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Hayden Smith

Investor

Lead Private & Venture Debt Advisory at HyperNest

London, England, United Kingdom

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About

Leads private and venture debt advisory.

Experience

  1. Mountside VenturesHead of Debtcurrent2025 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
  2. UCL Innovation & EnterpriseBusiness Mentor - Hatchery Incubatorcurrent2023 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
  3. Fuse CapitalPartner - Head of Private Debt Advisory2021 — 2025Greater London
  4. 1835iCommercial Director - ANZi Ventures & New Business Lab2019 — 2021Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
  5. ANZSenior Manager (Director), Digital Advisory and Venture Risk2019Melbourne, Australia
  6. HSBCDirector, Middle Market Financial Sponsors - Asia Pacific2017 — 2019Singapore
  7. ANZAssociate Director, Project & Export Finance, Asia Pacific2014 — 2017Singapore
  8. ANZSenior Manager, Structured Export Finance, Asia Pacific2013 — 2014Singapore
  9. ANZSenior Manager, Leveraged & Acquisition Finance, International & Institutional2010 — 2013Auckland, New Zealand
  10. ANZ Private EquityInvestment Manager2008 — 2010Auckland, New Zealand
  11. ANZCorporate Banker2007 — 2008Auckland, New Zealand

Skills & more

Senior Stakeholder Management4Project Finance4Loan Syndications3Mentoring3Venture Building4Debt Advisory4Structured Finance18Financial Modeling13Banking8Mergers & Acquisitions4Credit Risk5Structured Products3
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Frequently asked questions

Who is Hayden Smith?
Leads private and venture debt advisory.
Where does Hayden Smith work?
Hayden Smith is Lead Private & Venture Debt Advisory at HyperNest.
Where did Hayden Smith go to school?
Hayden Smith studied at Victoria University of Wellington (Master of Applied Finance); Victoria University of Wellington (Bachelor of Commerce & Administration (1st class honours)); The University of Texas at Austin.

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