Where we came from.
We aren’t like most ‘private equity’ firms or venture capitalists. We didn’t spin-out of a large bank or big fund. We began 15 years ago, from our base in the UK’s Midlands, investing our own money into companies we believed could benefit from our experience in industry.
Our first investment was to buy 150-year old family business, Dane Group, which we sold to its largest US competitor. Since then we have invested across a wide variety of industrial sectors and built up our team of experienced business advisers and industrialists.
From each of these successes we have reinvested the proceeds into new businesses.
In 2016, several major financial institutions from the US and Europe asked us to invest money on their behalf too.
Our team
David Manning
David studied Law at Cambridge University, before starting a career in investment banking with IBI. He has worked as CEO and sales director at numerous mid-sized international industrial businesses.
Andy Ducker
Andrew graduated with a degree in Business Commerce from Birmingham University and went on to qualify as an accountant with KPMG. He has run businesses in several sectors including business services, logistics and food / chemical and automotive manufacturing; and held CEO and Finance Director roles in a number of private and listed companies.
David Morley
David studied law at Cambridge University before beginning a 36 year career as a finance lawyer at Allen & Overy, the global law firm, leading the firm, first as managing partner and then as chairman, from 2003 to 2016. He joined Elaghmore as Chairman in 2017 and chaired litigation finance business Vannin from 2018 before its acquisition by Fortress. He also runs his own consultancy business advising business leaders across four continents on strategy and leadership.
Jon Rawlings
Jon studied management science at Warwick University before qualifying as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG. Over a 15 year period with KPMG, he focussed on advising mid-market businesses as well as working across a number of divisions in both Commercial Director and COO roles. Jon joins Elaghmore with responsibility for deal origination in the South West.
Michael Rice
Michael qualified as a Chartered Accountant with EY having studied history at York University. Following nearly a decade at Endless LLP in Leeds, latterly as a Director, Michael then spent time in a variety of interim MD/CRO roles supporting transaction and turnaround activity in UK mid-market businesses. Michael joins Elaghmore with a particular focus on deal origination in the North of England.
Our differentiator
We have the confidence to keep things simple. We trust our instincts, about business and people, and we can make quick decisions.
We understand the importance of working with people we like and respect.
Our experience of making companies successful allows us to draw on a vast bank of knowledge and industry contacts.
Perhaps that is why people trust us to be the owners and stewards of their life’s work and most important asset – their business.
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