Antler Associates Ltd · London
Strategic Financial Advisory
for Ambitious Businesses
CFO-level expertise. Board-level thinking. Delivered for PE-backed firms, international businesses, and ambitious founders.
New Publication
Build, Buy, or Disappear
The AI Playbook for UK Accounting Practices
AI will redefine every role, every client relationship, and every valuation in UK accounting. This is that moment. It is not a technology decision — it is the strategy that determines your survival and your value.
- Two clear strategies for every practice — Strategy A and Strategy B
- The Client Journey recurring revenue model — 26x revenue uplift
- The PE-backed firm valuation playbook — £570m vs £2.5bn+ same revenue base
- The 5-Year Window — act now or fall behind
Expertise
What We Do
Senior advisory services drawing on 20+ years of Big 4, PE and international board experience.
Financial Strategy
CFO advisory, capital allocation, and business model optimisation to drive sustainable growth.
PE-Backed Growth
PE transaction support, investor relations, and growth strategy for private equity-backed businesses.
M&A & Transactions
Due diligence, integration, and deal structuring across UK and Europe for transformative transactions.
Finance Transformation
Shared services, process improvement, and digital finance to build high-performance finance functions.
International Expansion
Cross-border strategy, EU market entry, and Central & Eastern European market expertise.
Grant & Innovation Funding
Innovate UK, Horizon Europe, and R&D funding advisory to unlock non-dilutive capital.
Tokenisation & Blockchain Accounting
Strategic advisory on asset tokenisation, digital ledger implementation, and blockchain-based financial reporting for forward-thinking organisations.
Leadership
About Richard Plasek
Senior finance executive with 20+ years scaling professional services, energy, and advisory businesses across the UK and Europe. Career includes Big 4 consulting at EY Capgemini and PwC, founding public practice, and executive leadership of PE-backed groups.
Founding Member of Xeinadin Group. Current roles include CFO and Board Member in international organisations. Board Director of Energy Europe with trading assets across Slovakia, Czechia, Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, Serbia and Ukraine.
Contributor to the Financial Times and CIMA thought leadership.
Industry Focus
Sectors We Serve
Deep expertise across the sectors that matter most to ambitious organisations.
Professional Services
Technology
Energy & Renewables
Private Equity
Real Estate
Manufacturing
Financial Services
International Trade
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