FD Capital

Welcome to "The London Private Equity Market Unveiled," the podcast that delves into the dynamic world of private equity in the heart of the British capital. I'm Adrian Lawrence FCA your host, and today we'll explore the key aspects of the London private equity market, its players, trends, and opportunities. So, let's jump right in! To begin, let's understand what pri...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence FCA talks about the CFO recruitment market in London.  Welcome back to another episode of "City Talk," your go-to podcast for all things business in the city of London. I'm your host, and today we have a very exciting topic to dive into: CFO recruitment in the heart of the financial world.  Adrian Thank you for having me. I'm thrilled to...

In todays' episode Adrian Lawrence talks about how the FD Capital team has developed and over the years has built up specialist knowledge in a range of areas, the main ones being - Private Equity, having a location close to the City of London has allowed us the opportunity of networking with PE houses and VC funds, which we now have well represented within our portfolio. Around 50% of our cli...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about how FD Capital have increasingly focussed on the Financial Services sector and now have a dedicated team of recruiters and matching pool of candidates to drawn upon. We have been actively marketing our services to PE Houses, VC Funds and other financial service firms across London and in particular in the City of London. Financial services CFOs a...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about how FD Capital Recruitment have gone from strength to Strength in the London senior finance recruitment market and the success we have enjoyed podcasting.   We now have a new Podcast channel which can be found on our own website.    FD Capital's in house Podcast .  We plan to run this alongside our other successful channels which include Anc...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about how CFO headhunters can find better and more suitable candidates than traditional recruiters and for this reason FD Capital has launched their own FD and CFO Headhunting service which is proving to be very popular. CFO's are very sought after because their leadership skills and experience and knowledge of business are invaluable to the C-Sui...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about how FD Capital have recently launched their bespoke headhunting service, the team outreach to the market and find the perfect candidates that have just the perfect skills and experience for your business and its requirements, then contact is made and candidates are sounded out to see if they can be tempted to move to your business. This approach...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about Outsourcing of FDs and CFOs.   This is growing area of the market and FD Capital Recruitment are leaders in this area.   We find and match FDs and CFOs to founders and businesses of all sizes, mostly in the London and South East areas but nationally also. There are many advantages to this approach.   Candidates get the experience of working with...

n today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about how CFO Capital has launched their own website, as their name suggests its an online publication dedicated to CFOs / Chief Financial Officers and covers topics of interest to Finance Directors.   A lot of the current content comes from Press Releases as companies highlight changes to their senior finance team.    CFO Capital is an online news and...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about the exciting news that Minesh Parmar has joined FD Capital as our CEO. FD Capital Welcomes Minesh Parmar as Chief Executive London, September 2022 | FD Capital continues the next phase of its global expansion by welcoming Minesh Parmar as Chief Executive. Mr Parmar has previously served as a Non-Executive Board Member of FD Capital since 2020 bef...

In todays episode Adrian Lawrence talks about how FD Capital has recently been listed in the DiT directory of services, which puts the London based boutique in front of  International companies investing into the UK. FD Capital FDs and CFOS have recently been working with the Department of International Trade and have helped client companies secure grant funding through their Internationalisation...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence and experienced CFO and CEO talks about how to move up in your career from being a CFO to CEO, he has first hand experience of this having been both roles for several organisations. Every role and every CFO are different, but some common factors to consider are  Context - the right person at the right time  Expand your experience - experience matters  Leader...

n today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about how the FD Capital Recruitment team is expanding in London.   We have three new recent recruits, which significantly improves our capabilities. J essica Edwards joined us last month and whilst from a customer services background she is proving to be a natural at Search. Tayisiya Lawrence joines us also to support contact and engagement with our ex...

In todays episode Adrian Lawrence an experienced CFO himself talks about the key considerations and key milestones in your first 101 days in your new role. Starting a new job is always daunting. Making a first impression  isn’t easy. You want to hit the ground running and put yourself on the  path to success. If you’re a CFO, the pressure is even greater. Recent years have seen the position of CFO...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence from FD Capital talks about How to take your company public. Every CFO dreams of taking a company public. It’s something every  CFO aspires to achieve during their career. As a CFO, you’re the guiding  force behind taking your company public. Before you can start raising  capital or talking about an IPO, there are several hurdles your company  will need to p...

In todays episode Adrian Lawrence gives hints and tips on how to produce a better board report, progressing to become a CFO or FD is a great step, but once there you need to be able to present information in the best way possible, and getting help to enhance your report through the use of better graphs and graphics is a great way to do that. Using a professional copywriter to improve and enhance y...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about how FD Capital has been expanding this year and has launched a number of new teams, including Accountancy Capital, Executive Capital and a Only Legal a new recruitment brand for the legal profession. A positive thing is that these new teams have caught the eye of the media and our press releases have been picked up and appear in great places incl...

In today's podcast Adrian Lawrence talks about how FD Capital the niche London FD and CFO recruitment boutique has launched a new service offering the full range of Finance Team Recruitment so Financial Controllers, Finance Managers, Payroll Managers, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Assistant Accountants, FP&A Accountants and many more. To learn about this new service visit our new...

In todays' episode Adrian Lawrence talks about OnlyLegal a great new legal recruitment service, as the name suggests it does what it says on the tin, and focusses purely on Legal Recruitment.   If you are looking for a lawyer for your legal practice or business, then reach out to our team today and we will find you the perfect candidate.  Our new website is coming soon but will be located at...

In todays espisode Adrian Lawrence talks about how FDCapital has moved into senior executive recruitment, we now offer the full range of senior appointments, CEO's, COO, CTO and many more. EXEC CAPITAL is a boutique recruitment agency that specialises in  connecting start-ups and businesses with senior management  professionals. We take a tailored approach to our recruiting with a  1-on-1 exp...

In todays's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about a new mini site CFO Capital, this showcases the recent press releases from the team at FD Capital, there have been many recent news stories. Exec Capital - We launched a new services this year focussing on the recruitment of Senior Executives so CEO's COO and similar senior roles. Non-Exec recruitment - we now offer NED roles and have a sma...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about Fractional CFOs this is a relative new concept to the UK, but the terminology Fractional CFO is gaining in traction and we hear it mentioned often, whereas maybe 2 or 3 years ago we hardly heard it. The UK equivalent is a Portfolio CFO or Part-Time CFO, as that name suggests a Fractional CFO will work for more than one company at the same time, t...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence from FD Capital talks about meeting VC funds and how to prepare for your first meeting.   FD Capital Recruitment are a leading FD and CFO boutique provider specialising in the provision of Fractional CFO's typically candidates from a VC or PE house background. First off its a numbers of gain in every sense, not all VC funds are going to match to your pa...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence an experienced FD and CFO himself talks about how the Finance Function is shaping up for the demands and requirements of the 21st Century.   Finance Function structures vary depending on the size of an organisation and its phase of development, for example a micro company is best serviced by a bookkeeper whereas a smaller company that is seeking funding need...

In todays episode Adrian Lawrence talks about the London interim CFO market and how FD Capital Recruitment are a niche recruitment boutique based in Great Portland Street London who are focussed on and specialise in this niche.  If you are a business looking for a London CFO then make sure to visit our website and speak to our team today, as we will be delighted to work with you and help you find...