Nick Young
Managing Director
John B. Cowper, FCA
Associate Director
Sean Wood
Associate
Michael Morley-Smith
Senior Associate
Nigel Wright
Associate
Ash Hussain
Associate
Liam Reilly
Associate
Daanish Shah
Marketing Manager
John B. Cowper, FCA
Associate Director
John qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Ernst & Young joining BYC in 2009 after a 20 year financial brokering career spanning the globe from the City of London, Isle of Man, Detroit, Bangkok, Beijing to Harare.John has completed many notable high-end turnarounds and various rescue financing. His achievements include 11th hour rescues of two historic UK manufacturers. He raised funds for the UK’s first water drilling manufacturer on the South Coast and one of the UK’s oldest lighting companies in the Midlands. Both of these transactions ran into £ millions, saved hundreds of jobs, enabled future business growth and high returns for investors.John has numerous other funding successes - his primary strength is his intuition for the interaction of the personalities involved in a deal. He travels anywhere in the UK providing his expertise to business owners at whatever stage of the funding cycle they are at.
Phone
07827 768493
Sean Wood
Associate
With over 30 years corporate banking and advisory experience Sean has been working closely with SMEs and Corporates across the UK helping them to achieve long-term success. He has strong deal origination and execution experience across all industry sectors but particular success in financial services, technology, media, manufacturing, healthcare, professional services, recruitment, transport, retail, hospitality and leisure. Using the skills, experience and professional networks he has gained as corporate banking director, corporate finance director and capital raiser, Sean maintains a common-sense approach and can-do attitude to the funding needs of businesses providing simple solutions to complex problems. Being able to identify the right mix of equity and debt finance enables a tailored funding solution to be delivered, whether it be for growth, working capital, buy outs, acquisitions, property transactions and refinance. Sean is married with two daughters. In his spare time, he enjoys playing golf and tennis, is a big West Ham fan and enthusiastic spectator of most other sports.
Phone
07557 474 654
Michael Morley-Smith
Senior Associate
Trained as an accountant, Michael spent 10 years with a public company, finally in the position of Group Company Secretary. Since then he has run various small businesses and undertaken management consultancy assignments with a particular emphasis on turnaround finance and corporate recovery situations, gaining particular experience working with Insolvency Practitioners.Michael has intimate knowledge of small business practice as well as company insolvency rules. He is therefore able to understand the difficulties many entrepreneurs are faced with and expertly able to assist with company recovery.
Phone
07845 017 498
Nigel Wright
Associate
Based in London, Nigel is a Chartered Accountant and holds an INSEAD MBA qualification. He is an investor, adviser and has senior roles in early stage businesses in the UK.He was a founder of Industrial Technology Securities, a BES manager that raised £3.4M for early stage technology companies. Other roles have involved preparing companies for fundraising and raising investment, strategic advice, turnarounds, voluntary liquidations, mentorships and senior management.Nigel is a strategic thinker with extensive experience and ability to deliver value to clients, particularly in critical circumstances. He is passionate about choosing the right approach for each business in our everchanging economy.
Phone
07719 614342
Liam Reilly
Associate
Liam is the newest addition to BYC. After studying Politics at the University of Greenwich, Liam went on to work in regulatory finance; working for organisation such as the FCA, Financial Ombudsman Service and Deloitte. In more recent years Liam has been working in the London prime property market.He has previously raised over £125,000 for charity, having been a fundraising Trustee of his local youth and community organisation. A keen sports fan, Liam usually spends his weekends watching or playing Football, Rugby or Formula One.
Phone
07577919068
Daanish Shah
Marketing Manager
Daanish recently joined BYC; he is delighted to be learning the craft of SME Corporate Finance with Nick and his team. Daanish is a graduate of Queen Mary University, with a master’s degree in psychology. He is keen to work in Corporate Finance and provide value to BYC.
Phone
07359 133876
