Jonathan has 22 years experience within private equity and leveraged credit with a successful investment track record across various sectors and asset classes. NED, team leadership and franchise building credentials.

Jonathan has 22 years experience within private equity and leveraged credit with a successful investment track record across various sectors and asset classes. NED, team leadership and franchise building credentials.

Dharmash is an experienced Venture Capitalist and now plural Chairman & Board Director. He has served on over 30 boards, from start up to $10bn+, across core committees (Audit, Remco & Nomco), both public & private, across eight countries over the last 20 years.

Dharmash is an experienced Venture Capitalist and now plural Chairman & Board Director. He has served on over 30 boards, from start up to $10bn+, across core committees (Audit, Remco & Nomco), both public & private, across eight countries over the last 20 years.

Sam was the Founder of finnCap Group plc, a listed financial advisory business for growth companies which is the largest advisor and broker to AiM listed businesses and includes finnCap Cavendish, a mid market M&A firm that has exited many different businesses for both entrepreneurs and private equity to both UK and overseas buyers as well as a stake in a sustainability consultancy, Energise. Sam was at KPMG and left to set up a corporate finance business at JMFinn&Co. She grew the division and completed an MBO in 2007 and became CEO. She stepped down as CEO in 2022 when the company had reached turnover of £52m and profits of over £9m and was advisor to finnCap and Energise until March 2023. Sam is now moving into a plural career as a Non Executive Director for a number of private businesses as well as adviser to growth companies through her new business ThinkFair Limited. She has a passion for inclusive workplace culture, diversity and inclusion and entrepreneurship and champions for entrepreneurship to be included on the school curriculum. She is on the advisory board of Bristol University, a patron and judge for Everywoman Ltd, a patron of The Entrepreneurs Network and a NED and audit chair of Griffin markets ltd.

Sam was the Founder of finnCap Group plc, a listed financial advisory business for growth companies which is the largest advisor and broker to AiM listed businesses and includes finnCap Cavendish, a mid market M&A firm that has exited many different businesses for both entrepreneurs and private equity to both UK and overseas buyers as well as a stake in a sustainability consultancy, Energise. Sam was at KPMG and left to set up a corporate finance business at JMFinn&Co. She grew the division and completed an MBO in 2007 and became CEO. She stepped down as CEO in 2022 when the company had reached turnover of £52m and profits of over £9m and was advisor to finnCap and Energise until March 2023. Sam is now moving into a plural career as a Non Executive Director for a number of private businesses as well as adviser to growth companies through her new business ThinkFair Limited. She has a passion for inclusive workplace culture, diversity and inclusion and entrepreneurship and champions for entrepreneurship to be included on the school curriculum. She is on the advisory board of Bristol University, a patron and judge for Everywoman Ltd, a patron of The Entrepreneurs Network and a NED and audit chair of Griffin markets ltd.

Professor Florin Vasvari is Chair of Accounting Faculty and Academic Director of the Institute of Entrepreneurship and Private Capital at London Business School. He also serves on the School’s management board and finance committee. Florin teaches two electives, Private Equity and Venture Capital as well as Distressed Investing, to MBAs, Executive MBAs and Senior Managers. He also teaches executive programs on Private Equity and Mergers and Acquisitions in London and Dubai to global senior executives. Florin is actively pursuing research on private equity topics and credit markets and has published over twenty articles in top tier business academic journals. He has been invited to present his research work at major business schools.Florin co-authored a book entitled ""International Private Equity"" in 2011 and two volumes of a new textbook entitled “Private Capital (Vol1: Funds, Vol 2: Investments) ” in 2019, which has been endorsed by key private equity industry figures (Helen Steers, Henry Kravis, David Rubinstein, Stephen Schwartzman and Jeremy Coller).

