Who we are


Liberty Corporate Finance was co-founded by Steve Thomson and Simon Hill on 1 March 2006


Steve Thomson BSc ACA


Steve qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1987 and after a number of years in the Corporate Finance teams of mid-sized firms joined KPMG Corporate Finance in June 2000, where he was a Director in their private equity team

Steve has a broad range of Corporate Finance experience; advising management teams, private equity houses and owners on all aspects of Corporate Finance ranging from MBO's & MBI's to flotations and disposals.


Simon Hill FCCA MCSI


Simon qualified as a Certified Accountant in 1999 and joined KPMG Corporate Finance in September 2000 where he was an Associate Director in the private equity team.

Simon's experience includes a period in industry before he qualified and in the Corporate Finance teams of Grant Thornton and KPMG, where he specialised in advising management and private equity houses on private equity transactions covering a wide range of business sectors.


Completed Transactions


In the last few years Steve and Simon have completed a number of transactions in varying business sectors and ranging in transaction size from £10m to £100m, including the following:

  • Sale of PIPC Consulting to Cognizant Technology Solutions Inc.
  • Management Buy-Out of Bounty, a marketing services business, backed by Barclays Private Equity
  • Management Buy-Out of the Television Consultancy, a PR media business, backed by ISIS Equity Partners
  • Management Buy-Out of Kelvin Hughes, marine navigation business, backed by ECI Partners
  • Sale of a portfolio of healthcare products to DDD Limited on behalf of William Ransom & Son PLC
  • Management Buy-Out of Coffee Nation, a gourmet self service vending business, backed by Milestone Capital
  • Management Buy-in / Buy-out of Camden Corporate Fleet Services, a provider of outsourced services to the fleet rental market, backed by Barclays Private Equity
  • Management Buy-out of The Cornish Bakehouse, a chain of "grab and go" food retail outlets, backed by HgCapital
  • Management Buy-out of Quantix, an IT services and Oracle applications service provider, backed by ISIS Equity Partners.
  • Re-financing of Bounty for ECI Partners and its management shareholders
  • Management Buy-out of LPM, a contract cleaning and manned security group
  • Institutional Buy-out of Avance, a credit outsourcing and account processing business, backed by Sovereign Capital
  • Institutional Buy-Out of Bounty, a marketing services business, with ECI Partners
  • Sale of Fosters Traditional Foods to 3i
  • Institutional Buy-Out of JT Frith, a discount retailer, with Graphite Capital
  • Management Buy-Out of Enotria Winecellars, a distributor of fine wines, backed by ISIS Equity Partners
  • Management Buy-Out of ABI Caravans, a static leisure homes manufacturer, backed by Dunedin
  • Institutional Buy-Out of CMGL, an insurance outsourcing business, with Sovereign Capital
  • Sale of ETI, a rail contracting business, to Hermes Private Equity
  • Institutional Buy-Out of Language Line, a telephone interpretation service, with ISIS Equity Partners
  • Management Buy-Out of Kafevend, a coffee vending operation, backed by ISIS Equity Partners
  • Institutional Buy-Out of UPOL Products, an automotive products manufacturer, with Graphite Capital
  • Management Buy-Out of Mobile Doctors, a medico-legal reporting business, backed by LDC
  • Management Buy-Out of kidsunlimited, a leading chain of private children's nurseries, backed by ISIS Equity Partners