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Expanding
network of
opportunities £8bn of capital

raised or

transacted

by the team
Praetura
Group
resource

250 years
of sector
Our Team
experience
A diverse, experienced team
Our people have been entrepreneurs or come from roles as
Over 600
tech leaders, investment bankers, commercial directors, sales
directors, finance directors and more. Because of our diverse completed
backgrounds we’re uniquely placed to be able to support deals
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 Praetura, has
global investment bank GCA Altium a background of over 12 years in over 20 years secured lending experience
and a Chartered Accountant (PwC). corporate finance and venture capital. having previously held senior roles at Bank of
Mike is an experienced venture investor He qualified as an ACA with KPMG and Ireland and ABN Amro.
and advisor to some of the North has considerable experience in backing
West’s leading entrepreneurs and financial services and recurring revenue He helped establish a successful UK ABL
investors. He co-founded Praetura in businesses. David has a focus on the business for Bank of Ireland and is responsible
2011 bringing with him specialisms application of data, IT and technology to for raising over £200m of bank facilities from
in financial services, technology, enable efficiencies within businesses. mainstream and specialist institutions for the
ecommerce, support services and Praetura Group companies.
energy services.
He is a founding Director of Praetura Asset
Finance, Praetura Commercial Finance and
Praetura Debt Co.