Consumer, Retail & Leisure


Sub-sector expertise
We advise private equity, private and public companies in the consumer, retail and leisure sectors. Our international network team of experts with extensive sector knowledge focus on the sub-sectors with the most promising growth and consolidation opportunities.
- Automotive
- E-commerce
Our offering covers the full spectrum of M&A advice including:

M&A advisory
Our offering covers the full spectrum of M&A advice including:
- Sell-side advice - sale of companies and the disposal of minority stakes.
- Buy-side advice - platform acquisitions, bolt-on acquisitions, take private of listed companies, negotiation of corporate carve-outs and the purchase of minority stakes.

Private company fundraising
We offer support to ambitious, growth-focused businesses seeking to raise more than £10 million in capital, accessing a wide range of niche and mainstream funding in the private capital market.
Our team of experts will help you to secure the right capital solution to deliver the next phase of your growth.
Meet the Consumer, retail & leisure team

Dan Sheahan
Head of North
Dan is Head of Investec's M&A team in the North of England as well as leading various sub-sector initiatives nationally. He has over 20 years of experience advising entrepreneurs, private companies and shareholders seeking to raise finance or deliver M&A. He has deep experience and investor relationships when raising growth and de-risking capital from Private Equity and Venture Capital. This experience is enhanced by having advised Private Equity buy-side throughout his career, gaining a clear perspective of their priorities and tactics. Dan enjoys building trusted relationships with entrepreneurs advising them to deliver their long term objectives and not just one-off transactions.
Dan joined Investec in 2015 to develop its Northern M&A practice having spent his career working as a Lead Advisor in Big 4 and Investment Banks. He was attracted to the chance to work for an entrepreneurial bank where he could build his own franchise and he has since created a team of experienced advisors working across the region. The greatest complement for his team’s services is the significant level of repeat mandates from clients, where Dan and his team have advised entrepreneurs through multiple fund raises and on to an eventual exit to a strategic buyer. Dan and his team are on the whole sector generalists who bring in Investec’s sector advisory and international partners to support a transaction where needed. However Dan does have sector specialisms in the automotive and e-commerce sectors with multiple transaction credentials.
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