Finance portfolio

Sean Freeburn

MSc Finance · M&A · Equity Research

Belfast → London, September 2026

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Fund AUM

£0k+

QSMF — largest student fund in NI

Analysts Led

0+

As CFO of QSMF

SMIF UK Rank

0nd / 11

Ahead of Oxford, Cambridge, UCL

Fund Return

+0%

Conference reporting period

Certifications

FMVA · BMC

CFI · Bloomberg

Experience

Practical finance responsibility, not just coursework.

CFO — Queen's Student Managed Fund

2025–2026

Fund Management
  • Managed £100k+ live equity portfolio
  • Led benchmark migration from FTSE 350 to MSCI ACWI
  • Established Citco NAV infrastructure; Davy Group as custodian
  • Managed 115+ analysts across sector teams
  • Ranked 2nd at Student Capital Invitational (York) — +9.46% return
  • Secured CFA Institute Certificate of Recognition for QSMF

Work Experience — HNH Partners

Belfast M&A boutique

IB/M&A
  • Supported deal flow analysis and transaction documentation at a local M&A advisory

Upcoming — Rathbones

July 2026, London

Asset Management
  • Investment management placement

Upcoming — HSBC Asset Management

July 2026, London

Asset Management
  • Asset management placement

Upcoming — Otus Capital Management

London

Fund Management
  • Equity long/short fund

Shift Leader — Tesco

Ongoing

Leadership
  • Operational leadership while completing a full-time postgraduate degree

SF

About

Donegal roots. London finance focus.

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 — managing 115+ analysts and leading 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 · Bloomberg Terminal · Capital IQ · Python · R/RStudio

Certifications

FMVA (CFI) · Bloomberg Market Concepts

Languages

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