Partner

Neil Mitchell

Chartered Accountant. Joined MAWW Manchester in 2004 after 4yrs at PWC and previously GlaxoSmithKline. Advised on deals from £10m to £150m. Significant experience in buy-side, sell-side, private equity, and IPO mandates across many sectors.

Participant in the Healthcare industry group. Now is a member of Agri, Food & Beverages Industry Group. 

Industry expertise:

Aerospace & defence; Beverages; Building & construction; Engineering; Financial services; Food; Healthcare; Life sciences; Textile & clothing; Transport & logistics.

Managing Partner

Stuart Moss

Managing Partner of MAWW Manchester and for over 30 years has successfully provided advice to corporates, management teams, entrepreneurs, and private equity houses on a range of mid-market transactions.

During a recent 10 year period, acting as the retained adviser to an NCC Group plc.

Industry expertise:

Food; Information technology.

Corporate Finance Executive

Adam Lovell

Joined MAWW Manchester in late-2017 after 4 years in EY Manchester and London working in assurance and transaction due diligence. To date, significant experience in researching and identifying potential purchasers and acquisition pools for a wide range of sectors.

Industry expertise:

Business services; Electronics; Financial services; Information technology; Life sciences.

Corporate Finance Executive

James Kidner

James joined Rickitt Mitchell in 2021 having spent 3 years at PwC working with a variety of clients UK and US-listed corporates, private equity-backed businesses and owner-managed businesses.

Since joining, James has supported the team across sell-side, buy-side and private equity transactions.

Industry experience:

Engineering; Healthcare; Information technology; Life sciences.

Office/accounting manager

Victoria Molloy

Office Manager.

Corporate Finance Executive

Daniel Philips

Daniel joined Rickitt Mitchell in 2020 from PwC, having spent 5 years working in Tax in Manchester, with his latter 3 years being spent in the Deals Tax team, developing a specialism in Deal Structuring and Tax Due Diligence. During his time in the PwC Deals Tax team, Daniel developed strong relationships with several private equity firms. Having worked on over 50 deals at PwC, he has a full understanding of the complexities and pressures that deal completions can involve.

Since joining Rickitt Mitchell, Daniel has supported the team across sell-side, buy-side and private equity transactions.

Daniel is an ex-Team GB swimmer and an ACA qualified Chartered Accountant.

Corporate Finance Manager

Charlotte Potts

BA Honours in Accounting and Finance. The University of Newcastle. Some placements with PWC.

Joined Rickitt Mitchell as a Corporate Finance Executive in 2019.

Industry experience:

Business services; Engineering; Financial services; Food; Life sciences.

Corporate Finance Associate Director

Joe Powell

Joe joined Rickitt Mitchell in 2021 and during his M&A career to date has advised on several transactions including acquisitions, disposals, PE-Backed MBOs and growth fundraising on the debt market. Recent transactions include the sale of UK based TMT business Spyder to Digital Colony in the US and the sale of Stobart Rail to German PE house, Bavaria Industries.

Member of Healthcare, Biotech & Pharma Industry Group

Industry experience:

Beverages; Energy & renewables; Leisure; Life sciences; Telecom; Transport & logistic.

Director

Kaine Smith

Chartered accountant. Joined M&A Worldwide Manchester in 2012 after 5 years at EY. Significant experience in Buy-side, sell-side, and IPO mandates.
Industry Expertise in a variety of sectors, including TMT, construction, and manufacturing.
Joint Chairman of the IT, Software & Technology industry group.

Industry expertise:

Building & construction; Healthcare; Information technology; Telecom; Textile & clothing.