2015

Hunter Hayes launched in 2010 as a boutique private equity business, and has been active on deals across the commercial property, clean technology and digital technology sectors.! Hunter Hayes has since developed a highly experienced team of business advisors throughout the UK, and extended its offering to provide business  advisory services to deliver clients’ strategic objectives of scale, market position and financial performance.!!Hunter Hayes’ business insight has been gained through more than 250 years collective experience of managing small and medium sized high growth businesses and large corporations across a wide range of industry sectors.!!Hunter Hayes’ board and panel of advisors provide clients with immediate access to a wealth of knowledge, experience and network of global contacts. !!In 2014 Hunter Hayes moved it’s head office to Edinburgh, Scotland and opened a satellite office in the City of London. !

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Introduction!

Business Advisory Services!

Business Advisory and Consultancy

Services!

Director Services!

Accounting Services!

!  Strategic Business Planning!!  Organisational structuring!!  Legal overview !!  Diligence on deals!!  Pre-disposal corporate structuring!!  Market research and insight!!  Corporate identity and marketing!!  Business development!!  Project management!!  Supply chain logistics!!  Optimisation of technology!

!  Executive and Non-Executive assistance with management and corporate governance!

!  Financial modelling !!  Budgeting!!  Working capital management!!  Raising Corporate Finance!

People!Will Howell – Chief Executive Officer!

Will is an entrepreneurial business executive focused on developing and leading innovative organisations.  !

Until 2012 Will managed the international development of Sen Health, a Hong Kong based healthcare and consumer goods business owned by AIM listed Hutchison China MediTech (HCM), the Hong Kong based pharmaceutical and healthcare group.!

Will has been involved in consultancy services across various industries, including; clean technology, digital technology, Software as a Service, consumer products and services, ! !

Until 2008 Will was operations Director of Absolute Events, the UK s largest student event and marketing services business, staging over 4,000 events with an annual turnover of £2.5million. Will was responsible for establishing the London office, raising private equity for national expansion, and the remote management of core staff and over 20,000 registered loyalty card customers across 10 major university cities. !

Will founded Hunter Hayes in 2010, bringing together the skills of previous trusted business advisors and partners together to provide a highly technical and experienced business advisory to the market. !

Will graduated with a BA Hons degree in History and Philosophy from Newcastle University. !

retail, property, corporate events, publishing, management training and the beyond profit sectors. !

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Asset Management, one of Scotland's leading financial advisory businesses. !!Glen is the founder of Goslin Estates, Board Member and Director of the Scottish and North American Business Council. Glen has held or currently holds various other directorships, trusteeship, membership  and nominee positions across a range of sectors including; not for profit; leisure; commoditised professional services; legal; property; aviation and financial services.!!Glen was formerly Executive Advisory and acting CEO to the airline Air Charter Scotland Ltd, in respect of which he successfully engineered and implemented sale. Glen is a Notary Public and Writer to the Signet. !!Glen holds an Honours Degree from Dundee University; and a Diploma in Legal Practice from Edinburgh University; Securities Institute; P1.!

Glen Gilson – Chairman

Glen is an experienced business executive and is currently managing partner of Gilson Gray Lawyers. Between 2004 and 2013 was head of private client and financial services and managing board partner at HBJ Gateley, a top 50 UK and International law firm.!!Glen established the firm's private client and financial services operation, one of the leading businesses of its type in the UK, awarded Private Client Firm of the Year in 2008/09.  Glen was awarded lawyer of the year at the 2008/09 Law Awards of Scotland. !!Glen is a founder and Board member of Cobra Asset Management, the property fund and private equity house, and is a founder and Non Executive board member at Cornerstone!!

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Jonathan is an experienced commercial director with a wealth of knowledge strategically growing and developing businesses across multiple industry sectors including Consultancy, Financial Services, Retail and Events to name a few.!!One of Jonathan’s key skillsets is business growth with a particular focus on sales, strategy, structure, forecasting and marketing. Jonathan has a substantial track record of building business value and gaining access to larger organisations and increasing turnover.!!Jonathan is currently Director of Business Development & Marketing at Arum Systems, an independent consultancy specialising in advising Banks, Utilities and BPO (Business Process Outsource). Jonathan is also Chairman of Edinburgh Headway Group a charity !

