Nicholas Ferguson
Chairman - SVG Capital
Nick was appointed Chairman of SVG Capital in April 2005 and is non-executive Chairman of SVG Advisers Limited. In addition, Nick is a non-executive Director of BSkyB plc.
Nick was formerly Chairman of Schroder Ventures and instrumental in its development since 1984. He was responsible for establishing and selecting the leadership of each of the country entities and helped develop the investment process.
Nick has a degree in Economics from Edinburgh University and an MBA from Harvard Business School.
Lynn Fordham
Chief Executive - SVG Capital
Lynn Fordham was appointed Finance Director of SVG Capital in July 2008 and Chief Executive in May 2009. She has over 20 years of financial experience and has worked in a number of companies including Mobil Oil, BAA plc, Boots Group plc and MAN Group plc.
Lynn has a B.Acc from Glasgow University, a Dip Bus Admin from Warwick and is a Chartered Accountant.
Committees:
Chair of Executive Committee
David Bagley
Financial Operations
David Bagley joined SVG Advisers in 2009 as Head of Financial Operations. Prior to joining SVG, David provided strategic and financial advice to a number of large corporations. This included an executive board directorship for Expedia Europe, direct advisory positions to a number of FTSE 100 CFO/CEOs and strategy consulting across numerous industries for Oliver Wyman. David has an MBA from the London Business School, an MSc from Heriot Watt University and an MA in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University.
Committees:
Executive Committee
Natalie Bangay
Private Equity
Natalie Bangay joined SVG Advisers in 2005. Prior to that she worked at Corven on a range of consulting and corporate finance projects including an acquisition for the in-house ventures arm. She also worked as a consultant at Andersen, and subsequently at Deloitte & Touche. She has a degree in Geography from Oxford University and is a Chartered Accountant.
Stuart Ballard
Director, Legal & Compliance
Stuart Ballard joined SVG Advisers in 1999 and is involved in the structuring and listing of new products, the legal review of underlying fund investments and other legal matters. Prior to joining SVG Advisers, Stuart worked in-house at Schroder Ventures on the structuring of private equity funds and has previously practiced law in New Zealand and the British West Indies. He has degrees in law and arts from Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.
Committees:
Executive Committee
Mark Blencoe
Finance
Mark Blencoe joined SVG Advisers in 2005 and is Head of Fund Accounting. Prior to this, he worked at JPMorgan Private Bank for an international trust accounting department. He has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Natal, South Africa, a postgraduate Diploma in Applied Accountancy from the University of Zimbabwe and is a qualified Chartered Accountant.
Marc Bonavitacola, CFA
Director, Private Equity
Marc Bonavitacola joined SVG Advisers in 2003 and is currently head of the US office in Boston. He is responsible for overseeing the analysis and due diligence of US primary and secondary private equity investment opportunities. Prior to joining SVG Advisers, he worked at Hamilton Lane, where he was a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager. Before Hamilton Lane, Marc was Chief Investment Officer at the City of Philadelphia Board of Pensions and Retirement, where he was responsible for the oversight and administration of the Public Employees Retirement System (US$5 billion) and developed the System’s private equity portfolio. He is a CFA charterholder and a member of the CFA Institute. Marc has a BBA from the Fox School of Business at Temple University and an MBA from the LeBow School of Business at Drexel University.
Alex Bulhosen
Finance
Alex Bulhosen joined SVG Advisers in 2008 and works as an analyst primarily on the SVG Capital portfolio. Whilst studying at UCL he worked on the post-merger integration of two large house builders. He has a BA in Philosophy and Economics from University College London.
Diwakar Chada
Private Equity
Diwakar Chada joined SVG Advisers in Singapore in 2010. He works on the analysis and due diligence of Asian primary and secondary private equity investment opportunities Prior to joining SVG Advisers, he spent three and a half years as a Research Scientist with Novartis AG where he worked on drug discovery projects and performed scientific due diligence . He has a degree in Chemical Engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Chennai and an MBA from the Nanyang Business School, Singapore.
WeiYin Chew
Private Equity
WeiYin Chew joined SVG Advisers in Singapore in 2009. She works on the analysis and due diligence of Asian primary and secondary private equity investment opportunities. Prior to joining SVG Advisers, she spent three years with the Singapore Tourism Board and worked on the finance and budget management of the Singapore Grand Prix project. She has a Masters in East Asian Studies from Yale University and a degree in Economics and French from University of Wisconsin, Madison.
