Resumé / BioAlexander Cooper
The Stables, 2 High Street, Collyweston, Stamford PE93PW
07813211436 | alexandercooper@gmail.com
EDUCATION
Nottingham Law School Nottingham
Legal Practice Course 2006
● Pass
● Relevant Electives: Debt Finance, Equity Finance, Private Acquisitions.
University of Nottingham/University of Brest Nottingham, England/Brest, France
LLB Law with European Law 2004
● 2:1
Stamford School Stamford, Lincolnshire
1997-1999
A-Levels
3 Grade A (English Literature, French & Geography).
GCSEs- Stamford School 1995-1997
2 Grade A* (French & Mathematics)
8 Grade A (English Language, English Literature, Geography , History , Latin, Combined Science & Additional French)
WORK & LEADERSHIP EXPERIENCE
Ongoing Sandow
www.sandowthemovie.com
Producer / Actor / Casting Director
I am aiming to produce a film called 'Sandow' and am currently fundraising. Eugen Sandow was a renowned bodybuilder who featured in a series of three 1894 silent short films. My film is about an impressionable Launceston Elliot, who comes under the spell of the iconic Sandow The Magnificent. He seeks out his idol and becomes his protιgι. Sandow is to be played by Andrei Lenart. I hope to shoot significant parts in the Stamford area. 'Sandow' is not intended to be a run-of-the-mill independent film. The project has much in common with period films like Gatsby, and iconic sports films like Rocky and Chariots of Fire with its strong connection to sports, bodybuilding, Crossfit and the Olympic Games.
www.sandowthemovie.com
January 2015-Present Parallel Entertainment
www.parallelthefilm.com
Producer / Actor / Casting Director
The key activities have included selecting script, coordinating writing, directing and editing and arranging financing for a low budget feature film, including drafting, launching and marketing a fundraising campaign on Indiegogo as well as selecting cast and hiring cast and crew. Currently at post production stage, "Parallel" is a high concept feature film about how the alternate version of your life is playing out.
July 2014-November 2014 Bridgepoint, Private Equity
Internal Systems Officer
The key responsibilities of the role have included:
To control, monitor and develop the compliance and reporting obligations of the Firm, including reporting to the FCA, SEC, Environmental Agency and SRA.
Monitoring training including new joiners' induction training, FCA training for approved persons and eLearning courses.
Managing the Firm's gift register, breaches register, stop list and personal account dealing request process.
Monitoring compliance with the Firm's key policies including management of the Firm's annual declaration process.
Ensuring that the Firm has appropriate systems in place to enable compliance with ERISA, AIFMD, Data Protection, anti-bribery and anti-corruption legislation and other key reporting and compliance obligations and policies of the Firm.
Implementing, running, co-ordinating and maintaining the information gathering requirements of the Firm from portfolio companies, including turnover data, CRC and sanctions compliance.
Setting up and maintaining an information sharing database for portfolio company information to be used by the legal, compliance, tax, accounting, fund administration and investor relations teams.
Assisting with the renewal of all Fund bridge facilities.
Ensuring that AIFMD notifications are prepared and submitted as required on all relevant transactions.
Reviewing FCA change of controller applications on any acquisition of a regulated entity by Bridgepoint or its portfolio companies.
Reviewing competition filings on all relevant transactions.
Ensuring that appropriate KYC/AML checks are carried out and appropriate records kept as required by the Firm's KYC guidelines.
Ensuring that committee terms of reference are updated as required.
Supervising and being responsible for and ensuring that the Firms' group secretarial operations and compliance monitoring teams are functioning effectively and recommending improvements as necessary.
Taking responsibility for Bridgepoint Advisers Group Ltd share transfers and share issues.
Monitoring the use of the Bridgepoint name by third parties, ensuring that appropriate IP protections are in place and ensuring that IP renewals are processed.
Ensuring that the firm's facilities team is operating effectively.
Assisting with the Firm's relationships with its property advisor, sub-tenants, landlord and building manager.
Acting as the Firm's Health and Safety Manager.
August 2013 - March 2014 HSBC Global Markets
Senior Complaints Handler, Complaints and Advisory team, Global Banking and Markets
Concerned the bank's review of the extent of misselling of interest rate swap products to small businesses. Assisting with review of individual sales and paying redress to customers.
Appropriately handling all levels of detailed customer complaints
Understanding of complex financial products and background to sales
Defence of pursued and threatened FOS and legal cases against the bank
Confidence, gravitas and empathy to handle customers raising complaints
Compiling management information in Excel to track number of complaints and value of claims for the management team and legal team
Drafting standstill agreements and correspondence
Working across the bank to capture and understand the information required to respond to complaints
Help maintain a professional but fun environment for myself and colleagues
Help streamline the flow of information around the team and the bank
Adhering to regulatory and business standards on all calls and written communications
Contract roles
March 2010- May 2013
Worked at a variety of high profile law firms and companies as a contract attorney and paralegal including Unified, Mayer Brown, Debevoise & Plimpton, Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton, Goldman Sachs, Gibson Dunn, and Clifford Chance. I also undertook an internship at Wheb Ventures, a venture capital/private equity firm.
June 2007-June 2009 Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom
Legal Assistant, Corporate/M&A/Capital Markets/Litigation
-Corporate Finance
Working on a variety of corporate finance transactions, including initial public offerings, high-yield financings and other global equity and debt offerings including an issuance of US$1.25 billion of 4.45% Guaranteed Notes, a 3 billion rights offering by a National Bank, and an AIM listing of an Indian company.
-M&A
Working on due diligence in a $100m+ sale of a hedge fund.
Researching the $230m acquisition by a Japanese holding company of equities and investment banking businesses in Europe and Asia.
-Litigation
Investigating possible fraud-related claims for a hedge fund subsidiary of a life insurance company.
Preparing trial bundle for construction litigation as part of a $920m turnkey project.
July 2006-May 2007 Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Legal Assistant, Corporate
Working on offering memoranda for German and Russian companies seeking to raise capital in the UK market.
Drafting memoranda of meetings with companies.
Carrying out research of legal and corporate issues.
Assisting with transaction closing.
Setting up and supervising data rooms.
September- December 1999 Rouse - legal support in an award winning boutique firm protecting intellectual property rights and fighting counterfeiting.
Investment and business experience London, England
November 2006 - Present
Analyzed variety of blue-chip, growth, and dividend-yielding stocks and decided on potential investments.
I started up a wristwatches business and generated over £50,000 of online sales in one year.
SKILLS, ACTIVITIES & INTERESTS
Languages: Strong French
Activities: Ran a marathon for Macmillan Cancer Support in 2012 and raised £1500 for charity. Fund raising for Mercy Ships.
www.justgiving.com/Alexan...
Interests: Screen writing & acting -
www.sandowthemovie.com www.imdb.me/alexandercoop... , wristwatches-
www.cooperwatches.co.uk , weight training and fitness, travel.
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