The Opus team comprises experienced investment banking and corporate professionals, each with a quality and depth of transaction and sector expertise.
Garth Shephard, Partner
Garth joined Salomon Smith Barney (now a division of Citigroup) in 1996 having previously qualified (ICAEW) with Coopers & Lybrand. He was involved in a variety of M&A transactions with an emphasis on the technology, media and communications sector.
In 1999, Garth was recruited to initiate and develop Andersen's technology, media and communications corporate finance team where he was instrumental in originating and executing many M&A and venture capital transactions, in addition to successfully integrating the TMT corporate finance team into Andersen's international TMT sector franchise.
In 2004, Garth joined Pall Mall Capital, a London-based boutique investment bank and in 2006 he co-founded Opus Corporate Finance with Nigel McNelly.
Garth has a degree in Economics from Leeds University and is a member of the ICAEW.
Senior Team
Recent Transactions
- MBO of Limelight Projects
- Carbon Trust Environmental Infrastructure Fund
- Sale of Stanhope Business Centres to MWB Exchange plc.
- Sale of Gissing Group to Reuters
- Sale of GTF to Incisive Media
- Sale of Aspect Education to Kaplan
- MBO of iTouch from For-Side.com
Each of our Partners has previously led sector and/or geographic teams in global top-tier investment banks and advisory businesses. Our reputation is based on providing senior, 'hands-on' day-to-day management by all our senior Partners in solving our client's strategic goals.