Gilles Crouspeyre
Financial Operations
Gilles Crouspeyre joined SVG Advisers in 2008 and works as an analyst across a number of products in particular on financial modelling. Whilst doing his graduate studies, he worked for a start-up hedge fund, AlphaLake, creating automated trading systems. Gilles has a "Diplome d'Ingenieur" from EISTI, France, and a MSc of Mathematics of Finance from UBC, Canada.
Stephen Cunningham
Director, Finance
Stephen Cunningham joined SVG Advisers in 2004. Prior to this, he worked at Schroders, joining Schroder Investment Management in 1998. He is employed as SVG's Principal Financial Officer with particular responsibility for SVG Capital plc. He is a Chartered Accountant and a member of the UK Society of Investment Professionals. Stephen has a Ph.D. in Economics and Agricultural Economics from Exeter University.
Committees:
Executive Committee
Tony Dalwood
Chairman, SVG Investment Managers
Tony Dalwood is Chairman of the Board of SVG Investment Managers. Tony joined SVG Investment Managers in 2002 as Head of Public Equities; prior to this he was a Director at UBS Global Asset Management, where he was employed for seven years. While at UBS Tony was a member of the UK Equity Investment Committee and responsible for managing over £1.5 billion of UK equities. He has an honours degree in Economics and Accounting from Bristol University and a degree in Management Studies from Cambridge University (Judge Institute) and is a member of the CFA Institute and CFA UK.
Lee Dixon
IT
Lee Dixon joined SVG Advisers in 2010 and is responsible for all day-to-day IT Services. Prior to joining SVG Advisers, he was the IT Service Level Manager for Hays Specialist Recruitment. Prior to this, he was the Global eServices Planning Manager for The BOC Group. Lee has 19 years experience within the IT industry. He studied Business and Finance at Guildford College and is a qualified professional in ITIL Service Management.
Chris Demetriou
Financial Controller
Chris Demetriou joined SVG Advisers in 2010. He is the Group Financial Controller and is primarily responsible for SVG Capital’s financial reporting. Prior to this he worked for Ernst & Young, focussing primarily on private equity and sovereign wealth fund audits and transactions. He has a Bachelor of Arts in Politics and is a qualified Chartered Accountant.
Guy Eastman
European Investment Director, Private Equity
Guy Eastman joined SVG Advisers as a director in 2001. Prior to joining SVG Advisers, he was responsible for managing the €116 million Hermes UOB European Private Equity Fund and the £400 million private equity funds investment programme of the BT Pension Scheme covering Europe, the US and Asia. Before Hermes, Guy was a director of Greenoak Capital Management Limited, the private equity fund of funds division of Granville plc committing £133 million on behalf of its clients to 47 funds managed by 37 firms.
He is a Chartered Accountant and has a BA in Business Administration from the Bristol Business School.
Charlotte Edgar
Media Relations
Charlotte Edgar joined SVG Advisers as media relations manager in 2008. Prior to this, Charlotte spent three years at Lansons Communications where she was responsible for the public relations of a variety of quoted and unquoted financial services and investment companies. She has a degree in English and drama from the University of Southampton.
Kate Goodall
Investor Relations
Kate Goodall joined SVG Advisers as an investor relations manager in 2008. Prior to this, Kate was responsible for investor relations at Glenalta Capital and more recently for client relations at Capital Dynamics. Kate holds a degree in Social and Public Policy from Teesside University.
Andrew Goodwin
Investment Manager, SVG Investment Managers
Andrew Goodwin joined SVG Investment Managers in 2005 and is an Investment Manager. Prior to joining, he was a fund manager at Sovereign Asset Management, American Express Asset Management and Phillips & Drew fund management. Andrew achieved his AIIMR qualification and has an MA in Social and Political Science from Cambridge University.
Catherine Haumesser, CFA
Private Equity
Catherine Haumesser joined SVG Advisers in 2005 and works on the analysis and due diligence of all European private equity investment opportunities. Prior to joining SVG Advisers, she spent four years with DEKA Investment GmbH, latterly as an investment manager for the global equities team. She has a Master of Science in Management from the HEC Business School, Paris and is a CFA charterholder.
Hassina Hirani
Finance
Hassina Hirani joined SVG Advisers in 2008 initially working on the analysis and reporting of SVG's portfolio of private equity funds. Hassina now works within the Finance team. She has a BSc Honours degree in Economics from Queen Mary, University of London
Rebecca Hughes
Investor Relations
Rebecca Hughes joined SVG Advisers in 2005 and is part of the investor relations and corporate communications team. Prior to joining SVG Advisers, she was head of client services at Global IR. She also worked at Taylor Rafferty, a leading IR consultancy where she managed a wide variety of investor programs for publicly quoted companies. She has a degree in Politics and International Relations from UWE, Bristol.
