What makes us different
Our team is built to help you. We can devote significant time to rolling up our sleeves and making a difference when you need us.
We are experts in supporting companies to make the right choices as they scale. We’ve learnt this through more than two decades experience of working with high growth companies. We like hard work and helping you get stuff done.
Managing Director
Alistair Cairns
WORKING WITH
Other private equity funds, occasionally other families
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)
Chairman
Anna Margaret Smedvig
Working with
Smedvig Capital & Smedvig Family Office
Excited by
Using technology to disrupt retail
Interests
Fashion, film, Architecture/Design
Previously
L Catterton, Smythson, EC Hambro Rabben
Education
University of Edinburgh (Psychology & Business)
Partner
Cristian Young
WORKING WITH
Veeve & other private equity funds
EXCITED BY
Using technology to re-engineer process and disrupt established business models
INTERESTS
Skiing, Scuba Diving, Travelling
PREVIOUSLY
KPMG
EDUCATION
Nottingham University (Business & German)
Senior Associate
Freddie Kalfayan
WORKING WITH
Yumpingo, proSapient, Adzuna, Antidote
EXCITED BY
Technology, innovative models and great teams
INTERESTS
Sport, film, languages, occasionally signing up for (and then regretting) endurance events
PREVIOUSLY
OC&C Strategy Consultants, JP Morgan
EDUCATION
University of Cambridge (Management/Modern Languages)
Partner
Joe Knowles
WORKING WITH
Infinity, Adzuna, Poq, Masabi, Yumpingo
EXCITED BY
Working with un-stoppable founders to unpick broken markets or navigate markets in flux
INTERESTS
Failing to look smooth on waves and snow – surfing, kitesurfing, skiing with a bit of yoga to recover
PREVIOUSLY
OC&C, JP Morgan, Airbus
EDUCATION
University of Bristol (Mechanical & Process Engineering)
CEO
Johnny Hewett
WORKING WITH
KCT, Simplify, Profile, The Smart Cube, Veeve, Infinity
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)
Partner
Jon Lerner
WORKING WITH:
Infinity, The Smart Cube, Poq, Masabi, Heydoc
EXCITED BY:
Application of mobile tech (including edge processing) to big corporate problems
INTERESTS
Mountains (up and down, frozen or not), two wheeled adventures, messing around on boats
PREVIOUSLY
Bain & Company, Argos
EDUCATION
University of Bristol (Electrical & Electronic Engineering)
Executive Assistant to CEO & Chairman
Louise Gammon
WORKING WITH
Anna Margaret & Peter Smedvig and Johnny Hewett
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)
Executive Assistant to the Partners
Phoebe Carpenter
WORKING WITH
The Smedvig Team
EXCITED BY
The seaside and my beach hut
INTERESTS
Reading, Travelling, Shopping
PREVIOUSLY
Halsion
EDUCATION
Ursuline College
Senior Associate
Peter Duffy
WORKING WITH
Xeneta, Heydoc
EXCITED BY
Finding innovative founders using tech to disrupt the status quo
INTERESTS
All kinds of sport - particularly rugby, running and falling down ski slopes
PREVIOUSLY
OC&C Strategy Consultants
EDUCATION
University of Edinburgh (History), Imperial College London (Management)
Partner
Rob Toms
WORKING WITH
KCT, Simplify, Whip Media, Xeneta, Adzuna, Yumpingo, proSapient
EXCITED BY
Teams and tech that shake up complacent incumbents
INTERESTS
Triathlon, Watching any sport, Driving my truck
PREVIOUSLY
Jardine International Motors, Bain & Company
EDUCATION
London Business School (MBA)
Head of Marketing & Founder Network
Sophie Day
WORKING WITH
Smedvig Team & Portfolio
EXCITED BY
AI revolutionising digital marketing
INTERESTS
Theatre (particularly musicals), Fitness (Yoga & Spinning), Piano
PREVIOUSLY
CQS Asset Management
EDUCATION
University of Manchester (Music)
Advisor
Wanda Goldwag
WORKING WITH
The Smedvig Team
EXCITED BY
AI, Voice activation, Smart machines
INTERESTS
Creating a healthier population, legal matters, cooking
PREVIOUSLY
25 year exec career in loyalty programmes, travel, advertising agencies and finance
EDUCATION
London School of Economics (Economic History)