Assistant Manager

Nathan Herrera

Nathan Herrera

My role is to give clients clarity at a point where there is usually very little of it. Whether that is helping a founder understand what due diligence will look like before going to market, working through a financial model with a management team, or flagging something in a data room that changes the picture, the value is in being straight with people, quickly. I make sure clients always know where they stand, what the key issues are, and what needs to happen next. Transactions are stressful. The work should reduce that, not add to it. 

As Assistant Manager in the Deal Advisory team, my work spans the entire transaction cycle, due diligence work streams, sell-side and buy-side mandates, and broader transaction advisory services. Day to day, that means analysing financial information, identifying the issues that actually matter to a deal and helping clients navigate them. Recent work includes advising the shareholders of Strata FSC on a private equity investment from Growth Capital Partners. 

If you’re interested…

I am an economics graduate from the University of York and spent six months as a bricklayer’s apprentice before joining Gerald Edelman in 2022 as an Audit Associate. I beacme ACA qualified (ICAEW) in January 2025, before moving into Deal Advisory as a Senior Associate later that year and I was promoted to Assistant Manager in April 2026. Learn more about my journey here.

What is the most daring thing you’ve ever done?

I climbed Sugarloaf Mountain in Rio de Janeiro. I signed up for a guided group hike, arrived to find it was just me, my partner, and the guide. His assessment of the route: “spicy.” He was right.

Who inspires you?

My mum. When she met my dad, she moved to France and built a life there for twenty years. I was born and raised there until I was eleven. She taught me that backing yourself is always worth it.

What is the most exciting thing on your bucket list?

Complete an Ironman or ultra challenge before I turn 30. The first challenge is Kilimanjaro in June. The finish line of a big physical challenge feels like the right kind of uncomfortable.

 If you could have any superpower, what would it be?

Freeze time. I’d use it to read every book I’ve been meaning to get to, finally beat my 5k PB, and yes – maybe check one more line in the model.