The award-winning BHP Corporate Finance team has rebranded and will now be known as Translink Corporate Finance.
Yorkshire-based accountancy firm BHP joined Translink, the global mergers and acquisitions advisory specialist, over three years ago and has since become a shareholder in the group. The rebranding of BHP Corporate Finance to Translink Corporate Finance is the next logical step in a relationship that reflects the international presence of the team.
Translink uses its global reach, sector expertise and deep local market insights to maximise the outcomes of cross border deal making. The team has collaborated on an increasing number of successful projects in recent years, working closely with Translink colleagues across the globe to assist management teams, shareholders and private companies navigate what are typically complex processes.
The rebrand, which encompasses both Deal Advisory and Transaction Services (Due Diligence), will ensure that the team is trading under a brand synonymous with high-quality deal making, both nationally and internationally. This aligns with the wider BHP strategy to be the partner of choice to privately owned companies.
Andy Haigh, Partner at Translink Corporate Finance said: “We are delighted to be announcing the rebranding of BHP Corporate Finance to Translink Corporate Finance.
“In the nearly four years since joining Translink, we have developed very close working relationships with our international colleagues. Advising on and supporting UK deals has always been, and will remain, a key part of our service offering, however the ability to identify and have high quality, nuanced engagement with global buyers and investors has become increasingly important in many of our deals. We work hand in glove with our global colleagues on a daily basis delivering high quality, joined-up advice on cross border mergers and acquisitions in order to deliver outstanding results for our clients.
“Rebranding was the natural next step for us as we continue to develop our corporate finance proposition as an integral part of Translink.
“There is an ever-growing demand from our clients for us to support them on their growth and value creation journey ahead of a realisation event, such as a sale. We are uniquely placed in our target market to be able to offer and deliver this and the corporate finance team’s rebrand to Translink plays perfectly into this.
“BHP as a whole has ambitious growth plans and this step for the corporate finance team simply reinforces this. We want to continue to grow the team allowing us to meet the increasing demand for cross-border deals alongside the support of the firm’s other advisory service lines, for example transactional tax, to provide our clients with a high-quality holistic service.
“Other than the change in name, it is business as usual for us and we will continue to support our clients and colleagues as part of BHP LLP, as we have done successfully for many years.”
Tero Nummenpää, Chairman of the Board at Translink International added: “Over the last few years, BHP Corporate Finance has been an important partner within Translink Corporate Finance’s M&A operations globally.
“As a group covering more than 35 countries on 6 continents, our extensive footprint is an undeniable advantage to our international clients. We’re delighted about this latest development that brings this UK-based team of multi-award-winning corporate financiers under the Translink Corporate Finance brand.”
The rebrand will see Translink Corporate Finance become a trading name of BHP LLP in the UK and Ireland and will continue to provide a full range of Deal Advisory and Transaction Support services for corporates, management teams, investors and funders.
The change does not affect the wider BHP practice, which will continue to trade under the existing BHP brand.
