Mark Hendy is one an experienced interim and fractional CFOs, specialising in PE-backed mid-market businesses undergoing transformation, transition, or growth. Operating through Tanous Limited since 1996, Mark has built a reputation as the finance leader PE houses call when they need someone who can walk in the door on day one and immediately command board confidence.
Trusted by multiple PE houses across his career, with repeat mandates from LDC (three times), Livingbridge (three times), and Queens Park Equity (twice) — a record that speaks for itself. In a market where interim relationships are transactional, repeat business from the same house is the clearest possible signal of trust.
His career spans 25+ years across manufacturing, aviation, aerospace, automotive, agriculture, and technology.
Interim and fractional CFO leadership
Alongside full-time interim mandates, Mark increasingly works on a fractional basis — providing CFO-grade leadership to two or three businesses at once. It’s a model built for PE-backed and founder-led companies that need genuine board-level finance expertise, but not the cost or commitment of a full-time hire. Particularly well suited to lower-mid-market portfolio companies scaling through buy-and-build, where the right finance leadership a few days a week can be the difference between a good plan and a delivered one.
Key areas of expertise
- Pre-deal work and implementation of the 100 day plan
- Finance transformation in portfolio companies
- Board-ready financial reporting and investor relations
- Audit clearance and financial controls implementation
- CFO-level leadership during M&A, disposal, and restructuring
- Post-acquisition integration and interim-to-permanent handover.