Paul Bramley is the CFO and Operating Partner of Claret Capital Partners Limited, Europe's largest independent venture debt manager, which he joined in 2020 to assist with the MBO. Paul has over 30 years of experience in financial markets, having spent the last 15+ years as a CFO and COO in the alternative investment sector, both as an independent consultant/NED and working directly as COO for firms such as Eclectica Asset Management and Matrix Group. He started his career as an auditor with Arthur Andersen where he qualified as a chartered accountant before becoming European Treasurer for a mid-sized US fixed income house and subsequently, Head of European Cash Management for Merrill Lynch International. Paul has an MA in Classics from the University of Oxford and is a qualified corporate treasurer.