International advisory firm Interpath has continued to strengthen its rapidly expanding Deals practice with the appointment of four experienced Managing Directors, including John Doddy in Ireland; Rob Connold and Neil McBride in the UK; and Tobias Huesmann in Germany.
Interpath’s Deals business comprises colleagues spanning M&A, Debt and Capital Advisory, Transaction Services, and Integration & Separation services, supported by cross-service line capability spanning Valuations, Pensions, Tax, and Data & Technology. Interpath’s global Deals team is led by experienced practitioner Neil Siri and is integrated across Interpath’s international network of 30 offices.
John Doddy joins Interpath as Managing Director and Head of Advisory in Ireland and holds more than 20 years’ experience at the forefront of European financial services. Most recently, John was Head of Debt and Capital Advisory at Deloitte in Ireland where he advised corporates from across the mid and large-cap market on raising traditional and alternative sources of debt finance. He is widely regarded as one of Ireland’s leading debt and capital advisory professionals. Alongside John, the team in Ireland recently announced the arrival of Kirstie O’Flanagan from Deloitte as Head of Transaction Services.
In the UK, Interpath welcomes Robert Connold. Robert has nearly two decades’ experience with Deloitte where he was a Partner in the Debt and Capital Advisory team, leading the firm’s support for privately-owned businesses, including corporates, founder and family-owned businesses and private equity portfolio companies. In his new role, Rob will be part of a thriving Debt and Capital Advisory team working with clients to secure debt facilities to support M&A, refinancing, growth, recapitalisation, and special situations.
Alongside Rob, Neil McBride joins Interpath’s London office from PwC. After more than 25 years in management and private equity consulting and nine years in industry, Neil will play a leading role in the build-out of Interpath’s Integration & Separation offering in the Deals business, and in particular, will develop Interpath’s Operational Due Diligence proposition. The UK team has also made a number of senior promotions including Rob Allard in Value Creation and Tom Rawlinson in Transaction Services who have both been promoted to Managing Director.
Interpath also continues to expand its team across mainland Europe with the appointment of Managing Director Vania Memoud to Transaction Services in France. In the DACH region, Tobias Huesmann now joins Interpath’s Munich office from PwC where he worked with corporate and private equity clients throughout the full M&A life cycle on numerous industry-defining deals supporting portfolio transformation. Tobias has around a decade of experience in M&A with a particular focus on operational M&A, carve-outs, integrations and portfolio optimisation having worked at PwC and in industry with European chemical multinational BASF.
Neil Siri, Global Head of Deals and Private Capital at Interpath, said: “We’re building something incredibly special here at Interpath – a Deals proposition that really challenges the status quo and redefines what clients should expect from their advisors. These appointments reflect our commitment to bring together the best talent from across the world’s leading financial centres. With deep experience spanning M&A, debt advisory, transaction services, integration & separation, we’re creating a truly integrated team that can deliver outstanding outcomes for our clients, wherever they are.”
Mark Raddan, CEO of Interpath, said: “I’m thrilled to welcome our new Managing Directors to Interpath. Their arrival is testament to the strength of our vision, the momentum behind our Deals practice, and the critical role it has in the development of Interpath. We’re attracting top-tier talent who share our ambition to build a world-class advisory team. This is another important step in that journey.”
