We are a business adviser that helps to unlock potential of your business. We help businesses to achieve their objectives. We understand what you need today and what you'll need tomorrow. And we tailor our service to get you there.In the UK and Cyprus we are led by 3 partners. And because of high level of involvement of partners in each engagement, you will feel personal approach and get professional expertise.
We are a business adviser that helps to unlock potential of your business. We help businesses to achieve their objectives. We understand what you need today and what you'll need tomorrow. And we tailor our service to get you there.In the UK and Cyprus we are led by 3 partners. And because of high level of involvement of partners in each engagement, you will feel personal approach and get professional expertise.
We help search fund entrepreneurs with due diligence to find an ideal target and assist with acquisition process.
We offer our services on a success basis to self funded searchers. W
Services
Audit
We can provide you with innovative assurance services covering the following:
Non-statutory audits, including compilation reports
Financial reporting solutions and audit under IFRS
Financial reporting solutions and statutory audit under Cyprus legislation
Quality More involvement of partners and managers in each engagement; more face-to-face time with clients; to take the time to understand clients' needs; and sector and industry specialists with depth of expertise. We deliver the absolute best to our clients every time we work with them.
Local and international We provide a wide range of audit and assurance services to private, public and international companies across various sectors.
Transfer pricing
•Preparation of Master and Local Files per OECD BEPS Action 13 and local regulations •Compliance with obligatory Local Files in EU countries •Country-by-country reporting (CbCR) assistance
Benchmarking studies for arm's length pricing
Searchers
We help search fund entrepreneurs with financial and legal due diligence in acquiring an ideal Target.
Our approach to financial due diligence:
Quality of revenue - Identifying the key business drivers
Quality of earnings - Ascertaining the sustainability of earnings
Working capital - Normalising for seasonality and one-off items
Net debt – Estimating immediate cash outflows
Contingent liabilities - Summarising the significant exposures
Tax positions - Assessing the history of claims and risk areas
Our approach to acquisition agreement:
analysis and negotiation of cash- and debt-like items and normalised working capital adjustments in the EV to Equity Value Bridge;
providing input into the Locked Box completion mechanics for the SPA;
providing input into the Completion Accounts closing mechanics for the SPA;
providing input into protective covenants, including warranties and indemnities and related disclosures; and
Identify key areas of risk or opportunity that can influence purchase agreement negotiations or post-transaction operations/synergy capture.
"Get the story" behind the Target's financial numbers by understanding the underlying business drivers, not just the numbers.
Support you in evaluating desirable structures and negotiation tactics to gain real economic value or reduce risk.
Initial Public Offering
Our services:
Preparation of companies with respect to IPOs
Drafting warrant conditions
Due Diligence prior to IPOs / corporate takeovers
Drafting of securities prospectuses for public offerings and in the scope of admission procedures for shares and corporate bonds
Support of prospectus evaluation and takeover bid proceedings with Regulator
Managing general shareholders' meetings of listed corporations
Holding compliance with Stock Market regulations
Support with ad-hoc notifications and the compliance with other notification and publishing duties
Corporate finance advisory
We may help with structuring and paperwork related to raising financing through the public markets. Key benefits from going public include gaining access to capital to facilitate growth, enhance business, creating a market for the company's shares, to provide the company with quoted shares to use as a currency to make acquisitions, to raise the company's profile, to enhance the company's status with customers and suppliers and to provide an objective value on the company's business. The benefits of being public does however come with the need for greater transparency and accountability to external shareholders.
Valuations
We offer independent and objective valuations on value of your business.
We can support you whether you are a start-up, small or medium company, fund, asset manager or a listed company. We can also work with you on your valuation needs including shares, businesses, intangible assets, projects or financial instruments.
Our team
Partner | Financial planning services
Assurance Services
Quentin Holland
Dmitry Mykhailenko
Quentin has more than 25 years' experience in the financial services industry, and was a founder and the Managing Director of PQR Financial Planning Limited, which is now part of The Private Office (UK firm).
Quentin is a Chartered Financial Planner, with an award in Long Term Care Insurance.
Dmitry is in-charged with coordinating and communicating deliverables to clients.
Dmitry has over 20 year of extensive experience in auditing, accounting services and valuation working at large accounting firm.
