S&W, a leading UK professional services group, has appointed Tom Lewin as a partner within its expanding advisory team. He will spearhead the launch of a dedicated financial services deal advisory division, enhancing the firm’s existing corporate finance capabilities.
Tom joins from Investec Bank plc, where he served as a Managing Director and founded their financial services and fintech M&A practice. With over two decades of experience in financial services, Tom brings deep expertise in mergers and acquisitions and capital markets, spanning both public and private transactions, strategic advisory, restructurings, IPOs, rights issues, and hybrid capital issuance.
Throughout his career, Tom has worked with both public and private companies, as well as private equity firms, across the financial services landscape and adjacent sectors. His focus has been particularly centred on high-growth and tech-enabled businesses.
Tom commented: “I’m delighted to join S&W to establish and lead the financial services deal advisory business. Following the recent investment from Apax Partners, this is an exciting time to join one of the UK’s fastest growing professional services firms and I look forward to working with my new S&W colleagues to deliver a holistic advisory proposition to our clients.”
Stuart Goodman, Head of Corporate Finance at S&W, added: “Tom brings a wealth of financial services experience and delivering fantastic outcomes for clients. Financial services is a key sector for S&W and with the recent investment from Apax Partners, an area of continued focus for further investment. We are very pleased to have Tom onboard to support and drive our continued growth plans.”