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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 Managing Director operating in the Finance space. If you think a Managing 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.
George Saravelos
Managing Director & Global Co-Head of FX Research of Deutsche Bank
George is Global co-Head of FX Research at Deutsche Bank in London, where he is responsible for the fundamental analysis of the world’s major currency markets and is one of the bank’s most prolific writers on global macro issues. He has spearheaded the development of Deutsche Bank’s FX investment index product suite, including the first benchmark index of currency market returns, and has built industry-leading indicators and frameworks for analyzing market drivers. He has also driven Deutsche Bank’s coverage of the macro and political outlook in the Eurozone crisis, particularly Greece. George holds a Masters in international development from Harvard University and a Bachelor in economics from Cambridge University and has also previously worked at the IMF.
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About Deutsche Bank: Deutsche Bank, a Frankfurt-based global investment bank, offers financial products and services to corporate and institutional clients.
Shaheen Yusuf
Managing Director of Deutsche Bank
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About Deutsche Bank: Deutsche Bank, a Frankfurt-based global investment bank, offers financial products and services to corporate and institutional clients.
Christian Resch
Managing Director, GS Growth of Goldman Sachs
Christian Resch joined Goldman Sachs in 2004 and is a Managing Director responsible for growth equity investments. Christian typically invests between $20m and $200m of capital in individual transaction. Christian holds a Bachelor or Science from the London School of Economics and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
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About Goldman Sachs: Goldman Sachs is a multinational financial services firm providing securities, investment banking, and management services.
Anthony Gutman
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs
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About Goldman Sachs: Goldman Sachs is a multinational financial services firm providing securities, investment banking, and management services.
Francois-Xavier (FX) de Mallmann
Managing Director- Investment Banking Division of Goldman Sachs
François-Xavier (FX) is global co-head of the Consumer Retail and Healthcare Group, and a member of the European Management Committee. FX has been global co-head of the Consumer Retail and Healthcare Group since June 2014 and was previously global co-head of the Consumer Retail Group. Prior to this, he was head of Investment Banking Services in EMEA from 2011 to 2013 and head of the Financing Group in EMEA from 2008 to 2011. FX joined Goldman Sachs in 1993 in the London office. He was named managing director in 2003 and partner in 2004. FX serves on the Board of Directors of the International Rescue Committee UK and is a member of the Young Global Leaders Network of the World Economic Forum. He graduated with distinction from Hochschule St. Gallen (lic. oec) and Community of European Management Schools in 1992.
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About Goldman Sachs: Goldman Sachs is a multinational financial services firm providing securities, investment banking, and management services.
Colin White
Managing Director of Goldman Sachs
Colin White is a managing director and technology fellow within the Engineering division at Goldman Sachs. Colin is global head of the Workflow group within Enterprise Platforms, a core engineering group that builds services and capabilities to decrease time to market and drive the level of standardization across workflow-based applications firm-wide.
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About Goldman Sachs: Goldman Sachs is a multinational financial services firm providing securities, investment banking, and management services.
Lionel Assant
Senior Managing Director of Blackstone Group
Lionel Assant is Senior Managing Director and European Head of Private Equity for Blackstone, based in London. Since joining Blackstone in 2003, Lionel Assant has been involved in various European investments and investment opportunities. Before joining Blackstone, Lionel Assant worked for seven years at Goldman Sachs in the Mergers & Acquisitions, Asset Management and Private Equity divisions. Lionel Assant graduated from the Ecole Polytechnique with a Master’s degree in Economics. He serves as a Director of Tangerine, Intertrust and Alliance Automotive Group. Lionel Assant served on the boards of Gerresheimer, Mivisa and United Biscuits. He is also a Trustee of Impetus-PEF, a charitable foundation which provides resources to improve the lives of children and young people living in poverty.
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About Blackstone Group: Blackstone is an investment and advisory firm providing financial solutions for investors and clients.
Kenneth Caplan
Sr. Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer of Blackstone Group
Kenneth A. Caplan is a Senior Managing Director and Global Chief Investment Officer of the Real Estate Group. Since joining Blackstone in 1997, Kenneth Caplan has been involved in over $100 billion of real estate acquisitions and initiatives in the United States, Europe and Asia. These include major acquisitions such as Equity Office Properties, Hilton Hotels, Trizec Properties and La Quinta. Prior to his current role, Kenneth Caplan was Head of Real Estate Europe. Before joining Blackstone, he was at Lazard Frères & Co. in the real estate investment banking group. Kenneth Caplan received an A.B. in Economics from Harvard College, where he graduated magna cum laude, was elected to Phi Beta Kappa and was a John Harvard Scholar. He currently serves on the Board of Trustees of Prep for Prep.
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About Blackstone Group: Blackstone is an investment and advisory firm providing financial solutions for investors and clients.
Caroline Hill
Managing Director, Real Estate ESG of Blackstone Group
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About Blackstone Group: Blackstone is an investment and advisory firm providing financial solutions for investors and clients.
Nick Tansley
Managing Director of Blackstone Group
Nick Tansley is the Managing Director at PJT Partners.
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About Blackstone Group, PJT Partners: Blackstone is an investment and advisory firm providing financial solutions for investors and clients.
John Tang
Managing Director, Head of EMEA, Cerberus Technology Solutions of Cerberus Capital Management
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About Cerberus Capital Management: Cerberus Capital Management is a private investment firm that focuses on operational private equity investments.
Sarah Broughton
Managing Director of Starwood Capital Group
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About Starwood Capital Group: Starwood Capital has invested $11.8 billion of equity since 1991 in all asset classes and levels of the capital structure.
Mark Dowds
Managing Director of Anthemis Group
Mark Dowds does nothing in half measures. An accomplished endurance runner and cyclist, a serial investor and startup founder, Mark has earned a name for his ability to motivate others to get “unstuck”—to innovate in old spaces and displace established industries in the name of relevance. He brings that level of commitment to the world of tech whether he is getting a new initiative off the ground or empowering audiences around the world. In 2012 he co-founded Trov—the world’s first on-demand insurance platform—and today is accountable for all revenue, strategy and growth as the company expands internationally. In two decades he has helped get dozens of ventures off the ground, through his Canadian-based incubators Fresh Initiatives and Creationstep. During his time in Toronto he established a co-working facility that helped nurture the city’s emerging web 2.0 community and half a dozen other start-ups, including ServiceCloud that was acquired by Salesforce.com. Mark was an LP in Bullet Time Ventures, an early seed investor in Uber, Twilio and many more emerging tech start-ups. He currently chairs the board of Generation Innovation – a program designed to bring entrepreneurial experiences to high school students throughout Northern Ireland. He is an advisor to several companies including, Neurovalens, Jumpack, StageTen, WorldBlu, and eHarvestHub. Mark is an electric speaker – tackling topics like disruption, relevance and upending the ways we approach problems primarily in the tech, finance, and insurance sectors. He thrives on pushing people forward to accomplish big things. If he is not on a plane or a stage, these days Mark is on a bike or spending time creating adventures with his two teenagers and wife of 20 years.
