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This list showcases the top London based Principal operating in the Financial Services space. If you think a Principal is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Susan Lin
Principal of Felix Capital
Over the past 10+ years, Susan has advised, invested and worked in a range of consumer and technology companies in their journeys to grow and scale. Susan joined Felix Capital from HgCapital, a London based private equity fund where she focused on software investments and portfolio companies. Prior to HgCapital, Susan was a management consultant at Bain & Company in San Francisco, Singapore and London, advising private equity and growth capital funds on potential investments and CPG and e-commerce companies on go-to-market, M&A and growth strategies. Susan has worked in 2 start-ups in San Francisco and New York along the way. She was Director of Partner Strategy at AppDirect, a leading cloud app marketplace, and worked in business development at Plated, a meal kit delivery service acquired by Albertsons. Susan graduated with honours from the University of Pennsylvania and received her MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business. She is fluent in English, Mandarin and Cantonese (and attempting German).
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About Felix Capital: Felix Capital is a venture fund that focuses on digital commerce, digital media, and information technology companies.
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Will Sheldon
Principal of Accel
Will Sheldon joined Accel in 2019 and focuses on software, fintech and cybersecurity companies. Will helped lead Accel’s investments and ongoing work in Genesis, Taxdoo, Databand and Melio. Prior to Accel, Will was with Summit Partners, where he invested in companies including Calypso Technology (acquired by Thoma Bravo), Darktrace (LSE:DARK), Immersive Labs, Siteimprove (acquired by Nordic Capital) and Syncron. He started his career as a software equity research analyst at UBS. Will is from Cambridge, UK and graduated from the University of Oxford.
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About Accel: Accel is an early and growth-stage venture capital firm that helps a global community of entrepreneurs.
Christian Bailly
Principal, KKR Capstone of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
Christian Bailly (London) joined KKR Capstone in 2010. He previously worked at The Boston Consulting Group, where his work covered a broad range of projects in Europe, Japan and the Middle East, primarily focusing on the financial services and industrial goods sector. At KKR Capstone, he worked with ProSiebenSat.1, Versatel, PortAventura and Scout24 Schweiz AG. Mr. Bailly holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from INSEAD, a Diplom Betriebswirt (FH) from ESB Business School Reutlingen and a BBA in European Management from Lancaster University. Mr. Bailly is fluent in German and English.
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About Kohlberg Kravis Roberts: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is a global alternative asset manager focusing on private equity, fixed income, and capital markets.
Oleg Shamovsky
Principal, Private Equity of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
Oleg Shamovsky (London) joined KKR in 2013 and is a member of the Energy & Infrastructure team. He has been involved in KKR’s investments in South Staffordshire, SBB/Telemach (United Group), European Locomotive Leasing (ELL), Acciona Energia Internacional, and Gestamp Asetym Solar (X-Elio Energy). He serves as board member at South Staffordshire Water and X-Elio Energy. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Shamovsky worked at Terra Firma Capital Partners in London where he was involved in a broad range of private equity investments across a variety of industries. Prior to Terra Firma, Mr. Shamovsky was an investment banker with Morgan Stanley, where he advised technology companies and venture capital firms on numerous transactions in the renewable energy and technology sectors. Prior to Morgan Stanley, Mr. Shamovsky worked in the firmwide risk department at Goldman Sachs in New York. He holds a degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
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About Kohlberg Kravis Roberts: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is a global alternative asset manager focusing on private equity, fixed income, and capital markets.
Tomas Maraver
Principal, Capital Markets of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
Tomas Maraver (London) joined KKR in 2010 as a member of the Capital Markets Team. He joined Credit in 2011 where he focuses on Special Situations. Prior to joining KKR, he was with J.P. Morgan, where he was involved in a variety of transactions across acquisition financing, leveraged buy-outs, infrastructure financing, and liability management in EMEA. He holds a M.S. from the Universidad Pontificia de Comillas I.C.A.I where he majored in Industrial Engineering.
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About Kohlberg Kravis Roberts: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is a global alternative asset manager focusing on private equity, fixed income, and capital markets.
Markus Hunold
Principal of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
Markus Hunold (London) joined KKR in 2013. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Hunold was a member of the principal investment area of Goldman, Sachs & Co., where he invested across industries in private equity and principal debt transactions. Mr. Hunold started his career in finance at Citigroup in the mergers & acquisitions group. He holds an M.Sc. from the European Business School Oestrich-Winkel (Germany) and the University of Hong Kong.
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About Kohlberg Kravis Roberts: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is a global alternative asset manager focusing on private equity, fixed income, and capital markets.
Tobias Huzarski
Principal, Real Estate of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
Tobias Huzarski (London) joined KKR in 2012 and is a member of the European real estate team. Prior to KKR, he worked for Orion Capital Managers on real estate investments across Europe, and for Lehman Brothers’ real estate investment banking team in London. Mr Huzarski holds a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Oxford.
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About Kohlberg Kravis Roberts: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is a global alternative asset manager focusing on private equity, fixed income, and capital markets.
Guido Mitrani
Principal, Energy & Infrastructure of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
Guido Mitrani (London) joined KKR in 2010 and is a member of the Energy & Infrastructure industry, and Spanish coverage teams. He has been actively involved in a number of investments including Sorgenia France Production, T-Solar Global Operating Assets, Saba Infraestructuras and South Staffordshire. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Mitrani was an Associate at Goldman Sachs where he was involved in a broad range of mergers, acquisitions, and financings across various industries based in London, New York and Buenos Aires. He holds a B.A., magna cum laude, in Business Administration, from Universidad de San Andres in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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About Asterion Industrial Partners, Kohlberg Kravis Roberts: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is a global alternative asset manager focusing on private equity, fixed income, and capital markets.
Taski Ahmed
Principal, KKR Prisma of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
Taski Ahmed (London) joined KKR Prisma, which previously conducted business as Prisma Capital Partners LP, in 2013. Ms. Ahmed is a member of the Client and Partner Group, focusing on customized hedge fund solutions. Prior to joining KKR Prisma, she worked at FRM (a member of Man Group plc) where she started her career as associate vice president in the client relationship management team. She then moved to vice president in the manager research team where she conducted research and due diligence on hedge fund portfolios. Ms. Ahmed holds a B.A. (Hons) in Experimental Psychology from the University of Oxford and is also a CFA Charterholder.
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About Kohlberg Kravis Roberts: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is a global alternative asset manager focusing on private equity, fixed income, and capital markets.
