Our Team

We are a team of long tenured individuals with deep experience across private markets, management consulting and finance. We’ve been investing in private equity and venture capital both directly and alongside other managers for nearly three decades. As part of the Smedvig Family Office, we draw from specialist know-how across offices in both London and Stavanger, Norway.

Details of the Venture Capital team can be found here.

  • Managing Director

    Alistair Cairns

    • EXCITED BY

      Through the cycle returns, lack of correlation, repeatable value add

    • INTERESTS

      Theatre, Jazz, art, international politics, family

    • PREVIOUSLY

      Bain & Company, Morgan Stanley

    • EDUCATION

      INSEAD (MBA)

  • CEO

    Cristian Young

    • EXCITED BY

      Backing dynamic teams to capture value in a world of limitless disruption

    • INTERESTS

      Skiing, Scuba Diving, Travelling

    • PREVIOUSLY

      KPMG, Barclays

    • EDUCATION

      Nottingham University (Business & German), FCA

  • Associate

    Ina Murube

    • EXCITED BY

      Primary and secondary investing, portfolio construction, and value creation across market cycles

    • INTERESTS

      Dancing, travelling, and spending time with friends and family

    • PREVIOUSLY

      Evercore, Lazard

    • EDUCATION

      Northeastern University (International Business Management); Lancaster University (International Business Management)

  • Chairman

    Johnny Hewett

    • EXCITED BY

      The level of disruption outstanding teams and technology can cause

    • INTERESTS

      Most sports (playing and watching), theatre (definitely just watching)

    • PREVIOUSLY

      Bain & Company, NatWest Markets, Hill Samuel

    • EDUCATION

      Harvard Business School (MBA)

  • Executive Assistant to CEO & Chairman

    Louise Gammon

    • EXCITED BY

      South Western Trains actually working

    • INTERESTS

      Reading, baking and applying (normally rubbish) songs to everyday situations

    • PREVIOUSLY

      Private PA for a HNW individual

    • Education

      Royal Holloway University (English Literature)

  • Senior Financial Analyst

    Robert Williams

    • EXCITED BY

      Disruptive technologies that make our lives easier

    • INTERESTS

      Travelling, golf, running & all sports generally

    • PREVIOUSLY

      Monzo Bank, PTSB

    • EDUCATION

      Chartered Accountants Ireland, Cork Institute of Technology

  • Non-Executive Director

    Klaus de Vibe

    • PREVIOUSLY

      Strømstangen, Vineberg Invest, Morgan Stanley

    • EDUCATION

      Norwegian School of Economics

  • Non-Executive Director

    Bernt Olav Ovstebo

    • PREVIOUSLY

      First Securities, Swedbank Markets, Nordea Bank

    • EDUCATION

      Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU)

  • Advisor

    Jordan Mayo

    • PREVIOUSLY

      Profile Pensions, Bain & Company

    • EDUCATION

      University of Oxford (Economics & Management)

  • Non-Executive Director

    Marit Salte

    • INTERESTS

      Hiking, skiing, windsurfing, food, wine, music and travelling

    • PREVIOUSLY

      KPMG, O.C. Østraadt

    • EDUCATION

      MSc in Business, Administration and Economics at NHH