Bio

Francis joined Wyvern Partners in 2009. For over ten years he has focused exclusively on growing Wyvern’s market leading management advisory practice. His experience is underpinned by a solid background in off-market fundraisings and M&A work, together with flotations, restructurings and other on-market transactions. His deals cover the full range from under £50m to over £5bn. Francis joined Wyvern from ING and previously worked at Arbuthnot Securities where he gained extensive experience of working with quoted companies. He is an expert financial modeller with extensive experience of using Visual Basic to add custom functionality to Excel. Francis holds an MA in Financial Economics from the University of St Andrews. Francis is married to Clare and has one daughter. He is a keen sailor and organist and also sits on the boards of various trusts and real estate and farming companies.