People

Simon Raggett, Chief Executive

Simon joined Strand Hanson from Greig Middleton & Co in 1999.  He became Chief Executive in 2006 and led the management buy-out of the business in 2009.

Simon has been responsible for the Company’s international expansion through the development of strategic relationships with Hanson Capital, Renaissance Capital, CITIC Merchant and Mena RL.  He acts as lead adviser to a broad range of domestic and international clients, sovereign wealth funds and global private equity investment organisations.

SimonRaggett@strandhanson.co.uk

The Hon Robert Hanson, Chairman

Robert graduated from Oxford University with a degree in English Literature before embarking on a career in international corporate finance, primarily focused on the construction, mining and building sectors. Robert was an Associate Director of N.M Rothschild & Sons, spending a number of years in China and South East Asia and subsequently became a main board director of Hanson Plc, with a specific responsibility for mergers and acquisitions. He is currently the Chairman of both Hanson Capital Limited and the Hanson Family Holdings Limited and is also a Non-Executive Director of Ivanhoe Mines Ltd and Managing Partner of Millennium Hanson Internet Partners. Robert became the Chairman of Strand Hanson in October 2009.

RobertHanson@strandhanson.co.uk

Rory Murphy, Director

Rory qualified as a chartered accountant with KPMG prior to joining Greig Middleton & Co's corporate finance division.  He joined Strand Hanson in November 2001, having worked latterly for Charterhouse Securities Limited and then ING Barings.  He is experienced across a broad spectrum of sectors and has advised on flotations, secondary fundraisings and merger and acquisition transactions.

RoryMurphy@strandhanson.co.uk

James Harris, Director

James graduated in accounting and joined Robert Fleming Securities in 1993. Shortly thereafter he moved with his team to form the equity corporate finance division of SG Securities and then to Arbuthnot Securities (formerly Old Mutual Securities) in 2001. He has advised companies across a wide variety of sectors and transactions, including flotations and secondary fund raisings, restructurings and M&A. James joined Strand Hanson in May 2004.

JamesHarris@strandhanson.co.uk

Stuart Faulkner, Director

Stuart read Modern History at St Anne's College, Oxford University. Following university, Stuart joined the investment banking division of Barclays de Zoete Wedd, which was acquired by Credit Suisse First Boston in 1997, before moving to Merrill Lynch in 1998. Stuart has advised a wide variety of UK and international companies, including financial sponsors, on mergers & acquisitions, LBOs/MBOs and disposals and has extensive experience of Takeover Code transactions. Stuart joined Strand Hanson in February 2006 and is a Fellow of the Securities & Investment Institute.

StuartFaulkner@strandhanson.co.uk

Matthew Chandler, Director of Corporate Finance

Matthew graduated from Bath University with B.Sc. (Honours) in Business Administration and subsequently qualified as a chartered accountant with Ernst & Young. He then joined Capita Corporate Finance Limited advising a diverse range of unquoted clients on acquisitions, disposals and venture capital backed transactions. Matthew has been a member of the executive team at Strand Hanson since March 2001 and advises on all types of M&A and ECM corporate transactions.

MatthewChandler@strandhanson.co.uk

Angela Peace, Director of Corporate Finance

Angela graduated from the University of Melbourne in Australia with a combined Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Commerce degree and subsequently qualified as a chartered accountant with Arthur Andersen. Angela joined Strand Hanson in November 2000 and advises on M&A and equity capital markets transactions.

AngelaPeace@strandhanson.co.uk

Richard Tulloch, Director of Corporate Finance

Richard graduated from Bristol University with a first class honours degree in civil engineering in 2000 following which he joined ING Barings in corporate finance, before joining Arbuthnot Securities in 2004.  Richard has advised on a large number of transactions from primary and secondary fundraising to general M&A advice including disposals, acquisitions and UK public offers across a wide variety of sectors.  Richard joined Strand Hanson in September 2009.

