Mining - services and contacts

We aim to deliver outstanding service to you and your organisation, our core services to energy, utilities and mining companies include 

Assurance 

As the UK's market-leading audit and assurance firm, PwC helps improve corporate reporting and provides assurance that systems are operating effectively, within a well-controlled environment. Drawing on our extensive industry knowledge our audit approach is at the leading edge of best practice. Our experts tailor that approach to suit the size and nature of your organisation and our deep understanding of regulation and legislation means we can help with complex business issues, such as Sarbanes-Oxley and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

Regulatory compliance 

For all organisations engaged in activities that come under the control of a regulator, we provide support, advice and assurance to help you manage your regulatory risks. In an ever-changing regulatory environment, we help ensure that you identify, manage and control any existing and future regulatory risks.

Transaction services (TS) 

Assists corporate and private equity clients to maximise the return on their deals and reduce risk. Our services include strategic reviews, deal due diligence, no-access due diligence, merger benefits analysis, post-acquisition integration, carve-outs, vendor assistance, vendor due diligence and bid support.

Corporate finance (CF) 

Provides a full range of industry-focused financial advisory services to corporates, management teams, private equity houses and public sector institutions. We offer advice throughout the deal spectrum; from strategy, valuation and execution through to exit planning; and on a range of transaction types including:

  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Private equity
  • IPOs
  • Project finance
  • PPP

  • Michael Hurley, Global Energy, utilities & mining Advisory Leader, +44 (0) 20 7804 4465
  • Mark Hughes, Energy & utilities, +44 (0) 20 7804 5767
  • John Gibbs, Energy, utilities & mining, +44 (0) 20 7212 3800

Consulting 

Helps our clients to continuously evolve their businesses in order to adapt in the face of a constantly changing and increasingly complex environment, enabling them to react with agility to opportunities and threats by delivering ongoing performance improvements to allow them to gain and protect competitive advantage. Our experienced team offers services in the following areas finance, operations, people, strategy, economics and technology

Business recovery services (BRS) 

Provides advisory and insolvency services to lenders, creditors, companies and individuals in troubled financial situations. Our services include turnaround implementation, financial, operational and strategic advice, optimised exit services, accelerated mergers and acquisitions, solvent reconstructions, insurance company run-off, receivables management, receiverships, administrations and liquidations.

Forensic services (FS)

Assist clients in the investigation, analysis and resolution of your business issues and disputes. Whether reacting to an incident or offering proactive solutions, our network of forensic services practices combines a global reach with dedicated local teams to support your business. Helps organisations tackle the major financial and reputational risks associated with economic crime. Our forensic experts identify financial irregularities, recover stolen assets and introduce controls to mitigate the future risk of fraud. The team also has a long-established litigation support practice, helping businesses resolve complex financial disputes arising from corporate transactions, insurance claims, intellectual property and licensing contracts, and construction projects.

Tax 

Develops and applies best practices combining all aspects of tax planning and problem solving from ideas to implementation, blending the skills of financial and tax specialists with economists, lawyers and other in-house experts as necessary.

  • Alan McCrae, UK Energy, utilities and mining Tax Leader, +44 (0) 20 7213 4004

Human resource services (HRS)

Helping our clients to create value for their businesses through people, our multi-disciplinary approach allows us to provide bespoke advice on all aspects of people management. Key issues are executive reward schemes, negotiating Inland Revenue agreements, dispensations and annual PAYE settlement agreements; and dealing with pension scheme deficits.

Sustainability 

For companies looking to improve their business performance and create long-term shareholder value, we help by developing sustainability strategy, performance management and reporting solutions. We assist our clients in the areas of corporate governance and business ethics, environmental health and safety management, social responsibility, strategy and economics, responsible supply-chain management, and reporting and assurance of non-financial information.

Climate Change & Emission Trading 

Our climate change team has been working with policy makers and companies since 1997 to helps clients develop a robust carbon-emission reduction strategy in line with the complex tax, legal and regulatory processes involved in emissions trading. Services include strategy formulation, carbon finance and transactions, CDM and JI project design and development, carbon risk management, public policy and delivery and greenhouse gases data management, reporting and verification.