Professor Florin Vasvari is Chair of Accounting Faculty and Academic Director of the Institute of Entrepreneurship and Private Capital at London Business School. He also serves on the School’s management board and finance committee. Florin teaches two electives, Private Equity and Venture Capital as well as Distressed Investing, to MBAs, Executive MBAs and Senior Managers. He also teaches executive programs on Private Equity and Mergers and Acquisitions in London and Dubai to global senior executives. Florin is actively pursuing research on private equity topics and credit markets and has published over twenty articles in top tier business academic journals. He has been invited to present his research work at major business schools.Florin co-authored a book entitled ""International Private Equity"" in 2011 and two volumes of a new textbook entitled “Private Capital (Vol1: Funds, Vol 2: Investments) ” in 2019, which has been endorsed by key private equity industry figures (Helen Steers, Henry Kravis, David Rubinstein, Stephen Schwartzman and Jeremy Coller).

A serial entrepreneur and Chairman. Tim was the founder and Chairman of Incisive Mediacreating a group with an enterprise value over $1bn, 2500 staff and revenues well in excess of £250m. In March 2022 as Chairman Tim led the successful $1.4bn London IPO of TrustPilot. Tim has extensive experience of Chairing private equity businesses in the technology and media sector. Recent private equity backed exits, where Tim was Chairman include TI Media’s sale to Future, Superawesome’s sale to Epic Games, Pixomondo’s sale to Sony Pictures, the IPO of Sivota and the sale of Incisive media to Eagletree.

A serial entrepreneur and Chairman. Tim was the founder and Chairman of Incisive Mediacreating a group with an enterprise value over $1bn, 2500 staff and revenues well in excess of £250m. In March 2022 as Chairman Tim led the successful $1.4bn London IPO of TrustPilot. Tim has extensive experience of Chairing private equity businesses in the technology and media sector. Recent private equity backed exits, where Tim was Chairman include TI Media’s sale to Future, Superawesome’s sale to Epic Games, Pixomondo’s sale to Sony Pictures, the IPO of Sivota and the sale of Incisive media to Eagletree.

Paul has spent more than 20 years writing about business and finance for a variety of publications and organisations. Having started his career covering the derivatives market, on which he spent several years before becoming Editor of Futures & Options Week, Paul later wrote about commodities until joining Mergermarket in 2008. While at the M&A news and data company, Paul headed the Financial Services coverage, writing extensively on private equity activity across Europe. He later took on the role of Features Editor before moving to Dutch investment bank ING as Editor of Behavioural Economics. Paul returned to writing about private equity and M&A when he joined Actum to establish its editorial desk in 2020.

Paul has spent more than 20 years writing about business and finance for a variety of publications and organisations. Having started his career covering the derivatives market, on which he spent several years before becoming Editor of Futures & Options Week, Paul later wrote about commodities until joining Mergermarket in 2008. While at the M&A news and data company, Paul headed the Financial Services coverage, writing extensively on private equity activity across Europe. He later took on the role of Features Editor before moving to Dutch investment bank ING as Editor of Behavioural Economics. Paul returned to writing about private equity and M&A when he joined Actum to establish its editorial desk in 2020.

Kathleen has over 15 years’ experience in M&A and Private Equity data research. She started her career joining the Mergermarket EMEA Research team which she later headed for longer than eight years before shifting her focus to support the product and data development from the Technology department for a few years. Meanwhile Kathleen completed an Executive MBA at the Cranfield School of Management in 2019 and obtained the ESG Investing Certificate from CFA UK in 2021. She joined Actum at its creation early 2021 to start a Research Department.

Kathleen has over 15 years’ experience in M&A and Private Equity data research. She started her career joining the Mergermarket EMEA Research team which she later headed for longer than eight years before shifting her focus to support the product and data development from the Technology department for a few years. Meanwhile Kathleen completed an Executive MBA at the Cranfield School of Management in 2019 and obtained the ESG Investing Certificate from CFA UK in 2021. She joined Actum at its creation early 2021 to start a Research Department.