LGF Partners (“LGF”) is a specialist debt advisory business providing independent, strategic & creative advice to high growth & technology businesses. We primarily work with UK, Irish & European businesses whether they are looking to expand within their domestic markets or overseas, specifically into the US. Our objective is to provide our clients with a range of funding options across the whole debt spectrum so that they can select the debt instrument and debt provider best suited to their specific circumstances.Formed in early 2012, our team has extensive debt market experience having successfully raised over $1bn in capital for technology & fast growth companies. The team has extensive backgrounds in structured finance, venture & growth debt, project finance & senior debt and have built strong, deep professional relationships in the international financial community. The majority of our clients are referrals from existing and previous clients, market practitioners and entrepreneurs.LGF helps companies raise and structure debt capital including:• Senior debt• Venture & growth debt • Mezzanine • Project & infrastructure debt• Leasing & equipment rental• Asset-backed Lending LGF works with the following companies:• Sector - Cleantech, energy/renewables, software, telecommunications, fintech, electronics, life sciences/healthcare & digital media• Growth Potential - Where expansion is being hindered due to working capital or longer term capital constraint issues• Collateral - Tangible and/or intangible assets used as collateral – “hard” assets (ie receivables, property, recurring revenue contracts, receivables or equipment) or ”soft” assets such as intellectual property, whether patented or not• Financials - On companies from pre-revenue through cashflow and profitability breakeven and beyond• Shareholders - On companies that have either institutional or individual/management shareholders• Geography – UK & European managed businesses

Apart from his day to day CEO responsibilities, Neil was specifically responsible for lender transaction structuring and underwriting and running the credit committee, where he was 1 of 2 executive members. He was also responsible for all transaction restructuring and workout work.

Close Asset Finance is the principle asset finance subsidiary of Close Brothers Group plc. Member of the senior management team I was appointed to review and improve all credit and risk procedures, back office processes and procedures, source and select a new front/back office IT system and implement appropriate compliance processes in view of new FSA regulations. Member of CAF’s Credit Committee and also had delegated underwriting authority. After 6 months I was asked to take over a “problem child” within the CAF group and was duly promoted to Managing Director of the company’s Print Finance division (receivables book of circa £300mn representing approx 35% of CAF’s consolidated loan book). The business was experiencing significant stress and I was asked to conduct a comprehensive strategic review with the aim of either transforming the business or winding it down. It was decided to strategically withdraw from the print finance market and so I completed the wind down of the business by July 2006.

As COO and then CEO Neil was specifically responsible for lender transaction structuring and underwriting, running the firm's credit committee, undertaking all transaction restructuring and workouts, funder and investor relations, HR and fund raising.

Deputy Head of Funding within the Technology Finance division of DrKW’s Leasing International division. Management of a team with the responsibility for structuring, arranging and placing third party lease and receivable finance transactions, predominately in the high technology sector.