

Arden Partners Plc
ARDN:LN
Overview
Company Profile
Arden is an established, multi-service stockbroker. We provide a range of financial services to corporate and institutional clients. We act as Nominated Adviser, Broker, Sponsor and Financial Adviser to AIM and Main Market companies listed on the London Stock Exchange. Based in the United Kingdom, Arden also has strong international links.
Our extensive market understanding and partnership approach supports the growth and financial development of each corporate client. We also feel it gives each Arden client an advantage over their peers.
Our institutional clients receive clear and insightful equity research from leading sector analysts. We are not afraid to challenge the consensus view.
Arden's research team works in partnership with an experienced sales team, which is well-regarded for its entrepreneurial spirit, energy and new ideas.
Classification
Sector Finance
Industry Capital Markets
Financials
Corporate
Board of Directors
Mark Ansell
Senior Independent Non-Executive Director and Interim Chairman
Mark is a Chartered Accountant and has significant experience as a business consultant and director involved in strategic and corporate finance advice and in management and leadership roles. Mark has previously held senior roles in many organisations including being the Deputy Chief Executive and Finance Director of Aston Villa plc, Interim Chief Executive of Marketing Birmingham and as a Senior Partner and Partner in charge of Corporate Finance of Deloitte in Birmingham and the Midlands.
Donald Brown
Chief Executive Officer
Donald is a senior investment banking executive with over 25 years' experience of working in the small cap and mid cap broking sector. Most recently he was a Managing Director at the Royal Bank of Canada and previously held senior positions at Collins Stewart and Evolution Securities. He has specialist knowledge of fundraisings at primary and secondary levels and many years' experience of advising CEOs and boards across a wide range of industries on corporate strategies within the public and private markets.
James Reed-Daunter
Executive Director
James is a Business Economics and Accountancy graduate of Southampton University. He joined Albert E Sharp in 1992 in their private clients unit working on the unit trust and fund management desk. In 1995 he moved to become an equity sales director selling small-mid cap stocks to UK investing institutions. James is a founding partner of Arden from inception, joining in 2002 as Head of Equity sales, and served as CEO from 2012 to 2017. He is now Head of ECM and looks after several key client relationships.
