Leonard Curtis, the private equity-backed professional services group, has appointed its first head of corporate development to drive M&A, partnerships and strategic growth. 

Logan Mantle joins the fast-growing multi-disciplinary team at Leonard Curtis, bringing vast experience into the business, which includes an eight-year spell in the corporate finance advisory team at Deloitte.

Leonard Curtis, which is headquartered in Manchester, has over 30 years’ experience in providing restructuring, legal, funding, M&A advisory and business services to SMEs and corporates throughout the UK and offshore. 

Pollen Street Capital took a majority stake in Leonard Curtis last August with a key focus on M&A to meet ambitious expansion targets.

The group’s acquisition activity will be focused on its restructuring and insolvency, legal and funding service lines. 

It says Logan is a proven performer in identifying and executing M&A transactions for owner-managed, privately owned, private equity-backed, and corporate businesses. These range from £10m to £300m across multiple sectors.

His expertise includes acquisitions, disposals, buyouts, finance raising, and strategic reviews and extends to advising on cross-border transactions, including those in North America and Europe.