Track Record

Two decades’ experience advising ambitious companies and their owners

Supporting M&A, IPO and Capital Raising

Paul founded Arcus Advisory in 2024, having identified the opportunity to provide companies with in-house corporate finance expertise

Paul brings nearly two decades of experience advising companies on M&A, IPO and Capital Raising

During that time, he has worked with over 200 UK and international businesses, across the size spectrum, and brings the same level of focus and attention to detail to every engagement

Paul offers an unusual combination of technical corporate finance skills and board-level connectivity to provide a complete suite of services, from hands-on assistance to strategic guidance

Paul brings nearly two decades of experience advising companies on M&A, IPO and Capital Raising

During that time, he has worked with over 200 UK and international businesses, across the size spectrum, and brings the same level of focus and attention to detail to every engagement

Paul offers an unusual combination of technical corporate finance skills and board-level connectivity to provide a complete suite of services, from hands-on assistance to strategic guidance

Paul Gillam, Founder

Blue-chip investment banking background

A passion for supporting
businesses and their owners

  • A multi-disciplinary partner you can trust, on your side
  • Hands-on, from day one
  • Trusted by UK public companies, private equity sponsors and growth businesses
31 M&A Transactions
70 Fundraising
23 IPOs
£35bn Deal Value
£4.2bn Raised

What our clients say

Graeme CampbellCFOVan Elle

“As a lean central team, when we decided to run a sale process, we knew we needed to appoint an in-house deal specialist. We chose Paul because he could provide an over-arching service – combining insightful senior-level advice with excellent project management skills and a hands-on approach.

Paul was proactive from the start, organising our data, formulating our equity story, working with multiple internal teams and coordinating with our financial adviser. He took the heavy lifting off our plate and saved my team a huge amount of time and effort.  Paul was calm and thoughtful, and his commitment throughout the process ensured we hit the deal timetable.”

Dima KatsFounder & Group Executive ChairmanClear Junction

“We needed an agile, proactive M&A consultant to help with our acquisition search. Paul quickly grasped our business model and strategic ambitions, he took responsibility for the deal and enabled us to get on with day-to-day operations.

Paul used his network to identify high-quality targets and facilitated introductions for us. Importantly, he always put our interests first – providing honest advice to walk away from deals that weren’t the right fit.”

Sam CannManaging Director – M&APeel Hunt

“I’ve known Paul for a number of years and didn’t hesitate to recommend him to our client recently. He was hands-on from day one and exactly what they needed to lead the deal internally.

Having an experienced deal-lead in-house who understood the process and what was required significantly improved the efficiency of the deal. Transactions inevitably take up significant management bandwidth and Paul clearly added significant value through taking on a lot of the heavy lifting internally.”

Tom BallardDirectorBerenberg

“I’ve completed multiple transactions with Paul over the last decade and always enjoy working with him. I know we’re in safe hands when Paul is on the team – he combines top-tier corporate finance technical skills with meticulous deal execution and process management.”

Selected transactions

M&A

Van Elle


£59m

Acquisition by Strabag

2026Sell-Side

Kin + Carta


£239m

Acquisition by Valtech (BC Partners)

2024Sell-Side

Afentra


$175m

Acquisition of Angolan Oil & Gas assets

2023Buy-Side

GB Group


$736m

Acquisition of Acuant (from Audax Private Equity) and $400m Equity Fundraise

2021Buy-Side

Highland Gold


£1,090m

Acquisition by Fortiana Holdings

2020Sell-Side

IPO

Raspberry Pi


£166m

Fundraise

£540m
2024IPO

CAB Payments


£335m

Fundraise

£850m
2023IPO

musicMagpie


£110m

Fundraise

£208m
2021IPO

Kazatomprom


£350m

Fundraise

£3bn
2018IPO

Alfa Financial Software


£250m

Fundraise

£975m
2017IPO

Capital Raising

IQE


£30m

Equity Fundraise as part of c.£60m refinancing

2023Equity

GB Group


$400m

Equity Fundraise to part-fund $736m acquisition of Acuant

2021Equity

Yellow Cake


$34m

Equity Fundraise

2019Equity

Diurnal


£12m

Equity Fundraise

2018Equity

Abzena


£25m

Equity Fundraise

2017Equity

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