Jonathan Dunn – Non Executive Director !

!!Jonathan is also Managing Director of Aird Properties a property investment portfolio.!!Prior to these roles, Jonathan has held a number of commercial positions.!

dedicated to providing support for adults with acquired head injuries. Jonathan has been instrumental at restructuring Edinburgh Headway.

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Gilson Gray is a full service law firm with offices in Edinburgh and Glasgow. !!One of the largest law firm launches in Scottish history, Gilson Gray offers specialist legal, property and financial* services. !!Gilson Gray’s partner led teams include accredited specialists and award winning individuals, committed to providing and excellent client experience. Gilson Gray are reliable, honest, strong and approachable. Gilson Gray understands that clients want their lawyers and advisors to have a ‘can do’ approach as informed specialists in their field. Gilson Gray believes that their clients deserve straight talking!!

Gilson Gray – Corporate Director !

Many of Gilson Gray’s lawyers are dual qualified in both Scottish and English law. Gilson Gray provides the same full service and technical expertise as any of the largest law firms in Scotland. However, Gilson Gray believe that they offer a more cost effective solution. Gilson Gray’s services include; Corporate Law, Banking Law, Commercial Litigation, Commercial Property/Real Estate Law, Debt Recovery, Employment Law, Renewable Energy Law, Estate Agency and Letting, Financial Services (including investment, mortgages, protection, pension and tax planning), Insolvency, International Arbitration, Family Law, Private Client Law, Private Litigation, Residential Conveyancing and Solicitor Advocacy. *Gilson Gray conduct financial services business through the vehicle Gilson Gray Financial Management LLP, a partner practice of St James’s Place Wealth Management plc, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

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Sally is an award winning graphic designer with over 20 years experience working with highly acclaimed companies.!!Sally was previously a partner at Seachange Creative, a specialist branding and packaging company that delivered creative flair, strategic competence and outstanding client servicing for clients such as GlaxoSmithKline, Proctor & Gamble and Henkel. Sally also complemented and supported smaller entrepreneurial companies in launching brands and products.! Seachange merged with leading German design agency Lothar Böhm in 2009. In 2011 !

Sally Costen – Business Advisor; Design !

Sally returned to her original objective: delivering sustainable creative solutions with a personal promise of effective design.!!Sally’s recent focus has been working in the health & nutrition, personal care and High-end food and drink sectors. !

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Nick is a business and technology consultant with 17 years of multi-sector experience specialising in complex, strategic, business-critical project and programme delivery.!!With expertise gained at major companies such as Centrica, AOL UK, Carphone Warehouse and BSKYB, consultancy experience for the BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Ann Summers and other senior roles supporting board-level execs at retail, property management, publishing and events market-leaders, he brings a broad set of skills to help organisations derive maximum benefits from their investments in change.!!Nick was instrumental in building the AOL Broadband and AOL Talk businesses, which at the time of their sale to Carphone Warehouse had acquired c. 2.5 million customers.  He has!

Nick Bateman – Business Advisor; Technology !

project managed strategic reviews of whether to enter major new markets for BSKYB and was part of the management team that achieved the remarkable business turnaround of GAME Retail Ltd post- administration in 2012.  More recently, he has been helping businesses implement their digital commerce strategies and capabilities.!!Nick has a BA Honours degree in History from the University of London.!

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David was Financial Controller for over 15 years at leading Scottish law firm, McGrigors LLP, during which time the business grew fourfold.!!During his time there, he gained a reputation for adopting a hands-on, pragmatic approach which delivered significant improvements in profitability, processes and people.!!Key to his success is building strong working relationships with people across all disciplines, his ability to identify issues quickly and to propose often innovative corrective measures in an easy-to-understand manner and then in his determination to ensure their successful delivery.!!David qualified as a CA whilst working at Price Waterhouse Coopers and has a BA in!

David Gattens – Business Advisor; Finance!

Accounting and Economics from the University of Strathclyde.!

