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The Deal Is the Easy Part: Confessions of a 30-Deal CFO

2026-09-2252:40

Peter Harris has completed over 30 transactions as CFO of some of Britain's best-known listed companies. His biggest lesson: the transaction itself is the easy part — it's what happens after that decides whether a deal actually works. Are you a CFO or C-suite executive exploring your next move? Visit https://stoix.co.uk/contact/ and speak to a search partner that does things differently. In this episode, Peter and Natalia Taylor (Unity Advisory) unpack a Silicon Valley acquisition that shou...

AI Is the Straw That Breaks the CFO's Back

2026-09-1031:27

Natalia Taylor, Founding Partner at Unity Advisory, on why AI isn't the CFO's biggest problem on its own — it's the straw that breaks an already overloaded camel's back. Are you a CFO or C-suite executive exploring your next move? Visit https://stoix.co.uk/contact/ and speak to a search partner that does things differently. In this episode of Chat CFO, Natalia breaks down why doing deals in 2026 is harder than it's been in nearly two decades, her concept of "continuous deal readiness," and ...

The First 90 Days as a CFO: No Induction Period in Private Equity

2026-07-2742:18

Jas Burston is CFO of Go City, a PE-backed travel business, having spent over two decades building her finance career at brands including TK Maxx, Domino's and TUI before landing her first CFO role. Her take on stepping into the seat: the buck stops with you, and there's no induction period in private equity — you earn trust by delivering, not by settling in. In this episode of Chat CFO, Jazz breaks down what it really takes to move from a PLC into a private equity environment, why she ...

The CFO to CEO Shift Nobody Tells You About

2026-07-0258:18

Simon Loveridge stepped into the CEO seat at Rafter Group, a PE-backed self-storage business operating across five European markets, after joining as CFO. The insight at the heart of his transition: as CFO, you're judged on being right. As CEO, you're judged on being clear. In this episode of Chat CFO, Simon breaks down what that shift actually demands, how Rafter Group doubled in size in two years, and what PE investors are really looking for in a finance leader. He also gets into how the b...

How This CFO Sold LoveFilm to Amazon

2026-06-1847:27

Jim Buckle has spent 25 years building a CFO career that defies the obvious path. He started at KPMG, moved to the BBC, then Dell, ran a startup that collapsed in six months, turned around Property Finder, and eventually sold LoveFilm to Amazon before scaling Gusto from under £100 million to over £300 million in two years during Covid. In this episode, Jim breaks down the real difference between PE and VC ownership structures, and which type of CFO thrives in each. He shares what the Amazon ...

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