Jim Shaw

Founder & CEO

Jim is our CEO and founded Shaw & Co in 2011 after developing his corporate finance career at PwC and Target Corporate Finance.

A Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants, he was listed as one of South West Business Insider's '42 Entrepreneurs Under 42 to Watch', and has been nominated no less than three times as ‘Dealmaker of the Year’ at the South West Insider’s Annual Dealmakers Awards.

Over the last 15 years Jim’s dealmaking has seen him complete more than 75 M&A deals with a combined enterprise value exceeding £0.5bn. Whilst still overseeing a small number of deals each year, predominantly in the healthcare & life sciences sector, Jim’s focus has increasingly moved to the CEO role which includes growing the Partner group and accelerating the growth of Shaw & Co nationally.

Jim has turned Shaw & Co into one of the most dynamic specialist advisory businesses in the UK and his strategic vision continues to drive Shaw & Co towards becoming a major name in the SME advisory space.

Jim lives just outside of Bristol with his wife and three young children. When he’s not running the business, or running after his children, Jim’s first love has always been sailing. He’s raced sailing dinghies from the age of eight and has competed at national, European and world level in several classes. He enjoys sailing dinghies at his local club as well as bigger yachts on the Solent. Jim has also recently taken on the challenge of learning to play the guitar, fulling a childhood ambition somewhat later in life.

Deals 

Jim Shaw

 has worked on

Business Sale
Selling a business
Jim Shaw
Myles Hamilton
Harry Cook
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AMSBIO
Healthcare & Life Sciences
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Business Sale
EUROPA BIOSITE
Buyer
Business Sale
Selling a business
Jim Shaw
Myles Hamilton
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MyWorkpapers
Technology, Media & Telecoms
£ UNDISCLOSED
Business Sale
Bright Software
Buyer
Management Buyout (MBO)
Buying a business
Rob Starr
Jim Shaw
Myles Hamilton
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Now Education
Professional Services
£28M
Management Buyout (MBO)
Prefequity
Investor
Business Sale
Selling a business
Jim Shaw
Oliver Roper
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Data Interconnect
Technology, Media & Telecoms
£9M
Business Sale
BlackLine
Buyer
Business Sale
Selling a business
Myles Hamilton
Jim Shaw
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Artemis Optical
Industrials & Chemicals
£8.9m
Business Sale
Gooch & Housego
Buyer
Business Sale
Selling a business
Myles Hamilton
Jim Shaw
Rob Starr
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Canopy
Automotive, Transport & Logistics
£ Undisclosed
Business Sale
Michelin
Buyer
Growth financing
Business financing
Alexei Garan
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CatSci
Healthcare & Life Sciences
£40m
Growth financing
Keensight Capital
Investor
Business Sale
Selling a business
Jim Shaw
Myles Hamilton
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Go Proposal
Technology, Media & Telecoms
£ Undisclosed
Business Sale
Sage
Buyer
Business Sale
Selling a business
Jim Shaw
Myles Hamilton
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Keep IT Simple
Technology, Media & Telecoms
£26m
Business Sale
The Panoply Holdings
Buyer
Business Sale
Selling a business
Jim Shaw
Myles Hamilton
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Torchlight
Professional Services
£ Undisclosed
Business Sale
Axiom International
Buyer
Business Sale
Selling a business
Jim Shaw
Myles Hamilton
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Senta SaaS
Technology, Media & Telecoms
£20M
Business Sale
IRIS Software
Buyer
Business funding
Jim Shaw
Myles Hamilton
Alexei Garan
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Fundamentals
Energy & Natural Resources
£ Undisclosed
Business funding
Lloyds Bank
Lender
Business Sale
Selling a business
Jim Shaw
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Smartbox
Healthcare & Life Sciences
£12M
Business Sale
CareTech
Buyer
Business Sale
Selling a business
Jim Shaw
Myles Hamilton
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Fundamentals
Energy & Natural Resources
£ Undisclosed
Business Sale
Freedom
Buyer
Buying a business
Buying a business
Myles Hamilton
Jim Shaw
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Recipero
Technology, Media & Telecoms
£ Undisclosed
Buying a business
TransUnion
Vendor
Business funding
Jim Shaw
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One Team Logic
Technology, Media & Telecoms
£3.2m
Business funding
Octopus Investments
Lender
Business Sale
Selling a business
Jim Shaw
Myles Hamilton
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Nanopharm
Healthcare & Life Sciences
£31.5M
Business Sale
Aptar
Buyer
Business funding
Alexei Garan
Jim Shaw
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Fertility Focus
Healthcare & Life Sciences
£ Undisclosed
Business funding
Foresight
Investor
Business Sale
Selling a business
Jim Shaw
Myles Hamilton
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Passionate About People
Professional Services
£23M
Business Sale
Staffline
Buyer
Business Sale
Selling a business
Jim Shaw
Myles Hamilton
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Vouchercloud
Technology, Media & Telecoms
£46.5m
Business Sale
Groupon
Buyer
Buying a business
Buying a business
Jim Shaw
Myles Hamilton
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Vouchercloud
Technology, Media & Telecoms
£20M
Buying a business
Vodafone
Vendor
Business Sale
Selling a business
Jim Shaw
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Pukka Herbs
Food & Beverage
£ Undisclosed
Business Sale
Unilever
Buyer
Business Sale
Selling a business
Jim Shaw
Myles Hamilton
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Gradwell
Technology, Media & Telecoms
£ Undisclosed
Business Sale
Chiltern Capital
Lender
Business Sale
Selling a business
Jim Shaw
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Screentime Labs
Technology, Media & Telecoms
£ Undisclosed
Business Sale
Awareness Technologies
Buyer
Business Sale
Selling a business
Jim Shaw
Myles Hamilton
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People Source
Professional Services
£ Undisclosed
Business Sale
Manpower
Buyer
Business funding
Jim Shaw
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Automated Building & Controls
Property & Construction
£ Undisclosed
Business funding
Shawbrook Bank
Lender
Business Sale
Selling a business
Jim Shaw
Myles Hamilton
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Orange Mountain Bikes
Leisure, Tourism & Sport
£ Undisclosed
Business Sale
P Bairstow Ltd
Buyer
Growth financing
Business financing
Jim Shaw
Myles Hamilton
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Trunki
Wholesale & Retail Trade
£3.9m
Growth financing
BGF
Lender

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