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Willow & Puddifoot

willow & puddifoot

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Abingdon

As experts in people, potential and performance, we assist high-growth companies through the challenges of scaling their business, by focusing on the people challenges involved. Whether struggling to turn from founder to business leader, to the pressure of establishing a high-performing leadership team, to finding your new layer of managers lack the right people skills: we’ve seen these frustrations – and the costs of not addressing them. That’s why we’ve developed some incredibly effective ways to equip your founders, leaders, HR managers and wider workforce with the vital skills they need to navigate your transition. Whether you have 50 employees or 5000, to get the best out of people you need a strategic, holistic approach, developing not only skills and attitudes but your whole company culture. Our experienced consultants embed into your business, starting with an in-depth needs assessment to understand your fundamental dynamics, values and requirements. We’ll work with you to deliver a practical, flexible programme for your growing business, selecting from our huge range of programme content the building blocks that work best for you. Combining an infectious enthusiasm with commercial savvy, we can hold our own amongst difficult characters or situations, but you’ll soon find our warm, trustworthy approach puts people at ease. We also know that you need to see some bang for your buck, and we’re confident your investment will pay off: working a transformation in your people dynamics and providing real solutions to your high-growth hurdles.

Meliora Advisory

meliora advisory

London

Tony Cotrupe brings over 30 years of experience in business valuations, investment banking, economic consulting, and private equity to Meliora Advisors. Tony began his career at Ernst & Young in its Financial Services Group, where he performed pre- and post-transaction valuations for companies in a variety of industries. He was also an economist in E&Y’s International Services Office, where he provided economic consulting services to multinational corporations for transfer pricing, strategic planning, cross-border transactions, and litigation support. From 2003 to 2006, Tony was a Director at Huron Consulting Group where he was responsible for Huron’s New York Financial Valuation Group. Tony led a team focusing on financial valuations for public and private companies. From 2006 to 2008, Tony was Senior Vice President at Paramax Corporation, a middle-market M&A advisory firm in Upstate NY focusing on middle market M&A and other advisory engagements. At Paramax, Tony also led the corporate advisory and valuation services efforts. Tony worked for eight years at J.P. Morgan Securities (formerly Chemical and Chase Securities), first as an investment banker in the Emerging Markets Investment Banking Group, where he structured debt and equity transactions for corporations in Brazil. Tony then started and ran the Private Equity Group within JPM’s Global Private Bank, where he sourced, structured, and executed venture capital and buyout transactions for high net worth clients worldwide. Tony also led the private equity fundraising effort, raising capital for large buyout firms including The Blackstone Group. After J.P. Morgan, Tony joined Gerard Klauer Mattison (GKM) as a Private Equity Fund consultant, providing fundraising and fund management for a fund of funds focused on venture capital and buyout investments. In 2009, Tony formed Meliora Advisors, LLC, a corporate advisory and consulting firm. Meliora Advisors has successfully executed projects in a broad array of industries, including: Aerospace, Biotechnology, Business Services, Financial Services, Food and Beverage, Healthcare, Heavy Manufacturing, Pharmaceuticals , Power/Electricity, Robotics HealthTech. Tony holds a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and a Master of Business Administration in Finance and Economics, both from the University of Rochester. He is a CFA Charter holder and a member of the CFA Institute. He has spoken at conferences and taught classes on valuation, M&A, and private equity.