Stuart Ker Email & Phone Number

London, Gb

London, England, United Kingdom

I am retained by Agilico to support their buy and build strategy in a fragmented Workplace Technology Sector.My responsibilities include: co-ordination of external financial and commercial due diligence teams; day-to-day liaison between external advisors and management; preparation of papers required for Investment Committee; conducting various financial analysis on the targets including synergies, forecasts, commercial analysis, short term cashflow and valuation (net debt and net-working capital); reviewing and advising on transaction issues including SPA and management warranties; liaising with vendor management team and advisors on deal issues and; sensitivity / scenario analysis and cash headroom and covenant review under the Group's financing arrangements.DMC Canotec is one of Britain’s largest providers of managed print and document management services, with over 11,000 clients across the UK.In July 2018 the business was bought by Horizon Capital, a UK mid-market private equity firm.

London, England, United Kingdom

I was retained by a Global Private Equity firm to support one of its portfolio companies carving out one of its key trading divisions.My responsibilities include: co-ordination of external legal and tax due diligence teams; day-to-day liaison between PE investors and management; conducting various financial analysis including proforma earnings, stand-alone cost base and forecast model; reviewing and advising on transaction issues including TSA’s and SLA’s, preparing various papers for the board of directors and; liaising with buyer team and advisors on various deal issues.

London, United Kingdom

UK manufacturer of high performance strength & conditioning, and functional fitness training equipment.

Part of the Transaction Advisory Services team working with clients including Private Equity Funds, Banks and Corporates. Experience of working on a range of mandates, principally buy side diligence and independent business reviews.

United Kingdom

Financial planning and analysis service for high growth companies.Building financial models to represent future financial performance to facilitate decision making and raising capital. The forecast is typically based on the company’s historical performance and requires preparing an income statement, balance sheet, cash flow statement and supporting schedules. More advanced models are built to perform discounted cash flow analysis (DCF model) and sensitivity analysis.

London, United Kingdom

Financial restructuring and sale of business area at Tragus Group, a UK restaurant operator with c.250 sites under Café Rouge, Belgo, Bella Italia and Brasseries brands.Working directly with C-suite and lenders to facilitate transaction process. Key responsibilities including:1. Modelling three year profit and loss, cash flow and balance sheet 2. Analysing return on investment to determine future funding requirements and allocation of capital3. Review of trading performance and other qualitative measures to evaluate site disposal opportunities4. Producing and presenting clear and compelling analysis for consumption of senior management, lenders and lender advisors5. Point of contact between company and lenders/advisors during refinancing and due diligence processThis support ensured lenders and prospective buyers could perform a comprehensive review of the group and make key investment decisions

London, United Kingdom

I worked with EY for 5 years; starting as an analyst in corporate finance in Edinburgh and moving to London as an executive in September 2011.I have a broad range of Transaction Advisory skills and experience including: mid-market independent business reviews (IBR's), International IBR’s, vendor due diligence, short-term cash flow reviews, corporate side advisory, entity priority analysis, pension covenant assessments, trading administrations and fixed charge receiverships.

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First time pass of intensive program

Master Or Arts Accounting & Business, Upper Second-Class Honours

MA Business & Accountancy