Welcome to
Connexive
Your Adaptable & Agile CFO
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Delivering measurable value​
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Turnkey, independent, PE & Debt transaction financial modelling.
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Optimising finance processes, systems and people for efficient, cost-effective, reliable reporting.
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Collaborating with CEOs, Financial Due Diligence (FDD) teams, lenders and PE investors for seamless execution.
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FinOps fit for scale, finance function optimisation and troubleshooting.
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Leveraging AI in finance to deliver efficient and cost effective solutions
Target clients
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Growth-focused SMEs and early-stage scale-ups (PE-backed; pre & post equity,
debt or mezzanine funded).
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Typical Revenue < £25m and EBITDA < £5m.
Experience
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Industry-agnostic SME specialist partnering with growth-minded CEOs, investors and funders.
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Troubleshooting challenges, building scaleable models, optimising working capital (cash management), maximising EBITDA and delivering transaction objectives.
Meet the CFO behind Connexive
Clive Angel is a highly experienced Fractional CFO with over 25 years of supporting CEOs and driving performance across the SME sector. He brings a sharp commercial lens and a growth-focused mindset to every client mandate, delivering clear, measurable impact. Backed by a trusted team of financial modelers and accounting professionals, Clive ensures efficient, high-quality execution tailored to each client’s needs​
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Connexive Fractional CFO Services for Ambitious Growth
Connexive delivers strategic financial leadership to help businesses scale with confidence
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Professionalising the finance function for scale
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Facilitating EBITDA growth through operational and financial optimisation
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Delivering robust growth focused financial modeling and dynamic forecasting
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Providing CEO support for capital raises, due diligence, and investor readiness
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Strategic | Hands-on | Execution-focused
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Recent Connexive Mandates
Switchboard manufacturing for data centres (USA)
Mandate: Develop a bottom-up financial forecast model to support a strategic equity sale to an NYSE listed corporation.
Annual revenue: c. $18m
Deliverables: Built a project management database to analyse revenue recognition and measure deferred revenue for the forecast. Modelled operating assumptions for the investor deck and data room. Led pre- and post-closing transaction diligence alongside the company’s advisers.
Manufacturing & distribution - MBO readiness
Mandate: Restructure the finance function and streamline multiple operating entities into a single company in advance of a leveraged MBO.
Annual revenue: c. £2.5m
Deliverables: Built a five-year, three-statement forecast model to support debt restructuring. Prepared and ran the financial data room to facilitate external funder due diligence.
Growth-focused financial modeling for FDD client supporting PE and Debt transactions
Mandate: Build robust, dynamic financial models to support strategic equity and debt fundraising, including MBOs, LBOs and strategic acquisitions.
Annual revenue: c. £5m–£25m
Deliverables: Worked with CEOs, advisers and funders to understand growth levers, key assumptions, metrics and covenants. Delivered bespoke, dynamic models to support financial due diligence ahead of transactions.
Meat processing & distribution
Mandate: Transform the finance function and implement an integrated stock management system to ensure accurate and timely stock recording aligned with finance.
Annual revenue: c. £8m–£10m
Deliverables: Documented AS-IS manual finance and stock processes, designed the TO-BE automated workflow, and initiated implementation of an integrated stock system (Cin7) and accounting platform (Xero)
Professional services (PE-backed roll-up) - Legal practices
Mandate: Implement corporatisation and the first annual audit of the initial acquisition: a four-office, multi-site law firm with a bolt-on acquisition.
Annual revenue: c. £15m
Deliverables: Resolved a historic VAT issue with HMRC, prepared complex WIP valuation models, and integrated a post-year-end bolt-on acquisition.
Multisite dental group - Debt-funded buy & build
Mandate: Develop a forecast model to secure debt financing for an 18-month buy-and-build strategy to create a 10-practice group supported by a central finance and admin function.
Annual revenue: c. £7m–£10m
Deliverables: Implemented a centralised finance function and established monthly reporting to manage dentist fee-sharing and group cash flow.
B2B digital media agency — EBITDA & cash optimisation
Mandate: Provide senior financial support with a focus on cash flow optimisation.
Annual revenue: c. £2.5m–£3m
Deliverables: Implemented a CVA framework and restructured working capital and commercial operations to support continued trading.
Media & fintech technology platform — Go-to-market funding
Mandate: Produce a robust financial model and go-to-market strategic business plan to fund the launch of a fintech service.
Deliverables: Developed commercial assumptions aligned to the operating strategy.
Debt & Mezzanine Funding — SMEs & Private Companies
Mandate: Structure growth and acquisition finance for scale-ups, including working capital, senior debt and mezzanine funding
Transaction size: £2m–£10m
Transaction types: MBOs, LBOs and strategic acquisitions
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Deliverables
Restructuring
Finance function for growth & ensuring fit for scale
Optimising
Operations to enhance EBITDA & cash runway
Navigating
Pre & post funding transaction deliverables - to execute equity, debt & mezzanine structures
Monetising
The sale and delivery of products & services
Analysing
Key financial metrics to drive commercial decision making
Executing
Bespoke financial project deliverables
Streamlining
Existing finance function business processes
Modelling
Building FDD and funder ready forecast models to support a range of transactions.
CONTACT
Reg Office:
Suite 2.2, My Buro
20 Market Street
Altrincham
Cheshire
WA14 1PF
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