Vishal Jajodia
Private Equity
Vishal Jajodia joined SVG Advisers in 2006 as a portfolio accountant, working on the analysis and reporting of SVG's portfolio of private equity funds. Prior to joining SVG Advisers, he was a divisional finance head at the software development company Polaris Software Lab, responsible for the preparation, analysis and management of accounts. Vishal is a Chartered Accountant and has a first class Masters degree in Accounting and Finance from Kingston Business School.
Owen James
Private Equity
Owen James joined SVG Advisers in 2007 and works on the analysis and due diligence of all European private equity investment opportunities. Prior to joining SVG Advisers, he worked at HBOS where he spent two years in Leveraged Finance, working on the origination and execution of UK mid-market private equity deals. Owen is a Chartered Accountant, having qualified at PwC where he gained experience in Corporate Tax and Corporate Recovery. He has a degree in Social Sciences from Durham University where he studied Economics and Philosophy.
Marta Jankovic
Legal & Compliance
Marta Jankovic joined SVG Advisers in 2007 and works on the formation, structuring and development of products at SVG Advisers. Previously, Marta worked in the Funds Formation Group at SJ Berwin where she advised on the formation, structuring, and raising of private equity funds, carried interest arrangements, fund restructurings and secondary transactions. Prior to this she was involved in corporate and funds work as an Associate at Baker & McKenzie and Coudert Brothers in Sydney. She qualified as a Solicitor in 2002 and has degrees in both Law and Arts (German Studies) from the University of New South Wales, Australia.
Alice Kain
Head of investor and media relations
Alice Kain is responsible for the investor relations and corporate communications for SVG Capital plc and all of its fund advisory products. She joined SVG Capital’s fund advisory business in 1999, prior to which she worked at Ludgate Communications where she was responsible for the investor and public relations for a wide variety of publicly quoted companies, including SVG Capital plc. She studied communications in Sydney, Australia.
Committees:
Executive Committee
Samee Khan
Legal & Compliance
Samee Khan joined SVG Advisers in 2003 from Slaughter and May, where he trained and qualified as a Solicitor in 2000. He is involved in the structuring and development of new products and SVG Capital matters. He has a corporate, commercial and finance law background. He has a First Class Honours degree in Law from London Guildhall University and is a Solicitor.
Christina Knight
Finance
Christina Knight joined SVG Advisers in 2008 as an Accountant. Prior to this, she worked for IMG as the Assistant Financial Controller of Digital Media. Christina has a BSc Honours degree in Mathematics and Statistics from Surrey University and is a qualified Chartered Certified Accountant.
Mercy Koko-Snuggs
Investor Relations
Mercy Koko-Snuggs joined SVG Advisers as an Investor Relations Analyst in 2010. Prior to joining, she worked at J O Hambro Investment Management where she was responsible for supporting the Head of Sales. Mercy holds a degree in Economics from Royal Holloway, University of London.
Rebekka Lambert
Marketing Manager, SVG Investment Managers
Rebekka joined SVGIM in 2009 as a Marketing Manager. Prior to joining she worked in marketing at Fortis Investments where she was responsible for the marketing of a wide range of alternative products including Hedge Funds, Infrastructure and Private Equity. She has a degree in International Business and Italian from Liverpool John Moores University.
Laurence Lum
Finance
Laurence Lum joined SVG Advisers in 2010 working within the Finance team. Prior to this, he worked at Apple Inc as a junior analyst. He has a BSc Honours degree in Mathematics from Hertfordshire University.
Eva McClean
Finance
Eva McClean joined SVG Advisers in 2007 as an accountant. Prior to this, she worked in the Investment Banking group of JPMorgan where she was responsible for providing financial support and analysis for Corporate HR for the EMEA region. She also worked at JPMorgan Private Bank for an international trust accounting department. Eva has a Bachelor of Accounting & Finance degree from Thames Valley University and is a part-qualified Accountant (ACCA).
Sean MacDonald
Private Equity
Sean MacDonald joined SVG Advisers in Boston in 2008 and works on the analysis and due diligence of US private equity opportunities. Sean has a BS in Business Management from Boston College.
