{"id":12,"date":"2015-03-17T13:13:48","date_gmt":"2015-03-17T13:13:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nigelcorpfin.co.uk\/?page_id=12"},"modified":"2022-06-20T16:21:34","modified_gmt":"2022-06-20T15:21:34","slug":"testimonials","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.nigelcorpfin.co.uk\/testimonials","title":{"rendered":"Testimonials"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>HATTY FAWCETT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Focused for Business runs a Funding Accelerator which makes it quicker and easier for start-ups to raise equity investment. Nigel is a mentor <a href=\"https:\/\/focusedforbusiness.com\/menu-of-mentors\/\">https:\/\/focusedforbusiness.com\/menu-of-mentors\/<\/a> on the programme and has helped guide early-stage businesses as they become investor ready. Nigel&#8217;s insight into the funding process, and detailed constructive feedback on key investment documents, has helped founders develop their investment strategy and improve their chances of successfully raising investment. Nigel is incisive, focused and full of wise words. He is well-versed in the latest strategic thinking and I learn something every time I have the pleasure of catching up with him.<\/p>\n<p>Hatty Fawcett, Founder<br \/>Focused For Business \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/focusedforbusiness.com\">https:\/\/focusedforbusiness.com<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>DR ROB GRANT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I am the founder and CEO of Gas Recovery and Recycle a world leader in the manufacture of equipment for the recovery and recycling of noble ( Argon ,Helium, Krypton ) and nitrogen gases shortly to be followed with solutions for Hydrogen.<\/p>\n<p>Nigel\u00a0 through Nigel Wright Corporate Finance has worked with us since 2017 and provided a range of corporate finance (Valuations, FX advice, B Plans for lease financing etc etc) and operational advice (Regular detailed forecasting, Ad hoc matters) and has always been there to talk to and to give a useful and independent over view.<\/p>\n<p>His advice and input has been most valuable and I would recommend him to businesses looking for informed financial and strategic advice.<\/p>\n<p>Dr Rob Grant<br \/>Gas Recovery and Recycle \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gr2l.co.uk\">https:\/\/www.gr2l.co.uk<\/a>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>MYLES BIGLAND <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Obsidian Training , a training company for legal executives, asked Nigel to provide long term strategic advice for our business and to up-skill the director in ways to analyse and explain the\u00a0business in language that made sense of raw financial data. To say the least, Nigel delivered in spades what was needed.<\/p>\n<p>As a business\u00a0 that was only established in the last three years, we have faced challenging issues associated with establishing a foothold in our intended market. Nigel&#8217;s work with us has proved useful in planning for the future and when difficult problems surfaced, that threatened the future viability of the business, Nigel was assiduous in giving a far-sighted perspective on how to neutralise and turn those threats around.<\/p>\n<p>I can certainly recommend Nigel&#8217;s time and experience to future clients and look forward to working with him in the coming years<\/p>\n<p>Myles Bigland\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Director\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Obsidian Training Ltd\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>ALEX HOOK <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>NESTA engaged Nigel Wright of NWCF to carry out financial due diligence on the balance sheets of a potential investment. The work, in what was a messy complicated situation, was carried out promptly, professionally and with great clarity. NESTA were kept abreast of the financial and broader issues as they arose and this clear good communication enabled problems to be resolved quickly, resulting in a rapid completion of the investment process. The specific work and broader observations were to a high standard \u00a0and I recommend Nigel Wright and NWCF as being very professional and balanced in carrying out such corporate finance work.<\/p>\n<p>Alex Hook\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Investment Manager\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0NESTA\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nesta.org.uk\/\">https:\/\/www.nesta.org.uk\/<\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>BEN GOLDSMITH <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nigel has carried out a wide range of corporate finance\/finance director engagements\u00a0for me over\u00a0a number of years.<\/p>\n<p>The scope of these engagements \u00a0covered forensic investigations, due diligence on investment proposals, business plan writing, formulating deal structures, managing the investment process, taking a company off AIM, acting as a finance director, and a number of ad hoc items.<\/p>\n<p>His work has been extremely thorough, enhanced by taking a strategic view and letting the numbers follow on from the commercial reality.<\/p>\n<p>His forward looking\/strategic approach is refreshingly different from that of many accountants and given his background in SMEs I would wholeheartedly recommend him as a corporate finance adviser or finance director in SMEs.<\/p>\n<p>Ben Goldsmith\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ben-goldsmith-46572576\/\">https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/ben-goldsmith-46572576\/<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><strong>RICHARD MATTISON<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Nigel undertook due diligence for an investor in our company. From the questions asked I could see that the due diligence was extensive\u00a0and insightful, and was focussed on the core commercial\/strategic issues.\u00a0 This work formed the\u00a0backbone of the due diligence which\u00a0enabled Nigel to make credible\u00a0comments about the financial projections and our business.\u00a0 Nigel got to grips with the essence of our business at the strategic and detailed financial level, and\u00a0apart from being important for his due diligence work,it caused us to think deeply about our strategy.\u00a0 His thinking and insights which he shared with us were most perceptive and very valuable.\u00a0 Excellent work.<\/p>\n<p>Richard Mattison<br \/>CEO Trucost Plc\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.spglobal.com\/esg\/trucost\">https:\/\/www.spglobal.com\/esg\/trucost<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 HATTY FAWCETT Focused for Business runs a Funding Accelerator which makes it quicker and easier for start-ups to raise equity investment. 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