Matthew Bain

Experience

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  ShredBank

  Jun 2013 - May 2018

  Sales Executive

  Highest grossing sales individually by 18 years old, with over £100,000 generated.

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  HSBC Private Banking

  Aug 2015 - Aug 2015

  Intern

  Ultra High Net Worth Credit Division

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  Chartered Management Institute

  Sept 2015 - Aug 2018

  Director

  (Formerly) the youngest director of the Chartered Management Institute in the UK - membership of c.120,000.

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  KPMG

  Jun 2016 - Jun 2016

  Intern

  M&A Advisory

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  Morgan Stanley

  Jun 2017 - Jun 2017

  Investment Management Intern

  Offered $3,000 scholarship by head of distribution for investment management in New York City.

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  Macquarie Group

  Mar 2018 - Mar 2018

  Spring Intern (Investment Banking internship Offer)

  Front office Spring internship Investment Banking Asset ManagementAsset FinancingSales and TradingResearch Risk

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  Davy

  May 2018 - Aug 2018

  Investment Strategy Intern

  Macro Multi Asset StrategyEquity Investment SelectionMacro report writing and stock selection

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  Macquarie Group

  Sept 2018 - Apr 2019

  Investment Banking Intern

  AEA GroupTMT M&A and ECMBuy-side and sell-side deal experience, including generation of pitch books, valuation and research in lean technology, media, entertainment and telecommunications team.Primary focus on Online Marketplaces, SAAS and FinTech M&A

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  Queen's Student Managed Fund

  Oct 2019 - Sept 2020

  Chief Investment Officer

  Managed long-only equity portfolio worth £40,000 whilst ensuring the risk profile was maintained

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  CFA Institute

  Dec 2019 - Feb 2020

  CFA Research Challenge Irish Champion - Team Captain

  Led a team of five to the EMEA finals, producing an equity research report on First Derivatives Built full operating and blended valuation models alongside developing the overall investment story

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  CORDOVAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LIMITED

  Sept 2020 - Jan 2021

  Private Equity Intern

  First junior employee in NI's first privately funded PE shop.

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  DC Advisory

  Jan 2021 - Oct 2021

  Investment Banking Analyst

  M&A - IndustrialsMar-21: Advised ICG on the acquisition of Kee SafetyJul-21: Advised Procuritas on the sale of Dantherm Group to Deutsche Beteiligungs AGJan-22: Advised LDC on the sale of Stuart Turner Pumps to Epiris

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  Altero Capital Partners

  Oct 2021 - Feb 2022

  Merchant Banking Analyst

  Private Capital Raising and strategic advisory services for some of Europe's most exceptional start-ups in the FinTech, MedTech and PropTech space

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  Silverstripe Investment Management Limited

  Mar 2022 - May 2024

  Investment Professional

  Investment professional focusing on European financial services businesses. Silverstripe is the European arm of IAG Capital Partners, one of the largest family offices in the US (Credit One).I was involved in underwriting transactions, portfolio management and capital raising.Substantial experience investing across financial services - debt, venture, growth, buyout etc. Sat on Investment Committee and was influential in investing >£500m. Helped lead an IFA acquisition strategy and operated at board level. Show less

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  Rimbal

  Jan 2023 - May 2024

  Board Observer

  Rimbal is a financial services and technology group pioneering the future of financial advice. They create and curate the essential infrastructure, technology and financial services proposition to support our ValidPath IFA proposition. ValidPath is an IFA Network with over 20 years experience in supporting hundreds of IFAs and IFA businesses to operate and thrive across the UK from start-up to scale-up to the ValidPath Succession Solution (an alternative to consolidation).

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  Friends of Young Enterprise Northern Ireland Foundation Inc

  Jun 2023 - now

  Non-Executive Board Director

  Friends of Young Enterprise Northern Ireland Foundation is a non-profit 501(c)3 foundation seeking to build educational and enterprise connections between the US and Ireland. We seek to empower young people, particularly in social need, to develop their entrepreneurial talents and ambitions.

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  Liquid

  Feb 2024 - now

  Co-Founder

  Helping M&A professionals improve their client offering