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

Arch Law Limited

arch.law a solutions-based digital Law firm, For Your Future, Not Built in the Past, Delivering Legal Solutions, Differently.

New Business Development

Nexor

•	Full go to market strategy for Nexor, internal / external marketing / new company website focused on Consulting, Solutions and Technology 
•	Strategic reviews to redefine product / service / consulting / solutions portfolio 
•	Business development for expansion across and beyond Government / Military prospects detailing existing and future customer opportunities 
•	Strategic competitor analysis and partner program development  
•	Defining emerging Digital Asset Security regulation requirements and opportunities for Nexor technology in the Fintech sector

Head of Markets & Propositions

Nexor is a UK-based cyber security company with 30 years' experience in the secure movement and sharing of information across networks. Nexor experts and technology enable a wide range of industries to use their information in becoming more agile, efficient and customer centric with unparalleled security protection in the face of real-world cyber uncertainty. 

•	Bespoke high assurance cyber security solutions; align your security strategy with your business. 
•	Industry leading “As A Service” security solutions; peace of mind with affordability.
•	Agile Security Methodology; understand the full picture through a logical process. 
•	Enable your customer`s Digital Transformation; simple to implement strategies to evolve your business securely. 

My role is to engage with partners to enhance or compliment their cyber security capabilities within their customers and develop existing business relationships or deliver net new business opportunities, through contractual services and annuity revenue.

Channel Consultant 

Alliances Director - Print 

Sales Manager

Appris Management Ltd 

The heart of Appris’ business is Apprenticeships, specialising in the delivery of Engineering Manufacture apprenticeships. With over 150 member companies and 400+ apprentices across West Yorkshire, Appris is the provider of choice for the engineering industry. Our WorldSkills winning apprentices are an international testimony to the quality of our provision. We also offer apprenticeships in Marketing, Business Administration, Warehousing and Supply Chain Operations & Management.
I worked with Appris for both my genuine belief in the way the company approached Apprenticeships and for personal development.

Director

QC Supplies Ltd

Responsible for the Public Sector Division

Divisional Director

New account sales and customer development.

Telesales

Sales, Consultancy, Blockchain, Digital Asset

Experienced I.T Sales and Cyber Security Channel Manager; with focus directed at demonstrable New Business Sales, Change Management, and Monetarising those left field idea`s. 
I am currently working on the rapid disruption that blockchain and smart contracts will have for Web2 companies as they digitise and look at customer engagement and loyalty from a very different perspective.

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Dan Collingridge-Padbury

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