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One team of specialists covering all accountancy, tax and advisory services for venture backed businesses from seed to unicorn to exit. Getting ahead of the challenges rapid scale creates.
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YOU COULD SAY WE’RE AN ECOSYSTEM FOR THE ECOSYSTEM – A SINGLE POINT OF CONTACT, WITH A MULTITUDE OF SKILLS.
The Tech & High Growth team at Cooper Parry works with founders, CFOs and boards of high growth businesses. It’s made up of people who are dedicated to and connected within the ecosystem, people who are passionate about the venture journey and people who’ve got your back – helping you get ahead of the challenges that come with rapidly scaling a business.
Whether you’re at seed stage, looking to prepare for your next funding round or figuring out a way to exit your business, we’ve got a group of experienced and connected experts who can help.
Alongside them our Deals team are there to support you through M&A activity. Supporting transactions across the technology spectrum including IT services, software and SaaS. They have an outstanding track record in shareholder exits and private equity fund raises having developed deep and relevant relationships with potential investors.
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WHY CLIENTS LOVE US
STARTUP SUPPORT
Our specialist team are focussed on ensuring your reporting and compliance ticks all the right boxes whilst working with you to understand your plans for scale and how we can make that happen for you and your business.
SCALEUP SUPPORT
Supporting high growth, VC backed businesses with audit, tax and advisory services. One team, all service areas, matched to your mindset and ambitions.
Connected to the ecosystem
Over the past few years we’ve partnered an array of key players in the ecosystem. Delivering content and events that serve a purpose – to provide accessible and relevant information to educate and elevate those in the tech and high growth space.
Real value comes through genuine connection and an open book approach. Many of our in person events focus on the personal and mental challenges faced by those scaling at speed. This is then coupled with topical and crucial updates on everything from getting ready for diligence to the growing number of R&D claims we’re seeing in the sector.
Below you can see a flavour of our partnerships and the clients we support…
By the very nature of how we’ve built this team, we get that it’s not one size fits all. Our content and events are built around three communities: The Finance Department, Venture CEO and TechCFO. Each one focused on providing curated support for different parts of the ecosystem.
The why
Head of THG, Steve Leith, explains why he built this team…
“After working for a corporate accountancy firm for many years I watched their interest in having a dedicated tech and high growth team decline. Not only was there a gap in the market for a team dedicated to this ecosystem, there was a need for it – VC backed businesses we’re either being serviced by teams that didn’t understand their journey or were being batted around between specialists trying to piece together the advice they required to scale.
So, when the pandemic hit in 2020, I found myself sat at home in front of a white board planning out how to build this team, I asked myself what a finance lead at a high growth business needs. And I’ve asked myself that question every day since as we’ve grown to a team of more than 100 in that short time.
For me it’s all about being a sounding board for every stage – helping to develop 100s of high growth specialists along the way, providing a platform for fulfilling careers and working with founders who are changing people’s lives with their ventures.”
Steve has built the team alongside a other key individuals who are equally as enthusiastic about the goal he envisaged 3 years ago.
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Steve Leith
Partner, Head of Tech & High Growth
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