Philip has twenty-three years' experience of private equity and related M&A, corporate development and turnarounds in Europe and the US. He co-founded Lyceum Capital in 1999 and currently sits on the boards of Coperion and Clinovia. He sourced, co-led the acquisition and handled the sale of Southern Cross Healthcare. Philip chairs the Investment Committee.
Before establishing Lyceum, Philip restructured Fii Group plc, a �100m company providing apparel, footwear and accessories, turning it round from substantial losses to profits.
Between 1989 and 1996, Philip jointly managed and developed the European private equity operations at Investcorp, a leading international buyout group, where he was a director of Investcorp Inc (US) and Investcorp Ltd.
At Investcorp, Philip was involved in a number of investment transactions, including Computacenter, Circle K, Thorn Lighting, Gucci and Mondi, involving a total invested capital of some �600 million.
Between 1987 and 1989, he was Senior Vice President M&A/ Merchant Banking Fund at Lehman Bros in New York and London.
Philip holds an MA in Economics from Magdalene College, Cambridge and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Price Waterhouse (now PwC).
