Morgan Atherton

Managing Partner

Morgan has over 25 years’ international M&A and Private Equity experience spanning lead advisory, due diligence, banking and in-house as a CFO. Morgan qualified as a chartered accountant with Arthur Andersen and following many years advising on and executing deals at NatWest and KPMG, he joined Dimensions Clothing, the UK’s leading supplier of uniforms and workwear, as CFO. At Dimensions, he oversaw significant international growth and led numerous acquisitions and strategic projects, most recently the £50m MBO, supported by LDC in 2019. Other career highlights include the £44m HBOS backed MBO of Sunseeker Yachts, the £49m sale of Nationwide Autocentres to Phoenix Equity Partners, the £32m sale of Brownhills Motorhomes to NBGI Private Equity and the cross-border sale of Centrepoint Insurance Services to US based Assurant.

Joe Bates

Associate

Joe has joined Bishopsgate as an Associate, having previously studied for a Masters in Law at Sheffield University. Joe will be focussing on the financial aspects of M&A at Bishopsgate, but brings with him a depth of legal knowledge.