RMT Accountants & Business Advisors is investing in extending the range of services it provides with the recruitment of a new commercial finance expert.
Ian Pratt has joined the Gosforth-based firm as a consultant, and will provide independent advice to its portfolio of client businesses, which range from sole traders and SMEs through to long-established major regional employers and international businesses
Ian has over three decades’ experience in the commercial finance industry, and has advised companies in every sector and of all sizes on how best they can address their working capital and investment requirements.
Ian Pratt says: “With the upturn in the economy, North East companies have been increasingly turning their attention to how they can maximise the development opportunities available to them, but my experience is that there’s a degree of uncertainty within many management teams about the financial options available to help them make this happen.
“Taking an independent view across all the different options available from different lenders means businesses get finance solutions that are best suited to their particular needs, and which allow them to access the resources they need on the right terms.
“RMT is a highly-regarded firm with a strong reputation across the region and an ambitious management team. It’s an exciting time to be joining the business, and having their name behind me adds even more weight to the negotiations I undertake with lenders and finance providers.”
RMT provides the full range of financial and business advisory services through its accountancy, specialist tax, medical and healthcare, corporate finance and recovery and insolvency teams, and works with companies of all sizes,.
Mike Pott, managing director at RMT, adds: “Many of our clients regularly ask us to look at the best ways for them to either raise capital or make best use of the resources they have. Ian’s expertise adds another dimension to the services we provide in this area.
“Because we’ve no tie to any specific lender, we are able to take a wholly independent view across the market, research everything that’s available and make recommendations that provide the best possible fit with clients’ requirements.”