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Thomas Lawrence

Thomas Lawrence, founder of tkdyAdvisors, has over eighteen years of experience in cross-border research, sales, investment banking and capital raising, primarily focused on small and mid-cap clients.  His career started at the No 1 Extel Ranked pan-European/UK SMID cap sales desk at ABN Amro before spending fifteen years at the equally highly ranked Investec Securities UK SMID cap sales team. Thomas has lived in the USA for 11 years and as such has a very extensive ‘black book’ of US buy side participants with a particular focus on tech, family office and long only investors.

George BILLINGTON

George Billington comes to tkdyAdvisors with over sixteen years of experience working with small and mid-cap companies to find new investors and efficiently access the US capital markets. Originally from the UK, George moved to the US in 2003 and has worked in equity capital markets and investment banking positions ever since, first at Oppenheimer & Co., then most recently at Raymond James. With a primary focus on the healthcare sector, George has developed a broad network of relevant investors for healthcare companies at all stages of development

Ian Jamieson, CFA

Ian Jamieson comes to tkdyAdvisors following his tenure as Managing Director and Senior Portfolio Manager at BlackRock in Philadelphia.  In that capacity Ian was lead portfolio manager on several multi-billion dollar strategies, including International All-Cap, Global All-Cap, Global Small/Mid, and US Small/Mid.  In his time with BlackRock, team assets grew from $200 million to over $20 billion. In addition to portfolio management, Ian served as sector head for consumer, media and telecom research and specialized in SMID cap growth investing.

Arjan Dorrestijn brings over 25 years of expertise in European and UK small and mid-cap companies. He began his career as an equity analyst at Rabobank in Amsterdam, focusing on the media and telecom sectors. In 2003, he transitioned to Equity Sales in New York. Throughout his career, Arjan has worked at several investment banks, including Natixis, Macquarie, and KBC Securities. Over the past two decades, he has cultivated a vast network of US investors, leveraging his extensive experience and connections in the industry.

Tom has 25 years of experience in European equities. Tom started at Deutsche Bank in their New York office in Pan European Small & Mid Cap Sales. While at Deutsche Bank, he also spent time working in their London office. From there, he spent 15 years at Commerzbank in New York, mostly focused on German equity sales. Most recently, he spent three years at Kepler Cheuvreux in sales. His background on the sell-side includes capital raising, research sales and corporate access across multiple sectors and all European countries. He has international investor relationships in Boston, New York, the Midwest and Florida.