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About Anthemis Group, Trōv: Anthemis Group is a global platform that cultivates change in the financial system by investing in, growing, and sustaining businesses.
Farhan Lalji
Managing Director of Anthemis Group
Farhan is a Director in the Venture Partnerships team at Anthemis. Previously a Partner and MD of Rokk3r Labs, a global venture builder, Farhan worked with corporates and startups on starting new companies and building products. Farhan has also been an executive at PeerIndex, a social media analytics platform that was acquired by Brandwatch in 2014, Yahoo! and various other start ups and later stage private companies. He is an entrepreneur in residence at King’s College London and a part-time lecturer at London Business School on managing in digital organisations. Farhan holds an undergraduate degree from McMaster University in Canada and an MBA from London Business School. When he’s not geeking out on technology trends and their impact on society he’s watching or reading about NBA basketball.
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About Anthemis Group, Rokk3r: Anthemis Group is a global platform that cultivates change in the financial system by investing in, growing, and sustaining businesses.
Iason Nikolakis
Managing Director, Investments of Anthemis Group
Iason Nikolakis is a bright and industrious fin-tech enthusiast, who has developed a valuable mix of client relationship and analytical skills. At Anthemis, he is deeply involved in a range of projects, from strategic advisory to executing M&A transactions. Prior to this, he acted as Assistant Trader at the Foreign Exchange and Derivatives desks at the Treasury of the National Bank of Greece, the oldest and largest financial group in the country. Iason received a B.Sc in Economics from University of Ioannina and a MSc in Investment Management from Cass Business School. He speaks Greek, English, Spanish and French. He is passionate about football and would one day like to go on an extended tour of Latin America.
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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.
Nick Williams
Managing Director, Consumer Digital of Lloyds Banking Group
Nick is a highly respected executive with a wealth of experience across the public and private sectors. Most notably, Nick has extensive experience in leading transformative change in complex organisations across the Financial Services industry. As Managing Director of the Consumer Digital business at Lloyds Banking Group, he runs the largest digital Retail Banking franchise in the UK. His responsibilities span the 12.5m online users (7.7m via mobile) across Lloyds Bank, Bank of Scotland, Halifax and Scottish Widows. He has transformed the business through unprecedented growth to provide a best in class eCommerce capability whilst maintaining a market leading customer experience. He is passionate about the digital inclusion and financial wellbeing agendas, proactively engaging in public policy setting and external media relations. Nick is also the Groups Ambassador for the North region, managing relationships with central and local government, MPs and LEPs. As the chair of the Northern Executive Committee, he brings focus to the region with the objective of helping northern communities and businesses prosper.
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About Lloyds Banking Group, Lloyds Banking Group: Lloyds Banking Group is a major British financial institution formed through the acquisition of HBOS by Lloyds TSB in 2009.
Paul Gordon
Managing Director, SME & Mid Corporates, Commercial Banking of Lloyds Banking Group
Paul Gordon is Managing Director, SME & Mid Corporates, Commercial Banking at Lloyds Banking Group
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About Lloyds Banking Group: Lloyds Banking Group is a major British financial institution formed through the acquisition of HBOS by Lloyds TSB in 2009.
Steve Everett
Managing Director, Payments and Global Transaction Banking of Lloyds Banking Group
Steve is Managing Director for Payments within the Global Transaction Banking business, having joined Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) in October 2014. Prior to joining LBG, Steve spent 15 years with RBS performing senior leadership roles spanning global transactions services (GTS), financial markets and corporate banking and leading key strategic programmes which have transformed businesses. His final role was Global Head of Cash Management with responsibility for all payment and liquidity products spanning a network of 38 countries.
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About Lloyds Banking Group: Lloyds Banking Group is a major British financial institution formed through the acquisition of HBOS by Lloyds TSB in 2009.
Markus Noe-Nordberg
Managing Director and Head of Europe mid-market Private Equity 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.
Kenneth Borton
Managing Director of WhiteHorse Capital 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.
Abdul Guefor
Managing Director of Intel Capital
Abdul leads Intel Capital’s investment activities in EMEA from London. Investment focus areas include all areas of deep technology including software, AI, transportation, IoT, wireless and the data economy. His recent investments include Aledia, Polystream, Prophesee and what3words. He also represents Intel Capital on the boards of Ozon and Sigfox. Abdul’s exits include CSR, centrum.cz, Epichem, Fortumo, IMS, Mango Telecom, ProGlove and Wirtualna Polska. Before rejoining Intel Capital in 2015, Abdul served as Intel’s Assistant Treasurer from 2010 until 2015, leading the execution of fixed income investments, FX trades and cash management in EMEA. Abdul first joined Intel Capital in 1999. Before Intel, Abdul spent 7 years with PwC Corporate Finance, was a design engineer with Plessey Semiconductors and a robotics researcher with Ikerlán in Spain. Abdul is a UK-qualified Chartered Accountant and holds an honours degree in Electronic Engineering.
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About Intel Capital: Intel Capital invests in innovative startups targeting cloud and AI infrastructure, cybersecurity, and other disruptive technologies.
Karim Saddi
Managing Director of TowerBrook Capital Partners
Karim Saddi is a Managing Director of TowerBrook. He was previously a member and subsequently a partner at Soros Private Equity. He was a member of the Mergers, Acquisitions and Restructurings department of Morgan Stanley Dean Witter in London and Los Angeles. He earned his B.S. from École des Hautes Études Commerciales (H.E.C.), Paris, France.
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About TowerBrook Capital Partners, TowerBrook Capital Partners: TowerBrook Capital Partners is a London-based investment management firm that funds European and North American companies.
Winston Ginsberg
Managing Director of TowerBrook Capital Partners
Winston Ginsberg is a Managing Director of TowerBrook. Prior to joining TowerBrook, he was a General Partner and co-founder of Elwin Capital Partners. During that time he was also a founder and Executive Chairman of OfficeTiger, one of the world’s largest outsourcing companies. He was a member of the Principal Investment Area and the Mergers & Acquisitions department of Goldman Sachs in London and New York. Prior to Goldman Sachs, he was a member of the Mergers & Acquisitions department of Lazard Frères & Co. in New York. He earned his M.A. from Pembroke College, Cambridge and received his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School.
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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.
Filippo Cardini
Managing Director, COO and General Counsel of TowerBrook Capital Partners
Filippo Cardini is COO, General Counsel and a Managing Director of TowerBrook. He is a member of the Management Committee as well as being responsible for investor relations for the firm. He was previously a Partner, COO and General Counsel at Soros Private Equity. He focuses on the Italian market and is extensively involved in structuring and executing all of TowerBrook’s transactions. Previously, he was a senior solicitor at the London-based law firm, Ashursts, in the Private Equity Group in London and Milan. He earned his LLB from Brunel University and completed his Law Society Finals at the College of Law in London. He holds the Series 7, 24, 63, 79 and 99 licenses.
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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.
