Dylan Polley

Associate Director

Dylan is an associate director at Oaklins S&W, one of Oaklins’ member firms in the UK. He advises founders, management teams and investors on M&A and growth capital transactions in the technology, financial services and business services sectors. Dylan is well connected within both the private equity and debt community, and has established strong relationships in the UK’s lower- to mid-market. Notable deals include advising the shareholders of Rhino / Vantage Tax Fee Protect on the sale to Odealim, advising the shareholders of Nexus Network on the sale to VPS Group, advising Learning Technologies Group PLC on the sale of Lorien Solutions to NIRAS Group.

Prior to joining Oaklins, Dylan worked at James Cooper Kreston, a specialist SME advisor, where he was involved in sell-side mandates, fundraises and financial modeling. He completed transactions in a range of sectors, including travel, healthcare, consumer & retail, manufacturing and technology. In addition, Dylan has worked in an outsourced accounting service role at leading accountancy firm Grant Thornton as well as regional practices, where he trained as a chartered certified accountant.