Profile

John Watt (Partner)

John leads our Infrastructure and Government Advisory teams in Scotland and Northern Ireland, specialising in the provision of financial and strategic advice to both the public and private sectors on such matters as strategy, project feasibility, business case development, commercial terms, contract negotiation, risk analysis and mitigation, bid strategy, financial evaluation and financial structuring. He works on projects throughout the UK and internationally.

Experience

John joined us at Grant Thornton in 2002. Previously he spent 5 years as a Director in the Andersen Infrastructure team and prior to that a number of years advising on infrastructure projects for a merchant bank. John also has 10 years corporate finance experience covering acquisitions and disposals as well as Stock Exchange transactions.

John advises on a wide range of projects in sectors such as transport, ports, education, further and higher education and infrastructure sectors.

John's expertise covers:

  • Transport
  • Education
  • Emergency Services
  • Local Authorities
  • Infrastructure
  • Partnering/Joint Ventures
  • Profect Finance & Investment

Qualifications

  • (BA Hons) Accountancy and Finance
  • Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland