Marcus Henderson Email & Phone Number

Auckland, New Zealand

A Director in the Auckland office with more than 10 years of global investment banking, corporate finance, venture capital, private equity and management consulting experience. My skills and experience includes fund management, M&A, capital raising, company valuations, financial modelling, due diligence, private equity, venture capital, product strategy, high-growth business advisory, risk management and corporate governance.

Auckland, New Zealand

Director of Cultivate Ventures leading investments into bold and impactful companies transforming the food and fibre sector.

New Zealand

Private investor investing in:• Early and growth stage technology companies with a focus on B2B software, agri-tech, food and beverage, medical devices, diagnostics and digital health ventures.• Property development.• International listed equity funds.

New Zealand

Responsible for the leadership and management of NZGCP’s Aspire Fund, domestic market development activities and key stakeholder management.Key achievements include:• Successfully led a team of seven investment professionals and grew the net asset value of the Aspire Fund from $85m to $123m in the financial year ended 30th June 2021.• Led implementation of a new investment strategy for the Aspire Fund; new marketing and communications initiatives; and a new relationship… Show more Responsible for the leadership and management of NZGCP’s Aspire Fund, domestic market development activities and key stakeholder management.Key achievements include:• Successfully led a team of seven investment professionals and grew the net asset value of the Aspire Fund from $85m to $123m in the financial year ended 30th June 2021.• Led implementation of a new investment strategy for the Aspire Fund; new marketing and communications initiatives; and a new relationship management framework for key Aspire Fund stakeholders and partners.• Led Implementation of new systems to improve the productivity and effectiveness of the investment team. Specific examples included migration to the Dynamo system for pipeline management; and implementation of a new value-based portfolio management framework.• Successfully led operational improvements that increased the Aspire Fund’s investment performance including the implementation of more effective investment procedures and templates; new valuation procedures following International Private Equity Valuation (IPEV) guidelines; and the development of new KPI dashboards and reporting using Microsoft Power BI.• Examples of some notable Aspire Fund investments completed under my leadership include Rockit Global Series B, Auror Series B, Tradify Series B; LawVu Series A, Aquafortus Series A and The Clinician Series A. Show less

United Kingdom

A varied leadership role for a leading UK alternative asset fund manager including management of junior colleagues; management and completion of investments; and active portfolio management including observer and director roles on portfolio company boards.Key achievements include:• Led the spin-out and seed financing of Snappy Shopper from MTC Media, setting the Company up for explosive growth and later stage investment.• Improved regional marketing and networking activities… Show more A varied leadership role for a leading UK alternative asset fund manager including management of junior colleagues; management and completion of investments; and active portfolio management including observer and director roles on portfolio company boards.Key achievements include:• Led the spin-out and seed financing of Snappy Shopper from MTC Media, setting the Company up for explosive growth and later stage investment.• Improved regional marketing and networking activities resulting in the successful origination and completion of several notable investments including GeckoEngage and Dxcover (Previously Clinspec Diagnostics).• Actively contributed to board and leadership restructures of two portfolio companies: Invizius and Cyacomb Forensics, resulting in increased performance and successful fundraisings.• Investor representative for Mercia on numerous portfolio company boards including Snappy Shopper, GeckoEngage, Dxcover and Cyacomb Forensics. Show less

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Multi-faceted management role for an award-winning UK fund manager, including fundraising; deal origination; due diligence; company valuations and modelling; fund reporting, and portfolio management including active positions on several portfolio company boards. Key achievements include:• Led fundraising and investment into Current Health (Second largest digital health exit in Europe to date. This deal was completed in October 2021)• Led fundraising and investment into DeltaDNA… Show more Multi-faceted management role for an award-winning UK fund manager, including fundraising; deal origination; due diligence; company valuations and modelling; fund reporting, and portfolio management including active positions on several portfolio company boards. Key achievements include:• Led fundraising and investment into Current Health (Second largest digital health exit in Europe to date. This deal was completed in October 2021)• Led fundraising and investment into DeltaDNA (Successfully exited to Unity Technologies in September 2019).• Led and supported new investments into many other disruptive and fast-growing technology businesses including Speech Graphics, Qikserve, Optoscribe, Novosound and Nova Pangaea Technolgies.• Simultaneously managed and grew two residential property investment funds implementing a value-based investment strategy targeting Scottish residential property assets in major cities. • Responsible for a broad range of tasks that included fund establishment; information memorandum and marketing material preparation; investment management; equity fundraising from HNW investors and family offices; debt fundraising and negotiation; investment appraisal and modelling; investor relations and reporting. • Investor representative for Par Equity on numerous portfolio company boards including Current Health, DeltaDNA, Speech Graphics and Qikserve. Show less

