Vision-driven senior Financial Executive with extensive experience in financial management for listed companies and private equity ventures. Blending motivation, creativity, leadership, and analytical abilities, I develop and implement innovative ideas instrumental in producing bottom-line results, including +15 years’ fund experience in the infrastructure sector with Aviva, JLIF, DIF, IRCP, Uberior, Equitix, Henderson and Royal Bank of Scotland.I have proven expertise in bidding, closing, managing and disposing of assets, along with extensive experience of M&A transactions and development of corporate strategy that enhances revenue growth in readiness for exit strategies. My expertise encompasses raising all forms of debt as well as forming market leading tax structures in the Fund Management arena.As an executive finance professional, I develop financial structure, corporate finance systems, board reporting, financial controls and market leading financial solutions for listed companies and large corporates, as well as delivering start-ups to a steady state. Career Highlights:• Lead director for finance on assets with a value of >£3.5 billion in the UK, with oversight of InStruct, an Australian joint venture managing over $1 billion of assets (MAMG).• Conducted due diligence and negotiated and completed sale transaction including MAMG and Bonitas Group Holdings Limited, along with leading on the sale of the IIC Fund for £124m, and the sale of LSH to WS Atkins.• Introduced strategy to increase turnover by +300% in under two years at Bonitas Group Holdings Limited.• Key role in the sale of Mill Group to Land Securities Trillium and its subsequent repurchase.• Lead role in the acquisition of Corla to enhance the customer base of MAMG.• Acquisition of Connells and reverse takeover and funding of HBH plc, for stock market listing on AIM for Lambert Smith Hampton.• Sale and acquisition of PFI project companies in all sectors in the secondary and tertiary markets.• Executive / Non-Executive of corporate and project boards, including 15+ attended by public sector bodies.• Held a number of consultancy roles to assist in the raising of capital through VC, PE and public sector bodies.• Structured the first UK fund to include private sector and public sector pension funds in the UK to invest in PFI.• Partnered KPMG with structuring new accounting, tax and finance policies for the Infrastructure sector.• Acting as mentor and team leader to 30+ qualified accountants to support their professional development.Feel free to send a connect request.
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