About La Salle Corporate

Sarah has worked alongside Matt and Mark on company sales since 2010, and took charge of La Salle with Matt in 2014. She brings a legal background to the team, along with deep analytical skills and a creative approach to research and business development.

She and Mark run the buyer research on every mandate, working out who the credible acquirers are and then making the approaches. Sarah handles a large share of the responses that come back, along with the day to day liaison that keeps an owner informed while a process is running. Always approachable and ready to roll up her sleeves, she works across every aspect of a transaction.

Away from work, Sarah is an avid Manchester United fan and a seriously good baker. When she is not out walking Minnie the dog or enjoying brunch with the ladies, she will be preparing tasty treats for the family (and the office, if they are lucky).

Mark has over two decades of experience in company sales, spanning marketing and design, data analysis, deal origination and corporate strategy.

He builds the case for a business before any buyer sees it: the research and data behind a pitch, the pitch material itself, and every brochure and marketing document a client receives once they are on board. Alongside Sarah he runs the buyer research and outreach on every mandate, which means he is usually the one fielding responses and keeping clients informed while a process is live. He also provides day to day support across all areas of the company.

Away from work, Mark finds the time to run an online radio station, and enjoys DJing, cycling and supporting Manchester City, on top of being a father to four children. He is never not busy.

Giulietta is often the first face (or voice) of La Salle.

A friendly figure at the heart of the team, she combines deep analytical and research skills with a genuinely personable nature. She runs the research that identifies the businesses worth talking to, and is usually the first person from La Salle an owner speaks with, often long before a sale is on the table.

Where she really comes into her own is client engagement. Giulietta has spoken with hundreds of business owners about their plans, which means she has heard just about every version of the exit conversation. No two journeys are the same, and she draws on that breadth of experience to ask the right questions, recognise where an owner is in their thinking, and steer them towards an exit roadmap built around what they actually want. Once a client comes on board, she works with Mark on the data and analysis behind the pitch material.

Giulietta speaks five languages (English, Spanish, Italian, French and Portuguese), which helps when La Salle is dealing with buyers and advisers overseas.

Away from work, Giulietta is a proud mum of two children and one dog, Rosey. She enjoys singing live with her band and taking to the water with her new found love of paddleboarding.

Damien is all about support. Supporting clients to grow their businesses. Supporting the teams around him to grow their own talents. And bringing creative new thinking to the practical problems that surface in a transaction.

With a wealth of experience across mid-size accountancy firms and banks, plus a strong grounding in accountancy technology and innovation, Damien has a keen eye for business problem solving. For La Salle clients, that means the numbers, systems and reporting behind a deal are in good order well before a buyer starts asking questions.

Daniel has been advising business owners for almost 20 years across accountancy, tax and transactions, and brings that experience to bear on La Salle mandates from the earliest conversations.

Personable, professional and full of practical, commercial advice, Daniel has a vast network spanning private equity, financial institutions and fellow professional advisers. It is a network La Salle draws on regularly, whether that means finding the right funder, the right buyer or the right specialist for a particular client situation.

Taylor is a familiar face to most new clients and often among the first people they meet. He runs the Professional Partners Network, which keeps him well connected across the professional community La Salle works alongside.

Very much a people person, with a clear understanding of the challenges owners face, Taylor is quick to build strong relationships. He also supports owners with their accountancy and tax needs, which frequently means getting a business into the right shape long before it goes to market.

Jordan is a Director in the tax team, specialising in the development, delivery and implementation of bespoke tax planning for owner-managed businesses and high net worth individuals.

That makes him one of the first people worth speaking to when a sale is on the horizon. How a business and a transaction are structured has a direct bearing on what an owner actually keeps, and the earlier it is looked at, the more room there is to plan. His work with high net worth individuals also means he can advise on the personal position after completion, not only the corporate one before it.

Approachable and easy to work with, Jordan prides himself on translating technical advice into plain English and providing practical, commercially focused solutions.