BTG Advisory continues evolution with new Partner to lead M&A offering

BTG Advisory, part of the Begbies Traynor Group, has appointed Gunjal Patel as Partner to lead its UK and European M&A offering, as the firm continues to evolve its business and portfolio growth services.

Gunjal brings more than a decade of M&A and corporate finance experience supporting private equity, founder-owned and publicly-traded clients across the UK, US and Europe. 

Specialising in mid-market M&A, Gunjal has a proven record of delivering innovative and tailored advisory services to maximise value for clients across multi-million pound cross-border, domestic and complex carve-out transactions. 

His experience comprises of multiple engagements between £25m and £250m for a range of companies across sectors including Aerospace & Defence, Consumer & Leisure and Business Services.

This latest appointment continues to build the firm’s advisory services and follows a series of senior additions to the BTG Advisory team across forensics and debt advisory disciplines in the last year. This includes partners Kate Beckett, Sannan Khan, Jack Clitheroe and lead for Special Situation M&A in London Felix Connolly as well as Vijay Merchant and Greg Forde, who Gunjal will work closely with to deliver a full-service offering covering both M&A and debt advisory.

Mark Fry, National Head of Restructuring and Advisory at BTG Advisory, said:

“Gunjal is another excellent addition to the team and clients will benefit greatly from his knowledge as well as his entrepreneurial and detail-driven approach. His track record speaks for itself with many cross-border and high-value deals completed for a wide range of clients. We are pleased to have someone of his calibre lead M&A in our dynamic and talented advisory team.

“Adding his experience and insight to our strong forensics, debt advisory, funding and restructuring offering means we have a truly full-service capability for clients of all sizes and can help them grow quickly and sustainably. I am really looking forward to working with Gunjal and I know the rest of the firm is too.”

Gunjal Patel, Partner at BTG Advisory, said:

“With 10-years of successive growth, it is evident from outside that the firm is built on strong foundations and continues to have high ambitions for the future. I am very excited to be joining the firm at this point when it is investing in high-quality talent to build on the services it already offers to clients. The firm’s focus on client service, exceedingly high standards and collaborative culture is one that resonates strongly with me, and I am thrilled to be a part of it.

“The firm’s expansion into mid-market M&A signals a huge potential for the firm to help support both new and existing clients. Clients now recognise that Begbies Traynor Group can deliver all their needs throughout the lifecycle of a business from start up to international growth. I very much look forward to leveraging the firm’s capabilities across professional services and debt advisory to deliver exceptional results for clients.”