Jonathan Dunn
Chief Executive Officer
Jonathan has 25+ years of experience in the UK and international M&A market. He joined the business in 2010 and founded the Corporate Finance team to focus on larger and more complex transactions both in the UK and Europe. Jonathan was appointed CEO in 2018 and pioneered the employee-led buy-out in 2022.
Prior to Initium, Jonathan was a director in the Corporate Finance team of Ernst & Young in the UK, and learnt his trade at BDO.
Jonathan is a Chartered Accountant (FCA) and holds the CF Qualification. His experience in M&A has spanned many industries and deal types – including trade sales and private equity deals, primarily for ambitious and entrepreneurial clients.
Selected transactions
- US$485m sale of Allworld Exhibitions to UBM plc
- £80m sale of Geotek to Judges Scientific plc
- Sale of MSS Group to RSK
- Growth Capital Partners (GCP) invests in Cooke Optics
- GBUK secures platform investment from H2 Equity Partners
- $975 million sale of Nortel Networks Enterprise Division to Avaya Inc
- £150 million sale of BBC Technology (networks and technology provider to BBC) to Siemens
- £166 million sale of BBC Broadcast (playout, subtitling and creative agency) to Macquarie-backed Red Bee Media
When not occupied by his five grandchildren, Jonathan relaxes by banging out tunes on the piano. A massive Elton John fan, he’s also prone to whiling away the hours with a good jigsaw...