Who we are

Independent advisers
Our advice is built on decades of experience advising but also running businesses like yours.
Deeply rooted in the media industry
We're sector specialists and have a deep understanding of what drives value.
Custodians of a community
We're passionate about supporting innovators who are driving our industry forwards.

What drives us?

Our mission is to create value, and change lives.

We have witnessed companies leaving value on the table as they strive to grow. This is even more pronounced when selling or raising capital. We’ve learned the hard way. We started Collingwood to change that.

Since 2006, we’ve helped companies to focus on what matters, only the things that move the needle.

We bring our independence and our integrity, and deliver advice that is simple and to the point. But always combined with sincere empathy. Building a business is hard.

Our promise is to give you the tools to transform your business, and your life.

Meet the team

Daniel Adasonla

Corporate Finance Manager

Connor Agnew

MD, Head of UK, Corporate Finance
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Simon Bathula

Associate Adviser, Business Information
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Piers Bearne

Founder

Mark Bentley

CFO

David Calderon Prada

Executive Assistant
A strategic global executive with extensive and diverse experience across media. Natasha specializes in accelerating growth, ensuring effective efficiency, bringing clarity to complex transformations and operational excellence.l

Natasha Cholerton-Brown

Strategic Advisor

Steve Corrick

EVP, US Strategy, Practice Lead, Events

Pauline Coulter

Principal Adviser
A strategy leader with over 30 years of experience in the information, media, and fintech sectors. Victoria has led strategic planning, M&A transactions, growth and change initiatives globally at LSEG, Cision, Thomson Reuters, the Financial Times and PE portfolio

Victoria Davies

Senior Advisor
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Fergus Gregory

Practice Lead, Digital Media
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Rosalind Hill

Principal Adviser, Product & Insights; Head of Content

Stephanie Holman

Finance Manager

Philip Hunt

Chairman
A C-level leader with extensive experience in M&A, growth and transformation across media, events, and subscription businesses. Reggie has led sales and P&L management for several B2B media organisations, including Informa and Penton.

Reggie Lawrence

Senior Advisor
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Michele Maccarelli

Client Operations Manager

Kieran Matthews

Product & Content Manager

Catherine Mulrenan

Community Manager, Media Entrepreneur Meetup

Talia Naidoo

Associate Adviser

Nevan Pettigrew

Business Development Manager

Freddie Peake

Associate Adviser
Diane is a highly entrepreneurial and strategic global marketing leader with extensive B2B and B2C experience across a 30+ year marketing career in tech.

Diane Perlman

Chief Marketing Officer
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Daniel Pitchford

Chief Executive Officer
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Lauren Pulling

Head of Insights
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Patrick Reichle

Associate Adviser, Corporate Finance
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Adam Shaw

Global Managing Director, Corporate Finance
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Daniel Schwarz

Director, Corporate Finance
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Amy Sheridan

Business Operations Manager
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Jordan Sheridan

Associate Adviser, Events
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Steve Smith

COO
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Jenefer Thoroughgood

Chief Product & Insights Officer

Tim Wakefield

Practice Lead, B2B Information

The Media Entrepreneur Meetup

The Media Entrepreneur Meetup

We’ve been the custodians of the Media Entrepreneur Meetup for many years because of our long-standing commitment to the industry. It’s a free, valuable community for founders like you that creates a network for you to share and learn from each other.

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