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Experienced M&A professional with end-to-end knowledge of the investment lifecycle, specialising in the TMT sector, with focus on information services businesses.Selected transactions include:Mergermarket / GIC (June 2017) - EV reported to be c. £1bn: Sell-side financial advisor to BC Partners portfolio company Mergermarket, on its minority stake sale to Singapore investment fund GIC. Post transaction BC Partners, who remain majority owners, together with new partners GIC, will continue to guide Mergermarket on its journey of growth and technological transformation.Systemax, Inc. / Hilco Capital (March 2017) - Acquired revenues reported to be c. $500m:Buy-side financial advisor to Alan Cantwell and his management team (supported by Hilco Capital), on their acquisition of Systemax, Inc.’s European businesses (excl. France). The acquisition grants the team, who previously managed European IT services company Selection Services, an opportunity to turn around the long-established IT giant into a profitable and growing suite of operations.Avesco Group plc / NEP, Inc. (December 2016) - Equity value of offer, £124m:Sell-side financial advisor to Avesco Group plc, on its take-private sale to US PE-backed media giant, NEP Group, Inc. Recommended offer of 650p represented a 1 day premium of 125 per cent. to Avesco’s prior closing price of 289p, and a premium of 161 per cent. to Avesco’s 6 month average.Arqiva WiFi Limited / Liberty Global (September 2016) - EV undisclosed:Financial advisor to Arqiva Limited on its sale of Arqiva WiFi to Liberty Global subsidiary Virgin Media. The sale allows Arqiva Limited to concentrate investment and efforts into its core broadcast infrastructure offerings, while granting Virgin Media a strategic advantage for its business and consumer connectivity portfolio.

Responsible for the management and operation of the marketindex CFD trading platform, in addition to the delivery of change (enhancements and expansion). The platform operates across five European countries and offers c. 14,000 clients the ability to trade in 51 markets across 4 asset classes.- Responsible for end-to-end improvement and growth of the business, and management of vendor resources- Close coordination with internal stakeholders including Sales, Trading and Client Servicing to track performance and drive platform growth/enhancements- Collaboration with the Sales, Trading and Compliance teams to generate, implement and manage highly successful client acquisition and retention campaigns- Management of client expectations and complaints to improve and maintain excellence in client satisfaction, and to ensure alignment with FCA fair treatment regulations- Partnership with the RBS compliance and regulatory teams to ensure satisfaction of regulatory requirements, including live reporting (for Dodd Frank)- Project management and delivery including:-> Requirements capture-> Business case creation and stakeholder buy-in-> Project management of development and delivery, including full scale test cycles (both development testing and UAT), and implementation-> Issue tracking, and -> Senior management reporting

Acted as a member of the hybrid derivatives trading team at BNP Paribas, specalising in risk management of Interest Rate, Complex FX and long term Emerging Market FX products.- Trading book exposure monitoring and hedge advisory- Term sheets review and trade bookings- Mathematical risk structure review behind product valuations, and subsequent pricing tool construction

Formed part of the data management team at Lloyds TSB - Corporate banking. Remit:- Executed analysis to support the business with its understanding and compliance with regulatory Basel II requirements- Supported business divisions to identify and understand core inefficiencies and to develop and implement effective business solutions- Coordinated stakeholder communication and assumed PMO responsibility in tracking, driving and providing transparency to the progress of all internal projects