Learn more about Simon Ward

Simon is a Managing Partner of our Corporate Finance business based in our Birmingham office and works across the UK and internationally. He advises institutions, owner managers, founders and corporates on all types of corporate finance transactions across a range of sectors.

Simon has over 25 years of experience in the corporate finance and private equity market. His experience in private equity has enabled him to build a track record working on a range of private equity deals, including management advisory services, sale mandates and providing acquisition support to PE-backed businesses.

Recent notable transactions include advising the shareholders of JMC Aviation on its cross-border sale to Launch, a US-based investee company of Capitol Meridian Partners. He provided buy-side advice to LDC, the private equity arm of Lloyds Bank, on its growth capital investment in Harper James, a fast growing full service commercial law firm.

He also recently provided buy-side support to Severn Trent on multiple acquisitions for its non-regulated water services division.

Before joining BTG over 13 years ago, Simon spent 10 years working in private equity as an investor with Livingbridge and Mercia. Prior to that, he worked in corporate finance advisory and leveraged finance.

He qualified as a Chartered Accountant at a Big Four accounting practice.

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1F, Cathedral Place, 42-44 Waterloo Street, Birmingham, B2 5QB

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06/07/2026

BTG enhances senior leadership team with partner promotions

BTG has announced two key promotions to partner, enhancing its leadership strength in the advisory and restructuring market. Adam Humphrey and Scott Day have been promoted to partner within the advisory and restructuring leadership teams, respectively. The new partners add more than three decades of combined experience,16 of which have been spent at BTG.

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30/06/2026

BTG delivers £12.5m of industrial sales in strong start to 2026

The real estate arm of BTG has completed more than 600,000 sq. ft of industrial and logistics transactions across the South East during the first five months of 2026, with deals totalling in excess of £12.5m in sales alongside a series of major lettings.

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25/06/2026

BTG supports Hamble Yacht Services in its sale to Premier Marinas

BTG has supported Hamble Yacht Services (“HYS”) in its sale to Premier Marinas as it becomes part of a growing group of marinas across the South Coast of the UK.

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