Gordon Holmes
Managing Director of TowerBrook Capital Partners
Gordon Holmes is a Managing Director of TowerBrook. Prior to joining TowerBrook in 2010, he was a Managing Principal at Quadrangle Group, where he headed the firm’s London office. He was previously a General Partner at Forstmann Little & Co., and he began his career at Goldman Sachs, where he worked in the firm’s London, New York and Singapore offices. He earned his B.C.L. from University College Dublin in 1990 and received his M.B.A. from Stanford Business School in 1995
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About TowerBrook Capital Partners, TowerBrook Capital Partners: TowerBrook Capital Partners is a London-based investment management firm that funds European and North American companies.
Ron van Loo
Managing Director of TowerBrook Capital Partners
Previously, Ron Van Loo worked in operations management consulting, as a Director at AlixPartners in the Enterprise Improvement practice, and at EY in the Operational Transaction Services practice. Prior to that, he worked in various corporate line management roles including over 10 years in Asia whilst at Michelin, most latterly as manufacturing supply chain Director for the Asia-Pacific region. He earned his M.A. in Accounting and Financial Management from Institut Supérieur de Gestion in Paris and his Executive M.B.A. from TRIUM, where he studied at NYU Stern School of Business, the London School of Economics, and École des Hautes Études Commerciales (H.E.C.), Paris.
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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.
Nicolas Chavanne
Managing Director of TowerBrook Capital Partners
Nicolas Chavanne is a Senior Principal at TowerBrook. Previously, he was a member of the Mergers & Acquisitions department of Greenhill in London. He graduated from Ecole Supérieure de Commerce de Paris (E.S.C.P.) in 2000.
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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.
Jose Arellano
Managing Director of TowerBrook Capital Partners
Jose Arellano is a Principal at TowerBrook. Previously, he was an Associate of the Mergers & Acquisitions department, focused on the Financial Institutions industry, at Merrill Lynch in London. He graduated in Business Administration from ICADE (Madrid).
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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.
Pablo de la Infiesta
Managing Director, Head of the Private Funds Advisory group in EMEA of Moelis & Company
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About Moelis & Company: Moelis & Company is an investment bank that provides innovative strategic advice and solutions to a diverse client base.
Antony C. Clavel
Managing Director of Summit Partners
Antony C. Clavel joined Summit Partners in 2013. He is a Swiss national and speaks English and Italian. Prior to Summit, he worked for Allen & Company. Based in Summit’s London office, Antony is active in the firm’s investment activities in Europe. Antony holds a BA in mathematics from Oxford University with First Class Honors and an SM in computer science from Harvard University.
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About Summit Partners, Tech Nation: Summit Partners is an investment firm that is currently investing in to growth equity, fixed income, and public equity opportunities.
Matthias Allgaier
Managing Director of Summit Partners
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About Summit Partners: Summit Partners is an investment firm that is currently investing in to growth equity, fixed income, and public equity opportunities.
Gregg J. Nardone
Managing Director of Summit Partners
Gregg J. Nardone joined Summit Partners in 2010. Prior to Summit, Gregg worked for Guggenheim Investment Management as a member of the leveraged credit investing team, and later assumed a trading role. Before that, he worked at Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette and Banca IMI Securities. Based in Summit’s Boston office, Gregg is active in the firm’s credit investment activities. His investments include Cal Dive International, Newtek Business Services and Whistler Energy. Gregg received a BBA in finance from The College of William & Mary. In addition, he holds the designation of Chartered Financial Analyst.
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About Summit Partners: Summit Partners is an investment firm that is currently investing in to growth equity, fixed income, and public equity opportunities.
Scott Collins
Managing Director and COO of Summit Partners
Scott Collins is the Managing Director at Summit Partners. Scott joined Summit Partners in 1996. Scott manages the firm’s London office, which he founded in 2001. Scott is active in Summit’s investment activities in North America, Europe and Asia. During his 17 years with Summit Partners, Scott has served on the board of directors of more than 25 companies. Currently he is a director of 360T Group, Acturis Limited, AVAST Software, Bigpoint, vente-privee.com and Welltec International. His prior directorships include Dorn Technology Group (acquired by Policy Management Systems Corporation), Elumen Solutions (acquired by Computer Task Group), Hittite Microwave Corporation (NASDAQ: HITT), Jamba! AG (acquired by VeriSign), Ogone (acquired by Ingenico), SafeBoot Holdings (acquired by McAfee) and Web Reservations International (acquired by Hellman & Friedman). Prior to Summit, Scott worked as a Strategy Consultant with McKinsey & Company in the financial institutions group. Scott also served in a variety of U.S. federal government positions, including at the White House and Department of Justice. Scott holds an A.B. degree in Economics, magna cum laude, from Harvard University and a J.D., cum laude, from Harvard Law School. While at Harvard, Scott was captain of the varsity football team and later served as managing editor of the Harvard Law Review. Scott is a former director of the Harvard Alumni Association and remains active in Harvard-related activities. Scott was a founding Trustee of the Private Equity Foundation, a leading venture philanthropy in the U.K. dedicated to improving the lives of underprivileged youth and he served on the board from 2007 to 2012. Scott holds British and U.S. dual citizenship. Scott’s personal interests include sport and fitness, the arts, and spending time with his children.
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About Summit Partners: Summit Partners is an investment firm that is currently investing in to growth equity, fixed income, and public equity opportunities.
Christian R. Strain
Managing Director of Summit Partners
Christian R. Strain joined Summit Partners in 2005. He is a French and U.S. national, and is bilingual in French and English. Prior to Summit, he worked for Apax Partners in Paris where he was a member of the technology team. Based in Summit’s London office, Christian is active in the firm’s investment activities in North America, Europe and Asia. His board directorships and investments include Bigpoint, Ogone (acquired by Ingenico), Peak Well Systems and vente-privee.com. Christian holds a BA in history from Yale University and an MBA from Harvard Business School. He is active with City Year London.
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About Bigpoint, Ogone, Summit Partners: Summit Partners is an investment firm that is currently investing in to growth equity, fixed income, and public equity opportunities.
Han Sikkens
Managing Director and Head of Summit Partners Europe of Summit Partners
Han Sikkens joined Summit Partners in 2004. He is a Dutch national and speaks Dutch and English. Prior to Summit, he worked for Scotia Capital and IBM Corporation. Based in Summit’s London office, Han is active in the firm’s investment activities in North America, Europe and Asia. His board directorships and investments include 360T Group, Acturis Limited, AVAST Software, Flow Traders, Multifonds (IGEFI Group), SafeBoot Holdings (acquired by McAfee) and Welltec International. Han holds a BS in business administration from the University of Groningen, an MSc in international business from the University of Groningen, and an MSc in international finance from the CERAM Graduate School of Management & Technology.
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About IBM, Summit Partners: Summit Partners is an investment firm that is currently investing in to growth equity, fixed income, and public equity opportunities.
