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This list showcases the top Glasgow based Director operating in the Venture Capital space. If you think a Director 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.
Paul Neeson
Director of Scottish Equity Partners
Paul Neeson is a Director at Scottish Equity Partners.
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About Scottish Equity Partners: Scottish Equity Partners is a technology focused growth equity firm operating across the UK and Europe.
Lynsey Muldoon
Financial Director of Maven Capital Partners
Lynsey joins Maven from City Facilities Management where she was Financial Controller for two years. Lynsey trained and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG and then worked in Financial Services for seven years at Morgan Stanley in various finance roles before moving to City Facilities Management. In her role as Financial Controller at Maven, Lynsey is responsible for all aspects of reporting and tax compliance, and ensuring a strong control environment is maintained. She is also responsible for treasury, budgeting and forecasting, and financial modelling. Lynsey has a Bachelor of Accountancy from Glasgow University and is an ICAS qualified Chartered Accountant.
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About Maven Capital Partners: Maven Capital Partners is a private equity firm that provides a range of funding options to SMEs and investment opportunities.
Richard Elliott
Investment Director of Maven Capital Partners
Richard is based in Glasgow and is an Investment Director in Maven’s property team. He joined Maven in 2011 from Bank of Scotland, where he spent seven years in a variety of corporate banking roles including the Joint Ventures Equity team managing a portfolio of investments in joint venture companies across the UK real estate sector. Whilst at Maven Richard has been responsible for sourcing and executing new private equity and Scottish Loan Fund investments as well as supporting a number of companies in the Maven portfolio. He moved into Maven’s property team in early 2016.
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About Maven Capital Partners: Maven Capital Partners is a private equity firm that provides a range of funding options to SMEs and investment opportunities.
Paul Johnston
Investment Director of Maven Capital Partners
Paul joined Maven in early 2016 as an Investment Director to support the growth of the property business. He brings to Maven a wide range of experience in corporate finance, private equity, property investment and fund management, and has been a Director of a number of public and private companies. Paul qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 1997 with Ernst and Young and holds an MA (Hons) in Accountancy from the University of Aberdeen. Prior to joining Maven he spent 12 years as a partner and director with The Hamilton Portfolio group, a diverse investment and advisory company based in Glasgow, before establishing his own advisory business, Bowmont Capital Partners, in 2013.
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About Maven Capital Partners: Maven Capital Partners is a private equity firm that provides a range of funding options to SMEs and investment opportunities.
Julie Glenny
Investment Director of Maven Capital Partners
Julie Glenny is an Investment Director based in Glasgow with responsibility for the Scottish Loan Fund team and for transacting new investments across Scotland. She joined Maven in May 2011 following a career with Bank of Scotland where she held a number of roles in the corporate arena, including that of Director of Corporate Banking which involved working with a diverse portfolio of SME connections and on a variety of transactions. Julie is a Member of the Chartered Institute of Bankers in Scotland and has an MBA from Strathclyde University (1997).
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About Halifax Bank of Scotland, Maven Capital Partners: Maven Capital Partners is a private equity firm that provides a range of funding options to SMEs and investment opportunities.
Steve Marshall
Sales and Marketing Director of Maven Capital Partners
Steve Marshall is responsible for developing IFA sales channels for Maven, maintaining relationships with advisers, key industry commentators and the press, and is responsible for defining the strategic marketing direction. He joined Aberdeen Asset Management in 2006 from AXA Life where he advised major corporate accounts and business partners of AXA. Previously Steve worked in the computing industry, before becoming a Navigating Officer in the Royal Navy. He moved into financial services with London Life in 1991, and subsequently held senior roles with Scottish Equitable and Friends Provident, where he focused on managing relationships within the investment and pensions markets and helped develop their corporate and investment sales strategy. Steve was also nominated for Friend Provident’s European management development programme, helping lead collaborative projects with European partner companies. Steve has a BSc (Hons) in Computer Science from the University of Hertfordshire.
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About Maven Capital Partners: Maven Capital Partners is a private equity firm that provides a range of funding options to SMEs and investment opportunities.
Ramsay Duff
Investment Director of Maven Capital Partners
Ramsay is a Partner in Maven Capital Solutions, which has been established by Maven Capital Partners following the acquisition of the business of HM Corporate Solutions (HMCS), previously run by Ramsay in partnership with Glasgow based Commercial Law Firm Harper Macleod. Maven Capital Solutions focuses on developing structured tax-efficient investment opportunities for sophisticated private investors looking to take advantage of tax allowances such as BPRA (Business Premises Renovation Allowance) and EIS (Enterprise Investment Scheme). Ramsay is a chartered accountant and corporate financier, well known in the Scottish market. Prior to setting up HMCS in 2003, he worked with ING Barings and Charterhouse Securities in Edinburgh. Ramsay graduated with a B.Acc. from The University of Glasgow, and is a Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland.
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About Ernst & Young, Maven Capital Partners: Maven Capital Partners is a private equity firm that provides a range of funding options to SMEs and investment opportunities.
Julian Taylor
Executive Director – Asia Pacific of Scottish Enterprise
Julian Taylor is Scottish Enterprise’s Executive Director, Strategy and Economics. He is responsible for helping set the overall direction of SE – in response to the Government Economic Strategy – and the evidence base that supports this. He works closely with a range of public and private partners and his experience includes advising a number of major companies at a senior level. Julian has over 20 years’ experience of international economic development in a wide variety of roles and has been with Scottish Enterprise since 1997. He was educated at the Universities of Sheffield, Newcastle upon Tyne, Dortmund and Herriot Watt and is a member of Glasgow University’s Adam Smith Business School Advisory Board.
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About Scottish Enterprise: Scottish Enterprise is Scotland’s main economic, enterprise, innovation and investment agency.
Jane Martin
Managing Director Of Business Services of Scottish Enterprise
Jane is responsible for setting the direction and delivering functions which underpin our operational delivery in Scotland and overseas. This includes digital service transformation and alignment with other public sector partners delivering business support; global and domestic communications; marketing; exhibitions and events; customer research and intelligence. She also oversees SE’s international and business networks, including Globalscot, and our stakeholder and partner engagement, including government and parliamentary relations. Jane has been part of the Scottish Enterprise team for over 14 years. Immediately prior to taking up her current role in November 2014, Jane held the position of Director of Marketing and Communications. Before joining Scottish Enterprise, Jane spent 10 years with number of roles in communications, mainly in local government. Jane has a BA (hons) from the University of Glasgow. She is also a board member of the Scottish Parliamentary Business Exchange and an active panel member for DSL Business Finance Ltd, a not for profit business lending organisation.
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About Scottish Enterprise: Scottish Enterprise is Scotland’s main economic, enterprise, innovation and investment agency.
