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Expanding
£8bn of capital network of
opportunities
raised or

transacted

by the team

Praetura
Group
resource

250 years
of sector Our Team
experience
Over 600 A diverse, experienced team
Our people have been entrepreneurs or come from
completed
roles as tech leaders, investment bankers, commercial
deals directors, sales directors, finance directors and more.
Because of our diverse backgrounds we’re uniquely
placed to be able to support entrepreneurs throughout
their business.

Founders

Mike Fletcher (CEO, Group) David Foreman (MD, Ventures) Peadar O’Reilly (MD, Debt)
Mike is former Managing Director at David co-founded Praetura with Peadar, a founding partner at
global investment bank GCA Altium and a background of over 12 years in Praetura, has over 20 years secured
a Chartered Accountant (PwC). Mike is corporate finance and venture capital. lending experience having previously
an experienced venture investor and He qualified as an ACA with KPMG and held senior roles at Bank of Ireland
advisor to some of the North West’s has considerable experience in backing and ABN Amro.
leading entrepreneurs and investors. He financial services and recurring revenue
co-founded Praetura in 2011 bringing businesses. David has a focus on the He helped establish a successful UK
with him specialisms in financial services, application of data, IT and technology to ABL business for Bank of Ireland and
technology, ecommerce, support enable efficiencies within businesses. is responsible for raising over £200m
services and energy services. of bank facilities from mainstream and
specialist institutions for the Praetura
Group companies.

He is a founding Director of Praetura
Asset Finance, Praetura Commercial
Finance and Praetura Debt Co.