Energised Boyers speaks from exile in Dubai as KPMG applies non-compete clauses
Jonathan Boyers has officially started work as Head of Corporate Finance for Europe Middle East and Africa for consulting giant Alvarez & Marsal.
But the Wigan-born corporate financier is currently based in Dubai as KPMG is seeking to apply a non-compete clause restricting him from carrying out work relating to Great Britain for a period, he said.
“Although I consider this to be unreasonable, it also fills me with confidence about the future success of the new A&M mid-market Corporate Finance practice,” he said in a LinkedIn post.
Alluding to TheBusinessDesk’s implication in a story earlier this week that Peter Terry’s decision not to join his ambitious project, and stay at Grant Thornton, was a blow, Boyers insists momentum is still very much with him.
“A&M are a fast growing global consultancy firm with 9,000+ staff and with a very strong focus on advising on deals and post deal strategy. Adding corporate finance to their suite of services will offer clients contemplating a deal a full range of advice.
“I’m joining an existing corporate finance team of now over 80 colleagues across EMEA and globally and we plan to build a market leading international mid-market Corporate Finance practice.
“I believe that the next 10 years will see a reshaping of the corporate finance mid-market and we plan to play a leading role in driving that change.
“There seems to be clear market demand in the mid market for a high quality, client focussed corporate finance team providing deep sector-based advice from a fully global platform – free from all audit independence restrictions and conflicts.”
He said the A&M platform and network will offer “exceptional access” to international trade buyers and overseas funders – especially from the US.
“Our team is diverse, collegiate, flexible and entrepreneurial. We are ambitious about building a market leading business. We place huge importance on integrity and collaborative behaviour and we reward good performance and behaviours richly.
“Given the importance of the global nature of our business, my initial focus at A&M will be to get to know better our existing people and to start building out our international offering.
“I’m really excited about what we will be building over the next decade and delighted with everything I’ve seen from A&M so far. We are looking forward to working closely with colleagues across the Transaction Advisory Group, Tax, Debt Advisory, Restructuring and Performance Improvement. I feel completely energised by this move!”
