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I sit on PrimaryBid's ExCo overseeing external comms, policy & regulatory advocacy, government & public relations internationally. I also lead a business strategy team working on projects at the intersection of client servicing, product strategy and regulatory advisory. After joining PrimaryBid in 2020 I co-led product development work on PrimaryBid's "Community IPO" service.PrimaryBid was created with a mission to make the public capital markets work for everyone, delivering inclusion for individual investors through technology. Companies use PrimaryBid's technology to give their stakeholders access alongside institutional investors when raising equity and debt. PrimaryBid has commercial partnerships with the London Stock Exchange and Euronext with the shared goal of promoting retail investor participation in listed markets.

I ran PrimaryBid's award-winning press and public affairs strategy from March 2020 before joining as an FTE in Sept 2020.In April 2020 PrimaryBid spearheaded a public campaign to protect retail investor rights in UK corporate fundraising, and since that time has completed 250+ raises for the biggest FTSE to smallest AIM companies, including Compass Group, Ocado, IWG and Taylor Wimpey, in addition to launching in Europe and in retail bonds.

Product strategy; commercial partnerships; investor relations

Special Situations TeamMy team focuses on listed M&A, capital raising, activism, crisis & corporate governance challenges for global clients. I specialise in integrated comms / public affairs campaigns for companies in financial services and technology sectors (including VC and late-stage).

UK M&A, Corporate Broking, ECM advisoryPublic transaction experience: IPOs of Worldpay and Virgin Money; Royal Dutch Shell’s $52bn acquisition of BG Group (acting for Shell); Henderson Group’s $6bn cross-border takeover of Janus Capital (acting for Henderson) & other UK refinancings, P2P, M&A assignments.Advisory experience with management teams of FTSE corporates and IPO candidates, alongside FCA sponsor-regime expertise. Natural resources, financial services, technology and real-estate.

Preparation of manuscript for the definitive book on Prime Minister Brown's '07-10 premiership. (pub. 2010). Research and interview responsibilities for finance and economics brief. Managerial responsibilities from conception of research agenda through to final proofing for press.