A commercial and driven finance professional with extensive experience of working both as a Corporate Finance adviser and as a hands-on strategic CFO. Passionate about working closely with entrepreneurial management teams as they pursue a growth strategy. A highly experienced and energetic finance professional with a proven track record of working with private company and plc directors in connection with acquisitions/disposals, private equity investment, bank financing, management buy outs and capital markets transactions. I have extensive experience of working in a diverse range of sectors providing a broad and rounded knowledge of the opportunities and challenges that businesses deal with. This has enabled me to develop an ability to quickly understand the key drivers to a business, and analytically appraise and report on information in connection with the performance of a business. I am highly motivated individual used to working closely with entrepreneurs, owner / managers and board level individuals as well as professional advisers. Technically competent both with regards to accounting standards and the requirements for UK listed companies. I have worked on a large variety of transactions in the mid-market, with deal sizes ranging from £1 million to £800 million. The transactions which I have been directly involved in span a wide range of sectors, including technology, media, real estate, retail and leisure, support services, healthcare and natural resources.I am experienced in working internationally having established international subsidiary companies and lead cross border transactions involving companies in Canada, China, Germany, Gibraltar, Sweden, Switzerland and the United States.