Daniel Priestley’s CFO & Dealmaker on What Happens Behind the Scenes | David Horne

<p>This Daniel Priestley focused episode with dealmaker <b>David Horne</b> reveals what happens behind the scenes when owners fund acquire consolidate and exit real businesses in the £2M to £20M sweet spot. Host <b>James Lamb</b> explores buying a business business exit strategy and mergers and acquisitions through £60M raised and 7 acquisitions that scaled turnover from £1.1M to £27.7M. You will learn why fractional CFO discipline business valuation and fundraising rigor protect price legacy and family wealth for anyone planning to sell my business.</p><p>David breaks down Fund Acquire Consolidate Exit plus his 13 transactions across buy sell and spin out as CFO across Daniel Priestley companies since 2017. He explains business acquisition at 6 to 8 times earnings monthly accounts 13 week cash flow removing founder dependency and business broker ready financials that lift business valuation. He also shares due diligence lessons exit readiness reality where less than 10 percent that go to market actually sell and how business growth discipline protects value.</p><p>On fundraising David shares a clear 12 to 15 slide pitch deck with elevator pitch team problem solution traction competitors financials use of funds ask and exit plus how waitlists prove demand and data rooms speed venture capital decisions. He addresses the venture capital gap where all female teams receive less than 1 percent of funding and contrasts promotion versus prevention questions. He closes with practical business growth and fundraising steps to fund acquire consolidate and exit with confidence.</p><p><b>Key topics covered:</b></p><ul> <li>Daniel Priestley partnership and FACE methodology for scale and exit</li> <li>Buying a business and business acquisition at 6 to 8 times earnings</li> <li>Business exit strategy and exit readiness for baby boomers</li> <li>Business valuation fundraising and venture capital pitch deck essentials</li> <li>Mergers and acquisitions due diligence and business broker ready financials</li> <li>Fractional CFO systems to remove founder dependency and protect value</li></ul><p><b>Chapters</b></p><p>(00:00) Introduction with David Horne<br>(01:13) Fund Acquire Consolidate Exit explained<br>(06:16) Acquiring 7 PR agencies in 2 years<br>(10:23) Raising £60M and scaling to £27.7M<br>(28:41) Meeting Daniel Priestley and FACE development<br>(40:04) Best deal ever French publisher win<br>(45:17) 12 slide pitch deck essentials<br>(55:45) Venture capital gap for women