Experience

Hambro Perks

• United Kingdom
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Head of Venture Debt Fund / Investment Committee member

  • Dec 2021 - Present

  London, England, United Kingdom Building and running a multi-jurisdictional venture debt fund to provide non-dilutive venture and growth debt to dynamic and fast growing technology and IP-rich companies.



Clydesdale Bank

• United Kingdom
• Banking
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head of Growth Finance

  • Apr 2015 - Dec 2021

  London, United Kingdom Growth Finance seeks to provide expansionary finance to an under-supplied area of the market, namely fast growing, technology enabled and/or IP-rich companies. The team is one of the most active in the UK market and we can be referenced easily with both VCs and those companies we have already supported. We provide venture and growth debt of up to £10m. Industries / business models supported include SaaS, medtech, regtech, adtech, fintech and patent rich advanced manufacturing… Show more Growth Finance seeks to provide expansionary finance to an under-supplied area of the market, namely fast growing, technology enabled and/or IP-rich companies. The team is one of the most active in the UK market and we can be referenced easily with both VCs and those companies we have already supported. We provide venture and growth debt of up to £10m. Industries / business models supported include SaaS, medtech, regtech, adtech, fintech and patent rich advanced manufacturing amongst many others

• Senior Director, Growth Finance

  • Jan 2014 - Apr 2015

  London, United Kingdom

• Senior Director, Corporate and Structured Finance

  • 2006 - Jan 2014

  London, United Kingdom Responsible for origination, assessment and execution of leveraged finance and corporate transactions.



Virgin Money

• United Kingdom
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Head of Growth Finance

  • Apr 2015 - Dec 2021

  Venture Debt / Growth Debt



Guildford College

• United Kingdom
• Education Administration Programs
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Governor

  • Jan 2012 - Dec 2018

  Surrey Board Governor and member of Finance and General Purposes Committee at Guildford College Group.



Magus Partners

• M&A Principal

  • 2004 - 2006

  London, United Kingdom Advising shareholders and management teams on a wide range of corporate finance transactions.



Barracuda Group

• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee

• M&A and Financial Planning Manager

  • 2003 - 2004

  Marlow Responsible for assessing M&A opportunities as well as compiling financial reports and data for the various stakeholders (private equity, bank and management).



Deloitte

• Business Consulting and Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Senior Manager, Corporate Finance

  • 2001 - 2002

  Sydney, Australia Advising shareholders and management teams on a wide range of corporate finance transactions.



BDO UK LLP

• United Kingdom
• Accounting
• 700 & Above Employee

• Manager, M&A

  • 1995 - 2001

  London, United Kingdom Advising shareholders and management teams on a wide range of corporate finance transactions. Preceded by 3 years in audit.