London, England, United Kingdom
I am a lower midmarket private equity investor, with broad sector experience and a natural flair for financial and commercial analysis, communication and operating with a high level of responsibility. Strong ability to undertake detailed analysis but also think strategically about the broader commercial context, synthesise information and articulate a succinct investment thesis. Excellent at building relationships with entrepreneurs, management teams, and advisors, with a proven network for deal sourcing. Sector generalist but my historical focus has been across healthcare, business services, and industrials. I am passionate about investing and fostering business growth, supporting entrepreneurs and founders through a period of rapid scale-up with hands-on strategic and operational expertise. This stems from my own entrepreneurial spirit and having grown up in a family of entrepreneurs. My natural interpersonal qualities and down-to-earth, approachable nature have allowed me to build a wide network of advisory and business relationships which generates new deal flow and portfolio opportunities. My style is highly proactive, self-motivated, energetic with a relentless work ethic, and I have no problem rolling my sleeves up and supporting my team on any task. Resilient and positive during busy periods, with high levels of professionalism and integrity. I thrive best in an entrepreneurial, dynamic, all-hands-on-deck culture and can work both independently and collaboratively. Previous experience: Investment Associate at Kester Capital; Transaction Services at PwC; Audit at PwC. I am a chartered accountant (ACA) and member of the ICAEW, and I am a CFA charterholder. I graduated with honours from the University of Warwick in Economics.
Keyhaven Capital Partners is a specialist private equity firm, headquartered in London, exclusively focused on the European lower-mid market since its establishment in 2003. By partnering with best-in-class sponsors, Keyhaven strategically invests in high-quality companies, aiming to achieve robust risk-adjusted returns and diversification. This commitment is underscored by an outstanding track record.
Founded in 2012, Real Good Dental was the second largest dental practice group in Scotland, servicing over 350,000 patients across 45 practices at the time of our investment in 2021. Alongside routine dental care, the group also provides aesthetic services under its Westerwood Health brand. We have supported the business in its growth to become the largest dental operator in Scotland, and is currently the 7th largest dental group in the UK.
elseco is the underwriting specialist for high-technology risks within the aviation, energy and space insurance sectors. Through continual product innovation, data-centric insights and a curiosity led approach, elseco aims to set the benchmark in every sector in which it operates. elseco provides its clients, insured and insurers alike, data analytics and teams of passionate and creative specialists to create relevant insurance solutions across the globe.
DARAG is a leading consolidator of non-life run-off insurance portfolios across Europe. I am a member of the Board, Investment Committee, Transaction Committee and Remuneration Committee.
During our investment period between 2021 and 2024, we supported Steer in its growth from a handful of car repair sites in the West Midlands to becoming the UK’s leading automotive repair business, with 119 locations and over 2,400 expert colleagues, repairing over 100,000 vehicles a year for a blue-chip customer base of UK motor insurers.