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ESG Diligence: The Key To Sustainable M&A Transactions
AAB / Our Team / Calum Forrester
Meet the Corporate Finance team
Owner-managed businesses. SME’s. Large Corporates. Private Equity.
Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Due Diligence. Valuations. Financial Modelling.
Construction & Property. Industrial. Manufacturing. Healthcare.
Calum Forrester is a Corporate Finance Manager based in our Glasgow office. He brings a wealth of knowledge and experience working with a diverse range of clients across construction & property, industrial, manufacturing and healthcare to our Corporate Finance team.
Calum’s role as a manager involves the project management of deals. He acts as the point of contact for clients, ensuring that projects run smoothly and building strong relationships with key project stakeholders for the successful delivery of service.
“Trust and honesty in a relationship with clients is essential for me. I’m a firm believer that this can only truly be achieved through effective communication. Projects that we support can be fast-paced or there are sometimes ones that take a little bit longer. We need to be equipped for either scenario and in my opinion the best way we can do that is by starting every project with a strong foundation of comms.
We take the lead on projects to align all the parties involved so it’s not just about communication with clients, we need to have excellent communication with the other side and all key stakeholders. This helps us ensure smooth delivery, gives our clients peace of mind and allows them to focus on driving their business forward with as minimal disruption as possible.”
“I enjoy the variety my role affords me. Every project we work on is different, the clients might be in similar sectors or industries but they’re so different because their businesses are. It’s so interesting to get to know them and their businesses and have a hand in helping them work towards delivering their goals. I learn so much from working with clients and I’m then able to use that knowledge to support other clients- this is all only possible because I get to work with innovative market-leading clients.”
“The technology we utilise at AAB enables us to offer a market-leading, dynamic service for our clients no matter where they are in the world. Technology has broken down barriers to our service, we can support more and more clients because we don’t have the same blockers we once did. Communication with clients and other key stakeholders has also never been easier. For quick things we can jump on a call or send an email and get a quick response- we don’t have to wait to see people in person which aids our project delivery and reduces wait times for responses.
However, I still believe that it’s important where possible to have hands-on, face-to-face interactions with clients. These are essential to build and develop our relationships.”
“We have a wealth of knowledge and experience in our senior leadership team. It’s great to work alongside them and learn as we deliver projects. For me and my career goals being able to play my part in such an active corporate finance team with a strong reputation in the market is so satisfying. One of the best things about the team and the wider group is that we’re all able to share knowledge and help each other develop. That is so invaluable.”
“Clients are our passion isn’t just a value here- it’s something you can see being lived in each and every project. Our clients come to us with a goal in mind- a desired outcome and we will work tirelessly to help them achieve those goals and make that outcome a reality. A number of our clients are referrals from other happy clients.
One of the greatest compliments a client gave me was that they would use me to sell their second business. If a client thought we underperformed or didn’t like our service, delivery or team they wouldn’t want to work with us again. There’s no greater compliment than a client using our services again and again, enabling our relationship to grow as we embark on a journey together.”