GCP announces Investment Director promotions for Dan Lee and Liam Bennett 

As part of the firm’s continued growth, recognising outstanding contributions from across the team and reflecting on a highly successful 2025, GCP is delighted to announce the promotions of Dan Lee and Liam Bennett to Investment Director. These promotions recognise their significant personal successes and contribution to the firm and reinforce GCP’s commitment to developing talent from within the Investment Team. 

Dan joined GCP in 2022, following several years of providing corporate finance advice to entrepreneurs and financial institutions on realising the value they have invested in their businesses, primarily in the technology sector. At GCP, he sits on the board of CloudRock and supports Robiquity, partnering with the management teams in relation to strategic decision-making and long-term value creation. He also was part of the GCP investment team that realised the successful exit of CubeLogic to Bowmark in 2024.

In 2025, Dan played a key role in the execution of two of GCP’s new investment partnerships, starting with the investment in Nurtur and more recently Security HQ, where he will sit on the board. He ended the year by leading the strategic acquisition of SuccessDay by CloudRock, where he played a major role in originating and negotiating the transaction, building on the role he performed following GCP’s investment in the business in 2024. 

Liam joined GCP in 2019 and has since played a key role across a number of the firm’s investments. He supported the execution of GCP’s investments in Bridewell, Plenitude and Flint Global, and subsequently worked closely with the Flint Global board and management team. He has also supported the execution of GCP’s investments in ETC and Coolr, which were made in 2024, and together with his ongoing work with JKR reflects his deep experience within the creative services sector. He currently works closely with the boards and management teams at JKR and GTS, helping to drive key value creation agendas.  

In 2025, Liam was a leading member of the investment team that completed GCP’s investment in AI-led transformation consultancy Optima Partners, leading the origination and relationship-building with the highly experienced management team. Having spent several years focusing on origination in the data and AI sector, he played a key role in developing Investment thesis as well as delivering commercial due diligence and value creation planning.   

Alex Thomson, Partner, commented, “Dan and Liam have both made outstanding contributions to the firm over a number of years. Their promotions to Investment Director reflect their commercial judgement, the relationships they have established with the management teams we invest alongside and their outstanding contribution to deal execution. We are delighted to recognise their progress and look forward to their continued impact at GCP.” 

Dan Lee, Investment Director, commented, “I’ve spent my career working with founders, entrepreneurs and management teams across digital services and software, supporting them as they grow and realise their vision. I joined GCP because I believed I could add real value to their focus on the Knowledge Economy, and I’ve thoroughly enjoyed working with, and learning from, the GCP team and the leadership teams across our partnerships. I’m delighted to be promoted to Investment Director at such an exciting time for GCP, and I’m looking forward to building many more disruptive world-beaters as we invest from Fund VI.” 

Liam Bennett, Investment Director, commented, “It’s an exciting time at GCP as we continue to build on our leading expertise and momentum in investing in the Knowledge Economy. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time at GCP and I am very pleased to step into the role of Investment Director. It has been an absolute privilege to work closely with high-quality management teams and boards across our partnerships, supporting them through key stages of growth. GCP’s collaborative approach and long-term mindset create a great environment to build strong partnerships with ambitious teams, and I look forward to continuing to support their long-term success.’’