m5ia [email protected]
London, UK  ·  Open to opportunities

M&A from every side of the table.

I've been the advisor, the investor, the diligence lead, and the corporate acquirer. That perspective is how I find the deals worth doing, and how I make them pay off. Investor-minded and AI-native, across global, sponsor-backed, and mid-market businesses.

Perspective

Most people in M&A see one seat. I've worked from four.

01
Advisor

Ran sell-side and buy-side processes in technology investment banking, from origination through SPA to close.

02
Investor

Backed growth-stage technology companies from a fund seat: sourcing, structuring, and representing the fund in the boardroom.

03
Diligence

Delivered buy-side and sell-side financial due diligence for megafund and mid-market private equity, pricing risk on billions in enterprise value.

04
Acquirer & operator

Originated and closed acquisitions inside a megafund-backed buy-and-build and a listed strategic, then owned integration and commercial performance after close.

I've priced the risk, backed the thesis, and lived with the result. That vantage point changes the advice.

What I do

How I put it to work.

01

Buy & sell businesses

Buy-side and sell-side M&A, from sourcing and diligence through structuring, negotiation, and close.

02

Raise capital

Fundraising, investor relations, and capital structure for growth-stage companies, informed by years on the investor's side of the table.

03

Make deals pay off

Commercial strategy, integration, and post-close value creation, so the investment thesis actually lands in the P&L.

04

Implement AI

AI adoption for deal teams and the businesses they own, from AI-assisted diligence and analysis to operating models designed around it.

AI-native

AI is part of how I work, not a line on a slide. I use it to map markets and surface off-market targets, to accelerate diligence and analysis, and to design AI-enabled operating models in the businesses I help build. Today I lead AI adoption across a multi-business platform: finding the use cases, testing the tools, and driving them into the workflow.

Background

Experience spanning Big Four transaction services, technology investment banking, growth-equity investing, and megafund-backed corporate development. Partnered with MBB on strategic build-outs and worked directly with megafund private equity deal teams.

Big 4Investment BankingGrowth EquityCorporate DevelopmentACA
10+
Years in
market
25+
Deals closed
& advised
£10bn+
Transaction
value
Focus

Deepest in consumer and food & beverage, technology and tech-enabled businesses, life sciences, and industrials. Comfortable across global, sponsor-backed, and mid-market situations.

Contact

Let's talk.

If you're weighing a deal, a raise, or a build, that's worth a conversation. Specifics on request.