The Team
Who We Are
Guy Wheatley
Managing Partner
Worked at Mirabaud Securities for 7 years and then with same team at Tennyson Securities from 2020.
Has extensive experience in raising capital for London listed companies from a range of institutional investors and has worked on transactions totalling circa $5bn. Guy is a CFA charter holder.
Mark Wheeler
Partner & Head of Legal
Qualified practicing solicitor holding a LLB in law from University of Bristol and LPC from University of Law (Guildford branch) Former Legal Director at Hill Dickinson LLP (London Office), a firm specialising in Capital Markets and corporate transactions.
Over 10 years experience as a qualified solicitor.
Named as a key individual in small cap capital markets and up to £50m M&A transactions in the Legal 500 2020 edition.
Worked on numerous capital markets transactions including IPOs, RTOs and secondary placings
Broad experience of sectors including; resources, technology, life sciences and leisure & tourism
Also experienced in corporate finance and commercial transactions.
Aston Lester
Head of Marketing
Over 4 years of Marketing and Design experience, including finance startups, fintech, retail and international franchise businesses, experience across the UK, Europe, China, Australia and the Middle East.
1st-Class Honors in Graphic Design & Communication.
Liam Bulmer
Senior Analyst
CF30 qualified with over 9 years’ experience structuring bespoke debt, equity and equity-linked debt finance for listed companies. First Class BA (Hons) Degree in Business and Management.
Formerly Analyst at Darwin Strategic Limited and an analyst/Settlements at PrimaryBid Limited.
James Rooke
Analyst
Distinction in MSc Finance from Bayes Business School and BSc (Hons) in Economics from the University of Nottingham. Involved in over 10 successful fundraises to date, with a focus on UK markets. Prior to joining Fortified Securities, James worked as a financial consultant.
Jacob Hoenig
Analyst
BMedSc and BBus in Finance from the University of Technology, Sydney.
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Prior to joining Fortified Securities, and concurrent to his study, Jacob worked as a Phlebotomist at Douglass Hanly Moir Pathology.
