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Andrew GriffinPreviously managing director of technology equity research at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, London |
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United Kingdom, London www.askvisory.com/andrewgriffin |
Why you should speak with me:
Insights into technology markets, competition, disruption. Start-up strategies and funding. Selling into fund managers.
Summary:
Andrew spent 13 years at Merrill Lynch and a total of 18 years in equity research in London, mostly in the technology sector. He met with investors around the world, from hedge funds to institutional giants such as Fidelity and Capital Group. He was highly rated by Institutional Investor surveys from 1999 onwards.
Andrew is currently working with technology start ups but is maintaining strong links with the City and joined AskVisory after receiving several requests for help in getting fund managers' attention.
Andrew is currently working with technology start ups but is maintaining strong links with the City and joined AskVisory after receiving several requests for help in getting fund managers' attention.
Career History
- Enterprise:
- Bank of America Merrill Lynch
- Position:
- Managing director, European technology equity research
- Summary:
- Initial semiconductor sector coverage at Merrill Lynch expanded to communications technology and electronic/mobile payments. Role broadened to coordination of global semiconductor team (San Francisco, Tokyo, Hong Kong, Seoul, Taipei), and head of the European tech research team. Extensive travel in North America, Europe, Greater China, South Korea, Singapore, India, Japan visiting investors and companies. Detailed analysis, report and presentation writing, meeting and challenging C-level execs, investment strategy discussions with fund managers, presenting to company management or at industry conferences, recruiting and training, working on company flotations.
- Year:
- Oct 1998 – Sep 2011
- Enterprise:
- Robertson Stephens
- Position:
- Technology analyst
- Summary:
- One of the pre-eminent West Coast technology boutiques of the 1990's.
- Year:
- Apr 1998 – Sep 1998
- Enterprise:
- UBS
- Position:
- Electronics analyst
- Summary:
- The chance to specialise in Technology led to the move to UBS
- Year:
- Sep 1996 – Feb 1998
- Enterprise:
- NatWest Securities
- Position:
- Engineering analyst
- Summary:
- Transferred financial modelling skills to equity analysis - writing and marketing investment research to investors - covering everything from British Steel to Philips.
- Year:
- May 1994 – Sep 1996
- Enterprise:
- Coopers & Lybrand
- Position:
- Management consultant
- Summary:
- Joined Deloitte Haskins & Sells as a trainee chartered accountant, qualified in 1992 after coming top in the country one of the graduate conversion exam papers, and moved into management consultancy division of what was by then C&L (now PWC), working on financial modelling assignments for Thames TV (franchise bid), IPC Magazines (supply chain modelling), Bratislava Stock Exchange (fee model) and others.
- Year:
- Sep 1992 – Mar 1994
- Enterprise:
- Catholic University of Lyon
- Position:
- Diplôme de la langue française
- Summary:
- 3 month sabbatical
- Year:
- Jul 1992 – Sep 1992
- Enterprise:
- Coopers & Lybrand
- Position:
- Trainee chartered accountant
- Year:
- Jan 1989 – Jun 1992
- Enterprise:
- Akebia Computer Systems Designers
- Position:
- Systems engineer
- Summary:
- 512 bit parallel processor development and programming (C and 512 bit assembler) on a 3D medical CTI scanner for Toshiba.
- Year:
- Sep 1987 – Dec 1988
- Enterprise:
- GEC Telecommunications Ltd
- Position:
- University sponsorship
- Summary:
- Experience counted towards IET membership and included a summer with La Radiotéchnique, a subsidiary of Philips in France for an exchange programme. GEC Telecoms subsequently became Marconi and is now part of Ericsson.
- Year:
- Sep 1983 – Aug 1984
- Enterprise:
- La Radiotechnique (Philips France)
- Position:
- Stagière
- Summary:
- Work experience at TV, set top box, and car radio plant in France.
- Year:
- Jul 1982 – Aug 1982
Education & Qualifications
- University:
- University of Southampton
- Degree:
- Bachelor of science
- Year:
- 1987
Other Qualifications & Awards
Languages Spoken
- French
verified profile
Industry Focus:
Capital Markets
Technology
Technology
Business Areas:
Financials
IT – Information Technology
Strategy & Business Advisory
IT – Information Technology
Strategy & Business Advisory
Key Skills:
Equity research
Technology economics
Business models and valuation
Global teamwork, remote teams
Mobile advertising
Mobile payments
Mobile money
Mobile banking
Alternative finance
Ecommerce
Startups
Internet business models
Technology economics
Business models and valuation
Global teamwork, remote teams
Mobile advertising
Mobile payments
Mobile money
Mobile banking
Alternative finance
Ecommerce
Startups
Internet business models
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