Paul McKeown

Paul McKeown brings an impressive track record and over three decades of experience as the firm’s Head of Valuations. His experience and expertise cover all aspects of valuations, and he specialises in navigating complex business and share structures for commercial, accounting, regulatory, litigation and tax purposes.

Throughout his career, Paul has provided invaluable advice on thousands of valuations, involving unquoted shares, businesses, intellectual property, deferred consideration, financial instruments, options and loan notes, showcasing his ability across a myriad of market sectors.

Whether you’re looking for valuations for growth shares, management participation shares, private equity interests or group reorganisations, Paul is highly skilled in handling UK tax matters. For accounting, he has extensive experience advising on impairments, purchase price allocations, share based payments, financial instruments and investments.

In addition to his advisory work, Paul has given evidence as an expert witness in legal proceedings in the High Court. His experience also extends to court-appointed single joint expert valuations in shareholder disputes, appointments under articles of association and pre-litigation party expert advice.

Paul’s credibility and best practice when it comes to professional standards has earned him Stock Exchange accreditation for valuations under the City Code. He remains at the forefront of his profession as a member of the ICAEW’s Valuation Special Interest Group and The Society of Share and Business Valuers.

Paul’s knowledgeable, commercial and pragmatic approach has helped him build strong relationships as a trusted adviser with clients over decades. He has written articles on valuation issues and has lectured around the UK and internationally.