Paul Suter, Founder and Managing Partner

Paul has over twenty-five years of international experience advising senior decision-makers on strategy, operations and M&A with a focus on creating shareholder value.

Paul leads major strategy development, organisational design, corporate finance, restructuring and M&A assignments. Paul has deep experience in Financial Services (leasing, mortgages, money transmission, investmen banking, lending, cards, etc), Business and Consumer Services (including FM, Roadside Services, Fleet Management) and Automotive (distribution, services). In additiona, Paul has led high value at stake strategy, performance improvement and M&A initiatives across a range of sectors: Retail, Healthcare / Pharma, Travel & Leisure, Branded Consumer Goods, Energy, Logistics, Media and Telecoms clients. Paul continues to work closely with his clients, ranging from multinational corporations, PE firms, VCs and SMEs.

		Partner, Cairneagle Associates (the boutique strategy and corporate finance advisory)
				Led Cairneagle's coporate finance & M&A activities in support of both corporates and blue-chip financial sponsors
				Advised a range of clients on strategy, performance improvement and M&A in industries ranging from financial services to automotive distribution and business and consumer services
				Held mandates on M&A transactions with a combined enterprise value in excess of £10b, serving blue-chip financial sponsors and major corporates
		Director, Braxton Associates (the international strategy consulting arm of Deloitte Consulting) Responsible for coverage of the Financial Services and Consumer-facing industry sectors   Co-led strategy & corporate finance team advising RBS on acquisition strategy and its successful acquisition of NatWest   Co-led team team advising leading UK Retail Bank on shareholder value, Capital Structure issues
		Manager, Marakon Associates (the value based strategy consulting firm) Led high priority strategy development, organisational design and M&A assignments in the Financial Services, Branded Consumer Goods, Retail and Pharmaceutical industries   Helped to develop Marakon’s value based management approach
		Financial Policy Analyst, Stern Stewart (the corporate finance advisory firm) Supported the continued development of Stern Stewart’s economic value added (EVA®) framework   Advised numerous companies in the areas of financial policy and structure, mergers and acquisitions and valuation, performance management and incentive compensation   Part of core team which established Stern Stewart’s London office
		M&A analyst, Morgan Stanley Analytical support on several major transactions including the LBO of a major branded consumer goods manufacturer   Responsible for transaction opportunity screening
		MBA from London Business School
		BA in Economics from the University of Chicago

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