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Sean

Freeburn

Belfast → London, September 2026

Building conviction with analysis and action.

MSc Finance candidate, QSMF CFO, and London M&A applicant translating valuation work into clear investment judgement.

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Fund AUM£0k+QSMF — largest student fund in NI

Members Led0+As CFO of QSMF

SMIF UK Rank2nd / 11Ahead of Oxford, Cambridge, UCL

Fund Return+0.00%Source: Student Capital Invitational

CertificationsFMVA · BMCCFI · Bloomberg

Investing

Deal work with model depth.

Equity ResearchValuation Model

Cameco Corp. Research Report & Model

Cameco research presentation available. Full model coming soon...

UraniumEnergy TransitionSOTPDCF

Equity ResearchPitch

UEC Pitch — HSBC

Bear/base/bull scenario-driven NAV and DCF valuation of Uranium Energy Corp. Presented to HSBC investment professionals including Global Head of Equity Research and Senior Portfolio Manager.

UraniumNAVDCFScenario Analysis

Equity Research Report

CrowdStrike Equity Research Report

Equity research report with DCF-backed valuation, WACC of 9.27%, and revenue decomposition across ARR, professional services, and platform expansion.

CybersecuritySaaSDCF

Empirical Research

Hochschild Mining — CAPM/APT

Academic empirical study comparing augmented CAPM versus APT frameworks for cost-of-equity estimation in emerging-market precious metals miners.

MiningCAPMAPTEmerging Markets

Annual Report

QSMF Annual Report 2025/26 (draft version)

Draft annual report for the Queen's Student Managed Fund covering portfolio performance, attribution, governance, and outlook.

Portfolio ManagementInvestor RelationsQSMF

Blog / Commentary

Deal Analysis

Local archive of deal commentary across media, semiconductors, sports investing, and grid infrastructure.

M&AMarketsAnalysis

Building

Operating with real capital and real teams.

Fund responsibility, boutique advisory exposure, and upcoming London placements condensed into a direct timeline.

2025 – 2026

Fund Management

CFO — Queen's Student Managed Fund

Managed £100k+ live equity portfolio — largest student-managed fund in Northern Ireland
Led benchmark migration from FTSE 350 to MSCI ACWI
Established NAV infrastructure with Davy Group as custodian
Managed 115+ analysts across sector teams
Ranked 2nd at Student Capital Invitational — +9.46% return
Secured CFA Institute Certificate of Recognition for QSMF

2026

IB / M&A

Work Experience — HNH Partners

Supported deal flow analysis and transaction documentation at a Belfast M&A boutique

July 2026 · London

Upcoming

Investment Management Placement — Rathbones

July 2026 · London

Upcoming

Hedge Fund Placement — Tees River Hedge Fund

July 2026 · London

Upcoming

Asset Management Placement — HSBC Asset Management

Ongoing

Leadership

Shift Leader — Tesco

Operational leadership running ~20 hrs/week alongside full-time MSc

Donegal → Belfast → London2026

Modelling & Valuation

Technical

Certifications

Languages

Story

From self-directed pivot to finance operator.

I'm from Donegal, Ireland, and I'm completing an MSc in Finance at Queen's University Belfast with a Distinction-track average. As CFO of the Queen's Student Managed Fund, I run a £100k+ live equity portfolio — the largest student-managed fund in Northern Ireland — leading 600+ members and overseeing our equity research and investor reporting.
Before finance, I studied Sports and Exercise Sciences (First Class Honours, Ulster University) and pivoted through self-directed study, earning FMVA and Bloomberg certifications and building equity research work samples from scratch. I'm relocating to London in September 2026 and targeting M&A advisory roles.
Outside of work: I captained Gaelic football teams with county championship wins, completed the Erkner Ironman 70.3, and I'm a native Irish speaker.

Modelling & Valuation

DCF · SOTP · NAV · LBO · Comps · Precedent Transactions

Technical

Excel (advanced) · Bloomberg Terminal · Capital IQ · Python · R / RStudio

Certifications

FMVA (CFI) · Bloomberg Market Concepts

Languages

English (native) · Irish (native) · French (conversational)

Advisory

Let's connect.

Emailfreeburnsean3@gmail.com

LinkedInlinkedin.com/in/sean-freeburn04

Substacksubstack.com/@seanfreeburn

Currently Belfast · London from September 2026