United Kingdom

Examples of transactions completed whilst working for Deloitte includes:• Acquisition of UBS Wealth Management CEFS Division by Montagu Private Equity;• Acquisition of SKYCIG by Lorillard Inc;• Sale of Wood Mackenzie to Hellman & Freidman; • Acquisition of Divex Limited by James Fisher and Sons PLC;• MBO of Ramco Oil Services Limited backed by Lloyds Development Capital;• Sale of Barrie Knitwear to Chanel S.A.; and• Acquisition of Bruichladdich Distillery Company Ltd… Show more Examples of transactions completed whilst working for Deloitte includes:• Acquisition of UBS Wealth Management CEFS Division by Montagu Private Equity;• Acquisition of SKYCIG by Lorillard Inc;• Sale of Wood Mackenzie to Hellman & Freidman; • Acquisition of Divex Limited by James Fisher and Sons PLC;• MBO of Ramco Oil Services Limited backed by Lloyds Development Capital;• Sale of Barrie Knitwear to Chanel S.A.; and• Acquisition of Bruichladdich Distillery Company Ltd by Remy Cointreau.Experience includes:• Vendor and buyer due diligence analysis and reporting• Company valuations• PE modelling• Research and buyer profiling• Preparation of Information Memorandums Show less

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Prior to transferring to the Corporate Finance Department I worked in the 'Business Processes and Risk Consulting' (BPRC) Service Line providing professional business advice to both private and public sector organisations. During this time I gained working knowledge of various business processes, risk management and both internal and external audit.Examples of work projects I have delivered include:• All stages of project delivery including scoping, planning, fieldwork and… Show more Prior to transferring to the Corporate Finance Department I worked in the 'Business Processes and Risk Consulting' (BPRC) Service Line providing professional business advice to both private and public sector organisations. During this time I gained working knowledge of various business processes, risk management and both internal and external audit.Examples of work projects I have delivered include:• All stages of project delivery including scoping, planning, fieldwork and drafting deliverable reports and tailored management letters. • Operational reviews for a listed company which provides aircraft ground handling and cargo distribution services at multiple locations globally including Spain, South Africa, Mexico, USA, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom. Areas of the business advised on included corporate governance, human resources, safety/security/quality, operational training, planning, equipment maintenance, IT, operational procedures, service delivery and finance. • Facilitation of Board Workshops covering topics such as Risk Management and Marketing. • Reviews of governance arrangements in local health boards and government agencies.• Documentation of financial procedures for a multi-national product testing company. • Drafting supplier due diligence and anti-bribery & corruption procedures for a Scandinavian Oil Company.• Controls review for a market leading global technology company. • Advising on the design and implementation of IT controls and fraud management procedures at insurance and banking organisations throughout the United Kingdom. • Supporting Deloitte's External Audit Department on the year-end financial audit of a major investment fund manager. • Leading financial controls reviews providing assurance on the efficiency and effectiveness of key tasks within accounts payable, accounts receivable, credit control, cash and banking, treasury, procurement, stock, fixed assets, payroll and general accounting. Show less

Chartered Accountant (Ca), Accounting And Finance

Bachelor Of Commerce (Bcom), Marketing

• Awarded the Westpac Travelling Scholarship for Leadership Potential to attend the Vienna University of Economics and Business.

Bachelor Of Applied Science (Basc), Environmental Management, First Class Honours

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