Business advisor to double North West headcount over next two years

Quantuma, the business advisor, aims to double its North West headcount in the next two year.

To meet growing client demands it will increase its current staffing from 20 to 40.

The firm opened its first North West operation in 2019, which has grown to become its fourth biggest location in the UK. Overall, Quantuma has more than 18 bases around the country, and 23 globally.

In August, 2020, Quantum merged with Bolton-based professional services specialist K3 Capital Group and its Manchester team works alongside Bolton-based KBS Corporate and the wider group.

Quantuma’s growth in the North West was boosted by the acquisition of Manchester-based insolvency and advisory specialist, Bell Advisory in 2020.

Over the past year several key appointments and promotions were made, including a managing director, Jeremy Woodside, director Mike Horton, and senior manager Gareth Pugh. Frank Ofonagoro was promoted to a managing director in 2021, while Sarah Balsom moved to a director role.

As part of its expansion plans Quantuma’s North West team relocated to a new office at the 196 Deansgate development in December, which enables flexible working as the company continues to adapt to a hybrid working model.

Quantuma was set up in 2013 by Carl Jackson in 2013, and the firm has recently announced its latest expansion with the opening of a Dubai office in September and the appointment of Adam Markiewicz in Warsaw at the same time.

These latest openings are in addition to established teams in the Cayman Islands, Cyprus, and Mauritius.

Robert Parry, managing director at Quantuma and head of the firm’s North West team, said: “We made the decision to move into Manchester in 2019 to fulfil the growing need for high quality advisory services across the region. Since then, we have grown to become one of the most active teams in the North West, working on an impressive roster of significant and complex cases.

“As demand for our services continues to grow and the region faces pressures of rebuilding the post-pandemic economy, our plans to double our headcount over the next two years will mean that we can support more businesses than ever.”

Founder and CEO, Carl Jackson, said: “What the team have achieved in the two years since it arrived in the North West is exceptional.”