Thomas M. Tarnowski
Managing Director of Summit Partners
Thomas M. Tarnowski joined Summit Partners in 2013. He is a Danish national and speaks Danish, English, Norwegian, Polish and Swedish. Prior to Summit, he worked for Triton, Credit Suisse First Boston and Citigroup. Based in Summit’s London office, Thomas is active in the firm’s investment activities in Europe. Thomas received an MBA from Harvard Business School and a BBA in finance from Valdosta State University.
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About Salomon Smith Barney, Summit Partners: Summit Partners is an investment firm that is currently investing in to growth equity, fixed income, and public equity opportunities.
Johannes N. Grefe
Managing Director of Summit Partners
Johannes N. Grefe joined Summit Partners in 2012. He is a German national and speaks English, German, and Spanish. Prior to Summit, he worked for Vitruvian Partners, TA Associates and Lazard. Based in Summit’s London office, Johannes is active in the firm’s investment activities in Europe. His investments and board directorships include Peak Well Systems. Johannes received an MSc in industrial engineering from the University of Karlsruhe in Germany and an MS in engineering management from Portland State University.
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About Summit Partners: Summit Partners is an investment firm that is currently investing in to growth equity, fixed income, and public equity opportunities.
Anthony Forshaw
Managing Director, Capital Markets Group of Houlihan Lokey
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About Houlihan Lokey: Houlihan Lokey is a global investment bank that focuses on capital markets, financial restructuring, valuation, and strategic consulting.
Sandy Purcell
Senior Managing Director of Houlihan Lokey
Sandy Purcell is the Board Member at AudioEye.
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About Houlihan Lokey: Houlihan Lokey is a global investment bank that focuses on capital markets, financial restructuring, valuation, and strategic consulting.
Ann Sharkey
Managing Director of Houlihan Lokey
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About Houlihan Lokey: Houlihan Lokey is a global investment bank that focuses on capital markets, financial restructuring, valuation, and strategic consulting.
Peter Preisler
Managing Director, Head of Marketing and Business Development, Europe & Africa of Oaktree Capital Management
Peter Preisler is the Managing Director, Head of Marketing and Business Development, Europe & Africa at Oaktree Capital Management.
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About Oaktree Capital Management: Oaktree Capital Management is a privately owned investment manager specializing in alternative investment strategies.
Karim Tabet
Senior Managing Director of Providence Equity Partners
Karim Tabet is a managing director based in our London office. He is currently a director of Digital Platform İletişim Hizmetleri (Digiturk) and Galileo Global Education. Prior to joining Providence in 2002, he was an associate in the principal investment area at Goldman Sachs. Prior to Goldman Sachs, he worked in mergers and acquisitions at Morgan Stanley. He received a Master of Business Administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and is a graduate of École Polytechnique.
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About Providence Equity Partners: Providence Equity Partners is a private equity firm that focuses on media, entertainment, communications, and information investments.
Andrew Tisdale
Senior Managing Director of Providence Equity Partners
Andrew Tisdale is a managing director based in our London office. Mr. Tisdale is currently a director of Canal Digitaal Satelliet and HSE24. Prior to joining Providence in 2008, Mr. Tisdale was global co-head of the media and communications group and a member of Morgan Stanley’s management committee for investment banking. During his tenure at Morgan Stanley, Mr. Tisdale held various roles within investment banking, including co-head of the media and communications group for North and South America and, subsequently, the same role for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He also led Morgan Stanley’s investment banking activities in Brazil. Mr. Tisdale received a Master of Business Administration from the University of North Carolina and a Bachelor of Arts from Vanderbilt University.
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About Providence Equity Partners: Providence Equity Partners is a private equity firm that focuses on media, entertainment, communications, and information investments.
Roderik Schlosser
Managing Director of Providence Equity Partners
Roderik Schlösser is a vice president based in ther London office. Prior to joining Providence in 2006, he was an analyst in the telecommunications corporate finance group at Deutsche Bank. He received a Master of Science in Business Administration from Tilburg University.
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About Providence Equity Partners: Providence Equity Partners is a private equity firm that focuses on media, entertainment, communications, and information investments.
John Hahn
Senior Managing Director of Providence Equity Partners
John Hahn is a managing director based in our London office and leads the firm’s European private equity investment activities. He is a director of Digital Platform İletişim Hizmetleri (Digiturk), Grupo Corporativo ONO and UFO Moviez India (UMI). Prior to joining Providence in 2000, he was a managing director at Morgan Stanley. Prior to Morgan Stanley, he worked with Price Waterhouse and Federal Data Corporation. He received a Master of Business Administration from the Anderson School at the University of California, Los Angeles and a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Notre Dame.
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About Providence Equity Partners: Providence Equity Partners is a private equity firm that focuses on media, entertainment, communications, and information investments.
Charles Vernudachi
Managing Director and head of European business development of Providence Equity Partners
Charles Vernudachi is a managing director based in their London office, where he focuses on business development activities in Europe. Prior to joining Providence in 2014, he was a managing director with Eaton Partners in London, where he oversaw the EMEA distribution of private equity funds and hedge funds. Previously, he was a senior client executive with SEB in London where he was responsible for the distribution of alternative solutions in Europe. From 2007 to 2008, he co-founded a London based placement agent of alternative funds. Prior to that, he was an executive director in the securities division of Goldman Sachs where he was responsible for the distribution of liquid and structured credit products. He started his career with Natixis in Paris. He received a Bachelor of Science from the University Paris Dauphine. He is a CAIA Charter Member and co-founder of the Paris chapter.
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About Providence Equity Partners: Providence Equity Partners is a private equity firm that focuses on media, entertainment, communications, and information investments.
Karim Tabet
Senior Managing Director of Providence Equity Partners
Karim Tabet is a managing director based in our London office. he is currently a director of Bitė and Galileo Global Education. Previous boards include Digiturk (Turkey), Com Hem (Sweden), Casema (Netherlands) and Crown Media International. Prior to joining Providence in 2002, he was an associate in the principal investment area at Goldman Sachs. Prior to Goldman Sachs, he worked in mergers and acquisitions at Morgan Stanley. He received a Master of Business Administration from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and is a graduate of École Polytechnique.
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About Providence Equity Partners: Providence Equity Partners is a private equity firm that focuses on media, entertainment, communications, and information investments.
Enrique Perez Hernandez
Managing Director & Head of EMEA Technology Investment Banking of Morgan Stanley
Enrique Perez-Hernandez is the Managing Director at Morgan Stanley & Co Ltd in London. For the last 20 years he’s been the head of EMEA technology and investment banking at Morgan Stanley, a global financial services firm and a market leader in securities, asset management and credit services. In 2010 he was promoted and moved from the Madrid offices to London. He previously advised the Madrid branch on takeovers, share and convertible bond issues, and acquisition financing. Enrique is skilled in investment banking, equities, corporate finance, capital markets, business strategy and financial markets. He holds a BA in business administration from Universidad Complutense de Madrid.
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About Morgan Stanley: Morgan Stanley is a financial services company that offers securities, asset management, and credit services.