Colin Brodie
Principal, Legal/Compliance of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
Colin Brodie (London) joined KKR’s Legal/Compliance team in 2010. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Brodie was at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP for 4 years as a paralegal, where he worked on a number of private equity acquisitions and financings, in particular KKR’s acquisitions of Alliance Boots, Northgate Information Solutions and Pets at Home. Mr. Brodie holds an LLB from the University of Leicester and earned a Commendation in the Legal Practice Course at the College of Law, Guildford.
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About Kohlberg Kravis Roberts: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is a global alternative asset manager focusing on private equity, fixed income, and capital markets.
Mat Stephens
Principal, Information Technology of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
Mathew Stephens (London) joined KKR in 2000 and oversees technology systems supporting the European Private Equity team. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Stephens held various technology positions at Revlon International and Frito-Lay. He received a BSc in Business Information Systems from UWIC.
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About Kohlberg Kravis Roberts: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is a global alternative asset manager focusing on private equity, fixed income, and capital markets.
Martin Mix
Principal, Private Equity of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
Martin Mix (London) joined KKR in 2011 as a member of the Private Equity team with a focus on Industrials. He currently is a member of the Credit Special Situations team. At KKR, Mr. Mix has been involved with the investments in KION, OEG Offshore Group, Uralita, Versatel and WMF. Prior to joining KKR, he spent three years at J.P. Morgan in London, where he worked in both the mergers & acquisitions and the industrials advisory teams. Mr. Mix holds degrees from Vienna University of Economics and Business and HEC Paris.
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About Kohlberg Kravis Roberts: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is a global alternative asset manager focusing on private equity, fixed income, and capital markets.
James Marsh
Director, Principal, Client and Partner Group of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
James Marsh (London) joined KKR in 2012 as a member of the Client and Partner Group. Prior to joining KKR, he worked at Barclays Capital in its power, utilities & infrastructure group, where he was involved in a variety of merger, acquisition and financing transactions. He also worked for three years at the quantitative investment strategies division of Goldman Sachs Asset Management. He holds an M.A. from Harvard University and a B.A. from the University of Cambridge.
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About Kohlberg Kravis Roberts: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is a global alternative asset manager focusing on private equity, fixed income, and capital markets.
Cristina Gonzalez
Principal, Energy & Infrastructure of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
Cristina González (London) joined KKR in 2014 and is a member of the Energy & Infrastructure team. Prior to joining KKR, she was a senior vice president with Macquarie Group in their real assets division based in London. At Macquarie, Ms. González was involved in a number of investments within the European infrastructure & energy space, including utilities and transport assets as well as investments in merchant power plants. Ms. González also served as a member of the board of directors of Itevelesa. Prior to Macquarie, Ms. González was with Goldman Sachs International in their investment banking division based both in London and Madrid where she was involved in a range of mergers, acquisitions, and divestments across various industries and geographies. Ms. González holds a M.A. in Management and Finance as well as a M.A. in Law from the Universidad Pontificia de Comillas (ICADE).
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About Kohlberg Kravis Roberts: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is a global alternative asset manager focusing on private equity, fixed income, and capital markets.
Clair Turketo
Principal, European Public Markets Compliance Officer of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
Clair Turketo (London) joined KKR in 2014 and is KKR’s European Public Markets Compliance Officer. Before joining KKR, Ms. Turketo was a fixed income product strategist at BlackRock. Prior to this role, she spent a number of years on compliance advisory teams at BlackRock, Gartmore, and Morgan Stanley. Ms Turketo has also worked in non-financial services industries, including oil and gas in Dallas, U.S., and foreign policy in Canberra, Australia. She holds a B.A. in Economics and a B.A. of Asian Studies (Japanese) from the Australian National University.
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About Kohlberg Kravis Roberts: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is a global alternative asset manager focusing on private equity, fixed income, and capital markets.
John Jeffery
Principal of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
John Jeffery is the Principal at KKR.
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About Kohlberg Kravis Roberts: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is a global alternative asset manager focusing on private equity, fixed income, and capital markets.
Martin Preuss
Principal, Private Equity of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
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About Kohlberg Kravis Roberts: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is a global alternative asset manager focusing on private equity, fixed income, and capital markets.
Duncan Smith
Principal, Credit of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
Duncan Smith (London) joined KKR in 2014 as part of Avoca Capital, and is a member of the risk management team for KKR Credit. Mr. Smith has over 20 years experience in monitoring and implementing risk controls within financial services institutions. Prior to this role, Mr. Smith was an interim director involved in valuation control for HSBC’s asset backed businesses division. Previously, Mr. Smith was head of credit and emerging market analytics as Deutsche Bank. Prior to this role, he was head of European credit product control at Morgan Stanley. Mr. Smith is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and holds a B.S. in Accountancy from City of London Polytechnic.
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About Kohlberg Kravis Roberts: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is a global alternative asset manager focusing on private equity, fixed income, and capital markets.
Duncan Smith
Principal, Credit of Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
Duncan Smith (London) joined KKR in 2014 as part of Avoca Capital, and is a member of the risk management team for KKR Credit. Mr. Smith has over 20 years experience in monitoring and implementing risk controls within financial services institutions. Prior to this role, Mr. Smith was an interim director involved in valuation control for HSBC’s asset backed businesses division. Previously, Mr. Smith was head of credit and emerging market analytics as Deutsche Bank. Prior to this role, he was head of European credit product control at Morgan Stanley. Mr. Smith is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and holds a B.S. in Accountancy from City of London Polytechnic.
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About Kohlberg Kravis Roberts: Kohlberg Kravis Roberts is a global alternative asset manager focusing on private equity, fixed income, and capital markets.
Hannah Seal
Principal of Index Ventures
Hannah focuses on early stage investments, with a particular interest in marketplaces, consumer, productivity and back-office automation. Prior to joining Index, Hannah worked at eBay, where she was responsible for the C2C business in the UK, and at Ocado, where she helped set up the general merchandise business. Hannah graduated with a degree in Economics from the University of Cambridge and lives in London.
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About Index Ventures: Index Ventures is a venture capital firm that helps the entrepreneurs turn bold ideas into global businesses.
Natasha C Fowlie
Principal of Riverstone Holdings
Natasha Fowlie is a Principal of Riverstone. She is based in London.
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About Riverstone Holdings: River Stone is a private investment firm founded in 2000.
German Losada
Principal of Riverstone Holdings
Principal at Riverstone Holdings.
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About Riverstone Holdings: River Stone is a private investment firm founded in 2000.
