About
A chartered accountant who qualified at KPMG, briefly played professional poker, then spent six years in BDO's corporate finance team working on gambling-sector transactions and completed a secondment leading FP&A at Caesars Entertainment EMEA. At Velo he sources and executes new opportunities and supports portfolio companies. He holds a First Class Honours degree in Accounting and Management from the University of Bristol.
Experience
- Velo PartnersDirectorcurrent2023 — present
- Velo PartnersAssociate Director2020 — 2023London Area, United Kingdom
- BDO UK LLPCorporate Finance Associate Director2019 — 2020London, United Kingdom
- BDO UK LLPCorporate Finance Senior Manager2017 — 2020Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- BDO UK LLPCorporate Finance Manager2016 — 2017Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- BDO UK LLPCorporate Finance Executive2014 — 2016Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Caesars Entertainment EMEAHead of Commercial Finance (Secondment)2019 — 2020London Area, United Kingdom
- Brockton CapitalPrivate Equity (Secondment)2017
- KPMG AuditAssistant Manager2010 — 2013London - Canary Wharf
Education
- University of Bristol1st, Accounting and Management (BSc)2007 — 2010
- University College School1999 — 2006
Skills & more
Internal Controls4Assurance4Financial Analysis11External Audit2IFRS9Accounting2Data Analysis2Corporate Finance2Auditing2Financial Accounting2Financial Reporting6Financial Modeling2
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Big 4ManagementFrom Rob's professional profile.
Same school
Also attended University of Bristol124
Chris BischoffInvestment Team at General CatalystSaran DaviesInvestor at Moonfire VenturesThomas RubensInvestor at DN CapitalIgnacio García LeónEntrepreneur in Residence at FJ LabsAnnabel StoddartOffice Manager and Executive Assistant at Medical Excellence CapitalMichael PatersonCo-founder & former CTO at Asymmetric Capital Partners
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Shared employers
Also worked at Velo Partners3
Also worked at BDO UK LLP20
Matt HarrisonGeneral Counsel at Episode1Phil TomkinsonFinance & Portfolio Associate at Giant Ventures Global LlpMartin GouldstoneDigital Pharma Advisor at Excelerate Health VenturesEmma WolfinGrowth Lead at Founders FactoryJoe QuiligottiVice President at GP BullhoundOlivia HudsonHilbert Capital Team at Hilbert Group
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Also worked at Brockton Capital1
Also worked at KPMG Audit234
Jeffrey PaineFounding Partner at Golden Gate VenturesJonas VetterleInvestor at Moonfire VenturesMarco FumagalliBoard Member at P101 VenturesJimmy ChartersChief Financial Officer at GreycroftRob LawrenceSenior Finance Associate at GreycroftJay JohnsonBoard Member at CincyTech
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Colleagues at Velo Partners
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