Partner, Investments
Paul Hemings
Responsibilities
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Investment execution: transaction entry, structuring, value creation
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Capital structure input and optimization
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Exit structuring: M&A preparation & execution, IPO preparation and execution, standalone
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Senior leadership and governance at management/board level
Experience
Exited founder (2x)
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10 years building businesses from ground zero (consumer retail, health-tech) to exit
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Hands-on entrepreneurial and operational expertise - real-world understanding of scaling, managing and exiting businesses and the operational and strategic hurdles faced by founders & management teams
High stakes M&A and Capital Markets (Credit Suisse)
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10+ years in global M&A and financing, executing over $60 billion of M&A and $50 billion of equity financing across complex regulated sectors
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Deep understanding of the dynamics of preparing for, driving and structuring, successful strategic exits to deliver shareholder value
Finance instructor at global investment banks and leading universities
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Extensive experience teaching corporate finance at the institutional level
Previous roles
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Founder & CEO, Neutrally Health (acquired by RioLife)
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Founder & CEO, Bird Restaurants (acquired by Crown Partnership)
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Co-founder & Partner, Nelson Advisors LLP (Health Tech M&A)
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Investment Banking, Credit Suisse (London, NY)
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Analyst, Invesco (Canada, UK)
Education
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MBA London Business School (UK)
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BA (Hons) in Economics, Queen’s University (Canada)