Sam Cash
Principal of Project A Ventures
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About Project A Ventures: Project A is an early-stage venture capital firm, combining financial and operational support for technology companies.
Matthew Jones
Principal of Anthemis Group
Matthew is an Principal at Anthemis, focusing on corporate venture investment through our Investment Partnerships. He was previously at Swiss Re, a re/insurance company, doing business development in London, followed by strategy and corporate development in Zurich and finally as part of the customer engagement team in London, focusing on innovation and tech.
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About Anthemis Group: Anthemis Group is a global platform that cultivates change in the financial system by investing in, growing, and sustaining businesses.
Marin Cauvas
Principal of Anthemis Group
Marin is an Associate at Santander InnoVentures. He joined in 2016 from Liberum Capital, where he was a Vice President in the Alternative Finance team. There he advised, built and invested in emerging financial technology companies in the lending sector. Prior to that, Marin was at BlackRock and an initial member of the BlackRock Alternative Specialists team, where he focused on hedge fund strategies. Marin holds a BSc in Finance (summa cum laude) from EBS Paris, and an MSc in Investment Management from Cass Business School.
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About Anthemis Group, Anthemis Group: Anthemis Group is a global platform that cultivates change in the financial system by investing in, growing, and sustaining businesses.
Dario de Wet
Investment Principal of Anthemis Group
Dario is an Investment Principal at Anthemis, focused on investing in opportunities at the intersection of media and financial services. He has a demonstrated history of working with/within FinTech, Internet and Startup businesses in the TMT space. Prior to joining Anthemis, Dario worked within the Strategic Partnerships team at JUMO, whereby he was involved in the support and development of prospective MNO, FSP and Technology partnerships across new and existing markets. Other experience lies within a tech-focused boutique investment bank turned private equity fund for developing markets; where he worked on the merger of Ringier Africa and One Africa Media to create and grow Africa’s largest online classifieds group – Ringier One Africa Media (ROAM). Dario holds a Master of Business Science in Finance by dissertation, titled ‘Tencent Holdings Limited: An IPO Case Study’ and a Bachelor of Business Science in Finance and Accounting from the University of Cape Town, South Africa.
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About Anthemis Group: Anthemis Group is a global platform that cultivates change in the financial system by investing in, growing, and sustaining businesses.
Niccolo Ferragamo
Principal of Apax Partners
Principal@ Apax Partners – focusing on Growth Equity opportunities in Software (PriceFx), Fintech (Tide), Applied AI (Faculty) Former H&F Sr. Associate (worked on the Nets, Concardis and TeamSystem transactions), McKinsey Associate, CEO & Founder at Kiwi Local
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About Apax Partners, Kiwi: Apax Partners is an independent global partnership focused solely on long-term investment in growth companies.
Savvas Savvides
Principal of Apax Partners
Savvas Savvides is a Principal based in London. He joined Apax in 2008 in New York moving to the London office in 2009. Savvas has participated in a number of deals including Paradigm where he serves as a Director on the Board. He has also been actively involved in portfolio work at TDC, NXP and Travelex. Prior to joining Apax Partners, Savvas worked at Citigroup’s M&A advisory team in London where he specialised in advising clients in the Energy, Power and Chemicals sectors. Savvas holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and an MA in Economics from the University of Cambridge.
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About Apax Partners: Apax Partners is an independent global partnership focused solely on long-term investment in growth companies.
Leontios Toumpouris
Principal of Apax Partners
Leontios Toumpouris is a Senior Associate in the Consumer team. He joined Apax Partners in 2011 and is currently based in the London office. Prior to joining Apax Partners, Leontios was an Analyst at Terra Firma Capital Partners where he worked as a generalist. Leontios holds a BA in Economics from the University of Cambridge and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
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About Apax Partners: Apax Partners is an independent global partnership focused solely on long-term investment in growth companies.
Arnaud Bosquet
Principal of Apax Partners
Arnaud Bosquet is an Associate in the Healthcare team. Arnaud joined Apax Partners in 2011 and is based in London. He serves as an adviser and board member to Capio and Marken. Prior to joining the firm, he worked in Deutsche Bank’s Investment Banking division, where he advised private equity clients on a number of M&A and Leveraged Finance transactions. Arnaud holds an MSc in General Engineering from École Centrale de Lille.
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About Apax Partners: Apax Partners is an independent global partnership focused solely on long-term investment in growth companies.
Anders Meyerhoff
Principal of Apax Partners
Anders Meyerhoff is a Senior Associate in the Tech & Telecom team. He joined Apax Partners in 2012 and is currently based in London. Prior to joining Apax Partners, Anders was at Oak Hill Capital Management in New York and San Francisco where he focused primarily on investment opportunities in the Healthcare Industry. He also worked at Bank of America in their Leveraged Finance Group, advising clients across industries. Anders holds an MBA from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and BAs in Economics and German from Stanford University.
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About Apax Partners: Apax Partners is an independent global partnership focused solely on long-term investment in growth companies.
Albert Costa
Principal of Apax Partners
Albert Costa is a senior associate in the Consumer team. He joined Apax Partners in 2010 and is currently based in London. His Apax deal experience includes Takko Fashion. Albert joined from the private equity arm of Blackstone where he worked on a number of transactions and portfolio companies. He started his career in the investment banking division of Morgan Stanley in the Energy & Utilities and the Media & Telecom teams. Albert holds an MBA from the Wharton Business School (Palmer Scholar) and a BA from Esade.
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About Apax Partners: Apax Partners is an independent global partnership focused solely on long-term investment in growth companies.
Will Harman
Principal of Apax Partners
Will Harman is an Operating Specialist in the Operational Excellence team. He joined Apax Partners in 2014 and is currently based in London. Prior to joining Apax Partners, Will worked for PA Consulting Group where he led procurement restructuring, cost reduction and supply chain risk management programmes for clients including BP, BAE Systems, and Aston Martin. Will was previously a supply chain consultant at PwC and has led major procurement programmes at Jaguar Land Rover. Will holds a Master’s degree by Research from Warwick Business School, an MA in International Relations from Bristol University, and a BSc in Economics and Politics from Bath University.
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About Apax Partners: Apax Partners is an independent global partnership focused solely on long-term investment in growth companies.
Johannes Natterer
Principal of H.I.G. Capital
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About H.I.G. Capital: H.I.G. Capital is a global private equity and alternative assets investment firm with $42 billion of equity capital under management.
