PRIVATE EQUITY INVESTORS AND ALTERNATIVE LENDERS: MANCHESTER EDITION

ROUNDTABLE LUNCH FOR A HANDPICKED GROUP OF MID MARKET INVESTORS AND ALTERNATIVE LENDERS

We’re bringing our renowned Private Equity Investors and Alternative Lenders Roundtable to Manchester for the very first time, and we are doing it in style. Hosted at 20 Stories, Manchester’s highest and most spectacular rooftop restaurant, this invite-only gathering will bring together a select group of midmarket private equity investors and alternative lenders for an afternoon of insight, straight talking and exceptional views across the city. 

Our London roundtables have a habit of being oversubscribed, and this one is set to follow suit. Attendees will come from firms actively funding and supporting businesses across healthcare, IT services, energy transition and professional services. The room will be full of real-world deal experience, candid perspectives and forward-looking thinking. 

WHY THIS EVENT MATTERS 

Backed by the expertise of CP Deals, this session digs into what is really shaping the investment landscape in 2026. CP Deals brings market-leading capability across Corporate Finance, Transaction Services, Debt Advisory, Private Equity Transaction Advisory and Transaction Tax. One joined up team solving every M&A challenge. 

WHAT TO EXPECT 

This is a roundtable is designed to spark open, collaborative discussion. Topics will include: 

• Current investing appetite and barriers in the market 

• Sectors likely to see the most investment over the next 12 months, with a focus on the UK and North West 

• Organic growth compared with buy and build strategies 

• Ongoing due diligence challenges 

• Anticipated tax changes and opportunities to enhance investment performance 

• Trends in fundraising, deal by deal investing and innovation in investment models 

• Lending performance and structuring trends across banks and debt funds. 

HEADLINE GUEST 

Oliver Vaughan, our CFO at Cooper Parry, will share his experience of steering a PE backed business through high-growth environments. He will speak about managing pressure points, making calls at pace and what really matters when scaling with private equity behind you. 

YOUR HOSTS

Joining Oliver will be your hosts Andy Parker, Head of Corporate Finance at Cooper Parry, Craig Cheetham, Partner and Founder of Fellwood Advisory (now part of Cooper Parry) and Peter Williams, Partner in our Corporate Finance team. You can read more about our headline guest and hosts below.

This event is invite only and spaces are strictly limited. If you would like to attend you can register your interest below and a member of the CP Deals team will be in touch.