Steve Sargeant

Group Corporate Development Director at Diploma PLC, responsible for all M&A activity of the group. Over 20-year career in M&A, split evenly between investment banking in London and corporate development roles at Bunzl Plc, Sysco Corporation and now Diploma PLC. Diploma PLC Diploma is an FTSE100 value-added distributor of specialised products to various end markets. We are headquartered in London with operations across North America, Europe and Australia/NZ. We are a highly acquisitive group, having brought over 40 new businesses into the group since 2019, with over £1.3bn of capital deployed. We look for value-add high-margin businesses with strong growth profiles, and great management teams who want to continue in the business under a change of ownership. LinkedIn