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At Best Startup UK we track over 130,000 UK startups and over 500,000 people who hold key positions in these companies. We use this directory of startups to highlight top employees, founders and board members we think deserve more appreciation than they are currently getting.
This list showcases the top United Kingdom based Principal operating in the Credit 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.
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.
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.
Yvonne Bajela
Founding Member & Principal of Impact X Partners
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About Impact X Partners: Impact X Partners is an SDG advisory platform providing capital and counsel to investment seekers and investors.
