Sam Beard

Sam Beard is a Director at Clearwater International Corporate Finance based in Leeds, England.12 He is responsible for attracting new business to the firm across various sectors.1 Sam has been with Clearwater since 2013, starting as an Associate in Deal Origination and progressing to his current role as Director.12

Throughout his career at Clearwater, Sam has originated numerous transactions, including:

• The sale of Marcus & Marcus to a PE-backed consolidator
• The sale of Solar Media to Informa
• The sale of Farsight Consulting to Version1
• 15below's investment from LDC
• Apadmi's investment from CBPE
• Mayden's investment from G Square
• Latus Health's acquisition of ELAS/IDC13

Sam primarily works within the TMT (software and telecoms), Healthcare (health & social care, medical equipment, devices & supplies, and pharmaceutical & biotech), and Debt Advisory sectors.1 He is part of Clearwater's international research and origination team, which maintains constant dialogue with buyers and sellers in various sub-sectors.1

Sam holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Economics from The Nottingham Trent University, which he completed from 2010 to 2013.1