Alastair Mills
Principal & Head of European Business Services of H.I.G. Capital
Alastair is a Managing Director in the London office of H.I.G. Capital and the European head of Business Services. He focuses on both private equity and distressed investments. Alastair joined H.I.G. Capital from Gresham LLP where he was a Partner in the London Investment team focused on growth buy-out and buy and build transactions in the UK lower mid market. Prior to Gresham, Alastair worked for the UK private equity teams of RBoS and Bridgepoint Capital. A British national he has a total of nineteen years private equity experience in the UK lower mid-market. Recent transaction experience includes the acquisition of Petrochem Carless, the turnaround of Smallsteps, the MBOs of Brand Addition, Synseal and Kondor and the corporate carve-outs of Fibercore (from Cisco) and Brand Addition (from 4imprint). Alastair has an MSc in International Securities Investment & Banking from the ISMA Centre, Reading University and is a Member of the Securities Institute.
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About Brand Addition, Fibercore, H.I.G. Capital, H.I.G. Capital, Kondor Ltd, Petrochem Carless Holdings Ltd, smallsteps b.v., Synseal Group: H.I.G. Capital is a global private equity and alternative assets investment firm with $42 billion of equity capital under management.
Stefano Giambelli
Principal of H.I.G. Capital
Stefano Giambelli is a Senior Associate in the Retail & Consumer team. He is currently based in London after having worked in the Milan office since joining Apax in 2008. His Apax deal experience includes Sisal. Prior to joining Apax Partners, Stefano was an Associate at BC Partners and an Investment Banking Analyst at Merrill Lynch. Stefano holds an MBA from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and a degree in Economics from Università Commerciale “Bocconi” in Milan.
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About H.I.G. Capital: H.I.G. Capital is a global private equity and alternative assets investment firm with $42 billion of equity capital under management.
Ralph Choufani
Principal of ABRY Partners
Ralph Choufani, Senior European Advisor, was engaged by ABRY in 2015. At ABRY, Mr. Choufani focuses on European businesses based out of London. Prior to ABRY, he was a Managing Director at Arma Partners Corporate Finance in London, where he focused mainly on pan-European internet infrastructure, hosting and telecommunications. Before joining Arma, Mr. Choufani was a principal at EIT, a MENA-focused TMT private equity firm. Prior to EIT, he co-founded and ran an entrepreneurial venture in the digital dynamic signage space which he successfully exited in 2005. Mr. Choufani received an MBA from INSEAD, and both a bachelor of Electrical Engineering and a Masters in Computer Engineering from McGill University in Montreal, Canada. Mr. Choufani is actively involved with AddSecure, Basefarm and Datapipe.
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About ABRY Partners: ABRY Partners is an equity firm focused on investments in media.
Anita Fairbairn
Principal of TowerBrook Capital Partners
Anita Fairbairn is a Principal at TowerBrook and is Finance Director for the UK office. Previously, she was Financial Controller at Soros Funds Limited. Prior to joining Soros, she worked at PaineWebber investment bank and was a senior in the business services group at KPMG in Wellington New Zealand. She gained her Diploma in Accounting at the Wellington Polytechnic.
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About TowerBrook Capital Partners: TowerBrook Capital Partners is a London-based investment management firm that funds European and North American companies.
Christian Suess
Senior Principal of TowerBrook Capital Partners
Prior to joining TowerBrook, Christian Suess was a Director at EQT Partners in Germany. Previously, he worked as a Consultant for Bain & Company. He earned his PhD and M.Sc. in Technical Physics from the Graz University of Technology. He received his M.B.A. from INSEAD.
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About TowerBrook Capital Partners: TowerBrook Capital Partners is a London-based investment management firm that funds European and North American companies.
Sumit Dheir
Principal of TowerBrook Capital Partners
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About TowerBrook Capital Partners: TowerBrook Capital Partners is a London-based investment management firm that funds European and North American companies.
Camilla Mazzolini
Principal of Firstminute Capital
Camilla joined firstminute having been an Equity Research Analyst at Berenberg Bank in the ecommerce and retail team in London where she also participated in the IPO of Boozt, a Swedish fashion ecommerce. Prior to that she lived in Buenos Aires working at the OLX headquarters (the largest classifieds marketplace in emerging markets) where she led the CRM project for Latin America. She is a cum laude graduate from Columbia University where she studied History and Political Science, and speaks fluent French, Italian and Spanish. At firstminute, Camilla leads on sourcing for the French-speaking regions, and focuses on cybersecurity, foodtech, ecommerce, and marketplaces. She sits as a board observer of Chargifi.
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About Firstminute Capital: Firstminute Capital is an early-stage venture fund based in London, investing globally. Backed by 30 unicorn founders and global strategics.
Clara Lindh Bergendorff
Principal of Firstminute Capital
Clara leads on investments in consumer, future of commerce, and media for firstminute Capital – a $100m VC seed fund with a global remit, backed by 30+ unicorn founders. She previously worked as a journalist writing for the likes of CNN, and is still an active commentator on venture capital in general and the consumer space in particular for a number of publications including Forbes. She sits on numerous board across Europe and the US including Asystem, Kyra and Good Monday.
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About Firstminute Capital: Firstminute Capital is an early-stage venture fund based in London, investing globally. Backed by 30 unicorn founders and global strategics.
Sam Endacott
Principal of Firstminute Capital
Sam joined firstminute from Goldman Sachs, where he worked in the Financial Institutions Group within Investment Banking. His M&A advisory work included the IPO of Allied Irish Banks, Zurich’s acquisition of Cover-More Insurance in Australia, HSBC’s share buyback programme, the UK Government’s sell-down in RBS, and Virgin Money’s Digital Banking Strategy. At firstminute he is focused on opportunities in fintech, insurtech, blockchain, and proptech. He also works on the fund’s portfolio construction and strategy, and firstminute’s engagement with its investors. Sam received a double first class honours in International Relations and History from the London School of Economics.
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About Firstminute Capital: Firstminute Capital is an early-stage venture fund based in London, investing globally. Backed by 30 unicorn founders and global strategics.
Tim Ankers
Principal of Scottish Equity Partners
Tim works principally on deal origination, execution and support, and assists with the financial analysis and assessment of new investments. He focuses on investments in innovative e-commerce, consumer internet and enterprise software businesses including Software as a Service. Investments at SEP include LoveCrafts, the operator of online crafts communities with millions of users worldwide. Tim supports SEP’s investments in European online eyewear retailer Mister Spex and Berlin based online language learning business Babbel and reviews new investment opportunities in Germany. He joined SEP as an analyst in July 2016 from Deutsche Bank’s Technology, Media and Telecoms Corporate Finance team in London.
