DSW Capital, owner of the Dow Schofield Watts and DR Solicitors brands, is a business advisory platform offering deal advisory, tax, investment, business recovery and legal services.

We create the conditions for ambitious individuals to thrive, combining freedom and autonomy with a brand and infrastructure that enables them to start-up, scale and succeed.

From start-up funding on day-one to attracting talent and driving referrals across the platform, our proposition has been designed to allow ambitious individuals to focus purely on building the business they have always wanted.

We operate licensing arrangements with our businesses and have over 130 fee earners across 12 offices in the UK, and aim to scale through organic growth, geographical expansion, additional service lines and acquisitions.

Founded in 2002, we are proud to empower business advisory pioneer

Shrutisha Morris, Chief Executive Officer

Shru is a Chartered Accountant who has spent time at Baker Tilly (now part of RSM), Napthens, and Pick Everard. She joined Dow Schofield Watts in 2024, bringing experience in M&A, financial due diligence, debt and equity fundraising, and private equity-backed businesses. As the Deputy CEO of DSW Capital plc, Shru’s role will be to aid in the growth, leadership and future development of the Group. At Pick Everard, Shru was CFO, working with stakeholders across the group to drive change, business performance, and financial governance. During her time at Napthens, she served as Finance Director and later as CEO. In these roles, she oversaw the company’s growth strategy, revenue increase, strategic recruitment, national profile enhancement, and service expansion through organic growth and acquisitions.

Peter Fendall, Chief Finance and Operating Officer

Pete is a Chartered Accountant who previously spent eight years at Deloitte in the North West Audit & Assurance team, working on large and complex audit engagements whilst also being actively involved in Accounting Advisory and Reporting Accountant projects. He joined DSW in September 2021 to help deliver the IPO and, since then, has led several initiatives to enhance the Group’s unique licensee platform model and actively engages with licensees to help them identify ways in which DSW can add value and support their growth ambitions. His most recent projects include the development of the Group’s ESG strategy and recruiting new teams and individuals into the DSW Network.

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