British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association
The British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, sometimes known simply as the British Venture Capital Association, or BVCA, is a trade organisation founded in 1983 for the private equity and venture capital industry in the UK. It has more than 500 member firms, including over 230 private equity and venture capital houses, as well as institutional investors, professional advisers, service providers and international associations as members.
Tim Hames is the Director General.[1]
former Chairs were:[2]
2016 Alan MacKay, Executive Partner and Founder, GHO Capital
2015 Rob Lucas, Managing Partner, CVC Capital Partners
2014 Tim Farazmand, Managing Director, LDC
2013 Simon Clark, Managing Partner, Fidelity Growth Partners Europe
2012 Robert Easton, Managing Director and Co-Head, Carlyle Europe Technology Partners
2011 Richard Anton, Partner, Amadeus Capital Partners
2010 Hugh Lenon, Managing Partner, Phoenix Equity Partners
2009 Simon Havers, CEO, Baird Capital
2008 Jeremy Hand, Managing Partner, Lyceum Capital
2007 Wol Kolade, Managing Partner, ISIS Private Equity
2006 Rod Selkirk, Chief Executive, Hermes Private Equity
2005 Vince O'Brien, Director, Montagu Private Equity Ltd
2004 Anne Glover, Co-founder and Chief Executive, Amadeus Capital Partners
2003 Richard Green, Managing Partner, August Equity
2002 Michael Queen, Finance Director, 3i
2001 Edmund Truell, Chief Executive of Pension Corporation and founder, Duke Street
2000 David Thorp, Director, ISIS Private Equity
1999 James Nelson, Non-executive Director, Intermediate Capital Group
1998 Clive Sherling, Former Chairman, Football Licensing Authority
1997 Norman Murray, Chairman, Cairn Energy
1996 David Quysner, Non-executive Director, Private Equity Investor
1995 Andrew Joy, Partner, Cinven
1994 Brian Larcombe, Non-executive Director, Gallaher Group
1993 Ron Hollidge, Chairman, Kleinwort Capital Trust
1992 Robert Drummond, Chairman, Acta
1991 Adrian Beecroft, Partner and former Chief Investment Officer, Apax Partners
1990 Michael Denny, Executive Chairman, Northern Venture Managers Limited
1989 Richard Hargreaves, Chairman, SPDG Technologies
1988 John Nash, Chairman, Care UK
1987 Lionel Anthony, Non-executive Director, Ariadne Capital
1986 Colin Clive, Non-executive Director, Thompson Clive Investment (founder member of the BVCA)
1985 Sir Ronald Cohen, Founder, Apax Partners (founder member of the BVCA)
1984 Tony Lorenz, Managing Partner, ECI Partners (founder member of the BVCA)
1983 Sir David Cooksey, Director, Bank of England, Former Governor, Wellcome Trust (founder member of the BVCA)
It produces reports on, among other topics, the relative rate of return on UK private equity and venture capital funds[3] and organises conferences.
References
- ↑ "Finalists for first ever Growth Investor Awards revealed". Professional Adviser. 21 July 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.
- ↑ BVCA. "About Us". www.bvca.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-10.
- ↑ "UK private equity outperforms pension funds". Startups. 24 June 2015. Retrieved 21 July 2015.