AHV did an excellent job in identifying potential acquirers for UK Explorer and in translating the interest shown into a very good deal for shareholders. Andrew worked closely with the UK Explorer team and their professional advisors and his skills and experience were invaluable throughout the whole process.

Fritz Ternofsky, UK Explorer Ltd.
Chairman and Investor

Our team

All our partners have extensive experience in corporate finance and have been entrepreneurs in their own right. This unique combination of experience gives us the ability to advise businesses on all aspects of their strategic objectives.

Damian Hills

Damian has spent the last 16 years in Asia focusing on corporate finance transactions. He was involved in a number of roles including advising on IPOs for NatWest Markets and as a Director at Williams PLC.


During his time at Williams, Damian was involved in more than 25 transactions (many of which were in Asia) including the demerger of the group via the sale of Yale for approximately US$2bn and the London listing of the remainder of the group. He served on the boards of a number of Williams’s joint venture companies in the region, including those with the Jardine Group and the Sime Darby group.

Damian subsequently joined SG Securities as a Managing Director in Asia with responsibility for the execution of transactions in the food and beverage, consumer products, life sciences and healthcare sectors.

Damian went on to found his own investment company which he grew to over 30 employees.