ABOUT US

We have been leading transactions since 2000, with our Directors completing their own transactions for even longer.

WHAT WE DO

Our transactions include buying and selling businesses; taking businesses both public and private; acquiring businesses in short time frames out of administration and raising private equity to fund their own acquisition and expansion plans.

OUR NETWORK

We have an extensive network of associates and companies providing a diverse range of specialist skills and experience covering all industry sectors. We work with leading legal, accountancy, due diligence and corporate rescue practices and enjoy relationships with venture capital, private equity, structured and bank finance providers.

MEET THE TEAM

Bill EastwoodDirector
Bill has over 35 years of experience at Senior Management Level having floated the family business in the 1970’s. Since then he has been personally involved in a number of transactions including take private, successful exits and acquisitions out of administration.

Bill has been involved in a variety of companies as management and investor including;

> J.B. Eastwood – MD of Agribusiness with £120m turnover sold in 1979 to Imperial Foods, a division of Imperial Tobacco.
> Eastwood Heating Developments Ltd – owner manager of new start heat pump manufacturer, sold to Reed Building Ltd in 1983.
> Tyzack plc – Executive Chairman and Investor, sold to MBO team in 1989.
> Eurovein plc & Focus Dynamics plc – Chairman and investor backed by 3i and Hambro to buy business units out of Tyzack plc. Floated in 1994.
> Eurofiltec Ltd – Chairman and 50% shareholder, design and manufacturer of liquid filtration consumables in France and UK. Sold in 2004.
> Samuel Eden & Son Ltd – Chairman and 30% shareholder of UK sock manufacturer specialising in licensed character socks.

Bill has an MA in Biochemistry from St. Catherine’s College Oxford and an MBA from INSEAD.

Henry MurchDirector
Henry has over 10 years of Corporate Finance experience with Eastwood Anglo and got his first taste for mergers and acquisitions when working in the fresh produce industry with American multinational Chiquita.

As well as acting on a variety of corporate finance transactions he has worked closely with a number of high growth businesses on a range of business issues. Henry is a Non-Executive Director of Well Hopped Ltd and previously developed a Finance Brokerage.

Henry has a degree in Agricultural Business Management from London University. He is a member of the Chartered Institute of Securities and Investment and has a Diploma in Corporate Finance from the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England Wales.

Tom EastwoodDirector
Tom gained a first degree in Business and Economics from Edinburgh University before spending 5 years as an investment manager at HSBC Investment Management. Tom joined Eastwood Anglo in 2004 and is responsible for compliance. Tom is currently Managing Director of a direct investment involved in the importing and wholesaling of equestrian products.