Dave Armstrong

Dave focuses on helping business owners plan and execute their exit plans.

Since joining PKF Francis Clark in 2009, Dave has transitioned from advising companies on securing grant funding to working on a variety of due diligence projects to assisting companies on a wide range of corporate finance transactions, focusing on helping shareholders achieve a successful exit.

His particular interest is working with family-owned or unquoted businesses, helping them develop and achieve their strategic goals; whether this is raising finance to implement growth plans, undertaking an acquisition, assisting with succession planning or achieving a sale/exit.

Dave has transactional experience in a wide range of sectors, including e-commerce, retail, care, specialist drainage and civil engineering. With an eye for detail combined with commercial flair he brings experience from a wide range of transactions and sectors to each client he works with and is often recognised for his perseverance and determination to achieve a successful outcome for his clients.

Dave’s recent experience includes:

• The sale of Oneline Surveys to PE-backed Adler and Allan
• The sale of Securi-Guard (South West Limited) to French-owned Scutum
• The MBO of iOutlet Limited
• The sale of Clearflow Limited to Lanes PLC
• The sale of Valves Online to RG Fluid Power Group

In his spare time Dave has replaced his football boots with running shoes, plays the occasional round of golf and can usually be found attached to a surfboard.