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finnCap Group plc
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Company Description
finnCap is a financial services group focused on providing a full-service offering to its target client base of ambitious growth companies. finnCap was admitted to AIM in December 2018, acquiring Cavendish Corporate Finance in the process. The addition of the noted sell-side M&A business brought added scale, significant complementary expertise and the opportunity to pursue considerable revenue synergies both in terms of cross-referrals and expansion of services. finnCap Group offers an expanding suite of services to companies with strong growth ambitions. It is exploiting opportunities for accessing new revenue sources and enhancing the growth prospects of the enlarged business. A more diverse revenue base should add further resilience and improve visibility.
Investment Summary
finnCap Group offers an expanding suite of services to companies with strong growth ambitions. It is exploiting opportunities for accessing new revenue sources and enhancing the growth prospects of the enlarged business. We think that its more diverse revenue base should add further resilience and improve visibility. As an overarching theme, we note the management team's consistent and focused approach to growing finnCap Group and advancing the brand while diversifying its sources of revenue. We think that developing strong sector teams (where it will continue to invest) will continue to be beneficial in driving new business. We take a positive view on the next phase of its strategy, which is to seek complementary bolt-on acquisitions in adjacent sectors to further broaden its offering.
Recent Content
Change of CEO and appointment of new directors
21/06/2022
finnCap announced this morning a proposed new CEO and the appointment of new directors. Sam Smith, finnCap’s CEO, […]
Investment in a high-growth advisory market
28/04/2022
Following a positive trading update, finnCap has made an interesting move into a fast-growing advisory market, taking a […]
Further upgrade to FY22 revenue guidance
14/04/2022
finnCap Group PLC has provided an impressive full-year (to 31 March 2022 year-end) revenue update, ahead of its […]
Impressive trading update in a tough market
10/03/2022
finnCap Group PLC has released a very encouraging and impressive trading update, ahead of its full-year results announcement […]
Record H1 performance and positive outlook
18/11/2021
finnCap’s impressive H1 performance has enabled it to invest in the business, whilst further strengthening its cash position […]
Very strong first half revenue confirmed
05/10/2021
Following its positive AGM trading update on 23 September, finnCap has delivered its promised update on revenue for […]
Strong trading and a robust balance sheet
23/09/2021
finnCap’s AGM statement reflects another strong period of trading. It confirms that the Group’s performance so far in […]
Record results in an extraordinary year
01/07/2021
Investment in growth bears fruit finnCap has delivered FY 2021 revenue in line with guidance and adjusted EBITDA […]
Strong end to FY 2021E brings further upgrade
07/04/2021
When finnCap issued a very positive trading update in early March, it noted that it retained a good […]
Material upgrades following ‘robust’ H2
08/03/2021
In a very positive pre-close trading update, finnCap announced that it has traded ‘materially’ ahead of the Board’s […]
A strong first half with expectations exceeded
18/11/2020
These results – and the resilient performance contained within – suggest to us that the strategy of developing […]
Company Management Team
Sam Smith
Chief Executive Officer
Sam established finnCap in 2007, having orchestrated the management buy-out of a small broking division of JM Finn & Co Limited, a private client stockbroking firm. She is the first female chief executive of a City stockbroking firm and as such is a supporter of social enterprises designed to inspire and engage the next generation of female business leaders and entrepreneurs. Sam qualified as a Chartered Accountant at KPMG and is an alumna of the University of Bristol.
Richard Snow
Chief Financial Officer
Richard joined finnCap as Chief Financial Officer in May 2020. Prior to joining finnCap, Richard was the Finance Director and Compliance Officer for Finance and Administration of the UK law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Arthur Andersen in 1991 and moved to the investment banking industry gaining 15 years' experience in corporate advisory at Charterhouse, Merrill Lynch, Goldman Sachs and Nomura. From 2006 to 2011 Richard was director of M&A and then Investor Relations at Vodafone Group plc. From early 2014, he was Director of Investor Relations of Ladbrokes plc and then, from December 2015, he served on its Executive Committee as acting Chief Financial Officer leading the finance team through the merger with Coral.