Jessica Alsford
Managing Director of Morgan Stanley
Jessica Alsford is an Executive Director and Head of Morgan Stanley’s Sustainable + Responsible investment research team. Jessica joined the firm in 2005 and spent five years co-heading the Business Services team within Equity Research. In 2010, the team was ranked second in the Institutional Investor and Extel surveys. Prior to joining Morgan Stanley, Jessica was an equity research analyst at Cazenove. She holds an M.A. in social and political sciences from the University of Cambridge and is a CFA charter holder.
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About Morgan Stanley, Morgan Stanley: Morgan Stanley is a financial services company that offers securities, asset management, and credit services.
Frederik Wijsenbeek
Managing Director, Morgan Stanley Tactical Value of Morgan Stanley
Frederik is a senior private equity investor with fourteen years of experience in Europe and North America. During that time he has been responsible for twelve successful transactions across multiple sectors with equity investments ranging in size from €25m to €250m. From 2010 to 2013, he was the Head of Direct Private Equity in Europe for OTPP, a $130bn Canadian pension plan with a $12bn private equity portfolio. Between 2003 and 2009, Frederik was a Partner at Bregal Capital, a €2.5bn private equity fund backed by the Brenninkmeijer family. He started his career in New York at Securitas Capital, a $600m private equity joint-venture between Swiss Re and Credit Suisse. Frederik graduated from Stanford University with a BA degree with Distinction in Political Science and a minor in Economics. He subsequently completed an executive education program at Harvard Business School. Frederik is a board member of the ChildLine Schools Service at the National Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children (“NSPCC”). He is a Dutch national.
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About Morgan Stanley: Morgan Stanley is a financial services company that offers securities, asset management, and credit services.
Suzanne Heywood
Managing Director of EXOR N.V.
Appointed as a non-executive director in November 2015. Managing director, Exor Group and trustee of the Royal Opera House, Royal Academy of Arts and the Royal Academy of Music.
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About CNH Industrial, EXOR N.V.: EXOR is a diversified holding company that makes long-term investments focused on global companies in diversified sectors.
Nathan Luckey
Managing Director, Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets of Macquarie Group
Nathan is a Managing Director in Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets, and holds a number of non-executive directorship roles for companies within MIRA’s investment portfolio. Nathan is a qualified Mechanical Engineer, with expertise across the utilities, telecommunications, transportation and media sectors.
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About Macquarie Group: Macquarie Group is a global provider of banking, financial, advisory, investment and funds management services.
Karl Smith
Managing Director of Macquarie Group
Karl Smith is responsible for managing the UK Green Investment Bank Offshore Wind Fund. The fund is the world’s first dedicated offshore wind fund and is managed by UK Green Investment Bank Financial Services, a wholly owned subsidiary of the UK Green Investment Bank. It is currently the largest renewables fund in the UK. Karl has extensive experience in principal equity investment, debt investments and financial advisory across the energy and infrastructure sector. He joined the UK Green Investment Bank in 2012 and led the Bank’s principal equity investments in the offshore wind sector. He previously held similar positions at a number of organisations including Babcock & Brown, ABN Amro and Macquarie Bank. Karl holds a Bachelor of Commerce with Honours in Finance from the University of Melbourne.
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About Green Investment Bank, Macquarie Group: Macquarie Group is a global provider of banking, financial, advisory, investment and funds management services.
Steve Berry
Managing Director of Macquarie Group
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Francesco Casiraghi
Managing Director of Advent International
Francesco Casiraghi joined Advent in 2007. In addition to managing Advent’s coverage of the Italian market, he is a member of the Industrial team. Prior to Advent, Francesco was at Merrill Lynch, where he worked for five years on the investment banking team in their London, Hong Kong, Rome and Milan offices. Prior to Merrill Lynch, he worked at Procter & Gamble as a process engineer. Francesco holds an MA in Industrial Engineering from Parma University. Francesco has worked on Advent’s investments in Circet, Laird Limited and Nexi.
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About Advent International: Advent International is a global private equity firm that invests in the business and financial services.
Luke Barrett
Managing Director, Global External Affairs of TPG
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About TPG, TPG: TPG is a private investment firm that manages capital across a family of funds.
Ilya Kondrashov
Co-founder & Managing Director of MarketFinance
Having spent three years working within one of the world’s largest legacy financial institutions, Ilya was exposed to the outdated service banks were providing to private businesses. He realised that business owners felt let down by their bank, and set out to build a better alternative. He also represents MarketInvoice in its efforts to promote transparency and fairness within the alternative finance industry, sitting on multiple compliance and regulatory bodies including the P2PFA.
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About MarketFinance: MarketFinance is a FinTech company providing business finance solutions that help companies grow.
Paul Swann
President and Managing Director of IntercontinentalExchange
Paul Swann is the President & Managing Director, ICE Clear Europe, the wholly-owned European clearing house of Intercontinental Exchange (NYSE: ICE). Swann was named to his post at ICE in July 2007 and was instrumental in the launch of ICE Clear Europe in November 2008. In his role, Swann oversees all technology, operations and financial functions at the London-based clearing house. Swann has over 20 years experience in European derivatives and equities clearing, and prior to joining ICE, he was most recently Managing Director, Group Risk and Managing Director, Change for LCH.Clearnet Ltd. During his tenure at LCH.Clearnet Ltd., Swann held various leadership positions in technology, operations, and risk management. In those roles, Swann worked closely with ICE on its energy futures and over-the-counter (OTC) clearing business.
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About IntercontinentalExchange: Intercontinental Exchange is an operator of regulated exchanges and clearing houses serving the risk management needs of global markets.
Reid Marsh
Managing Director of Barclays
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James Binns
Managing Director, Global Head of Trade and Working Capital of Barclays
James Binns is the Global Head of Trade and Working Capital for Barclays, which serves Corporate, NBFI and FI clients globally with teams located in UK, Europe, Americas, Asia and the Middle East. Prior to joining Barclays, James spent 4.5 years at Deutsche Bank where he headed Working Capital Advisory and Trade Finance for EMEA and latterly Global Cross Product Solutions. This followed 20 years at HSBC where James was based across Asia Pacific, the Middle East, USA and UK in a number of senior Corporate Banking and Trade Finance roles.
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About Barclays: Barclays is a global financial services company that provides various financial products and services worldwide.
Alistair Byrne
Managing Director, Head of EMEA Pensions and Retirement Strategy of State Street Global Advisors
Alistair is a Managing Director and Head of EMEA Pensions and Retirement Strategy at State Street Global Advisors. He is responsible for thought leadership and product strategy for retirement and long-term savings markets across the EMEA region. He works with our clients – DB and DC pension plans, platforms and intermediaries, and consultants – to help ensure good outcomes for their plan members and customers. Alistair is well known for his work on pensions and retirement issues, regularly publishing research, speaking at conferences and being quoted in the press. Prior to joining State Street in 2014, Alistair was a Senior DC Investment Consultant at Willis Towers Watson, where he advised a number of large DC plans and led a team of DC consultants and analysts. He has over 25 years investment experience, as a consultant, business school academic, and in a number of senior investment roles at AEGON UK. Alistair is a CFA charterholder and has a PhD in finance from the University of Strathclyde.
