David is a Managing Partner of Synova Capital. Prior to co-founding Synova Capital during 2007, David spent a number of years within both WPP plc and a prominent family office investment firm, where he was responsible for managing UK investment strategy. David’s track record includes a number of highly successful mid-market transactions in the UK. He is a Non-Executive Director of Clearwater Care and served as a Non-Executive Director of dbg. David oversees Synova’s strategy for the Healthcare and Education sectors.

Philip is an experienced investor in UK mid-market companies. Prior to co-founding Synova Capital during 2007, Philip developed a highly successful track record of investing in UK mid-market companies with Phoenix Equity Partners. Prior to this, Philip advised private equity houses and mid-market companies on UK acquisitions whilst working at UBS and Dresdner Kleinwort. Philip is a Non-Executive Director of TLG Brands, cloudxl and Kinapse. He oversees the Consumer Brands and Software & IT Services sectors.

Alex joined Synova Capital during 2011. He has over 15 years’ experience of successfully investing in and supporting UK mid-market companies. Prior to joining Synova Capital, Alex spent a number of years at Lloyds TSB Development Capital (LDC) and 3i plc investing in businesses across the UK. Alex is a Non-Executive Director of Mandata and oversees Synova’s strategy in the Business Services sector.

Jonny is Synova Capital’s Head of Business Development. He works closely with owners and managers of businesses, focusing on the creation of new investment opportunities. Prior to joining the team at Synova, Jonny spent 3 years at Sovereign Capital in the UK lower mid-market and worked on a number of transactions in the Healthcare and Education sectors. Previously, he worked at Freshminds, performing market analysis for a number of financial institutions and private equity firms.

Oliver joined Synova Capital during 2011 as an Investment Executive. Prior to joining, Oliver worked at Happen, a consultancy business focused on strategy development for a number of blue chip clients. Oliver holds a BA in Politics, Philosophy & Economics from the University of Oxford.

Laura joined the Synova team in 2009 having worked as a Personal Assistant in a variety of capacities since graduating in 2005 with a BA from the University of Roehampton. She is responsible for managing the office as well as providing administrative support to the senior team.

Zac joined Synova Capital as an Investment Manager during 2013. Prior to joining Synova Capital, Zac advised private equity houses and UK mid-market companies on company sales, acquisitions, management buy-outs and growth capital fundraisings whilst working in the M&A team at Catalyst Corporate Finance and at the investment banking division of PwC. He holds a Masters in Software Engineering from Birmingham University and is a qualified Chartered Accountant.

Scott joined Synova Capital as an Investment Manager during 2013. Prior to joining the team at Synova, Scott spent 6 years at KPMG working on a number of transactions in the retail, consumer and telecoms sectors. Scott holds a BA in Finance, Accounting and Management from the University of Nottingham and is a qualified Chartered Accountant.

Jessica joined Synova in 2013 after graduating with a BSc from University of Greenwich in 2012. In her role as Team Assistant she provides administrative support to the Synova Team.