner to join the Midlands corporate finance team – alongside Helen Brocklebank and Phil Parkes who joined last April to work with James Carnegie.

Prior to joining RSM, Bryant held senior roles at Cooper Parry, BDO and Grant Thornton either leading or developing corporate finance teams. He began his career at NatWest bank handling debt transactions for private equity clients.

He said: “I’m really looking forward to raising the team’s profile across the Midlands, and building the new national industrial team, co-ordinating RSM’s approach to transactions in this sector on a national basis. It’s exciting to be joining the firm at this time of growth and investment in our region.’

Richard King, office managing partner for RSM UK in Nottingham, said: “John brings a wealth of talent to RSM, and his previous experience of growing corporate finance teams and handling large M&A deals will prove invaluable in his new role.’

James Wild, national head of M&A at RSM said: “John is a high quality M&A adviser in the mid market and is a further example of RSM investing in the wider Midlands area.”