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Oxford, Oxfordshire, Gb

Founded in 2016, ONI is now a leading and rapidly growing biotech redefining the boundaries of scientific discovery with super-resolution microscopy. The Nanoimager, ONI’s flagship product, is the world’s first desktop super-resolution microscope, capable of visualizing, tracking and imaging individual molecules in living cells with 20nm resolution.Highlights• Led the Group’s transition into Netsuite ERP from a Xero-based suite of solutions.• Rebuilt the UK finance team (2 to 4), evolving accounting procedures and developing a comprehensive management reporting package.• Managed financial reporting, ensuring compliance with UK financial and legal obligations.• Produced and maintained company financial accounts, preparing monthly management accounts and core financial metrics.• Provided financial modelling and analysis for budgeting and valuation purposes.• Managed cash flow and reporting to the VP Finance (US).• Responsible for accounts receivable, payable and payroll across 3 international jurisdic

Weybridge, Surrey, Gb

Fiinu Plc is a fintech group, including Fiinu Bank, authorised by the Bank of England. The bank will launch the Plugin Overdraft® in the UK, an unbundled overdraft solution without anyone needing to switch banks. Fiinu will become the first Open Banking led interest income/deposit margin banking infrastructure provider. The bank-agnostic fintech platform will be serving all other UK bank customers, of which circa 55-60% do not have access to arranged overdrafts. The group intends to licence its technology platform, especially in the markets where it does not want to set up banking operations.Highlights• Managed sale of IME operations to MBO team (£2m, May 2022).• Executed Reverse Takeover of Fiinu (£37.5m, June 2022) and fundraising (£8m, June 2022

London, England, Gb

Conversity enables brands, retailers and telcos to build human connection with their customers online. Our market leading Intelligent Guided Selling (IGS) platform provides brands and retailers with a turnkey solution to truly personalise the way they sell and market their products and services. We design dynamic customer journeys that draw out customer mindset, needs and preferences, combined with intelligent sensors to provide customers with relevant recommendations in the moment, protecting brand, improving engagement and cross-sell, conversion rates and delivering real time journey insights.Highlights• Secured £700k Corona Business Interruption Loan and raised £100k from existing shareholders (Dec 2020).• Raised £600k from existing investors and £500k in debt finance (Jan 2022).• Oversaw all finance functions, including Human Resources and back-office IT systems.

Henley-On-Thames, Oxon, Gb

Provider of capital markets and corporate finance consultancy services to banks, brokerages and corporate clients in the UK small-mid cap sector.

London, Gb

Transaction ighlightso Lead Adviser to Falcon Acquisitions Limited – Standard Listing RTO (Mar 2017)

London, Gb

London based Shard Capital is an independent financial services company offering a full range of broking, asset management and corporate capital services. Shard meets the diverse needs of companies and investors by leading the way in navigating the new world of global finance. Transaction highlightso Lead Adviser to Path Investments plc – Standard Listing (Mar 2017)o Lead Adviser to Sure Ventures plc – Specialist Fund Segment (Jan 2018)o Adviser to VR Education – AIM (Mar 2018)o Lead Adviser to Live Company Group’s Acquisition of Bright Bricks – AIM (Oct 2018

London, Gb

As a member of the PLC M&A team our typical role is to provide advisory services in relation to:i) Takeover offers,ii) The Rule 3 advisor role required under the Takeover Code,iii) The Sponsor role under the Listing Rules, and iv) Strategic advice, fairness opinions and related M&A work for public companies.Transaction Highlightso Main Market Sponsor to NextEnergy European Solar Utility PLC (€300m IPO, Jan 2016)o Sponsor to Foresight VCT for multiple prospectuses and related transactions (2014-2015)

Henley-On-Thames, Oxon, Gb

Mantle Corporate Finance is focused on the provision of professional independent corporate finance advice to the junior mining sector.As an independent service provider, Mantle Corporate Finance is able to offer unbiased transaction advice and assistance to junior mining companies who are looking at a range of financing opportunities and solutions.We advise public and private companies across a range of financing instruments (royalties, streams, convertible loans and equity) and their application across a variety of transaction types (fund raising, divestment, mergers or acquisitions and joint ventures).

Fox Davies Capital is an institutional broking house which specialises in raising equity finance for natural resources companies. Since 2005 we have raised over $1 billion for our clients, with a significant proportion coming from overseas investors, and have been involved in over 75 transactions, the majority of which have been either IPOs or secondary placings for mining companies. Aside from the provision of equity financing for our clients we are also active in the provision of liquidity and our market making operation currently quotes prices in over 100 companies.Transaction Highlightso AIM Nominated adviser to Copper Development Corporation (£40m fundraising, Dec 2010)o Adviser to KEFI Minerals, EMED Mining, and others on significant financial transactions (2010-2014)

London, City Of London, Gb

Daniel Stewart & Co is an investment bank offering both corporate advisory and institutional stockbroking services and focusing on small and mid-size companies. Our philosophy is that we will succeed only if our clients' requirements are clearly understood and met in a professional and timely fashion. The full range of services we offer includes: corporate finance, corporate broking, research, sales & trading and investor relations. Daniel Stewart is both a nominated advisor to AiM and a regulated broker to both the Official List and AiM.Transactionso AIM Nominated adviser to multiple companies on fundraising, acquisitions, and IPOs (2008-2010)

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Transactionso Main Market Sponsor and AIM Nominated Adviser for significant fundraising and acquisition projects (2004-2007)

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Beng (Hons) – Manufacturing Engineering & Management

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