EY-Parthenon expands Transaction Strategy & Execution team

EY-Parthenon has announced the appointment of Simon Fahy to its Transaction Strategy & Execution (TS&E) team.

Simon rejoins EY as a Director after spending the last five years working in Toronto for a big four practice. He began his career in pharmaceutical manufacturing at GSK. 

In his new role, Simon will be combining his operations and transactions experience to support EY-Parthenon’s private equity and corporate clients in complex deals, focusing on value creation and operational due diligence.

He will be based in EY’s Belfast office where he will support the growth of the TS&E team in Northern Ireland. The Belfast team is an integral part of the wider UK TS&E team, initially focusing on pre-deal projects across operations, IT and cyber due diligence.       

Simon Fahy, Director at EY-Parthenon, said: “I am excited to be joining EY-Parthenon and am looking forward to growing the new TS&E team in Belfast which offers unique career opportunities in the local market. As someone who has moved into transactions from industry, I’m keen to share my experience and help others make the transition into this really exciting area of mergers and acquisitions.”

EY-Parthenon’s TS&E team provides transaction advice to assist corporate and private equity clients in realising the value proposition of their strategy through the integration or divestment of assets/businesses. 

Alex Gaunt, Head of EMEIA and UK&I Transaction Strategy & Execution at EY-Parthenon, said: “We are pleased to welcome back Simon to the EY-Parthenon team; his experience and expertise will help our clients navigate on going market uncertainty and develop their businesses is a sustainable way.” 

He added: “The new TS&E team in Belfast will support the continued expansion of the team across UK&I, supporting corporate and private equity clients solve their most challenging issues.”