Resume
Simon has over 12 years of experience in professional practice, restructuring and private equity having joined the investment team at Endless in 2007. A qualified Chartered Accountant, Simon has a wide range of experience in restructuring across many different sectors.
Recent experience and highlights include:
- Transactional work on the completion of the acquisition of The Works Stores Limited, a discount book retailer with 300 stores in the UK and a turnover of £115 million.
- Portfolio responsibility for the investment in The Works including intensive post acquisition restructuring work at the company. Simon worked closely with the new management team who have delivered an impressive turnaround of this retail business.
- Part of the transaction team in the acquisition of Crown Paints Limited. In particular, Simon worked on the transitional services agreement and separation project of this £180 million turnover business that was part of the Akzo Nobel Group.
- Simon has responsibility for new deal sourcing and marketing in London/South East as well as deal assessment and transactions.
- Simon recently worked on the acquisition and restructuring of Liberata UK Limited, a business process outsourcing business based in London.
- Simon has ongoing portfolio responsibilities at The Works Stores Limited and Phoenix Foods Limited as well as active involvement in new deal sourcing, assessment and transactions.