Eight Advisory appoints new partner in its UK wing

01 November 2023 Consultancy.uk

International consultancy Eight Advisory has announced the addition of a new partner to its UK office. Niall O’Dea brings the number of partners at the firm to 95.

With more than 600 consultants, Eight Advisory is a pan-European consulting firm specialised in transactions, restructuring, transformations and restructuring. In recent times, the firm has been expanding and diversifying its talent to meet with rising demand across Europe.

One of the firm’s latest additions to its pool of experts is Niall O’Dea, who joins Eight Advisory’s transactions services team in London. As a partner, he will support Eight Advisory clients on the private equity and also corporate side in executing M&A strategy. He also has extensive M&A experience in a wide variety of other sectors such as telecom and media, and FMCG sectors, among others.

Eight Advisory appoints new partner in its UK

Justin Welstead, who will also serve as a member of the Eight Advisory executive committee, commented on the new appointment, “We are delighted to welcome Niall to the UK team of Eight Advisory. He brings a wealth of experience which will complement the existing partner group in the next stage of our development in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland.”

Before joining Eight Advisory, O’Dea worked in the transaction services team of KPMG in Dublin and London. He has significant experience across the consumer sector, as well as having worked with industrials, healthcare and media clients over the course of his career to date.

O’Dea remarked, “I’m delighted to join Eight Advisory – the opportunity to be involved in the firm’s exciting growth story is massively appealing, and I look forward to getting started with the great team that is in place.”

The move coincides with another partner appointment in Eight Advisory’s Benelux wing. Niels Lummen brings over 13 years of experience within M&A transactions to the firm’s Amsterdam office, with expertise in due diligence, refinancing, valuations and restructuring projects for clients such as corporates, private equity, stated owned funds and owner managed businesses.

Eric Demuyt, managing director at Eight Advisory, added, “I am pleased to introduce our latest additions to the team, who underline our commitment to M&A and infrastructure projects in Europe and further enrich the diversity and expertise of our team. Joining forces, we look forward to the exciting prospects on the horizon as we expand and innovate to serve our global clients.”

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