Transaction Services Partner

Practicus; Henley-on-Thames; Hybrid; GBP 300,000 - 400,000; Full time

Job summary

Practicus, a leading UK corporate finance advisory firm, seeks a Transaction Services Partner to lead the growth of its mid-market capability. You will oversee buy-side and sell-side due diligence, advise PE investors and corporates, and deliver high-quality reports while expanding the firm’s client base.

You will mentor a high-performing team and collaborate with related partners to maximize cross-referral opportunities, shaping the future of the Transaction Services practice.

Qualifications

• Significant Transaction Services or Financial Due Diligence experience.

Responsibilities

• Leading buy-side and sell-side financial due diligence assignments.
• Advising private equity investors, corporates, entrepreneurs and management teams on complex transactions.
• Delivering and reviewing high-quality financial due diligence reports.
• Winning new business through your own relationships and market profile.
• Building long-term relationships across the private equity and corporate finance community.
• Mentoring and developing an established, high-performing Transaction Services team.
• Working closely with Corporate Finance, Transaction Tax and Debt Advisory Partners to unlock cross-referral opportunities.
• Leading multiple transactions while delivering exceptional client outcomes.
• Helping shape the long-term growth and direction of the Transaction Services practice.

Skills

Transaction Services

Financial Due Diligence

Buy-side & Sell-side

Business development

Board-level credibility

Mentoring teams

Strategic leadership

Job description

Salary: OTE of £300k+ comprising basic of £135k to £175k and uncapped bonus + medium term equity potential

Flexible working

An award-winning independent corporate finance advisory firm, widely recognised in the market for its commercially astute and value-adding financial analysis and commentary, is looking to appoint an entrepreneurial Transaction Services Partner to play a key role in the next stage of its growth. With an established reputation across the UK mid-market, a strong pipeline of private equity and corporate transactions, and ambitious plans for the future, the firm is investing in another market-leading Partner to help drive its Transaction Services offering forward.

This isn't about filling a vacancy.

It's about investing in someone who wants to make a lasting impact.

Why This Opportunity?

If you've built a reputation for delivering exceptional financial due diligence and winning work through trusted client relationships, this is the opportunity to step into a true leadership role.

• The freedom to influence strategy.
• The opportunity to build lasting client relationships.
• The platform to grow your own practice.
• A genuine voice around the Partner table.
• The chance to help shape the future of a growing advisory firm.
• Backed by an outstanding Corporate Finance platform and an established network of private equity and corporate clients, you'll have everything you need to make a real impact.

What You'll Be Doing

You'll combine technical excellence with commercial leadership, helping grow the firm's Transaction Services capability while remaining hands‑on throughout the deal lifecycle.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Leading buy‑side and sell‑side financial due diligence assignments.
• Advising private equity investors, corporates, entrepreneurs and management teams on complex transactions.
• Delivering and reviewing high‑quality financial due diligence reports.
• Winning new business through your own relationships and market profile.
• Building long‑term relationships across the private equity and corporate finance community.
• Mentoring and developing an established, high‑performing Transaction Services team.
• Working closely with Corporate Finance, Transaction Tax and Debt Advisory Partners to unlock cross‑referral opportunities.
• Leading multiple transactions while delivering exceptional client outcomes.
• Helping shape the long‑term growth and direction of the Transaction Services practice.

You're not simply an outstanding due diligence specialist.

You're a trusted adviser.

A commercial thinker.

Someone clients call before the deal even starts.

You'll bring:

• Significant Transaction Services or Financial Due Diligence experience.
• Strong expertise across buy‑side and sell‑side transactions.
• A successful track record advising private equity investors, owner‑managed businesses and corporate clients.
• A proven ability to originate work through your own professional network.
• Board‑level credibility and commercial confidence.
• Experience mentoring and developing high‑performing teams.
• The ambition to help grow a market‑leading practice.

You could currently be working within:

• Top 20 Accountancy Firms
• Corporate Finance advisory firms
• Mid‑market advisory practices
• Larger firms where progression to equity or meaningful influence has become increasingly difficult

Where you've worked matters less than what you've built.

We're looking for someone recognised for both technical excellence and their ability to develop lasting client relationships.

This firm isn't hiring because something is broken. It's hiring because the opportunity ahead is bigger than ever. You'll join an ambitious, collaborative partnership where entrepreneurial thinking is encouraged, success is rewarded and Partners have the freedom to shape the future of the business.

If you've reached the point where you want more than another promotion...

More than another title...

More than another set of financial due diligence reports...

This could be exactly what you've been waiting for.