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Professional Experience
David has over 15 years' experience as a strategy consultant,
initially with LEK Consulting, and Roland Berger. As well as a successful track
record as an entrepreneur, he has particular expertise in strategy, finance, marketing
and M&A (mergers and acquisitions), most notably in telecoms, media, consumer
goods and energy.
He has spent most of the last
four years working on corporate strategy projects involving carbon, climate change and clean technology. He has
worked on a wide range of carbon strategy projects, not only with major companies
from a number of industries, but also with technology start-ups and public bodies.
In 2005 he worked with the Carbon Trust on the 'Climate
Change and Shareholder Value' report devising a methodology for analysing
shareholder value at risk from climate change.
Strategic consulting
and investment services
David provides strategic
consulting and investment services across a range of industries. They operate
with a very high ratio of partners to staff and their average partner has over
15 years' experience and expertise in consulting and in business line management.
Their
core expertise is in providing support for complex decision-making where they
offer powerful analytics, practical experience and bespoke solutions via small
teams of senior advisers. He is entrepreneurial and enjoys working with a wide
range of clients from large corporates to ambitious new ventures.
Entrepreneurial
Clients
Many
entrepreneurial companies and inventors find it difficult to attract finance if
their products will not produce short term financial returns. The best source
of funding where a long term investment horizon is required is often from large
corporates. Given their lack of cash, the best type of advisor will likely
be one who understands the large corporate perspective and who has the necessary
expertise to assess the investment attractiveness and is prepared to work on a
risk basis. Possible issues to be addressed include:
- Business incubation
- Business planning and strategy
- IP strategy
- Fund-raising
- Strategic
alliances and joint ventures
- Interim management
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