Helen Metherall
Investor Relations
Helen Metherall joined SVG Advisers in 2006. She is responsible for co-ordinating the fund raising activities of the marketing department. Before joining SVG Advisers, Helen was a Key Accounts Business Liaison Manager for the National Provident Institution. Helen qualified as an Associate of the Chartered Insurance Institute in 1991. She has a degree in English Literature from the University of Leicester.
Theresa Morgan
Finance
Theresa Morgan joined SVG Advisers in 2004. She is SVGA’s Financial Controller and is primarily responsible for the management of the finance function for the fund advisory business. Prior to joining SVG Advisers, she established and managed an international trust accounting department for JPMorgan Private Bank. She has a Bachelor of Business from the University of Southern Queensland, Australia and is a qualified Certified Practicing Accountant (CPA).
Michael Nugent
Private Equity
Michael Nugent joined SVG Advisers in Boston in 2007 and works on the analysis and due diligence of US primary and secondary private equity investment opportunities. Prior to joining SVG Advisers, he worked at LP Capital Advisors where he was a Director and before that at State Street Bank’s PrivateEdge Group where he was a Vice President. Michael began his private equity career as an Associate with HarbourVest Partners, LLC. Michael has a BA from St. Bonaventure University and an MBA from the Carroll Graduate School of Management at Boston College.
Tolani Oyebamiji
Private Equity
Tolani Oyebamiji joined SVG Advisers in 2009 and works on the analysis and reporting of SVG's portfolio of private equity funds. Prior to joining SVG Advisers she held internships at both KPMG and the Bart's and The London NHS Trust. She has a BSc Hons in Accounting and Management Information Systems from the University of Hertfordshire and is ACCA part-qualified.
Bob Pamment
Legal & Compliance
Bob Pamment joined SVG Advisers in 2005 and is responsible for FSA compliance and the management of business risks within the firm. Prior to joining SVG Advisers, he was a senior consultant with The CCL Partnership LLP, an independent firm of compliance consultants. Prior to this he was Head of Financial Control and Compliance Officer for Nomura Bank International plc. Bob is a Certified Chartered Accountant.
Aman Phull
IT
Aman Phull joined SVG Advisers in 2007 as a support analyst/engineer. Previously, Aman worked as a systems analyst at both the Financial Services Authority and prior to this, Atos Origin, an international information technology services company. Aman studied Information Systems and Business Management at the University of Westminster.
Sharad Rathke
Director, Corporate Finance
Sharad Rathke joined SVG Advisers as a director in 2007. He works on the origination, structuring and development of new products and co-investment opportunities. Prior to joining SVG, Sharad was a senior director within KPMG's private equity group in London advising UK and European based private equity firms on large buyouts and leading numerous complex financial investigations across a wide variety of industries. During his three and a half years at KPMG, Sharad was instrumental in successfully setting up the large leveraged buyout team together with a small group of professionals who transferred over from Deloitte. Prior to joining KPMG, Sharad worked at Andersen (now part of Deloitte in UK) for 9 years. He graduated with an honours degree in Commerce & Accounting from SRCC, New Delhi and is a Chartered Accountant.
Sam Robinson
Director, Private Equity
Sam Robinson joined SVG Advisers in 1998 and has played a leading role in the structuring, marketing, investment, portfolio management and investor relations of all SVG's fund of funds products. He joined SVG in 1998 from KPMG, has a degree in politics, philosophy and economics from Oxford University and is a Chartered Accountant.
Committees:
Executive Committee
Michael Roth
Private Equity
Michael Roth joined SVG Advisers in Boston in 2007 and works on the analysis and due diligence of US private equity opportunities. While a student at Boston College, Michael gained experience through an internship with Mutual of America Capital Management. Michael has a BA in Economics from Boston College.
Matthew Rowe
Private Equity
Matthew Rowe joined SVG Advisers in 2007 and works on the analysis and reporting of SVG's portfolio of private equity funds. Prior to joining SVG Advisers, he worked at IBM as an Industrial Trainee and has worked in a number of contract positions within accounts and administration since graduating from University. He has a BA Hons in Business Studies from Bournemouth University.
Ben Russell
Head of Operations, SVG Investment Managers
Ben Russell joined SVG Advisers as an accountant in 2006 and is now Head of Operations for SVG Investment Managers. Prior to joining, he worked for Schroder Investment Management for 12 years, primarily responsible for the project implementation of several finance systems and the development of management reporting. Ben is a qualified member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA).
