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Armstrong Watson sees record period of activity after Leeds move

Armstrong Watson’s Yorkshire Corporate Finance team has seen a record period of activity in new projects and deals in 2014.

This follows the recent move to new offices at 10 South Parade in Leeds, where the Yorkshire team was brought together from surrounding offices led by partner Phil Bailey.

AW says their success was based on the team working closely on a “day to day” basis with owner managed and family business clients.

Armstrong Watson’s clients include Badgequo, the Silsden based designer, developer and distributor of colour cosmetics and related products in to high street retail across Europe.

Badgequo managing director Kai Arter said “It’s about having someone who is independent to the business but who has a detailed knowledge of the business.

“This outside perspective is invaluable; as a business owner it’s easy to get caught up in the day to day running of the business, and lose sight of the bigger picture. This really helps us to make the right decisions.”

Phil Bailey commented “Being an independent sounding board to clients and offering advisory input on a long term relationship basis is integral to the future objectives of our corporate finance team.

“We have ambitious plans for growth within the Yorkshire marketplace and this genuine added value approach will only benefit the wider business community.”

This was posted in Bdaily's Members' News section by Clare Burnett .