Dmitry holds certificate in Business Valuations issued by ACCA
He is a member in the following professional accounting organisations: - ACCA (United Kingdom). - Institute of Financial Accountants (United Kingdom) - Institute of Public Accountants (Australia).
Partner | Assurance Services
Evgenia Paschalides
Evgenia is Cyprus statutory auditor.
Evgenia's experience in the accounting, audit and assurance services sector covers more than 15 years with large accounting firms, including BIG4 and her knowledge and understanding of tax legislation in Cyprus.
Evgenia is a Fellow Member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), having more than 5 years post-qualification experience in the audit profession and is a member of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus (ICPAC).
She additionally has a Bachelor Degree in Accounting, gained at the European University Cyprus in 2006.
Tax and Audit Services
Assurance Services
Sergiy Stepovyi
Evgeniy Yanyayev
Sergiy has more than 20 years experience in the audit, including working as chief accountant in the large retail and production group. Sergiy has deep knowledge of taxation and deferred taxation.
Sergiy was recently involved in debt restructuring process advising client on financial modelling and taxation issues.
Sergiy is a certified auditor and has several years extensive experience with top 6 international audit firms.
Evgeniy has over 15 year of extensive experience in auditing with top 6 international audit firm, where, in addition to the role of the audit senior manager, he took a role of IFRS leader and audit software leader.
In addition, Evgeniy has several years experience in international large group as a finance manager.
He is member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (United Kingdom) and also Evgeniy is a certified auditor
Valuation Services
Demetris Iacovides
Demetris has over 7 years of experience in Corporate Finance with the Big 4 (PwC and Deloitte) as well as the pharmaceutical industry and venture capital.
His expertise lies in valuing companies, assets and transactions utilising his excellent market analysis and financial modelling skills.
He holds a bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering from UCL, a master's degree in Biotechnology from Imperial College London, a master's degree in Social Sciences from LSE and a masters degree in Management from Grenoble Ecole de Management (France).
Audit and Assurance
Audit and Assurance
Kateryna Avramets
Aleksandr Movmyga
Kateryna has over 8 years of experience in top 6 international audit firm.
Kateryna has been engaged in assurance and restructuring projects.
She has diploma in IFRS issued by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (United Kingdom)
Aleksandr has over 13 year of experience in auditing with top international audit firm network, including few years as a Chief Financial Officer in the production entity and several years at BIG 4.
He has diploma in IFRS issued by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (United Kingdom).
Aleksandr is a certified auditor.
Tax and Audit Services
Viktoria Andreeva
Viktoria has over 9 years experience in accounting and taxes.
Prior to joining the firm, Viktoria worked for 6 years as chief accountant at international logistics group.
In her working practice, Viktoria was dealing with tax reporting and tax authorities.
Insurance services
Anton Kovalev
Anton has over 9 years of experience in audit and financial reporting.
Prior to joining the firm, Anton worked for several years in the financial reporting group of a large agricultural group.
Anton worked for a leading international audit firm for several years.
Insurance services
Julia Rantyuk
Julia has over 15 years of experience in audit and financial reporting.
Prior to joining the firm, Yuliya worked for 15 years in leading international audit firms, leading the audit of international groups.
Yulia has a diploma in IFRS issued by the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (UK).
Legal services
Natalia Kronik
Natalia has over 10 year of experience in corporate law, structuring deals, financial legal advice on transactions working at BIG 4 audit firm.
Natalia was recently involved in borrowing deals and issuance of shares and bonds at EU stock exchange.
Legal services
Natalia Vdovychenko
Natalia has over 15 years as a lawyer and barrister.
She was dealing with corporate legal suits, representing clients at courts. In addition, her experience include participation in financing transactions.
Natalia is familiar with commercial, civil, land and corporate laws.
Corporate secretary services
Margarita Budylina
Rita is a UK-based Company Secretary.
Prior to joining the firm, Rita worked at a UN agency and in the private sector, gaining over 8 years of professional experience in administration services and project management across multiple countries in Central and Eastern Europe.
Contact us
Our services in the United Kingdom and Cyprus
Locations
United Kingdom Audit Firm Ltd 225 Point West, 116 Cromwell Road, SW7 4XA, London, United Kingdom