Jamie Seaton
Investment Manager, SVG Investment Managers
Jamie Seaton joined SVG Investment Managers in 2004 and is an Investment Manager. Prior to joining, he was a fund manager at Rothschild Asset Management (RAM). While at RAM, he was a member of the European equity team and helped manage £0.5 billion of Pan-European equities. Jamie is a CFA charterholder and a member of the CFA Institute. He has a degree in Economics and Business Economics from Southampton University.
Victoria Smith
Investor Relations
Victoria Smith joined SVG Advisers as an Investor Relations Manager in 2009. Prior to this, Victoria worked in the secondary advisory team at Campbell Lutyens, executing sell-side mandates of portfolios of private equity fund or direct investments. She has also worked at Bear Stearns in the Equity Capital Markets team and began her career at Deutsche Bank. She has a first class Masters degree in Economics and Accounting from the University of Edinburgh.
Adam Steiner
CEO, SVG Investment Managers
Adam Steiner is CEO of SVG Investment Managers, which he was instrumental in establishing with Tony Dalwood in 2002. Prior to joining, he was a director of UBS Global Asset Management where he was responsible for the management of over £1 billion of UK Smaller Companies equities and, previously, over £1.5 billion of Pan-Asian Equities. Adam achieved his AIIMR qualification and has a degree in History from Bristol University.
Khim Tan
Private Equity
Khim Tan joined SVG Advisers in Singapore in 2008. He is responsible for overseeing the analysis and due diligence of Asian primary and secondary private equity investment opportunities. Prior to joining SVG Advisers, Khim helped managed the private equity funds portfolio at Hermes Private Equity, where he focused on recommending Asian fund investments. Prior to that, he spent 7 years with Government of Singapore Investment Corporation (GIC), where he was involved in making investments into private equity funds and co-investments. Khim graduated from Ruprecht-Karls-Universität Heidelberg with a degree and masters in Economics.
Kay Thong
IT
Kay Thong joined SVG Advisers in 2008 as a business analyst/developer. Prior to joining SVG Advisers he worked for MarketAxess Europe Ltd, which provides a web-based trading platform for credit products. Prior to this Kay worked within the IT division of Abbey plc. He has a BSc Hons degree in Genetics and Microbiology from Queen Mary, University of London.
Darren Weston
IT
Darren Weston joined SVG Advisers in 2006 and is Systems Manager, responsible for SVG's IT infrastructure. Prior to joining SVG Advisers, he worked as an IT Consultant on the design and implementation of SVG Capital's IT systems in addition to consulting on specific systems for Schroder Ventures Life Sciences. Prior to this he worked for Analytx, an American private equity software company and Schroder Ventures Europe (Permira). He studied Multimedia Technology at Greenwich University.
Katherine Weston
Investor Relations
Katherine Weston joined SVG Advisers in 2004 and is part of the investor relations and corporate communications team. Prior to joining SVG Advisers, Katherine spent three years working within the financial services division of Booz Allen Hamilton. She has a degree in International Business and Tourism from Bournemouth University.
Stuart Widdowson
Investment Manager, SVG Investment Managers
Stuart Widdowson joined SVG Investment Managers in 2006 and is an Investment Manager. Prior to joining, he spent five years working at HgCapital, latterly as an Associate Director where he advised on the origination, sourcing and deal execution of private equity opportunities. Previously Stuart was a strategy consultant advising private equity firms. He has a degree in Business Economics from Exeter University.
Robin Winning
Director, Private Equity
Robin Winning joined SVG Advisers in 2008 to evaluate and lead co-investment opportunities. Prior to joining SVG, Robin was a Director at Bank of Scotland Integrated Finance where he focused on the origination and execution of mid-market management buyouts with a transaction value of up to £500 million. Prior to that, Robin spent 9 years with 3i, where he worked on buyout and growth capital transactions as well as spending time in the portfolio management team. Robin qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Price Waterhouse and has an honours degree in Business Studies from the University of Edinburgh.
James Witter
Director, Investment Advisory and Solutions
James Witter joined SVG Advisers as a director in 2007. He works on the management of existing fund vehicles and in developing new products and investment solutions for institutional clients and General Partners. James has over 20 years experience within the financial markets, having held senior positions at Merrill Lynch, Dresdner Kleinwort Benson and most recently at Nomura where he was Head of Private Equity Capital Markets before becoming Head of UK and Ireland, Global Markets Europe. James has an MBA from the London Business School and graduated with an MA in Natural Sciences from St Catharine’s College, Cambridge.
Committees:
Executive Committee
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