David Sheldon Email & Phone Number

London, England, Gb

London, England, United Kingdom

I have recently co-founded, with Rory Tait, a renewables development company, HomeEcoEarner.com, which is focussing on providing a solution for domestic property owners and also social housing entities, which combats the "Eat or Heat" dilemma facing many households in the UK. We will provide renewable energy solutions for property occupiers which will enable them to receive free electricity and in the future an income from the renewable energy assets which will be installed within their properties - this is a really exciting venture.

Slough, England, United Kingdom

London, England, United Kingdom

My role • Business strategy, financial advisory (budgeting, forecasting), develop investment thesis, equity fund-raising, undertake business development, pitch to customers and investors.My impact• Stepped up as a co-founder to carry out business development• Identified core market • Identified product launch strategy• Developed financial model for business• Developed investment thesis• Established business viability (prices, costings, margins, profits, cash flows, KPIs, etc.)• Identified substantial capex and opex cost savings for customers• Identified substantial returns for investors• Pitched to angel and VC investors and corporate customers• Took an idea and some core research, added new ideas and developed it into a real business • Brought a different level of real world commercial perspective to the founding technical team• Put this start-up on a new path to success – in the space of a few months.AchievementsAs a result of my input, this startup company now has:o A new more robust business strategyo A new larger market, with a real pain point, in search of a real solutiono A new product solution to solve that pain pointo A new MVP (Minimum Viable Product)o A clear PMF (Product Market Fit)o A clear MVS (Minimum Viable Segment)o A real capacity to scale up quickly o More robust financial analysis, budgeting, forecasts, KPIs, funding milestoneso Direct access to large corporates not reachable by the technical teamo A live Business Proposition with a key target launch customer (major listed company) to take first 5 years’ production (750MW) (immediate positive response, currently under consideration). o Road map to customers, product delivery, revenue, profits, 10X+ investor returns now established and being executed.o A growth projectory much larger and faster and much more grounded in commercial realityo The ability to deliver customer cost savings of 80%o The ability to deliver investor returns of 10X.

London, England, United Kingdom

We facilitate, arrange, structure, investment in power generation assets, to build portfolios with low volatility revenues, known operating costs and fixed funding costs, to generate stable, long-term, low-risk cash flows for our investors and shareholders.Corporate advisory mandates – strategy, equity fund-raising, financial advisory (budgeting, forecasting), business development (pitching to customers, investors), project consulting services.My role• Founding Partner, origination, deal management, execution, strategy, equity fund-raising, financial advisory (budgeting, forecasting), business development (pitching to customers, investors), project consulting servicesMy impact• Pitched to client-base• Secured mandates and fees for project consulting services• Nuclear fusion, carbon credits, mobile wind turbinesAchievements• Currently executing those mandates.

London, England, United Kingdom

Corporate advisory mandates – distressed renewable energy assets, counterparty failures (EPC contractors, banks, shareholders), non-performing loan exposures, insolvencies, liquidations, sell-downs, divestments, pitching to buyers/investors, financial advisory (budgeting, forecasting), project consulting services.My role• Founding Partner, origination, deal management, execution, distressed renewable energy assets, counterparty failures (EPC contractors, banks, shareholders), non-performing loan exposures, insolvencies, liquidations, sell-downs, divestments, financial advisory (budgeting, forecasting), itching to buyers/investors.My impact• Secondary market operations• Originated portfolio of distressed solar assets• Negotiated fees, secured mandates• Negotiated with counterparties (banks, EPC contractors, other)• Fired negligent EPC contractor• Hired new manager• Management and execution of wind-down process. • Successfully filed major legal claim on EPC contractor• Successfully settled contract disputes very much in our favourAchievements • Achieved major cost reductions (25%) and write-downs of non-performing loans• Closed out disposals of distressed assets and wind down of companies.

