Nicolas Mendoza

Questioner
DISC Type : c

Chief Financial Officer at Candyspace

London, England, United Kingdom

Overview

Nicolas is a seasoned finance professional with extensive experience in private equity and leading M&A transactions from due diligence to post-acquisition integration. He successfully scaled a PE-backed digital agency, leading to its acquisition. Colleagues describe him as personable, strategic, and supportive.

Outside of finance, Nicolas is a trained and active professional musician. He is a member of the Baroque music ensemble, Spiritato, where he plays the Basso Continuo, harpsichord, and organ, performing regularly. He was a Junior Fellow at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama.

A rare blend of analytical rigor and creativity, he balances his role as a CFO with a career as a professional classical musician.

Personality Overview

Price-Sensitive

Cautious & Analytical

Systematic

They prefer to analyze every situation thoroughly.
  While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters. They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point.

Topics They Care About

M&A Integration
Has significant experience leading the full M&A process, with a special focus on post-acquisition integration strategy for companies like Cognizant.
Scaling PE-Backed Firms
Played a key role in scaling a private equity-backed digital agency by 4x, which led to a successful acquisition within three years.
Digital Agency Finance
Specializes in the financial systems of digital agencies, reconciling agile project-based tools with corporate SOX-compliant reporting environments.

Media Appearances

Nicolas has no verified media appearances

Work History

7-2021
Chief Financial Officer at Candyspace
10-2019 - 7-2021
Chief Financial Officer at Netcentric, A Cognizant Digital Business
10-2019 - 7-2021
M&A Finance lead at Cognizant
11-2017 - 10-2019
Finance Director at Zone
10-2011 - 10-2012
Accountant at UBI Investments/Maroma LLP

Education

2011 - 2014
ACCA from BPP
2009 - 2010
Junior Fellow from Guildhall School of Music and Drama

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Exp : 13 Location : London, England, United Kingdom Job Level : Leadership Designation : Chief Financial Officer at Candyspace
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Insights For Selling To Nicolas

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Share as much information as possible regarding your product
  • Keep some extra margin in hand as they will likely negotiate the pricing
  • Emphasise more on facts and measurable benefits

DONT's

  • Don’t try to be too friendly or informal with them
  • Don’t overhype the product/pitch, keep it measured
  • Avoid rushing them, be polite and patient

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Nicolas is

  • Ensuring that the product delivers ROI, cost-effective pricing and process compliance are very important for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Nicolas

  • It doesn’t come naturally to them but they can say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Nicolas move?

  • If they have the information that they need, they can move fast at making their decisions.
  • Can Nicolas take some risk or not?

  • They can take risk if they are convinced that they have analyzed the circumstances well.


You And Nicolas

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