RichardTulloch@strandhanson.co.uk

Warren Pearce, Director (Strand Hanson South Africa)

Warren completed an honours degree in Business Science at the University of Cape Town before joining Strand Hanson in February 2000.  Warren provided M&A, Takeover Code and equity financing advice to listed and private companies in the UK before establishing the regional office in South Africa in 2008.

WarrenPearce@strandhanson.co.uk

Paul Cocker, Associate Director

Paul specialises in small to mid-cap corporate finance and joined the firm from Dawnay, Day Investment Banking in August 2008, where he spent 2 years as part of the corporate finance advisory team.  Previously Paul was at Deloitte London, becoming ACA qualified in 2003.  Paul spent six years at Deloitte, including a two year-secondment to the Sydney office.  Paul advises on both equity capital markets and M&A transactions.

PaulCocker@strandhanson.co.uk

James Spinney, Associate Director

James read Politics and Philosophy at Durham University before qualifying as a Chartered Accountant with PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he worked for 4 years before joining the Corporate Finance practice of Ernst & Young. Here James gained extensive experience of cross border transactions, working in New York, Moscow and Johannesburg, as well as being involved in a number of high profile transactions within Europe. James advises on both M&A and equity capital market transactions.

JamesSpinney@strandhanson.co.uk

David Altberg, Manager

David qualified as a solicitor with Brechers prior to joining Rosenblatt Solicitors' Corporate Department. David is experienced across a broad spectrum of sectors and has advised on merger and acquisition transactions, flotations and secondary fundraisings. David joined Strand Hanson in December 2007 and advises on M&A and equity capital market transactions.

DavidAltberg@strandhanson.co.uk

Liam Buswell, Associate

Liam graduated from the University of Warwick with a Bsc (Honours) in Industrial Economics, prior to joining the Investment Banking team at Merrill Lynch in September 2007 as an analyst.  Liam's main focus at Merrill Lynch was on M&A and Corporate Finance transactions in the General Industrials sector.  In September 2008, Liam joined Inenco Group, the specialist energy consultants, as part of its in-house M&A team, specialising in small capitalisation energy sector acquisitions. Liam joined Strand Hanson as an associate in April 2009.

LiamBuswell@strandhanson.co.uk

Rory Chichester, Analyst

Rory previously worked at Kandahar Real Estate, a UK retail/leisure property investment specialist, founded by David Ross, the co-founder of Carphone Warehouse where he spent four years within the asset management team. In September 2009, Rory joined Strand Hanson as an analyst within the corporate finance team.   

RoryChichester@strandhanson.co.uk

Cordelia Orr-Ewing, Analyst

Cordelia graduated from Exeter University in June 2009 and joined Mirabaud Securities, the broking arm of the Swiss private bank, where she supported the Corporate Broking and Natural Resources teams. Subsequent to that, she joined Williams de Broe, a well established private client stockbroker, where she was involved in assessing client / transaction suitability. Cordelia joined Strand Hanson, in June 2010, as a junior analyst within the corporate finance team.

CordeliaOrrEwing@strandhanson.co.uk

Simon Wharmby, Non-Executive Director

Simon has been an institutional and corporate stockbroker for some 35 years with Sheppards, Charles Stanley and Corporate Synergy. Graduated 1969 University of East Anglia with a degree in economics and sociology. He co-authored a North Sea Oil & Energy review for some 20 years prior to concentration on a broader range of new AIM issues. He is a member of the Securities Institute, a former LSE member As well as being a director of Albany Capital, and Letchworth plc.

SimonWharmby@strandhanson.co.uk

Mark Greaves, Strand Hanson South East Asia

Mark graduated with an MA in Economics from Cambridge University and joined investment bank N M Rothschild & Sons, spending 25 years with the group in London, Singapore and Hong Kong. During this time, he was Chief Executive of the group's business in South-East Asia for 10 years, including acting as Head of the Regional Credit and Equity Committees, and helped to found the group's operations in Malaysia, Indonesia and China. He was for many years a Council Member of the Singapore Investment Banking Association and was instrumental in steering Rothschilds' M&A advisory business into the top-ranked position in the Singapore market.

MarkGreaves@strandhanson.co.uk