AAB has appointed two new team members based in Leeds, where Patrick Lynch joins as Corporate Finance Partner, alongside Harris Jones as Corporate Finance Manager.
They’ll be based in the Sagars office on St Paul’s Street after Leeds-based accountancy firm Sagars merged with AAB in 2021, in a move that deepened the breadth and depth of services they provide to businesses and individuals in the North of England and across the UK.
Patrick, who brings more than 14 years’ experience in professional services, spent almost a decade at an independent corporate finance firm based in Yorkshire. His experience encompasses both buying and selling roles on transactions, on behalf of SMEs and private equity firms based throughout the UK.
Patrick joins six other Partners and Directors in AAB’s corporate finance leadership team across the UK and Ireland.
Throughout the past seven years as a Corporate Finance Advisor, Harris has amassed significant experience in advising shareholders, management teams, and institutional investors within the mid-market, most recently in the M&A team of a global environmental consultancy group. He combines this role with being a Lecturer of Finance within the Accounting and Finance subject group at Leeds Business School.
Head of Corporate Finance Gordon Steele said: “Welcoming both Patrick and Harris to the team is another key milestone for us. The AAB corporate finance team is well-established in Scotland, and across the Island of Ireland, and we’re delighted to offer these enhanced services to the North of England. The experience and expertise of both Patrick and Harris will add significant value to our already market leading team.”
James Hunt, Head of Leeds, added: “Since Sagars joined the AAB Group we have introduced an enhanced range of services to support our clients across the North of England. With both Patrick and Harris joining our team here in Leeds we are excited about the addition of end-to-end corporate finance services to the expanding offering we deliver locally, to benefit our clients both now and in the future.”
