Global Investment Advisory

•	Support and lead M&A, private equity, and portfolio management initiatives for midmarket and growth-stage clients, focusing on industrials, technology, and consumer sectors, with an emphasis on enhancing shareholder value through strategic acquisitions and investments.
	•	Direct global investment strategies across the US, Asia Pacific, and Middle East, overseeing deal origination, financing, and portfolio oversight for diverse clients, including midmarket rollups and technology-focused firms.
	•	Provide interim operational leadership to portfolio companies, leveraging extensive experience in operational optimization to improve financial performance and scalability, particularly in challenging market conditions.

Senior Consultant, M&A and Private Equity

Early-Stage Investments

•	Provide strategic guidance to early-stage companies in technology, SaaS and other sectors, structuring investments and supporting operational growth through financial planning, corporate structuring, and market expansion strategies.

Angel Investor / Advisor

Defence Sector Investments

•	Advised defence sector clients on development strategies, focusing on integrating technology and training solutions to enhance operational and financial outcomes.
	•	Cultivated relationships with global defence stakeholders, including NATO, to support strategic growth and investment opportunities in the sector.

Advisor

Defence Sector Transactions

•	Supported defence sector transactions by developing and presenting strategic bids for military training and maintenance contracts in the GCC, securing opportunities to expand client presence.
	•	Collaborated with regional partners to align investment strategies with market demands, ensuring operational and financial alignment.

Consultant

Royal Air Force (RAF)

•	Managed high-value assets (£200M+), leading teams to achieve operational excellence and financial efficiency in mission-critical environments.
•	Gained first-hand leadership and management experience from: 1) combat operations, 2) training delivery, 3) real-time operations management, and 4) defence procurement.

Senior Officer, Pilot, and Qualified Helicopter Instructor

Business Leader & Strategic Advisor | Emerging Technology | Defence & Security | Private Equity & Corporate Finance

Seasoned financial professional, with over 20 years global experience, currently leading on M&A, private equity, and portfolio management - complemented with operational leadership experience across a broad range of sectors. 

Formerly, a senior Royal Air Force officer & pilot, I now serve as an advisor, executing high-value transactions; occasionally, providing interim operational oversight for active investments, across the US, Asia Pacific, and LatAm.

I specialise in structuring complex deals, building consensus among stakeholders, enhancing shareholder value, and driving operational efficiency (when required).

My expertise spans identifying high-potential opportunities, optimizing financial performance, and delivering measurable outcomes, underpinned by strategic insight and operational acumen.

Core Competencies: Deal Structuring | Portfolio Management | Operational Oversight | Relationship Management

Dan Collingridge-Padbury

UNEGMA LTD

We offer solutions for businesses looking to enhance their online presence and help drive growth and success in the ever-evolving technology landscape.

Director

ThursDAO

Thursdao is a Web3-focused coworking space located in Dalston, London. Partnering with The Bakery, a tech accelerator organisation, Thursdao aims to bring together like-minded individuals in the Web3 community to work, network, and be inspired to build technology in this cutting-edge field. Our coworking space provides the perfect environment for Web3 enthusiasts to collaborate, innovate, and drive the future of the Internet.

Co-Founder and Operations

EthLdn

Ethereum London is the biggest Ethereum meetup community in London with over 9000 members, and has hosted notable personalities and businesses in the Web3 space, including Vitalik Buterin and AAVE. We encourage community members to get together and learn about new tech, and network with like-minded people in the emerging tech space.

Co-Organiser and Public Speaker

Sweetbridge, Inc.

Sweetbridge is an open source distributed ledger platform for standardizing, automating, auditing and validating commercial transactions of any kind. The platform provides a protocol for decentralized Inter-enterprise Resource Planning, Continuous Assurance, and Control Monitoring known as Synchronized Accounting. It is used to reduce error and fraud while monitoring and measuring risk around the accuracy of a “digital twin” information model for anything from assets and goods to organization and individual financial statements. The platform supports a wide variety of use cases in accounting, cyber security, financial services, identity, law, loyalty management, and supply chains.

Project Manager and Web Developer

Alpha International

Worked as a web developer as part of a global marketing team.

Web Developer

The Casting Collective

Part time background extras work whilst at university.

Television extras work

Harrods

Part time sales assistant whilst at university

Sales

You are a recruiter looking for Technical Strategy Consultants with practical working knowledge and experience in software development, for well paying contractual work within meaningful organisations, primarily UK or remote.

You will get in touch with any promising leads, and continue to keep this profile in mind. 
You will continue to promote this profile to others in your network.

When you get in touch, you will begin your message with "Hey Tim, have a lead here for you."

Otherwise, just feel free to say hi 👋😜

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