Lloyd Williams

Experience

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  KPMG UK

  Sept 1990 - Dec 1994

  Audit Senior

  Audit - multiple industries.

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  Deutsche Bank

  Jan 1995 - Oct 1995

  Assistant Manager, Project & Structured Finance

  Investment Banking - Structured Finance, Project Finance, Export Finance. Arranging / Underwriting / Advisory. Credit & Portfolio Management.

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  KPMG UK

  Oct 1995 - Oct 1996

  Manager, Corporate Finance

  Corporate Finance - M&A Advisory, Due Diligence, Transaction Services.

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  Hambros Bank

  Oct 1996 - Jun 1997

  Corporate Finance Executive

  Investment Banking - M&A Advisory.

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  Deutsche Bank

  Jun 1997 - May 2000

  Vice President, Investment Banking

  Investment Banking - M&A, Debt Advisory, Restructuring.

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  Thonburi Automotive Group

  May 2000 - Dec 2002

  Group CFO and Chief Restructuring Officer

  US$600m Financial Restructuring & Corporate Turnaround - providing strategic financial leadership:- negotiating the refinancing and restructuring of $600m of debt facilities;- managing the relationships between local and international banks; shareholders; regulators; suppliers; key employees and other stakeholders;- developed working capital and cash management strategies;- negotiated operational framework and trading agreements with key business partners;- developed & led M&A initiatives;- business planning, budgeting, forecasting;- rationalised and restructured the accounting and finance functions;- implemented a corporate governance; management reporting; systems and control framework. Show less

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  The Moorland Partnership LLP

  Jan 2003 - Dec 2004

  Partner, Corporate Advisory

  Corporate Advisory, Debt Advisory & Restructuring.

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  Zeus Capital

  Jan 2005 - Nov 2007

  Director

  Investment Banking - M&A Advisory, Debt Advisory, Restructuring & Principal Investing.

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  Kuwait Finance House

  Dec 2007 - Dec 2012

  Head of Private Equity

  Leading the Private Equity initiatives for the bank - Investing, Restructuring, Islamic Finance, Portfolio Management & Exit.- Built an investment team; managed, restructured and exited a $300m private equity portfolio;- Extensive board and committee experience – chairman / non-exec director; audit / remuneration committees; investment / portfolio monitoring committees;- Senior advisor to the bank’s CEO.

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  Desert Capital

  Jan 2013 - Nov 2018

  Supporting corporate groups and private equity backed businesses in complex, difficult or rapidly evolving situations. Focusing on restructuring and transformation to support growth and value creation. Corporate Advisory and Investment firm serving clients throughout the Middle East - Covering Private Equity, M&A, Restructuring and Debt Advisory:- mandated to manage and exit the private equity portfolio on behalf of Kuwait Finance House (Bahrain);- multiple board roles for private equity backed companies.

  • Founder and Managing Partner

    May 2018 - Nov 2018

  • Founder and Managing Partner

    Jan 2013 - Apr 2018
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  NorthEdge Capital LLP

  Nov 2018 - Dec 2020

  Portfolio Director

  NorthEdge is a leading mid-market private equity firm based in the North of England, managing £900m of funds aimed at lower mid-market transactions. Responsible for, and successfully led, the restructuring and transformation of under-performing assets in the portfolio. Board and value creation responsibilities across the wider portfolio.

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  Self-employed

  Jan 2021 - Aug 2022

  Adviser, NXC, NXD and Chief Restructuring Officer

  Independent Director and Adviser with a particular focus on Restructuring, Transformation and Value Creation.Supporting corporates and PE backed businesses in complex, difficult or rapidly evolving situations both nationally and internationally.Member of the Institute for Turnaround.

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  KPMG UK

  Aug 2022 - Sept 2023

  Managing Director - Special Situations

  Building a Corporate Advisory business with a focus on turnaround, transformation and restructuring.

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  Self-employed

  Sept 2023 - now

  Adviser, NXC, NXD and Chief Restructuring Officer

  Independent Director and Adviser with a particular focus on Turnaround / Restructuring, Transformation and Value Creation.Supporting corporates and PE backed businesses in complex, difficult or rapidly evolving situations both nationally and internationally.Member of the Institute for Turnaround.