Sean Watherston

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About Sean Watherston

I'm an experienced and analytical Chief Executive Officer in tech-enabled companies. I have a rare combination of Leadership, Financial, Strategic and Capital Raising/M&A exposure. This has been gained both in industry and as an investment banker. I have been recognised as one of the 6 most impressive & successful CFOs in Digital Marketing by beststartup.co.uk, which tracks the performance of 130k companies and 500k individuals in the UK.I successfully lead businesses and teams to meet the needs of institutional investors in high growth businesses, including those showing revenue growth of over 150% per annum. Even in high growth businesses I remain focused on expanding margins to achieve or improve profitability. I am seasoned in capital raising and M&A. As well as multiple deals while a banker, I have completed the following deals in my finance roles: • raised £135m of equity in 6 transactions from VCs, Private Equity, Corporates and other institutions• sourced £185m of debt in 3 transactions including from high street banks and secondary lenders• renegotiated covenants on £275m of debt in 4 transactions• ran two M&A auctions resulting in one trade sale and one significant minority investment from an investment fund with a combined EV of £130mI enjoy the full range of the CEO and CFO role in building the business. This ranges from developing strategy and mentoring the team through to being involved in the detail of the analysis with colleagues across the businessI'm comfortable operating at a strategic level with the Board and all other stakeholdersCore capabilities:Financial reporting | Business Planning and budgeting | Financial Analysis | Business strategy | Internal Controls | Financial modelling and forecasting | Corporate finance | cash flow forecasting and cash management | Audits and Financial Statements | Management Buy-ins and Buy-outs | Balance sheet restructuring | Raising debt and equity (inc IPOs)| Investor relations | Mergers & Acquisitions | Due diligence processes | CFO & COO experience | Chartered Accountant ICAS ACA