Corporate Development Senior Manager
CurrentI'm part of a small Strategy & Planning team, which develops and runs a wide variety of corporate development projects and other strategic initiatives for IPF plc. My activities in the last few years have included:* 2021 to date: Founding member of a team responsible for establishing strategic partnerships between IPF and other financial institutions, payment service providers, e-commerce platforms and retailers, including research into purchase finance opportunities, preparation of… Show more I'm part of a small Strategy & Planning team, which develops and runs a wide variety of corporate development projects and other strategic initiatives for IPF plc. My activities in the last few years have included:* 2021 to date: Founding member of a team responsible for establishing strategic partnerships between IPF and other financial institutions, payment service providers, e-commerce platforms and retailers, including research into purchase finance opportunities, preparation of partnership business cases & commercial agreements, and monitoring of live partnerships* 2020/21: Project management of product development activity in one of IPF's EU markets, including coordination of related licensing & corporate structuring work* 2019: Project management of M&A activity, including coordination of due diligence, preparation of transaction documents and regulatory approvals* 2019: Project management of a programme to transform IPF's European Home Credit businesses* 2019: Leading the production of materials to apply for a 2nd credit rating for IPF plc, which resulted in Moody's granting a "Ba3, stable" rating in April 2019* 2018/19: Leading improvements in the IPF financial planning cycle at Group and local market level* 2018: Investigations into regulatory licensing options for IPF subsidiaries in the EU, including business plan preparation with IPF experts and external advisors Show less
