IMAP UK Appoints Graham Cooke as Partner and Head of UK Debt Advisory
Graham Cooke is joining the partnership this week as Partner and Head of UK Debt Advisory. Graham has many years of experience in banking, corporate finance, and debt advisory. Most notably within NatWest and most recently at finnCap Cavendish.
IMAP is pleased to announce that Graham Cooke is joining the partnership this week as Partner and Head of UK Debt Advisory. Graham has many years of experience in banking, corporate finance, and debt advisory. Most notably within NatWest and most recently at finnCap Cavendish.
His previous roles at NatWest included Director in Large Corporate Banking, Senior Director in Mid-Market Structured Finance, and National Head for SME Origination. During his time at NatWest Graham led numerous debt financings for high profile corporate clients including Inchcape, Pendragon, The Co-Operative Group, and Carphone Warehouse. During his four years at finnCap Cavendish, Graham helped launch debt advisory and once again led numerous debt financings for clients including Kape, Iofina, and Ideagen.
Karri Vuori, Managing Partner and Head of IMAP UK, commented:
“We are delighted to welcome Graham to IMAP. His 35 years of experience in the debt markets is invaluable as we seek to offer IMAP clients a full service, capital agnostic offering covering M&A, debt advisory, and independent IPO advisory. Graham also embodies the values of always doing the right thing by clients, staff, and society that underpin our business.”
Graham Cooke, Partner and Head of UK Debt Advisory, added:
”I am absolutely delighted to be joining Karri and the team at IMAP. The opportunity to launch a new debt advisory franchise in the UK, at an established international partnership such as IMAP, is extremely exciting. Alongside supporting new colleagues in the wider corporate finance business, we will be focusing on helping UK entrepreneurs and business owners in the underserved lower mid-market, access the liquidity they need to survive and scale their businesses.”
Since 1973, IMAP has been successfully guiding and helping clients thrive in competitive, ever-changing economies. Specializing in M&A, debt, equity, and corporate advisory services, it is consistently ranked in the world’s Top 10 M&A advisors for mid-market transactions. Over the last 10 years, its team of over 450 M&A professionals worldwide in 49 countries have closed over 2,200 transactions valued at $130 billion. IMAP’s clients are primarily mid-sized companies, as well as large domestic and international companies and corporations, family offices, and financial and institutional investors. For more information, visit http://www.imap.com.