Having established the business in 2015, William specialises in advising the key stakeholders of both buyers and sellers on deals in the media and technology sectors, utilising his extensive global M&A experience from working on over 100 transactions across 25 countries.

With a keen eye on the media sector, William has a passion for disruptive technology and enjoys investing his time in learning about new and exciting tools and products. Beyond M&A, William ensures WY Partners is adopting the latest technologies – developing multiple in-house tools including their online M&A Tracker – and works to ensure technology is at the heart of their processes and client delivery.

After qualifying as a Chartered Accountant, he began his M&A career within Deloitte before moving on to Venture Capital investing in high growth technology businesses. In 2010, he joined WPP’s M&A team where he completed over 50 M&A transactions over four years including the transformative acquisition of AKQA.

He is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland and holds an MA in Business and Accounting from The University of Edinburgh.

Alastair specialises in both corporate finance and transaction services advising entrepreneurs, private equity investors and large multi-nationals.

He has an immense interest in both media and technology sectors, and thrives on working with dynamic and ambitious stakeholders. His technical expertise and detail-orientated approach complements wider commercial knowledge to provide a rounded advisory offering to buyers and sellers.

Prior to joining WY Partners, Alastair started his career in the M&A team at PwC, operating out of both the London and Madrid offices, advising on global transactions as part of the Technology, Media & Telecoms (‘TMT’) division.

He is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) and holds a Bachelor’s degree (BA Hons) in Economics & Spanish from Durham University. He is a fluent Spanish speaker.

Elliott works across corporate finance and transaction services engagements, advising both buyers and sellers on deals in the media and technology sectors.

Working alongside founders and shareholders of exciting, growing businesses and supporting them through what can be life-changing events is what Elliott really enjoys about his work at WY Partners. With a keen eye for detail and a deep interest in the media and technology sectors, he is able to provide clients with commercially focused insight that drive successful outcomes.

After beginning his career with KPMG in London within the Financial Services audit practice, Elliott then moved into the firm’s Private Equity transaction services team. There he supported a wide range of large European PE firms on the execution of deals primarily within the technology sector.

He is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) having previously graduated from the University of St Andrews with a degree in Management (MA).