Operation Scaling
This event took place on Thursday 9th October 2025
The roundtable opened with a framework for scaling a consumer brand's operations, followed by perspectives from a luxury brand advisor on growth and insights into how operational excellence influences both investor and acquirer value.
SPEAKERS
Simon Cope-Thompson, Managing Director M&A, Arrowpoint Advisory
HOW OPERATIONAL STRENGTH BUILDS ENTERPRISE VALUE
Deals worked on: ME+EM (£55m fund raise), WaterWipes (majority sale to 3i), BIC (acquisition of TangleTeezer)
William Plane, Luxury Brand Advisor, Ex Pat McGrath Labs
EXPERIENCES OF SCALING LUXURY BRAND OPERATIONS
Clients include C-suite of luxury fashion and beauty businesses
Jon Bradbury, Partner, The Berkeley Partnership
OPERATIONAL CHANGE TO GET TO THE NEXT REVENUE MILESTONE
Clients include Unilever, Diageo, PZ Cussons and Primark