Investment & Consulting
Hi, I’m Andrew Lockley. I’m looking for ‘boring businesses‘ to help develop
Sector preference : SaaS, eCommerce, marketplaces
Exits : 5, typically MBO, average current valuation >£5M
Current holdings : 10+ active projects
Stage preference : personal investment – first in; fundraising <£2M rounds
Investment type : sweat, initial cash, investment in fundraising process
Skillset: strategy, finance, sales/marketing, UX, CRO
Investment Portfolio and Exits
Facilities management
Partner*
Trade sale; N/APayments processing
Ordinary shares
MBO; trading/expandingVirtual tour
Ordinary shares
MBO; tradingVirtual estate agency
Share option
Option buyback; trading/expandingThe information given is: sector; instrument type, exit type; last known status. Founder shares are marked*
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