Your independent exit and investment readiness partner
Where Experience Meets Execution
A unique vantage point, with over a decade of hands-on M&A experience at a leading international investment bank and having directly served as the buyer within a private equity-backed corporate.
parō-IQ was established to address the repeated issue of companies initiating their sale or investment processes and not securing the outcome they were looking for, largely arising from not having prepared for what the process would require of them.
15+
Years' M&A experience
£2.5bn+
Advised transaction value
Buy-side & sell-side perspective
15+
Years' M&A experience
£2.5bn+
Advised transaction value
Buy-side & sell-side perspective
Tom Battersby - Founder
Tom is an independent corporate finance practitioner who partners with business owners and leadership teams to prepare for sale or investment well before a formal transaction process begins.
With more than a decade of M&A experience at a global investment bank — including senior roles advising founders, private equity backed businesses and multinational corporates — he specialises in shaping companies for maximum value, reducing transaction friction and ensuring shareholders enter a sale or fundraising process with confidence, clarity and leverage.
Tom has advised on a broad range of domestic and cross border transactions with a cumulative value of over £2.5bn. His experience spans strategic sales, private equity exits, buy side mandates and carve outs, giving him an insider’s view of what truly influences buyer behaviour, valuation and deal certainty.
He has also served as Head of M&A for a global private equity backed company, assessing opportunities from the buyer’s perspective. This unique vantage point exposed a common pattern: even great businesses run by smart, experienced teams in their domain, unintentionally leave value on the table simply because they haven’t been through a rigorous M&A process before.
His mission is to help companies get ahead of these dynamics long before they initiate their sale or investment process.
Tom holds the ICAEW Corporate Finance Qualification and studied Money, Banking & Finance with French at the University of Birmingham and Université de Bordeaux IV (Montesquieu).
Tom Battersby - Founder
Tom is an independent corporate finance practitioner who partners with business owners and leadership teams to prepare for sale or investment well before a formal transaction process begins.
With more than a decade of M&A experience at a global investment bank — including senior roles advising founders, private equity backed businesses and multinational corporates — he specialises in shaping companies for maximum value, reducing transaction friction and ensuring shareholders enter a sale or fundraising process with confidence, clarity and leverage.
Tom has advised on a broad range of domestic and cross border transactions with a cumulative value of over £2.5bn. His experience spans strategic sales, private equity exits, buy side mandates and carve outs, giving him an insider’s view of what truly influences buyer behaviour, valuation and deal certainty.
He has also served as Head of M&A for a global private equity backed company, assessing opportunities from the buyer’s perspective. This unique vantage point exposed a common pattern: even great businesses run by smart, experienced teams in their domain, unintentionally leave value on the table simply because they haven’t been through a rigorous M&A process before.
His mission is to help companies get ahead of these dynamics long before they initiate their sale or investment process.
Tom holds the ICAEW Corporate Finance Qualification and studied Money, Banking & Finance with French at the University of Birmingham and Université de Bordeaux IV (Montesquieu).
Example Credentials
(valuation range £10m - £1bn)
Credentials include transactions completed while at prior firm
Values
Independence
Delivering impartial and conflict-free exit readiness evaluation and support.
Integrity
Operating with honesty and transparency, building trust across clients and stakeholders.
Confidentiality
We understand the importance of confidentiality and treat all assignments with upmost discretion.
The journey to your exit event starts now.
The journey to your exit event starts now.