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About Scottish Equity Partners: Scottish Equity Partners is a technology focused growth equity firm operating across the UK and Europe.
Laura Connell
Principal of Balderton
Laura joined Balderton’s investment team in 2018. She spent the previous three years advising technology startups across industries to develop and implement their fundraising and launch strategies as well as their financial and operational structure, in sectors ranging from online retail to healthcare and fintech. Laura was at Goldman Sachs for five years, first in the Investment Management Division and subsequently the Financial Institutions Group in M&A. Laura undertook neuroscience research in the Brain Sciences Department of Imperial College’s Faculty of Medicine. She was a Fulbright Scholar and gained her MBA from Harvard, and she studied Politics, Philosophy and Economics at the University of Oxford. Laura speaks fluent English and French and her primary focus is later stage investing with the Liquidity I fund.
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About Balderton: Balderton is a venture capital firm focused exclusively on backing European-founded startups.
Edward Keelan
Investment Principal of Octopus Ventures
Edward Keelan is an Investment Director in Octopus Development Capital Team.
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About Octopus Ventures: Octopus is a multi stage European venture capital investor specializing in health, money, deep tech, and consumer.
Malcolm Ferguson
Principal of Octopus Ventures
Malcolm joined Octopus Ventures in 2013. Octopus Ventures is a London and New York based venture capital firm focused on identifying unusually talented entrepreneurs intent on building businesses that can scale to create, transform or dominate an industry. Prior to joining Octopus, Malcolm spent a number of years in the investment banking industry, firstly within the TMT team of Bank America Merrill Lynch in London and then subsequently at GP Bullhound, a leading boutique investment bank, focussing exclusively on technology businesses. Malcolm splits his time on the assessment of investment opportunities, deal origination for investments between £250,000 to £25 million and ongoing portfolio management. Malcolm is a Non-Executive Director of various portfolio companies including; Antidote, BoughtbyMany, Metrasens, Segura, Sofar Sounds and Stratajet. Malcolm holds a first class degree in BBA Management from Lancaster University.
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About Octopus Ventures: Octopus is a multi stage European venture capital investor specializing in health, money, deep tech, and consumer.
Simon King
Principal in Ventures Group of Octopus Ventures
Simon joined the team at the beginning of 2012 and focuses on early stage deal flow, screening investment opportunities and performing preliminary due diligence. Within the portfolio, Simon works closely with T4 Media, UltraSoC Technologies, Surrey NanoSystems and IOVOX. Before joining Octopus, Simon was a research scientist investigating novel materials for photovoltaic applications at Imperial College in London. Simon holds an MA and MSc in Physics and a Ph.D. in Molecular Electronics.
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About Octopus Ventures: Octopus is a multi stage European venture capital investor specializing in health, money, deep tech, and consumer.
Tom Filip Lesche
Principal of Speedinvest
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About Speedinvest: Speedinvest is a venture capital fund investing in pre-seed, seed, and early-stage tech startups.
Camil Lazrak
Principal Investment Analyst of Macquarie Group
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About Macquarie Group: Macquarie Group is a global provider of banking, financial, advisory, investment and funds management services.
Nowi Kallen
Principal of Salesforce Ventures
Nowi Kallen is a Principal at Salesforce Ventures.
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About Salesforce Ventures: Salesforce Ventures invests in the next gen of enterprise tech to help companies connect with their customers in entirely new ways.
Steven Mandel
Principal of TPG
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About TPG: TPG is a private investment firm that manages capital across a family of funds.
Nihal Sinha
Principal of F-Prime Capital
Nihal is a Principal at F-Prime Capital based in the London office and focuses primarily on the biotech and healthcare IT sectors. Prior to joining F-Prime in 2013, he worked as a management consultant at BCG where he consulted to pharmaceutical companies and healthcare providers. Nihal worked as a physician at Oxford University and UCL Hospitals where he completed his foundation training. Alongside his clinical work, Nihal conducted research in cognitive neuroscience at Queen Square. Nihal holds a MB BChir with distinction from the University of Cambridge.
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About F-Prime Capital: F-Prime Capital is a venture capital firm investing in healthcare and technology.
Steven Poulter
Head of Principal Structuring & Investments of Barclays
Steven Poulter graduated from Queens College, Cambridge University, and worked for Arthur Andersen as a chartered accountant and chartered tax adviser. Steven Poulter is the Head of Principal Structuring & Investments at Barclays, which includes Principal Investments, Principal Structuring, and Capital Markets Execution. He also serves on the Treasury Management Team and chairs the Treasury Environmental Action Group.
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About Barclays: Barclays is a global financial services company that provides various financial products and services worldwide.
Helene Moran
Design Research Principal of Barclays
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About Barclays: Barclays is a global financial services company that provides various financial products and services worldwide.
Harveer Bharaj
Principal of QVentures
Harveer focusses on the origination, due diligence and execution of investments for the QVentures Pre-Seed Fund.
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About QVentures: QVentures is a Venture Capital firm providing direct investment opportunities and fund management.
Alexander Mann
Principal of Concentric
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About Concentric: Concentric invests in software technology business in the financial services, mobility, real estate, industrial, and logistics sectors.
Margaret Perchik
Principal of Prime Ventures
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About Prime Ventures: Prime Ventures invests in technology and leverages its capital, experience and network to actively guide them into global category leaders.
Michael Savage
Principal – Global Financial Services Buyout of The Carlyle Group
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About The Carlyle Group: The Carlyle Group is a global private equity firm that caters to early and later stage companies.
Ian Marsh
Principal of DN Capital
Ian Marsh is the Founder & Managing Director, UK at Rocket Internet GmbH. Before joining Rocket Internet as Managing Director in the UK, Ian worked for Bain Capital and Bain & Company in London as well as for McKinsey & Company in Madrid. Ian holds a Master’s degree from the HEC Paris and has studied Modern History & Economics at Balliol College, Oxford University.
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About DN Capital: DN Capital operates as an early-stage venture capital firm.
Muz Ashraf
Principal of TCV
Muz Ashraf is a Principal at TCV.
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About Klarna, Mambu, Redis, Spryker Systems, TCV: TCV provides investment capital to growth-stage private and public companies in the technology industry.
Anthony Santospirito
Senior Principal of Cinven
Anthony is a member of the Healthcare sector team. He has been involved in a number of investments, including Premium Credit Limited. Previously, Anthony was an Associate at Morgan Stanley in the Investment Banking Division, working across a range of sectors including media, mining, financial services, retail and utilities. Anthony graduated from Oxford University with an MA in Mathematics. He joined Cinven in 2011.
