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This list showcases the top Birmingham based Partner operating in the Financial Services space. If you think a Partner 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.
Andrew Ferguson
Partner of Maven Capital Partners
Andrew is responsible for new investments in the Midlands and Southern England. He joined Aberdeen Asset Management in 2003, having previously had co-responsibility for the European operations of Freedom International Inc, a Canadian investment company. Prior to that, Andrew worked for CIBC in their Investment Bank, structuring debt and derivative packages to fund their European investment portfolio. For his MBA (2002), Andrew focused on corporate recovery strategies.
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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.
Andrew Ferguson
Partner of Maven Capital Partners
Andrew is responsible for new investments in the Midlands and Southern England. He joined Aberdeen Asset Management in 2003, having previously had co-responsibility for the European operations of Freedom International Inc, a Canadian investment company. Prior to that, Andrew worked for CIBC in their Investment Bank, structuring debt and derivative packages to fund their European investment portfolio. For his MBA (2002), Andrew focused on corporate recovery strategies.
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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.
James Outland
Managing Partner of New Capital Partners
James Outland serves as a Managing Partner at New Capital Partners.
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About New Capital Partners: New Capital Partners is an Alabama-based private equity firm that manages private equity and economic development funds.
Jim Little
Managing Partner of New Capital Partners
Jim Little serves as a Managing Partner at New Capital Partners.
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About New Capital Partners: New Capital Partners is an Alabama-based private equity firm that manages private equity and economic development funds.
Anderson Hicklen
Managing Partner of AIM Group
Anderson graduated from Samford University with a degree in Business Management and Marketing. Over the last several years, he has served in business development roles throughout Alabama. He came from an IT staffing company where he recruited software developers for Huntsville and Birmingham, and most recently worked at a banking software start up in Birmingham selling compliance software to community banks. Born and raised in Huntsville, Anderson currently lives in Birmingham with his wife Allison.
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About AIM Group: Angel Investor Management Group operates as an early-stage funding source in the Southeast.
James Arrowsmith
Partner of NVM Private Equity
James Arrowsmith has over 20 years’ experience of smaller company finance having worked as investment director for 3i’s London and Birmingham offices, and for HSBC as part of their corporate finance team. James represents NVM on the boards of Volumatic, Lineup, Optilan, S&P Coils, Lanner Group and Silverwing. He has also worked with Promanex Group – which was sold to Costain Group in 2011.
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About NVM Private Equity: NVM Private Equity Limited is an independently-owned firm of venture capital managers with over 20 years experience of investing in UK.
Michael Mullis
Managing Partner and Wealth Manager of Kelley & Mullis Wealth Management
A longtime resident of the greater Birmingham, Alabama area, Michael Mullis has served as a wealth manager with Kelley & Mullis Wealth Management for nearly two decades. For the past seven years, he has led this firm as its managing partner. Offering a range of stock market strategy and general investment planning advice, Michael Mullis prides himself on developing a lasting and trusting relationship with each client. His dedication to exceptional client service has earned him a place among the Birmingham Business Journal’s “Top 40 under 40” and Barron’s Magazine’s “America’s Top 1,200 Financial Advisors.” In the years before establishing himself as a managing partner in his own firm, Mr. Mullis served several years in public accounting with the massive American holding company Arthur Andersen. He laid the foundation for his successful career with a bachelor of arts in business administration from Samford University in Homewood, Alabama, and a master of arts in accounting from the University of Alabama at Birmingham.
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About Kelley & Mullis Wealth Management: Kelley & Mullis Wealth Management is an independent financial services firm.
Kiernan Easton
Partner and Wealth Manager of Dynamic Wealth Solutions LLC
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About Dynamic Wealth Solutions LLC: Registered Investment Advisory Firm
