Jeremy has nineteen years of private equity experience. Before co-founding Lyceum Capital in 1999, he was a founding shareholder, director and Investment Committee member of Duke Street Capital which was formed from the private equity arm of Hambros Plc.
In addition to sourcing and leading Lyceum's investments in Asquith Schools and Asquith Nurseries, Fox IT, VELO, National Britannia Group and Digica, Jeremy co-led the Southern Cross acquisition.
Whilst at Duke Street Capital, Jeremy was directly responsible for eleven investments including Glass's Information Services, Leisure Link, Franklin Hotels and Enterprise Inns. He was actively involved with many other companies and transactions during this time and helped in the establishment of Crescent Capital where he was a non-executive director, and the establishment and management of the Malta Development Fund.
Jeremy is Chairman of the British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association and is former Chairman of its Taxation Committee. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Coopers & Lybrand (now PwC) and holds a BSc Honours degree in Computer Science & Accountancy from the University of Manchester where he is also an Honorary Teaching Fellow.