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About State Street Global Advisors: State Street Global Advisors is the investment management division of State Street Corporation
Giles Marshall
Managing Director of Searchlight Capital Partners
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About Searchlight Capital Partners: Searchlight Capital Partners is a private investment firm operating in North America and Europe.
Giles Spungin
Global Head of Analytics, Compliance and Operational Risk, Managing Director of HSBC
Giles Spungin is responsible for development and imbedding of advanced analytics strategy for Op Risk and Reg Compliance functions globally, including deployment of bank-wide predictive risk management solutions. Activity examples include automation and behavioural analytics, surveillance analytics and capital modelling. Giles chairs Model Risk Oversight Committee. Prior to joining HSBC, Giles worked at a number of leading financial institutions in highly quantitative roles including Goldman Sachs and Deutche Bank. Giles has High Frequency Algorithmic Trading development background.
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About HSBC: HSBC is a banking and financial services organization that offers a comprehensive range of services.
Marco Hughes
Managing Director, Global Head Core Payments, GLCM of HSBC
Marco is passionate about payments with over 20-years’ experience of the industry, working in some of the largest global banks. At HSBC he is the Managing Director and Global Head of Core Payments Product for its Global Liquidity and Cash Management business based in London, meeting the needs of HSBC corporate and financial service clients to make and better manage payments and receive collections both domestic and international. This covers a wide remit of electronic and paper based solutions, and so it covers payments from the most traditional to the latest innovation. His career has taken him around the world, from Mumbai to Chennai, Chicago to Prague and Rome to Edinburgh. A former British Royal Navy officer, Marco holds a MBA from the University of Chicago and a degree in Electronic and Communication Engineering from the University of Bristol. He is a Member of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (MCISI), a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Founders and a Freeman of the City of London.
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About HSBC: HSBC is a banking and financial services organization that offers a comprehensive range of services.
Jean-Paul Linschoten
Managing Director and Head of China Client Strategy of HSBC
Jean-Paul (“JP”) joined HSBC in 2012 in the Prime Finance Division. His focus since the announcement of the Shanghai Hong Kong Connect in 2014 has been “China” where JP was instrumental in defining, implementing and marketing HSBC’s Stock Connect cross-product proposition across equities, foreign exchange and custody for clients investing in A-shares for the first time. In an expanded role JP is currently responsible for advising clients on implementation of their China strategy as it relates to inbound and outbound China access across asset classes through QFII/RQFII/Stock Connect, MRF, and more recently London –Shanghai Connect. With almost 20 years’ experience in the banking industry, JP has held various roles in London, New York and Hong Kong across equity derivatives, flow equity swaps, Delta One origination, and structuring product.
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Kaushalya Somasundaram
Managing Director, Head of Fintech Partnerships of HSBC
As the Head of Fintech Partnerships & Strategy, Kaushalya leads the partnership and corporate venturing for HSBC’s core businesses including Global Liquidity and Cash Management, Global Trade and Receivables Finance, Custody and Global Markets. She has led HSBC investments in Fintech companies of strategic importance and the bank’s forays into the world of distributed ledgers. Kaushalya has held a variety of senior roles across HSBC including Strategy & Planning, Corporate Development and Group Audit. Kaushalya has also been recognized in the Brummell’s 2016 list of the most inspirational women innovators in London.
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Kutty Dutta
Managing Director, Head of Secondaries of HSBC
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Charles Miller-Jones
Managing Director, London of OMERS Private Equity
Charles is a Managing Director in the London office of OMERS Private Equity, having joined the team in September 2017. He is part of the investment team focusing on direct investments in Europe. He was involved in the acquisition of Alexander Mann Solutions in 2018, and is now a non-executive board director with that asset. Before joining OMERS, Charles spent 12 years at Cinven, where he was involved in a range of private equity transactions and investments, including Smurfit Kappa, PizzaExpress, Gala Coral, CPA Global and Kurt Geiger. Charles has an MA (Cantab) in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University.
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About OMERS Private Equity: OMERS Private Equity has been making private equity investments for OMERS, one of Canada’s largest plans with in excess of $50 billion of
Orla Ralston
Managing Director, Investment Tax, London of OMERS Private Equity
Orla is Managing Director, Investment Tax in the London office, advising the Infrastructure and Private Equity investment teams in relation to the tax and structuring aspects of their transactions across Europe. Orla joined OMERS in July 2016. Prior to joining OMERS, Orla spent 11 years at Goldman Sachs, working alongside the Merchant Banking Division on their European investments in real estate, infrastructure, debt and equity. Orla was previously a tax associate at Slaughter and May, from 1998 until 2005. Orla holds a joint honours degree (LLB) in Law & Accountancy from Queen’s University Belfast and is qualified as a solicitor in Northern Ireland, and in England and Wales.
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About OMERS Private Equity: OMERS Private Equity has been making private equity investments for OMERS, one of Canada’s largest plans with in excess of $50 billion of
Isabelle Pagnotta
Managing Director, London of OMERS Private Equity
Isabelle is Managing Director at OMERS Private Equity Europe, based in London. She leads sourcing, execution and portfolio management of private equity investments in Europe, and is responsible for the origination of deals in France. Since joining in 2012, Isabelle has been involved in OMERS Private Equity’s investments in V. Group, Civica, ERM and Trescal, and has served as Director of Civica and Trescal. Before joining OMERS Private Equity, Isabelle worked at Bridgepoint for four years, and Arcapita for six years, where she assessed and invested in businesses across a range of sectors in both the U.K. and France. Isabelle received a Master’s in Management and a Diplome de Grande Ecole, both from ESCP Europe.
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About OMERS Private Equity: OMERS Private Equity has been making private equity investments for OMERS, one of Canada’s largest plans with in excess of $50 billion of
Jonathan Mussellwhite
Senior Managing Director and Head of Europe of OMERS Private Equity
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About OMERS Private Equity: OMERS Private Equity has been making private equity investments for OMERS, one of Canada’s largest plans with in excess of $50 billion of
Matt Baird
Managing Director, Operations & Strategy, London of OMERS Private Equity
Matt is Managing Director, Operations & Strategy for OMERS Private Equity in Europe, having joined in April 2017. He works with the management teams leading OMERS portfolio companies to help them generate maximum value through the lifetime of the investment. Matt brings over 20 years’ experience working with and supporting senior executives in PE-backed businesses to deliver results. Prior to joining OMERS, he was a Managing Director in Alvarez & Marsal’s Private Equity Performance Improvement practice, where his work included serving in interim CFO/COO roles in client businesses as well as advising management teams. Prior to this, he was a consultant with McKinsey & Company. He started his career with Arthur Andersen. Matt holds a Masters in Engineering, Economics & Management from Oxford University and is a Chartered Accountant.