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About Cinven: Cinven is an international private equity firm focused on building world-class global companies.
Adam Prindis
Principal of Cinven
Adam is a member of the TMT sector team and the regional team for Emerging Europe. He has been involved in a number of transactions, including Allegro, Northgate Public Services, RTB House, Ufinet and Visma. Prior to Cinven, Adam worked at Perella Weinberg Partners in their Technology team, advising on M&A, restructuring and private capital transactions. Adam has a BSc in Business Administration from Bath University. He joined Cinven in 2013.
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About Cinven: Cinven is an international private equity firm focused on building world-class global companies.
Matteo Cora
Senior Principal of Cinven
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About Cinven: Cinven is an international private equity firm focused on building world-class global companies.
Andrea Bertolini
Senior Principal of Cinven
Andrea is a member of the Financial Services sector team and the regional team for Italy. He has been involved in a number of transactions, including Avolon, AXA Life Europe, Eurovita, Guardian Financial Services, Partnership and Viridium Group. Prior to Cinven, Andrea worked in the Investment Banking Division of Citigroup in London, advising on M&A transactions in the consumer, retail and healthcare sectors. Andrea graduated from Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore in Milan with a BA in Business Administration. He joined Cinven in 2011.
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About Cinven: Cinven is an international private equity firm focused on building world-class global companies.
Eugenio Preve
Senior Principal of Cinven
Eugenio Preve is a member of the Industrials sector team and the regional team for Italy. He has worked on a number of investments, including Amadeus, Avio, Eurovita and Medpace. Prior to joining Cinven, Eugenio spent over four years at J.P. Morgan in London and Milan working on a variety of mandates with the European TMT team and the Italian Advisory team. Eugenio has an MSc in Business Administration from the Bocconi University in Milan and also studied at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. He joined Cinven in 2009.
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About Cinven: Cinven is an international private equity firm focused on building world-class global companies.
Max Cancre
Principal of TA Associates
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About TA Associates: TA Associates is one of the private equity firms in the world.
Lovisa Lander
Principal of TA Associates
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About TA Associates: TA Associates is one of the private equity firms in the world.
Tobias Weidner
Principal of Bain Capital
Tobias is an experienced business consultant, investment banker, and PE associate. Currently he is a Vice President in the Global Private Equity division of Bain Capital (Munich). There he sources, evaluates, and closes large-cap deals in industrials and healthcare. He also serves as a Board Director at Wittur, Minxli, and FTE automotive GmbH. From 2009-11, Tobias served as a Consultant for The Boston Consulting Group (Vienna), where he led global projects across Europe, Asia, and Latin America and managed teams to support multinational corporations in formulating and implementing strategy. He advised industrial, automotive, and financial services clients. Prior to that, he was an Analyst at in Corporate and Investment Banking at Deutsche Bank (NY) in the markets division. He earned his Master’s in Engineering and Finance at the Technical University of Munich and an MBA from Harvard Business School (’13).
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About Bain Capital: Bain Capital is a global alternative investment firm specializes in private equity, venture capital, and credit products.
Mira Mihaylova
Principal of Piton Capital
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About Piton Capital: Piton Capital is a venture capital and growth equity firm headquartered in London, United Kingdom.
Sam Tidswell-Norrish
Principal of Motive Partners
Sam Tidswell-Norrish is a Principal based in London, leading the Business Development function at Motive Partners. Sam was part of the founding team, joining with a broad range of financial services experience, from payments to investment banking and government initiatives to industry trade organizations. Early in his career, Sam was with Barclays in Payments Reengineering and subsequently moved to Barclays Capital’s Equity Finance Group. In 2013 Sam was selected as a young leader of the future by the New Entrepreneurs Foundation and joined Monitise Plc becoming a VP and subsequently, the Group Chief of Staff focused on Operations and Strategic Projects. Sam has been a personal investor in a number of early-stage businesses and was heavily involved in the establishment and governance of Innovate Finance, the FinTech industry body, acting as a Board Observer until early 2017. Sam continues to work closely with the Department of International Trade (DIT), HM Treasury and the City of London Corporation in supporting the UK Government’s FinTech agenda. Sam also runs the Motive Labs: The Future of Finance podcast series, interviewing leading international business and political figures. Sam received a MSc. in International Business at Leeds University Business School and graduated with honors with a degree in Social Policy. In 2017, Sam participated in the VC & PE executive education course at Harvard Business School.
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About Motive Partners: Motive Partners is an investment firm focused on technology-enabled companies that power the financial services industry.
Sam Tidswell-Norrish
Principal of Motive Partners
Sam Tidswell-Norrish is a Principal based in London, leading the Business Development function at Motive Partners. Sam was part of the founding team, joining with a broad range of financial services experience, from payments to investment banking and government initiatives to industry trade organizations. Early in his career, Sam was with Barclays in Payments Reengineering and subsequently moved to Barclays Capital’s Equity Finance Group. In 2013 Sam was selected as a young leader of the future by the New Entrepreneurs Foundation and joined Monitise Plc becoming a VP and subsequently, the Group Chief of Staff focused on Operations and Strategic Projects. Sam has been a personal investor in a number of early-stage businesses and was heavily involved in the establishment and governance of Innovate Finance, the FinTech industry body, acting as a Board Observer until early 2017. Sam continues to work closely with the Department of International Trade (DIT), HM Treasury and the City of London Corporation in supporting the UK Government’s FinTech agenda. Sam also runs the Motive Labs: The Future of Finance podcast series, interviewing leading international business and political figures. Sam received a MSc. in International Business at Leeds University Business School and graduated with honors with a degree in Social Policy. In 2017, Sam participated in the VC & PE executive education course at Harvard Business School.
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About Motive Partners: Motive Partners is an investment firm focused on technology-enabled companies that power the financial services industry.
Matt Heath
Principal Engineer of Monzo
Matt Heath is an engineer at Monzo, a new kind of digital bank. Having previously worked as the Technical Lead of Hailo’s global platform, Matt has an unhealthy obsession for scaling fault tolerant, high volume, distributed systems, and spends his spare time working on open source projects such as Phosphor, a distributed tracing system.
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About Monzo: Monzo is a digital-only bank platform and marketplace that allows customers to access a range of products and services.
