Manolete Partners Plc
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We work alongside IPs from all of the “Big Four” through to one and two partner specialist insolvency and restructuring practices in the regions.
Case values range from £20k to over £70m. Manolete finances the work of the Insolvency Practitioner and their lawyers to make optimal recoveries for the creditor estates and takes on all the risk.
Manolete has the financial strength to support claims: Manolete is listed on the London Stock Exchange (AIM) raising £16m at IPO and also benefits from a £25m Revolving Credit Facility with HSBC.
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Board of Directors
Lord Leigh of Hurley
Non-Executive Chairman
Howard Leigh is a qualified Chartered Accountant. In 1988 he set up Cavendish Corporate Finance LLP where he remains Senior Partner. In 2000, Howard was appointed as the Chairman of the Faculty of Corporate Finance of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). In 2008 he was awarded the Faculty’s Outstanding Achievement in Corporate Finance award. In 2018, Cavendish merged with finnCap and the new group – finnCap Group plc – was listed on the London AIM market. He is the Senior Treasurer of the Conservative Party and chairs four charities. In 2013, Howard was elevated to the Peerage as Lord Leigh of Hurley. He joined the Manolete Board in June 2021.
Steven Cooklin
Chief Executive, ACA ACSI CF
Steven founded Manolete in 2009 and is Chief Executive. Steven is a Chartered Accountant having qualified at Coopers and Lybrand in 1991. Steven has over 20 years’ experience in corporate finance with National Westminster Bank, Calder Corporate Advisory Ltd and Hill Samuel Investment Bank and is a former director of HSBC Investment Bank (Corporate Finance Division). Steven is an Associate Member of The Association of Business Recovery Professionals.
Lee Manning
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mark Tavener joined Manolete as Chief Financial Officer and Executive Board Director on 7 October 2019. Mark is a Chartered Accountant with over 20 years of experience. The core of Mark's career has been with Deloitte in London in Audit and Corporate Finance. He also served a secondment period within Government. Following his time with Deloitte, Mark was appointed Finance Director of a FinTech start-up company IPSX. Most recently, Mark has been a Director in the RSM due diligence team leading diligence on financial services businesses in the mid-market.
Stephen Baister
Independent Non-Executive Director
Stephen joined the Company in September 2017 as a senior adviser and was appointed as an Independent Non-Executive Director in November 2018. Stephen was appointed as a bankruptcy registrar (Judge) of the High Court in 1996 and as chief bankruptcy registrar in 2004, he retired in 2017. Stephen has also been consultant for Moon Beever LLP since November 2017. He has a PhD in Law and was admitted as a solicitor in 1981 and as a licensed insolvency practitioner in 1985. Stephen is a member of the Chartered Institute of Linguists, an honorary member of the Insolvency Lawyers Association and honorary Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Credit Management.
Annie Devoy
Independent Non-Executive Director
Annie Devoy was appointed to the Manolete Board in January 2022 as an Independent Non-executive Director and Chair of the Audit Committee. Annie is a qualified Chartered Accountant. She was a Partner at PwC from 2002 to 2020 and a member of the executive leadership team for PwC’s Tax, Legal and People Advisory services business. Previously Annie led PwC’s UK Transfer Pricing Network and was part of the firm’s Global Transfer Pricing management team. Annie retired from PwC in 2020 and remains a trustee for PwC’s legacy Defined Benefit pension funds.
Mena Halton
Managing Director
Mena qualified as a solicitor in 1985 and joined Manolete in 2014 - she has specialised in contentious insolvency throughout her career. Mena is recognised for insolvency litigation funding in the Chambers and Partners Litigation Support Guide 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2022 where contributors say: “Her involvement from a legal perspective is invaluable.” “She is superb - a safe pair of hands, very competent and approachable. She knows the law and which direction she wants the case to take.” “I go directly to Mena with a new opportunity because the relationship is already there. Had a great multimillion-dollar result. Satisfactory all around. An excellent operative, very much at the top of her game, she keeps the wheels of the machine well oiled. Truly professional, very focused and very commercial." “She is frighteningly astute, does not mess around and gets straight to the point. Really fantastic. Head and shoulders above other operators in the market”. "She has an incredible intellect, and a real force and determination to get to the right result." “Mena’s knowledge of all types of insolvency litigation is exemplary and she is able to assess the merits of a case and identify further areas of investigation with ease”. Mena is included in Who’s Who Legal: Thought Leaders – Third Party Funding 2020 and 2021.