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George McDonaugh
Co-Founder, CEO and Managing Director of KR1 plc
I’ve been involved in blockchain technology since 2011. Before then I was an advertising copywriter for London based agencies. I have a masters degree in Anthropology and a further degree in Creative Advertising. I helped form one of London’s most popular blockchain meetups and co-founded kr1 in early 2016 and as such it become the first token focussed investment company in the world. We have the longest track record in the space and a global network of funds, developers and investors.
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About KR1 plc: KR1 plc (KR1:AQSE) is Europe’s leading digital asset investment company focused on decentralised and open-source blockchain networks.
Keld van Schreven
Co-Founder and Managing Director of KR1 plc
Keld is cofounder of KR1 UKs leading crypto investment public company. First investors in Melonport, Funfair, Rocketpool and Etherisc. Keld is advisor to IXLedger and previously cofounder of several web startups since 1995. www.kryptonite1.co
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About KR1 plc, MAMA: KR1 plc (KR1:AQSE) is Europe’s leading digital asset investment company focused on decentralised and open-source blockchain networks.
Lindsay Sharma
Managing Director of Industry Ventures
Lindsay focuses on originating and valuing the firm’s secondary investments. Prior to Industry Ventures, Lindsay was a Principal in corporate strategy and development at Intuit, leading merger and acquisition activities for the company. Prior to Intuit, Lindsay developed private equity and investment banking industry expertise with Great Hill Partners and Bear Stearns. Lindsay received her MBA from Harvard Business School and a BS in business administration in finance and accounting from Indiana University.
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About Industry Ventures: Industry Ventures is an investment firm that makes venture capital investments and manages over $3.5 billion of institutional capital.
Eimear Palmer
Managing Director, Head of Responsible Investing of Intermediate Capital Group
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About Intermediate Capital Group: ICG is a specialist asset manager in private debt, credit and equity.
Luigi Bartone
Managing Director of Intermediate Capital Group
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About Intermediate Capital Group: ICG is a specialist asset manager in private debt, credit and equity.
Ajit Nedungadi
Managing Director & CEO of TA Associates
Ajit Heads TA’s Europe Group and focuses on investments in companies in Europe, India and other emerging markets. He is also the member of TA Associates’ Executive Committee.
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About AVG Technologies, Dr Lal PathLabs, TA Associates: TA Associates is one of the private equity firms in the world.
Managing Director, Co-Head European Technology Group of TA Associates
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About TA Associates, TA Associates: TA Associates is one of the private equity firms in the world.
Philipp Patschkowski
Managing Director of Neuberger Berman Group
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About Neuberger Berman Group: Neuberger Berman is an independent and employee-controlled asset management company, providing global investment solutions.
Charles Lorenceau
Managing Director of ACE & Company
Managing Director at ACE & Company.
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About ACE & Company, iNca Energy, Leap Smoothies, YouFoot: ACE & Company (“ACE”), founded in 2005, is a global investment management platform.
Jerome Brassart
Managing Director of Perella Weinberg Partners
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About Perella Weinberg Partners: Perella Weinberg Partners is a privately-owned financial services firm that provides corporate advisory and asset management services.
Romain Lanier
Managing Director of Perella Weinberg Partners
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About Perella Weinberg Partners: Perella Weinberg Partners is a privately-owned financial services firm that provides corporate advisory and asset management services.
Jerome Nomme
Managing Director of Sun Capital Partners
Jerome Nomme, Managing Director, prior to joining Sun European Partners, Mr Nomme was a Partner at Ernst & Young Corporate Finance in Paris where he was working primarily on mid-market buy-side and sell-side M&A engagements. Prior to joining EYCF, he had gained experience within the Arthur Andersen Corporate Finance teams of Paris and New York. Mr. Nomme holds a dual MBA from Columbia Business School and London Business School and is a registered Chartered Financial Analyst.
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About Sun Capital Partners: Sun Capital Partners is a private investment firm
Lionel de Posson
Managing Director of Sun Capital Partners
Lionel de Posson, Managing Director, joined Sun European Partners in 2006, having served as an Analyst with JPMorgan in the Mergers & Acquisitions – Consumer, Retail, and Healthcare team in London for two years and the French Mergers & Acquisitions team in Paris for one year. During that time he lectured on corporate finance at ESCP-EAP Business School. Prior to joining JPMorgan, Mr de Posson worked with Goldman Sachs in the Fixed Income, Currency, and Commodities division and with Deutsche Bank Asset Management in London. He received a Candidature in Economics from the Université Catholique de Louvain, Belgium, a Master of Science in Management and Finance from ESCP-EAP, Paris, and a Master of Science in International Management from City University Business School, London.
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About Sun Capital Partners: Sun Capital Partners is a private investment firm
Yann Souillard
Managing Director, South of LDC
Yann joined LDC in 2004 and became Managing Director of LDC’s Reading office in July 2011, adding London to his responsibilities in 2017. Previous roles include seven years at Barclays Leveraged Finance where he was involved in over 50 MBOs as a Director on the Senior Debt team before setting up and running the Mezzanine Team. Prior to this Yann was a currency trader in New York. While at LDC Yann has been on the board of a number of Services and Technology focused companies – Clifford Thames, Microlease, Property Software Group, Connect Managed Services, Motorclean, Airclaims and Ascend. He currently sits on the boards of Right Choice Insurance Brokers, EDM, Equiom and ByBox.
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About LDC: LDC is a private equity company which provides funds for buyouts and development capital transactions in UK unquoted companies.
Craig MacDonald
Managing Director of HarbourVest Partners
Craig MacDonald joined HarbourVest in 2005 as an associate on the direct investment team and transferred to HarbourVest’s London-based subsidiary in 2009. He became a vice president in 2011. He focuses on originating, evaluating, and executing direct investments in growth equity and buyout transactions, primarily in Europe and has worked on investments including Flexera Software, Paris Re, Photobox, Sepaton, and Xpressdocs. Craig joined the Firm from Morgan Stanley in New York where he was an analyst focusing on consumer finance. Craig’s prior experience also includes investment banking analyst positions with Citigroup Global Markets in New York and London.
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About HarbourVest Partners: HarbourVest is an independent investment firm that provides innovative private equity solutions to institutional clients worldwide.
Edward Holdsworth
Managing Director of HarbourVest Partners
Edward Holdsworth joined HarbourVest’s London-based subsidiary in 2011 to focus on European secondary investments. Edward joined HarbourVest after five years with Matrix Private Funds Group in London, where he was a partner responsible for fund origination and placement across Europe. Prior to that, Edward was an executive at UBS Investment Bank in London in the equities department working in the Exotic Structured Derivatives Group. Additionally, Edward worked for Swiss Re and Ernst and Young LLP in the Banking and Capital Markets Group in London.
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About HarbourVest Partners: HarbourVest is an independent investment firm that provides innovative private equity solutions to institutional clients worldwide.
