Daniel Smith - About Grant Thornton

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24 November 2011

Grant Thornton UK LLP is a leading financial and business adviser, operating out of 27 offices across the UK. Led by more than 200 partners and employing nearly 4,000 of the profession's brightest minds, we provide personalised assurance, tax and specialist advisory services to over 40,000 individuals, privately-held businesses and public-interest entities.

Our deep-rooted experience in the issues affecting mid-sized businesses, combined with the true global reach and resources of Grant Thornton International, mean that we’re uniquely placed to deliver the best advice, in a seamless way – regardless of service line, regardless of location.

Our services

Our offer to the market is great depth of expertise, delivered in a distinctive and personal way. Through proactive, client-centric relationships, our teams deliver solutions to problems, not pre-packaged products and services.

Areas in which we offer support include:

Audit and assurance • Business risk services • Corporate finance • Financial services advisory • Forensic and investigation services • Performance improvement • Public sector • Recovery and reorganisation • Tax

Our Corporate Finance advisers

Grant Thornton’s national team of corporate finance advisers work with entrepreneurial businesses, their owners and management teams in the mid-market at various stages of their lifecycle. We provide an experienced and independent view – together with innovative solutions – to help our clients achieve their goals. Our ability to offer a complete range of tailored solutions has helped many of our clients realise their growth strategies.

We are the leading corporate finance adviser in the UK among accountancy firms, being ranked number-one adviser for deals by volume in 2010 (source: Corpfin). And at the 2010 M&A Awards we were voted Accountancy Firm of the Year for our work on an outstanding range of deals in 2009, and we were also named Corporate Financier of the Year 2010 at the Unquote British Private Equity Awards.

Grant Thornton and the print industry

Our knowledge of the printing industry is extensive and has been built up over many years. Our specialist team is headed by Daniel Smith, who has more than 17 years’ experience of the sector.

We have been offering practical and strategic business advice to printing businesses for many years and work closely with management to understand the issues they face. We also work with lenders and investors with an interest in the printing industry.

If you need a fresh perspective on your business, you can rely on Grant Thornton to help you find the best way forward. For further information on our services, please visit www.grant-thornton.co.uk