Full line-up revealed for our Rainmakers Seminar

As the corporate finance community anticipates the end of a subdued and uncertain period, the upcoming Rainmakers Seminar will explore the challenge of becoming deal-ready for 2025.

Melissa Snover, Founder and CEO of Nourished

Join us on September 25 from 8:30 – 11am, at Squire Patton Boggs, Birmingham, to hear how business leaders are preparing themselves and their staff for this evolving financial landscape.

Hear from award-winning entrepreneur and food tech leader Melissa Snover, who broke the record for the highest UK Seed Funding by a woman, securing over £2m for her fast-growing health brand Rem3dy Health. Then in 2021, Rem3dy locked in a further £8m in Series A funding.

The firm has also secured £5m during a SAFE investment round that is set to support Nourished’s global expansion into the Japanese dietary supplement market – currently valued at $9.4bn.

Major heritage pharmaceutical enterprise UPSA acquired a stake in the business last November, placing Nourished’s product range in 7,000 UPSA pharmacies throughout France and 5,000 UPSA pharmacies in Italy.

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With a more stable policy landscape expected following the general election and some economic headwinds easing, the seminar will concentrate on several key areas:

• Current market demand and appetite

• Funders’ primary areas of focus

• The increasing significance of factors beyond financials, especially ESG and data

• Opportunities within the Midlands market and Rainmakers’ role in driving growth

Hear from Katie Trout, director of policy & partnerships at the West Midlands Growth Company on what opportunities are available for the corporate finance community to engage with across the region.

A keynote speech from a leading West Midlands business figure will follow, offering their insights into working with Rainmakers on M&A proposals and securing investment.

An expert panel consisting of Tom Hustler, senior investment director at Palatine, Nick Gillott, corporate finance partner at Grant Thornton, Darcy Laceby, co‑founder & chief people and product officer at Absolute Collagen, Deepak Parekh, senior director at Shawbrook Bank and David Mitchell, associate director at GK Strategy, with more speakers to be announced.

Agenda:

8.30 – Networking

9.00 – Welcome from TheBusinessDesk.com & Tom Durrant, Partner, Squire Patton Boggs

9.05 – Keynote by Katie Trout, Director of Policy & Partnerships, West Midlands Growth Company

9.12 – Keynote by Melissa Snover, CEO, Get Nourished

Melissa Snover, CEO, Get Nourished

9.25 – Panel Discussion chaired by TheBusinessDesk.com

Nick Gillott, Corporate Finance Partner, Grant Thornton

Tom Hustler, Senior Investment Director, Palatine

Darcy Laceby​​​​, Co‑Founder & Chief People and Product Officer, Absolute Collagen

David Mitchell, Associate Director, GK Strategy

Deepak Parekh, Senior Director, Shawbrook

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10.55 – Networking

 

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