Monica Pinto
Managing Director, CFO / COO of Apis Partners
Monica has over 20 years of experience in direct investing, management and strategy consulting, primarily in Growth Markets. Prior to Apis, she was a Director at Banco Efisa. She was the head of the business unit focused on private equity investments, debt financing and corporate finance in international markets (Africa, India, Middle East, Eastern Europe and Brazil). She was responsible for all aspects ofmanagement including P&L, capital allocation, investment criteria, origination, end to end execution of transactions and management of the team. Monica was also a strategy consultant for Marakon Associates in London, where she led teams in Europe and Brazil for global banks in a variety of strategic issues. At Procter & Gamble, she worked in Europe, Latin America and South East Asia setting up new companies. She is passionate about history, arts, adventurous travelling off the beaten track (over 55 countries and counting, lived in three continents) and trekking, and dedicates her free time in honing her Ikebana skills or sailing in the Atlantic, off the coast of her native Lisbon.
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About Apis Partners: Apis Partners is a private equity asset manager focused on Financial Services in Growth Markets.
Blake Kleinman
Managing Director of Hellman & Friedman
Blake Kleinman is a Managing Director at Hellman & Friedman in the London office. Blake is a Director of Scout24, SSP Holdings plc and Wood Mackenzie. Blake was formerly a Director of Gartmore Investment Management Limited and IRIS Software Group Limited and was active in the Firm’s investments in Arch Capital Group Ltd., Axel Springer AG, Mondrian Investment Partners Ltd., ProSiebenSat.1 Media AG, and The Nielsen Company. Prior to joining the Firm in 2001, Blake worked in the Mergers, Acquisitions and Restructurings Department at Morgan Stanley & Co. in New York. Blake graduated magna cum laude from Harvard College where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa.
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About Hellman & Friedman: Hellman & Friedman is a private equity investment firm providing strategic and financial management support to businesses.
Zita Saurel
Managing Director of Hellman & Friedman
Zita joined H&F in 2005. She is active in the Firm’s investment in Scout24. Zita also has responsibility for the Firm’s capital markets activities in Europe related to new investments and for portfolio companies. She was formerly a Director of Wood Mackenzie and Web Reservations and was active in the Firm’s investments in IRIS, Nielsen and Gartmore. Prior to H&F, Zita worked at Investcorp in London and the Leveraged Finance department of Lehman Brothers in London. Zita is fluent in English, French, and Spanish.
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About Hellman & Friedman: Hellman & Friedman is a private equity investment firm providing strategic and financial management support to businesses.
Stuart Banks
Managing Director & General Counsel, Europe of Hellman & Friedman
Stuart joined H&F in 2007 and is responsible for overseeing the Firm’s legal matters in Europe related to prospective investments and portfolio companies. Prior to H&F, Stuart was an associate at Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP in London. During this time, he also completed a two-year secondment to the U.K.’s Panel on Takeovers and Mergers. Stuart completed his legal training with Travers Smith, qualifying as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of England and Wales in 2000.
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About Hellman & Friedman: Hellman & Friedman is a private equity investment firm providing strategic and financial management support to businesses.
Maggie Fanari
Managing Director of Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan
Maggie Fanari is the Managing Director at 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.
Pramod Vijayasankar
Managing Director, Head of Infrastructure Industry Coverage of Standard Chartered Bank
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About Standard Chartered Bank: Standard Chartered Bank is an international banking group.
Osman Mardin
Managing Director of Sardis Capital
Managing Director at Sardis Capital
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About Sardis Capital: SARDIS is a regulated and independent advisory firm specialised in financial transactions
Allison Krill
Managing Director of Bank of America Merrill Lynch
Allison is responsible for EMEA Global Banking and Markets Technology. Allison jointly reports to Andrew Butcher and David Reilly in this capacity. Global Banking & Markets Technology provides end-to-end technology solutions and support for Global Banking and Global Markets (including Equities, Electronic Trading, Rates and Currencies, Credit and Structured Products, Commodities, Sales and Capital Markets and Global Markets Operations & Middle Office, Wholesale Banking, Research, Commercial, Corporate and Investment Banking clients). Allison is also head of EMEA Global Transaction Services Technology (GTST) reporting to Rick Knafelz. Allison joined GTST in August 2016 and has overall responsibility for the end-to-end delivery of technology solutions supporting the global corporate and transaction services business in the region. In addition, she is also responsible for the International Treasury Management and Commercial Banking platforms managed within EMEA region and utilized globally across EMEA, APAC, LATAM, and the US. Allison is a member of the GT&O Diversity and Inclusion forum in her role as co-lead of the EMEA GT&O and GBAM Technology D&I Council.
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About Bank of America Merrill Lynch: Bank of America Merrill Lynch is the corporate and investment banking division of Bank of America.
Christopher Crozier
Chief Risk Officer and Managing Director of Permira
Christopher is the Chief Risk Officer of Permira. He focuses on improving and standardising Permira’s risk management function globally. His role covers key areas including reputation, conflicts, compliance, litigation and regulatory matters. Christopher is a member of the ESG group. Prior to joining Permira as a Principal in 2008, Christopher was the Chief Administrative Officer for Emerging Markets (EMEA) at Morgan Stanley, where he was responsible for a number of compliance and risk matters, including helping the firm establish its Middle East offices. Before that, he practised law at Freshfields and Simpson Thacher.
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About Permira: Permira is a global growth obsessed private capital investor.
Andrew Wynn
Founder & Managing Director of Perwyn
Andrew is the founder and Managing Partner at Perwyn, where he is responsible for all Private Equity and PIF investments. He started his investment banking career at Lazard, and prior to Perwyn worked at CCMP Capital (formerly JPMorgan Partners), where he worked on mid-market Private Equity deals. In his spare time Andrew enjoys outdoor sports, particularly cycling, running and skiing, as well as spending time with his young family.
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About Perwyn: Perwyn is an entrepreneurial, privately-funded investment firm.
Matt Sloan
Managing Director EMEA of Discover Financial Services
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About Discover Financial Services: Discover Financial Services is a direct banking and payment services company.
Beth Pickens
Managing Director of TSG Consumer Partners
Beth is responsible for originating new investment opportunities, diligencing new business opportunities, structuring transactions and working with our partner companies. Beth is based in TSG’s London office.
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About TSG Consumer Partners: TSG Consumer Partners is an investment firm that focuses on the branded consumer sector.
Andrew Wolfson
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of Pembroke VCT
Andrew Wolfson is Pembroke’s Managing Director and is responsible for executing the firm’s strategy, leading the investment team, deal origination and supporting portfolio companies. Andrew sits on the board of a number of Pembroke’s investments. Prior to becoming Managing Director of Pembroke, Andrew worked with a number Oakley’s small company portfolio companies including KX, Tom Aikens and James Perse. Before joining Oakley, Andrew ran a number of businesses working across a breadth of sectors from hospitality to manufacturing and telecoms. Andrew is also a director of Benesco Charity Limited, and a trustee of The Charles Wolfson Charitable Trust.
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About Pembroke VCT: Pembroke is a venture capital trust focusing on growth stage companies in the health and fitness, apparel, media, and technology sectors.
