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Paul has spent the last 40 years working in a broad range of roles across the leisure and entertainment sectors
\nPaul started his career by qualifying as a Chartered Accountant, before spending time working in Deloitte’s TMT team. Following a move into private practice, Paul spent over 20 years as CFO of various large leisure and entertainment businesses including ZTT Records, 19 Entertainment, Cream Group and Impresario Festivals.
\nWhilst at these companies, Paul was responsible for the overall day-to-day and strategic financial management of the companies and was instrumental in the sale of 19 Entertainment (to CKX for $100m), Cream Group (to Live Nation for a 9.1x return) and Impresario (to Global for £30m). Paul also spent ten years managing a portfolio of media and entertainment focused VCTs with a total AUM in excess of £120m. In 2015, Paul set up Edition Capital with the three other Partners.
\nAt Edition, Paul is responsible for the Advisory and Consultancy division, working with a broad range of clients from Charitable Trusts, PE Funds and SMEs within the leisure and entertainment sectors. He chairs the firm’s Investment Committee and sits on the board of various investee companies including Little Lion Entertainment, The Wine Show and Project Power.
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\nLisa began her career at global accountancy and consultancy group Mazars, qualifying as a Chartered Accountant before moving to their corporate finance practice. There she worked on a broad range of transactions, with a focus on financial services businesses. In 2014, Lisa joined alternative asset manager Ingenious’ live entertainment team as an Investment Manager.
\nWhilst at Ingenious, Lisa managed a portfolio of investee companies and oversaw a series of acquisitions for investee companies. She also began to lead the live team’s deal sourcing function, securing several key investments and deals for various investment funds and investee companies. In 2015, Lisa founded Edition alongside the three other Partners.
\nAt Edition, Lisa is responsible for leading deal origination, as well as working on deal execution. Since the launch of Edition EIS in late 2016, Lisa has closed over 20 deals into companies with a total enterprise value in excess of £150m. Lisa currently sits on the board of a number of investee companies included Incipio and Mainstage Festivals and is a member of the Edition Investment Committee.
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\nHarry started in the leisure and entertainment sector in 2005, and spent several years working with a variety of different live events and festivals in production. In 2011 he joined boutique asset manager Ingenious, becoming a Senior Investment Manager in their live entertainment team, and spent 4 years working across a broad range of investment funds utilizing his background in event production to enhance investee company margins.
\nWhilst at Ingenious, Harry also developed and launched several investment products aimed at the retail market including various EIS investments and several Venture Capital Trusts with a total capital raise in excess of £25m. He also worked closely with a number of investee companies including Impresario Festivals plc where he was Head of Investments and Acquisitions. He left in 2015 to found Edition alongside the other Edition Partners.
\nAt Edition, Harry has been responsible for structuring investment products, capital raises and M&A (including deal execution) for Edition’s funds and our advisory clients. In total, Harry has overseen deals in excess of £220m across the UK and Europe. He sits on the board of a number of Edition’s investee companies including Watch House Coffee, Whistle Punks and Borrow A Boat.
\nHarry sits on the Edition Investment Committee.
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\nIn 2009, following several years working across a broad range of clients, Adam moved to financial control at Ingenious – an alternative asset manager. Here, he lead a team managing the finances and reporting for a range of investment products and operating companies with a focus on film and video games.
\nIn 2012, Adam moved internally to become an Investment Manager within the Live Entertainment team. Here he was responsible for implementing a robust financial control framework for a broad range of investee companies, as well as providing strategic oversight to those companies. In 2015, Adam founded Edition alongside the three other Partners.
\nAt Edition, Adam acts as CFO for the Edition group, including all of its operating subsidiaries. He is also responsible for managing a broad range of investee companies on behalf of Edition EIS, including Add to Event, Morty and Bobs and Hot Pod Yoga. He sits on the Edition Investment Committee.
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\nRosalind focuses on building distribution relationships with a broad spectrum of firms, including financial advice networks, national accountancy practices, private banks, high net worth wealth managers and investment platforms.
\nRosalind has 14 years’ experience in the financial services sector and prior to Edition, Rosalind worked as an Investment Director a boutique asset manager, specialising in alternative asset classes. Prior to this, she worked in business development for Kleinwort Benson Private Bank. Rosalind holds the Investment Management Certificate and a BSc Hons in Economics from the University of Surrey.
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Prior to Edition, Katie spent 2.5 years in Sydney, Australia, where she specialised in business advisory, due diligence, accounting and audit. She qualified as a Chartered Accountant at Mazars LLP in 2014.
\nAt Edition, Katie oversees the Advisory division, offering accounting and finance support to companies within the Entertainment and Leisure sectors. She is also responsible for sourcing, due diligence and management of new investment opportunities.
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\nAmmani has 6 years’ experience working in the financial services sector having most recently worked in a variety of roles for a boutique investment house specialising in alternative asset classes. Prior to this he worked for an IFA practice based in the City.
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\nPrevious to joining Edition, Billy studied mathematics at the University of Leeds and joined Mama Group upon graduating were he worked in finance across several UK festivals and venues. Billy later moved to Academy Music Group, within the Live Nation umbrella, to work on Brixton Academy before moving to Edition as the first full time employee of the company.
\nOn a day to day basis, he is primarily involved in the oversight of a number of the investee companies, as well as sourcing new investment opportunities and undertaking the due diligence process with potential investments.
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\nHolly is a proven Executive Assistant with 10 years’ experience in the leisure sector. Holly previously worked at Ingenious as PA for the Investment team.
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