Mina Mutafchieva
Principal of Dawn Capital
Mina Mutafchieva is an Associate Principal and joined Palamon from McKinsey & Company where she was an Engagement Manager in the firm’s Belgium office. She was with McKinsey for five years and latterly she specialised in leading strategy development and commercial transformation projects on behalf of companies in the financial services sector. Ms Mutafchieva graduated from the London School of Economics with a First Class Honours in International Relations and holds an MBA from Harvard Business School.
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About Dawn Capital: Dawn Capital is an early-stage venture fund that focuses on investing in the enterprise software and FinTech sectors.
Henry Mason
Principal of Dawn Capital
Henry is a Principal at Dawn. Henry focuses on B2B software throughout Europe, with a particular leaning towards data and security. Previously, Henry worked in consultancy for clients in financial services and the public sector, where he was particularly involved in digitalising insurance and in the transformation of government towards user-centric, digital-first services. Henry holds a PhD in Classics from Oxford, where he concentrated on Greek literature.
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About Dawn Capital: Dawn Capital is an early-stage venture fund that focuses on investing in the enterprise software and FinTech sectors.
Emily Archer
Principal of HarbourVest Partners
Emily Archer joined HarbourVest’s investor relations team in 2016 and focuses on managing relationships with investors and their advisers in the UK and Ireland. Emily joined the Firm from PIMCO, where she was a vice president covering institutional clients, new business development, and consultant relations across public and private asset classes in the UK and Ireland. Prior to this, she was a senior analyst in the Global Portfolio Solutions group at Goldman Sachs Asset Management and held a role at Allen & Overy. Emily received a MA in Law from the University of Cambridge in 2007 and an MBA from the London Business School in 2014. She is a qualified solicitor and holds the Chartered Financial Analyst designation.
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About HarbourVest Partners: HarbourVest is an independent investment firm that provides innovative private equity solutions to institutional clients worldwide.
Alex Barker
Principal of HarbourVest Partners
Alex Barker is the Principal at HarbourVest Partners.
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About HarbourVest Partners: HarbourVest is an independent investment firm that provides innovative private equity solutions to institutional clients worldwide.
Valérie Handal
Principal, London of HarbourVest Partners
Valérie Handal joined HarbourVest’s London-based subsidiary in 2006 and focuses on originating and executing secondary investments, primarily in Europe. Valérie has led a range of European secondary transactions and currently serves on the advisory boards of several funds, including those managed by Encore Ventures, Forbion Capital Partners, Phase4 Ventures, and RBS Asset Management. Valérie joined the Firm from Merrill Lynch’s Private Equity Group in London, where she served as a vice president. Her prior experience includes positions in investment banking and venture capital at Merrill Lynch, Banc of America Securities, and Softbank Europe Ventures.
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About HarbourVest Partners: HarbourVest is an independent investment firm that provides innovative private equity solutions to institutional clients worldwide.
Janish Patel
Principal of HarbourVest Partners
Janish Patel joined HarbourVest’s client relations team in 2016 and focuses on coordinating, monitoring, and enhancing relationships with new and existing Middle East and U.K. investors and consultants. Janish joined the Firm after 14 years with CVC Capital Partners in London, where he was a Managing Director on the investor relations team. He was primarily responsible for Middle East investors as well as investors in Europe and the U.S. Prior to CVC Capital Partners, he held roles at CDC Capital Partners and Cazenove Fund Management. Janish received a BSc (with Honours) in Economics from the University of Buckingham in 1993 and an MBA from Manchester Business School in 1996.
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About HarbourVest Partners: HarbourVest is an independent investment firm that provides innovative private equity solutions to institutional clients worldwide.
Ryan Jones
Principal & Vice President of HarbourVest Partners
Ryan Jones is the Principal & Vice President at HarbourVest Partners.
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About HarbourVest Partners: HarbourVest is an independent investment firm that provides innovative private equity solutions to institutional clients worldwide.
Goncalo Ferreira
Principal of HarbourVest Partners
Gonçalo Faria Ferreira joined HarbourVest in 2017 and focuses on sourcing, reviewing, executing, and monitoring direct co-investments in EMEA. Gonçalo joined the Firm from Goldman Sachs in London, where he was most recently an executive director in the Investment Banking Division. Prior to that, he held various roles at A.T. Kearney and Roland Berger in Lisbon. Gonçalo received a BS (with honors and distinction) in Economics from the Technical University of Lisbon in 2005, where he received the Caixa Geral de Depositos Award for the best student in Economics, and an MBA (with honors and distinction) from Columbia Business School in 2012, where he was awarded the Wall Street Journal Award for outstanding achievement in Finance. He speaks Portuguese and Spanish.
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About HarbourVest Partners: HarbourVest is an independent investment firm that provides innovative private equity solutions to institutional clients worldwide.
Adam Ahern
Principal, Private Equity of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan
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About Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan: Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan invests and administers the pensions of active and retired teachers.
Claire Cherry
Investment Principal of True.
Prior to True, Claire was with Calculus Capital, where she completed six deals including an investment in InspireSport and Jumptastic. Claire is a CFA charter holder.
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About True.: True is a consumer-focused investment and innovation firm reimagining what good business looks like.
Richard Brick
Principal of True.
Before joining True, Rich worked on retail mergers and acquisitions for Citigroup, where his focus was on the execution of private equity deals in e-commerce, food and beverages.
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About True.: True is a consumer-focused investment and innovation firm reimagining what good business looks like.
Pierre Pozzo
Principal of Permira
Pierre Pozzo is a Principal at Permira Advisers LLP where he focuses on investment opportunities within the Technology sector. He has worked on a number of transactions including Teraco, Althea, Exclusive Group and Vacanceselect. Prior to joining Permira in 2013, Pierre worked for Credit Suisse and PAI Partners.
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About Permira: Permira is a global growth obsessed private capital investor.
Tara Alhadeff
Principal of Permira
Tara focuses on investment opportunities in the Consumer sector and has worked on a number of transactions including eDreams Odigeo, Dr. Martens and Iglo Group.Prior to joining Permira, Tara worked for three years in investment banking at Morgan Stanley, in both London and New York.
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About Permira: Permira is a global growth obsessed private capital investor.
Riccardo Basile
Principal of Permira
Riccardo is a member of the Portfolio Group. He has worked on a number of transactions including Allegro, Magento, Synamedia and Tricor. Prior to joining Permira, Riccardo was a Director at AlixPartners in London for five years, where he delivered a number of operational turnaround programmes mostly in retail, consumer goods, transport & logistics and industrial products. Before that, he worked for PwC in London for five years where he focused on delivering supply chain transformation programmes. Riccardo had previously held line management roles in industry.