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Cameron is Strategy Director at The Retailer Group and Managing Director of Knightfox Risk a boutique secure-technology consulting firm that advises the banking sector.!!A serial entrepreneur and unapologetic polymath, Cameron enjoys building businesses and creating products that people find rewarding. His real passion however is bringing disruptive technologies to market.!!Cameron was a founding partner of Vacta Security Sciences, as Commercial Director he oversaw the sales, marketing and delivery of the firm throughout it’s rapid 3 year expansion. Vacta merged with the ECS Group in 2012, eventually becoming the largest dedicated IT Security consultancy in the UK.!

Cameron Hunter Bell – Business Advisor; Technology!

Cameron is a Non-executive Director of several Scottish start-ups and is the Fundraising Director for Ocean Rowing Events who are mounting an expedition to be the first to row the Indian Ocean, unsupported in April 2014.!

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Rory is Private Client Service Partner at Chiene + Tait, Scotland’s leading independent private client practice. He has broad experience across project and corporate finance, with particular knowledge of financing structures and business planning.!!He has held a number of finance and operations roles outside of practice, including for a family owned group of companies which operated in sectors as diverse as property, farming, luxury accommodation, historic buildings, golf courses, mineral extraction, engineering and investment syndicates. The latter included initial due diligence of investments and deal management.!!He has widely advised in the area of economic development,  previously managing  a !

Rory Kennedy – Business Advisor; Finance!

regional development fund. He provided pro bono advice to the Moray Task force, which was set up to address the economic consequences of potential RAF base closures in the area.!!He also has considerable experience in grant finance and has advised on a wide range of Regional Selective Assistance (RSA) projects, including recently renegotiating a contentious £1.5m RSA grant for a large manufacturer.!!Rory has advised a wide range of public sector and third sector bodies in area including business planning, project financing, arms-lengthing of operations, procurement and privatisations. This has involved multi million pound projects including Falkirk Tax Incremental Finance, Fife Energy Park, Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games and the privatisation of the Cairngorm Mountain Resort.!!Rory qualified as a CA whilst working at Deloitte and has a BCom Hons from the University of Edinburgh.!

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Steven qualified as a CA in 1999 with Deloitte and then worked in the US, where he qualified as a CPA, in a variety of senior finance roles with publicly traded companies before returning to the UK in 2006.!!Steven is the founder and CEO of Excelsior, a consulting firm specialising in the provision of financial and strategic advice to start-up businesses and high growth SMEs, and is CFO for a number of other businesses.!!Steven is also a mentor to directors of early-stage businesses for the Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce. Steven has an MBA with Distinction and a Bcom(Hons) in Business Studies and Accounting from the University of Edinburgh.!

Steven Ker – Business Advisor; Finance!

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Liz is currently Chairman at FlyResearch where she keeps the team on the right strategic path and has a passion for developing talent.!!Liz studied Clinical Psychology and has had a front row seat in the development of the UK and global research industry. After moving over from the US, she helped found Taylor Nelson, a research powerhouse that has since become the second largest market research company in the world.!!After leaving Taylor Nelson Liz became involved in green issues, and was awarded an OBE for services to eco-labelling.!

Dr Liz Nelson OBE – Business Advisor; Research!

Liz has stayed closely involved in research innovation, most recently helping to set up QResearch a mobile research specialist that has become part of FlyResearch. The developing sphere of mobile research remains a key interest for Liz.!.

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Peter is a chartered accountant (ICAEW) with 25 years experience in a wide variety of industries including software, business services, hospitality & leisure, manufacturing, landed estates and pharmaceutical services.!!Particular areas of focus include advising new business start-ups, delivery of strategic plans and performance improvement.!!Peter established Torastan Consulting Ltd, a boutique chartered accountancy practice, in 2010 to provide cloud based accounting and business solutions to a range of successful and growing businesses across Scotland.!

Peter Robinson – Business Advisor; Finance!

Peter is an ACA and also a director of Selkirk Regeneration Company.!

Contact!For further information on working with Hunter Hayes please contact Will Howell:!!e: will.howell@hunterhayes.co.uk!m: +44 (0) 7824 80 88 33!t: + 44 (0) 203 056 6085!w: hunterhayes.co.uk!!Hunter Hayes Limited is a company registered in Scotland. Company no SC230602. !Registered office: Shawhill House, Dundrennan, Kirkcudbright, DG6 4QT. !!Trading office: 29 Rutland Square, Edinburgh, EH1 2BW !