Why Parry Advisory

Neil Parry
Neil Parry

Over 30 years experience in banking, advising and financing smes, Private Equity and entrepreneurs

Experience in all sectors but particularly hospitality, leisure, travel, retail, healthcare, recruitment and logistics.

Parry advisory are led by Neil Parry who has held a number of senior roles within high street banks advising and financing many hundreds of Owner managed, Private Equity and listed businesses. In particular Neil’s experience includes:

Managing Director NatWest Leisure & Hotels Team (where Neil had overall responsibility for £2bn of loans, with particular focus on Hotels/Restaurants/Pubs/Travel/Gyms/Holiday Parks etc). Finance activities included Roll outs, MBOs, Acquisitions as well as refinance.  

National Head of Barclays Hospitality & Leisure

Led the RBS BDO Retail Finance Director Forum

MBA in Strategy and Management at Henley Management School

Sponsored the Peach 2020 Restaurant Awards for ten years

Judge on the annual Publican Awards

Founding partner at London Business School Entrepreneurial Foundation

GGW Debt Advisory for Smith & Williamson

Neil is NED of Touchstone Active, a wellness business based in Hertfordshire

We look forward to helping your business.

Neil Parry

We also work closely with three other advisory businesses to pool knowledge and experience to support our clients in the best way possible

  • HotelFinance.Com has been established to exclusively source hotel finance including development, acquisition and refinance  
  • West Associates can raise equity and are experts in wellbeing – Assess marketing strategy/investment. Prepare professional presentations
  • Argyle Partners provide independent corporate finance advise to Retail Sector commercial clients.    

Entrepreneur

Neil was a Founder Partner of the London Business School Foundation for Entrepreneurial Management. Have mentored young start-ups and fast growth businesses: Sat on their dragons den Investment Pitches and presents on finance on the LBS Entrepreneur Programme.

Mentor

Neil was a mentor and coach at NatWest E-Spark lab.

Neil continues to work with young businesses/entrepreneurs to achieve growth, preparations for sale and making introductions to an extensive list of professional advisors.

Coach

Neil is a qualified coach including coaching fellow leaders in banking and coaching young CEOs in terms of people management, leadership and second tier management development and strategy.