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Team
Garrett Curran
Managing Partner
Garrett is one of the founding partners at GCP and is involved in all aspects of the business, including origination, portfolio management and investor relations.
Read moreJames Blake
Managing Partner
James is one of the founding partners at GCP and before his 24 years of investing experience had an operational background working with growth businesses.
Read moreKirsty McDonald
Partner
Kirsty has over 20 years’ investing experience and has an engineering and strategy background. She leads Investor Relations and Fundraising at GCP.
Read moreRichard Shaw
Partner
Richard leads GCP’s investment activities in the Technology sector and has over 20 years’ experience working with growth companies across the UK.
Read moreAlex Thomson
Partner
Alex has developed a successful track record of supporting businesses operating in digital transformation, technology services and consulting, through his 16 year’s growth company experience.
Read moreRavi Monteiro
Partner
Ravi leads GCP’s ESG initiatives and has spent his whole career working with UK growth companies. He currently supports our investment partnerships with Bridewell and 101 Ways.
Read moreJay Salter
Investment Director
Jay has built over 15 years’ experience of working in Corporate Finance and Private Equity. He plays a key role in technology sector origination and currently works with the boards of Plenitude Consulting, Indigo and AMG.
Read moreEmily Henderson
Investment Director
Emily joined GCP in 2021 and has over 14 years’ growth company experience as an advisor and an investor. She currently supports the team at Flint Global and has a range of specialist services sector experience.
Read moreJames Handley
Investment Director
James has supported several investment partnerships across our funds and has over 13 years’ experience as an advisor and an investor. He has significant buy and build experience and currently works with the board of ETC, Hippo Digital, and Container Solutions.
Read moreHeidi Farley
Investment Manager
Heidi has over 13 years’ experience of working in financial and commercial roles. She currently supports the board at Bridewell with their strategic growth initiatives.
Read moreLiam Bennett
Investment Manager
Liam has played a key role in several of our investment partnerships and currently supports the teams at GTS, JKR and John Henry. Originally from Australia he has over 10 years’ of transactional experience.
Read moreDan Lee
Investment Manager
Dan has spent over 11 years in the technology ecosystem as both an advisor and investor. He currently works with the boards of CloudRock and Robiquity.
Read moreJoe Kennedy
Investment Manager
Joe has over nine years’ experience working with growth companies as both an investor and an advisor. He currently works with the boards of 101 Ways and First Mile.
Read moreDominic Judd
Investment Executive
Dom joined in 2022 having spent time as an advisor on both private equity and trade transactions. He supports the team with new opportunities and the existing portfolio businesses.
Read moreIssy Jackson
Investment Executive
Issy joined in 2024 having spent three years working within private equity on deal origination and investment teams. Issy supports the team in sourcing new investment opportunities and fostering partnerships with high-growth businesses.
Read morePaul Driver
Operational Partner
Paul is an independent NED for GCP and has worked with three past investment partners. He has a large range of experience supporting Technology and Services sector businesses.
Read moreMichael Gray
Origination Director
Michael has spent over 13 years’ within the Private Equity industry. He leads our origination activities covering advisory relationships, prospective investment opportunities and follow-on M&A portfolio activity.
Read moreHazel Cameron
Network Director
Hazel leads the GCP Growth Network and has extensive experience of helping with the development of high quality boards and valuable international industry connections.
Read moreJohn Marsh
Finance Partner
John leads on all aspects of business operations, fund finance, tax and portfolio reporting. He plays a key role in developing peer to peer relationships and sharing best practice across our investment portfolio.
Read moreZoe Davison
Financial Controller
Zoe is responsible for financial reporting across GCP’s funds and portfolio companies. She joined the team in 2023 with experience in private equity finance.
Read moreDiva Hollands
Investor Relations Executive
As Executive Assistant and Investor Relations Coordinator, Diva supports the partners and investment team, as well as leading all investor events, supporting with office management and origination.
Read moreBunmi Unegbu
Accounts Assistant
Bunmi is part of the GCP finance team and responsible for management accounts preparation, finance processing and operational support.
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