Sydney / London

Alternative assets, structured finance, asset finance, lease finance, lease restructures, renewable energy.Transport assets (aircraft, rolling stock), renewable energy assets (solar / wind), investment analysis, investment management.Aggregation, consolidation, construction of portfolios of solar power generation assets as co-owner/operator/manager of those assets.My role• Founder / Managing Partner, team builder, origination, deal management, execution, aggregation, consolidation, construction of portfolios of solar power generation assets as co-owner/operator/manager of those assets.My impact• Set business vision• Devised business model and set the strategic direction• Originated projects• Structured deals• Pitched to equity and debt funders• Executed fund-raising• Financial advisory (budgeting, forecasting)• Deal management• Execution.Achievements• Opened UK/EU operations• Secured mandates from major listed corporates• Built team of seven (7)• Originated solar and wind project pipeline – 507MW• Executed equity investor funding (€40m)• Originated, managed and executed German wind farm investment by plc (27MW)• Executed solar project pipeline (105MW) in Italy• Executed wind (100MW) pipeline in Italy• Pitched, negotiated and executed mandates from listed corporates and managed funds• Executed project development, construction, operations and divestment.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

My role• Founding chair during the most critical phase of the Choir's development. My impact• To step up where the question was "Will it survive?"• To bring a commercial corporate perspective to the management of a small arts body. • To institute a more commercial governance structure.• To establish a proper board to provide oversight, procedures and approvals. • To implement a more robust accounting function.• To take the company to a higher level of financial stability.• To assist in the hiring processes.• To provide commercial perspectives on revenues and costs.• To implement proper reporting of the company’s financial performance. Achievements• Oversaw its evolution from a struggling club-like community of supporters, where the audience was, in the main, parents and friends of the choristers.• Where at times the board were required to contribute cash to pay the wages.• From there to an established arts company with a professional board, proper financial oversight and governance, able to support the vision and plans of the Artistic Director. • Providing encouragement and a "Go for it" attitude to those plans.• Decision to manage 2 brands in parallel (a tough challenge for a small arts body).• On the choir holding its annual Christmas choral slot at the Sydney Opera House (Voices of Angels), strongly supporting that we had to totally own that space in the choral calendar, which has been a factor in reinforcing the national and international profile. • Supporting the choir to travel overseas for guest appearances in London, Tokyo and China. • While also hosing down proposals that meant staging performances where the costs were not realistic for a company our size. • Fortunately, I was blessed to travel this journey with a visionary Artistic Director and dedicated General Managers, one of whom, it is very pleasing to see, is the current Chair.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Structured finance boutique.My role• Co-Founder / Director, identify deal opportunities, structure deals in asset finance, structured finance, asset leasing, equity fundraising, debt and credit arranger business, renewable energy focus, alternative asset class investments.My impact• Strategy• Tax enhanced product design• Equity fund-raising• Financial modelling and advisory (budgeting, forecasting)• Accounting, tax and legal input to various proposals and transactions• Pitching to investors.Achievements• A$400m tax effective dividend repatriation program for listed high street bank• Re-structured cross-border leases for assets with an original equipment cost approaching A$1.1 billion.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

My role• Senior Manager, corporate tax input, devise and implement new investment products, transaction structuring, deal management, execution.My impact• Established the Structured Finance Unit• Built team of five (5) personnel for that business• Identified deal opportunities• Structured deals in asset finance, structured finance, asset leasing, equity fundraising, debt and credit arranger business• Executed asset finance transactions• Origination, structuring, deal management and execution.Achievements• Established the first unlisted imputation fund in Australia - A$300m in funds under management• innovative offshore investment slashing bank funding costs by 25%• Highest profit/employee in the Merchant Banking division.

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

• Director, Tax Division• Wide range of cross border assignments for numerous Australian and international corporations, financial institutions, HNWs and corporate groups • Responsibility for handling major corporate (private and listed) and banking industry clients, as well as managing a team of 4-6• Promotion path – tax consultant, senior manager, director, and partnership offer (HK).

Sydney, New South Wales, Australia

Graduate junior tax consultant, corporate, international

B.Ec / Llb, Tax Law / Accounting

Activities and Societies: St Andrews College Rugby Social XV Bachelor of Economics Bachelor of Laws (post grad)

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