Finial is a leading corporate finance advisory platform, designed exclusively for law. We provide expert commercial insight and support, differentiated by a laserfocus on the challenges and opportunities we see in the industry, now and next. We serve the world’s leading legal services businesses, whenever and wherever they do business.
Created in 2023, our business naturally has a contemporary outlook; open, transparent and forward-facing. And we believe that the law firms of tomorrow need a holistic team of well-networked, commercially-savvy and technically-skilled specialists by their side, night and day. That’s where we come in.
We want to build the ultimate corporate finance advisory business in law; the people backing revolutionary progress in the industry.
Our corporate finance capabilities support the growth agenda. Our core service line is M&A, supported by a capital services to help firms fund growth and change. The world’s leading law firms choose us because we’re a unique business in the
marketplace; put simply, there no other organisation that can deliver our experience, focus, structure and value.
Our team brings decades years’ experience operating at board-level in the legal industry and are the business partners behind the most successful new law firms over the last decade; individuals in law firm strategy, operational management and finance have come together in a first-of-its kind regulated corporate finance advisor that sets out to change the industry for good.
Our focus is law and we understand the commercial landscape better than anyone else. We picked this sector because we want to do right by it. Alternative business structures will eventually mean that capital coming in will change the market. Our clients benefit from the efficiencies of having advisors that aren’t learning about the industry on the job.
We’re the only partner you need when it comes to every aspect of the growth agenda, and more. This is a true one-stop-shop that delivers a competitive advantage, uniting law firm industry experts with the best practitioners in corporate finance.
Our fixed advisory and managed-service costs are blended with outcomes-focused success fees to make sure our efforts are aligned with your success. Couple that with our access to capital and unrivalled network partners in deal support adjacencies.
We work with law firms and investors to anticipate, understand and navigate a changing world, so that they can thrive.
Our hand-picked team has extensive experience in analysing geopolitical risk, macro-economic outlooks and specific transactional risks. Put simply, we’re designed to talk to our clients about preparedness and opportunity when it comes to what forces are moving markets. In turn, we help them develop responsive strategies that make the most of these insights. Critically, we build a strategic rationale for potential financing and transactions that will lead to accelerated growth.
Our data insights and our networks mean that we can thoroughly assess the financial, structural, reputational and operational position of any law firm, anywhere, with confidence. Clients come to us assess their own unique strengths and challenges, with a view to finding the right capital, teams or merger partners. Plus, on M&A transactions, we save our clients time, energy and expense by providing fast, effective judgement calls on every opportunity.
Where strategic growth calls for investment, restructuring or acquisition, we provide hands-on advice through each stage of the process to ensure faultless execution. For M&A transactions, we have real-world experience of modelling financial data, market conditions, and industry benchmarks, to identify fair value purchase prices or exchange ratio, potential payment structures and tax positions. We also support in negotiations to reach a mutually acceptable agreement, prepare the legal frameworks and detail the terms and conditions of the transaction, with expert project management throughout.
In every strategic growth project we support, getting a positive change agenda agreed upon is vital. Cases for investment require significant stakeholder management and buy-in. For M&A transactions, we create precise impact assessments and comprehensive integration plans to address cultural, operational and logistical components of the deal. We are also expert in managing the internal and external messaging to maximise impact and influence in the market.
When firms come together, addressing organisational and cultural issues to ensure a cohesive and productive work environment can be critical. Managing effective growth through mergers is a long game. That’s why our strategic programmes are geared towards years of invaluable, practical support.
Our leadership team combines best-ofbreed corporate finance experience with practical knowledge of the commercial drivers that underpin the legal industry’s most progressive and profitable practices.
Finial Advisors is a trading name of Exton Corporate Finance
Advisors Limited (Company Number 13920372), which is
authorised and Regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority
with registration number 976967.