Profile

Andrew Conquest (Partner)

Andrew works in our Financial Advisory Services unit, specialising in the provision of advice to trustee boards of defined benefit schemes in deficit, their sponsoring employers and stakeholders.

Experience

Andrew joined us at Grant Thornton in 1970 and was elected to the Partnership in 1980. Before moving to our London office in 2000 he was responsible for leading the firm's Recovery & Reorganisation practice in East Anglia for over 20 years.

Andrew provides financial advice to Trustees of defined benefits schemes to assist an assessment of the financial strength of the employer and to negotiate improved security for the scheme. This has involved advising on "clearance statements" and assessing the ability of the principal employer to meet proposed contributions.

Andrew's expertise covers:

  • Property and construction
  • Haulage, distribution
  • Manufacturing
  • Agriculture
  • Engineering
  • Printing

Qualifications

  • FICAEW (Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales)
  • Licensed insolvency practitioner
  • MABRP (Member of the Association of Business Recovery Professionals)