Interpath appoints James Zuurbier to transaction services practice
James Zuurbier has joined Interpath as a managing director within the firm’s transaction services team. He will now work alongside Zohair Motiwala in the financial services M&A team in the UK to support the expansion of the firm’s cross-border financial services transaction capabilities.
Nick Parkhouse, Interpath’s global head of financial services, commented, “James will be a valuable asset to Interpath bringing significant experience and a strong track record of delivering financial due diligence on complex financial services transactions. As we continue to invest in our financial services capabilities, James’ appointment further strengthens our full-service deal advisory proposition to financial services clients, and his experience will contribute greatly to delivering the high-quality, sector-focused advice our clients expect.”
Interpath supports clients with deal advisory, restructuring, value creation and forensic services. The firm employs over 1,000 people across 35 locations in the UK, Ireland, France, DACH, Spain Bermuda, BVI, Cayman Islands, Hong Kong, Singapore, India, South Africa and Algeria.
Zuurbier joins from RSM with over 17 years of experience in complex transaction advisory and financial due diligence. He began his career at KPMG before moving to Barclays during the bank’s non-core programme, where he gained first-hand exposure to strategic transactions and developed an interest in M&A. Following this, Zuurbier moved to EY, where he spent seven years advising on financial services deals and engagements across the sector, and worked on a range of high-profile transactions and significant capital markets opportunities.
Looking ahead, he will apply his extensive experience to support clients across the financial services sector including insurance, wealth management and specialist lending sectors. At Interpath, he will work closely with Zohair Motiwala in the financial services M&A team in the UK, as well as alongside Benjamin Tarac and Marc Civita in France, to support the expansion of the firm’s cross-border financial services transaction capabilities.
Speaking on his new role, Zuurbier added, “Financial services remains an active market, with continued opportunities across banking, wealth and asset management, specialist lending and insurance broker markets. I’ve seen first-hand how increasingly important cross-border perspectives have become for clients, and while many transactions remain domestic, larger and more complex deals often require a broader lens. Interpath is a business that combines deep sector expertise with a genuinely international platform, and this gives us the ability to bring that global perspective to clients.”
