Corporate Finance Lunch 2027
We welcome you to a jam-packed afternoon
11.45-12.15: Registration, drinks & networking
12.30-12.35: Welcome
12.35-13.25: We welcome industry leaders as they review the past years' deals in the North West, with insights into the market for the year ahead. They will go beyond the usual “most impressive deals” headlines and get into what really matters right now in Manchester’s finance and investment landscape.
13.25-14.25: 2-course lunch & wine with tea/coffee
14.25-14.55: Fireside chat: With our key speakers, this session will focus on the realities of building and scaling businesses while staying true to what makes them distinctive. With a professional audience in mind, the conversation will be fast-paced, honest and insight-led. Expect a discussion shaped by lived experience rather than polished soundbites.
14.55-15.00: Closing comments
In association with Experian market IQ, In association with Experian MarketIQ, this review takes a different perspective on Manchester’s corporate finance market. Rather than focusing solely on deals completed within Manchester, Experian examines transactions on which Manchester-based advisers have worked, irrespective of where the parties to the transaction are located. This provides a broader and more representative picture of the UK activity, reach and influence of Manchester’s corporate finance community.
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About the Speakers:
Ed is a Partner in the Tech team at Clearwater, based out of the Manchester office. He works closely with tech businesses across the software and tech services sector, leading on transactions with mid-market private equity houses and international trade acquirers. Ed previously spent more than 15 years at EY working on deals across Europe and Asia.
Ben leads the investment team in the provision of discretionary investment services to clients and manages investment portfolios in excess of £2.5 billion. He chairs the investment committee which includes independent, external members in addition to representatives from across the broader Forvis Mazars business and also jointly leads the Forvis Mazars Economics Hub.
Ben has overall responsibility for all aspects of the investment process, including process governance, asset allocation, instrument selection and execution. Investment research is conducted in-house by the specialist investment team and supplemented by third party research where appropriate. Ben and the team also provide governance and consultancy services to a wide range of not-for-profit organisations, including portfolio reviews, performance monitoring and benchmarking, ESG policy analysis and fund manager selection services. Ben is also an authorised spokesperson for the firm and is regularly cited in the press on investment matters. He is a CFA Charter holder and holds a Ph.D. in Biochemistry.
Prior to joining Forvis Mazars, Ben was Head of Multi-Asset Funds at Eveyln Partners with oversight of the flagship £7bn fund of funds range.
Outside of Forvis Mazars, Ben is a member of the Stewardship Council for ACT which advocates for positive change in the investment industry around diversity and inclusion. He is also a member of the Investment Portfolio Advisory Group within the Royal Society of Chemistry (having previously been a member of the Finance and Resources Board) and is a member of the Finance Committee for St Albans Cathedral.
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