Mark Hickford

Experience

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  KPMG

  Jan 2005 - Jan 2005

  Work Experience
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  BDO LLP

  Jan 2008 - Jan 2008

  Work Experience
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  MCR

  Sept 2010 - Feb 2012

  Senior Assistant Administrator
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  Duff & Phelps

  Jan 2012 - Nov 2015

  Directly reporting in to managers and Managing Directors on a range of insolvency restructuring cases including Administrations and Liquidations, including a the Liquidation of a significant property investment scheme whereby I worked to recover monies for investors who had lost c£100m through the working out of the borrower loan book and professional negligence claims for the benefit of creditors

  • Senior Associate

    Jan 2015 - Nov 2015

  • Administrator

    Sept 2012 - Jan 2015

  • Senior Assistant Administrator

    Jan 2012 - Sept 2012
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  BDO UK LLP

  Dec 2015 - Feb 2021

  Working on a number of projects across sectors including retail and healthcare providing advice to businesses to help them implement turnaround plans and deliver equity and debt restructurings to alleviate short term liquity issues and balance sheet stress Working directly with senior managers, directors and partners on Corporate Advisory and M&A including an IBR of a food distribution and packaging business that had partnerships with UK supermarkets and the successful sale of a European travel aggregator

  • Manager

    Nov 2018 - Feb 2021

  • Assistant Manager

    Nov 2017 - Nov 2018

  • Senior Executive, Corporate Advisory

    Dec 2015 - Nov 2017
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  EY-Parthenon

  Feb 2021 - now

  Assistant Director

  Turnaround and Restructuring Strategy

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  BZ

  Jun 2022 - Jun 2023

  Structuring Manager (Secondee)

  Currently on secondment at Breal Zeta CF working alongside the credit and risk teams to assist with exit planning and advising on outcome scenarios