Area of expertise:
Mergers and acquisitions
Pete is responsible for leading Shaw Gibbs’ mergers and acquisitions strategy, supporting the firm’s ongoing expansion through carefully selected acquisitions.
He is a chartered accountant by background, having trained with Ernst & Young (EY) and has built a career specialising in mergers and acquisitions across advisory, investment and corporate environments. He began his career advising on M&A transactions at EY before spending eight years as an investor at mid market private equity house Lloyds Development Capital (LDC).
Following his time at LDC, Pete spent eight years as Strategy and M&A Director at A Gas International, a global industrial products business backed by KKR and TPG. During this period, the business completed approximately 15 acquisitions worldwide, with employee numbers, turnover and EBITDA tripling over the same timeframe.
Based in Bristol, he lives with his wife Ruth and their two young sons. Outside of work, he enjoys cycling, running, classic cars, windsurfing, and photography.
