2020 Year End Review

Our third year was one that we are unlikely to forget for some time. Like most, this was a year of many firsts for us. Our first sell-side advisory mandate, our first C-level hire, and, our first time working with the tenacious and determined CEO of an aspirant digital challenger bank.

Justtip

The Co-Founders originally sought help to raise pre series A capital to fund growth following a successful first year of operation.

Quantuma

The Managing Director of Marketing, Business and Development and Communications sought to build a market leading data asset that would help provide a forward view on companies that were at risk of facing elevated levels of distress . . .

Virgin Money

The Head of Products and Lending asked Laeceum to help identify high propensity switchers as part of its participation into the RBS Incentivised Switching Scheme.

property investors network

The Owner/Founder of the business had signed heads of terms with a Singapore-based acquiror with a roll up strategy.

Thincats

The CEO wanted to establish whether there was a market for a by-product of their core lending analysis and if so, how that opportunity could be commercially exploited.

BMO Global Asset Management

The Global Head of Distribution sought to re-explore the viability of a potentially large scale and complex acquisition.

Shawbrook Bank

The Head of Enterprise Strategy and Head of Marketing wanted to enrich the origination team’s understanding of a potential borrower.

bunq

The Head of Corporate Development was tasked with the preparation of key insights and recommendation to support senior decision making within an accelerated timeframe.

Ellie is a part-time Analyst at Laeceum and is currently a third-year undergraduate in Human, Social and Political Sciences at the University of Cambridge. 

Ellie has a keen interest in corporate development and plays a lead role in building out Laeceum’s Advisory capability and university outreach and third sector engagement efforts.

Ellie has prior experience as a Consultant at DeHavilland and attended Harvard’s Model United Nations programme.