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25 of the 33 firms on the list
| Firm | Focus | Team size |
|---|---|---|
| Dow Schofield Watts | Debt Advisory | 51-200 |
| Gridlines | Debt Advisory | 51-200 |
| Zeus | M&A Advisory | 51-200 |
| AMS Corporate Finance | M&A Advisory | 11-50 |
| BTG Corporate Finance | M&A Advisory | 11-50 |
| CG&Co | Restructuring | 11-50 |
| Clarke Bell (Insolvency Practitioners) | Restructuring | 11-50 |
| Company Insolvency Advice | Restructuring | 11-50 |
| Focus Insolvency Group | Restructuring | 11-50 |
| Harrisons Advisory LLP | Restructuring | 11-50 |
| Harrisons Business Recovery and Insolvency Limited | Restructuring | 11-50 |
| KBL Advisory Limited | Restructuring | 11-50 |
| Knight Corporate Finance | M&A Advisory | 11-50 |
| Market Mapping LLC | M&A Advisory | 11-50 |
| Origin IQ | M&A Advisory | 11-50 |
| RPG Business Recovery inc Crawfords | Restructuring | 11-50 |
| The Camlee Group | M&A Advisory | 11-50 |
| Avicenna Capital Limited | M&A Advisory | 2-10 |
| AW Capital Limited | M&A Advisory | 2-10 |
| Bamburgh Capital | M&A Advisory | 2-10 |
| Blacksquare Advisory | M&A Advisory | 2-10 |
| Carbon Corporate Finance | M&A Advisory | 2-10 |
| Clearview Corporate Advisory | M&A Advisory | 2-10 |
| COLE ASSOCIATES CORPORATE FINANCE LLP | M&A Advisory | 2-10 |
| Contrado Capital | M&A Advisory | 2-10 |
Ordered by team size, then name. Websites, LinkedIn pages, search and filters are in the full directory.
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What counts as a boutique here
Independent corporate finance and M&A advisory firms with a genuine Manchester practice: owner-managed business specialists, MBO and buy-side advisers, fundraising and debt advisory boutiques. Partner-owned and small enough that juniors sit in the deal, not adjacent to it.
The big accountancy firms' corporate finance arms and the London banks' regional desks are left out on purpose. This list exists for the firms that never post a job.
Full detail on sourcing and verification is on the methodology page.
Common questions
How many boutique corporate finance firms are there in Manchester?
FirmScope currently tracks 33 in Manchester. It is a smaller market than London by design, and the count is the real one - the number moves as firms launch, merge or wind down.
Why target boutiques instead of the big firms?
Far fewer applicants per seat, live deal exposure from day one, and hiring that mostly happens off-cycle through direct approaches. Many Manchester boutiques fill analyst seats without ever advertising them.
Does the list include websites and contacts?
The public page shows names, size and focus. Working website and LinkedIn links, named contacts where the firm publishes one, plus search, filters, notes and an outreach tracker are part of the paid product. A free account previews a small sample.
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