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About Permira: Permira is a global growth obsessed private capital investor.
Mina Samaan
Principal of MMC Ventures
Mina joined the MMC Ventures investment team in 2017. He is responsible for sourcing new deals, deal execution and supporting MMC portfolio companies. Mina’s main areas of interest are in companies where embedded & edge software, robotics and autonomous systems are fundamental technology drivers. Prior to joining MMC, Mina worked at Lazard in London, advising companies on Equity Capital Markets and M&A transactions across a number of sectors including industrials and technology. He was previously an aerodynamics engineer for Williams Formula 1 team, working on race-car design & development as well as control software and testing. Mina graduated with a First Class Honours in MEng Aeronautical Engineering from Imperial College London. Outside of work, he is keen on basketball, boxing, motorsport and traveling the world.
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About MMC Ventures: MMC Ventures is an investment firm that invests in technology companies at Seed and Series A.
Fope Adelowo
Principal of Helios Investment Partners
Fope Adelowo is an investor at Helios Investment Partners, one of the largest Africa-focused private equity funds. She spends her time on a broad range of tech investments especially in fintech and retail. Fope believes that technology could truly transform economies and livelihoods in African countries and looks forward to the seeing the continent’s potential realized through innovative solutions that will leapfrog the pace of development in other parts of the world. Fope currently serves as a board observer for Interswitch, the largest payments business in Nigeria, and Mall for Africa an innovative e-commerce platform. Prior to Helios, Fope worked with the Principal Investment Group of Cardinal Stone Partners Nigeria, where she was involved in the restructuring and integration of new investee companies into the Group, as well as exploring new investment opportunities. Her previous experience includes strategy consulting at BCG and investment banking at Goldman Sachs. Fope holds an MEng in Chemical Engineering from Imperial College London, and an MBA from the Harvard Business School. She is also an Associate Fellow of the Nigerian Leadership Initiative.
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About Helios Investment Partners: Helios Investment Partners is a private equity and venture capital firm that focuses on African companies.
Neha Tanna
Principal of Social Starts
Neha is a medical doctor in London. Neha spent years as a General Practitioner before transitioning to the Life Sciences industry, where she held various roles in pharmaceutical companies. She holds an MBA from London Business School, where she fell in love working with entrepreneurs and startups. She has since worked with a startup med-tech company, as well as several accelerators and VCs in the healthcare space, most recently with a global venture builder with a focus on early-stage tech companies. Neha is an angel investor, loves tennis and dance, and is a strong advocate for personal fitness and nutrition. She also has a soft spot for wildlife and conservation.
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About Social Starts: Social Starts is a venture capital partnership that focuses on the emerging science of individual health.
Joe Jefferies
Principal of Hg
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About Hg: Hg is a private equity firm that invests in software and services, focused on backing businesses.
Lucy Lynn-Matern
Principal of Emerge Education
Emerge Education is a European seed fund investing in founders solving the $8.5tn skills gap. We can provide founders with unrivalled education sector insights as we’re the only fund backed by the world’s foremost education entrepreneurs. Previously co-founded a hardware business, creating lights that keep cyclists safer on the road, sold to a UK distributer. I love creating order out of chaos, and am happiest designing and launching new projects. My desire is to help people to achieve agency, to feel independent and free, a wholistic education is the best way for most people to achieve this.
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About Emerge Education: The only fund backed by the world’s leading education entrepreneurs
Beatrice Aliprandi
Principal of Talis Capital
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About Talis Capital: Investing on behalf of a community of cross-sector entrepreneurs, we back founders who see the future differently.
Matthew De Jesus
Principal of Talis Capital
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About Talis Capital: Investing on behalf of a community of cross-sector entrepreneurs, we back founders who see the future differently.
Fiona Anderson Wheeler
Principal, Investor Relations of BC Partners
Fiona is a member of CVC’s investor relations team and is based in London. She was a vice president at JP Morgan Private Bank where she was a product specialist on the alternative investments team.
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About BC Partners: BC Partners is an international alternative investment firm focused private equity, credit, real estate, and investment strategies.
Thomas del Marmol
Principal of BC Partners
Thomas del Marmol joined BC Partners in Paris in 2015. Previously, Thomas spent three years at Lazard where he primarily focused on M&A advisory in the retail, consumer and real estate sectors. Prior internship positions include Booz & Company and A.T. Kearney. Thomas holds a Bachelor and a Masters in Business Engineering with a major in Finance from the Solvay Business School of Brussels.
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About BC Partners: BC Partners is an international alternative investment firm focused private equity, credit, real estate, and investment strategies.
Matthew Evans
Principal of BC Partners
Matthew Evans joined BC Partners in London in 2013. Previously, Matthew spent three years as a consultant at Bain & Company where he gained experience across a number of sectors, including consumer, retail and industrial products. Matthew holds a Masters in modern Chinese studies from Oxford University and a degree in Modern History from Princeton.
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About BC Partners: BC Partners is an international alternative investment firm focused private equity, credit, real estate, and investment strategies.
Nick Gainsley
Principal of Kreos Capital
As a Principal, Nick supports the General Partners in the entire deal life cycle including identifying new leads, assessing potential deals, and performing investment analysis, as well as post-investment monitoring. Prior to joining Kreos 5 years ago, Nick spent over five years working at KPMG within its Debt Advisory team, providing specialist independent financing advice to corporate borrowers across a range of debt products and markets. Prior to this, Nick worked within KPMG’s M&A and Valuation teams while on its Corporate Finance graduate scheme. He holds a degree in Management from UMIST (now part of the University of Manchester) and also holds the AMCT Diploma from the Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT).
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About Kreos Capital, OneVentures: Kreos Capital is a growth debt firm that provides financing solutions for high-growth companies across Europe and Israel.
Nick Gainsley
Principal of Kreos Capital
As a Principal, Nick supports the General Partners in the entire deal life cycle including identifying new leads, assessing potential deals, and performing investment analysis, as well as post-investment monitoring. Prior to joining Kreos 5 years ago, Nick spent over five years working at KPMG within its Debt Advisory team, providing specialist independent financing advice to corporate borrowers across a range of debt products and markets. Prior to this, Nick worked within KPMG’s M&A and Valuation teams while on its Corporate Finance graduate scheme. He holds a degree in Management from UMIST (now part of the University of Manchester) and also holds the AMCT Diploma from the Association of Corporate Treasurers (ACT).
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About Kreos Capital, OneVentures: Kreos Capital is a growth debt firm that provides financing solutions for high-growth companies across Europe and Israel.
