Public Equity Public Equity
We take a private equity approach to investing in listed equities, providing access to UK smaller companies and utilising thorough due diligence.
We take a private equity approach to investing in listed equities, providing access to UK smaller companies and utilising thorough due diligence.
Public Equity investing
We take a hands-on approach to engaging with our investee stakeholders – including management, shareholders, customers and suppliers – in order to capitalise on market inefficiencies and support a clear equity value creation plan, targeting above market returns over the long-term.
The experienced, multi-disciplined Gresham House investment team has a successful track record of public equity investing and seeks to add value through constructive engagement.
Our Public Equity funds
LF Gresham House UK Multi Cap Income Fund
A multi-cap income fund with a bias towards investment in small and mid-cap companies.
LF Gresham House UK Micro Cap Fund
A fund invested in micro-cap stocks listed on the main market and AIM, with a market cap below £250m.
Gresham House Strategic plc
An independent AIM-quoted investment company, which invests primarily in UK and European smaller public companies.
Strategic Equity Capital plc
A LSE-listed investment trust, investing in small caps, which seeks to create shareholder value through constructive corporate engagement with publicly quoted companies.
Baronsmead Venture Trust plc
The Baronsmead funds invest in the future of British business – supporting innovative smaller companies that we believe are the driving force of the UK economy.
Baronsmead Second Venture Trust plc
The Baronsmead funds invest in the future of British business – supporting innovative smaller companies that we believe are the driving force of the UK economy.
Investment team
Ken is Managing Director, Public Equity, and leads the investment team managing public equity investments. He is lead manager for LF Gresham House UK Micro Cap Fund, LF Gresham House UK Multi Cap Income Fund, Strategic Equity Capital plc and manages AIM listed portfolios on behalf of the Baronsmead VCTs. Ken graduated from Brasenose College, Oxford, before qualifying as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG. He was an equity research analyst with Commerzbank and then Evolution Securities prior to spending the past 12 years as a Fund Manager at Livingbridge and now Gresham House specialising in smaller companies.
Adam joined in May 2020, following Gresham House’s mandate win of Strategic Equity Capital plc (SEC). He is a Fund Manager, working alongside Ken Wotton managing SEC. He has ten years of relevant financial experience, previously working for GVQIM as a Senior Analyst providing analysis and due diligence on existing and potential investee companies. Prior to this, he worked at OC&C Strategy Consultants for six years as a consultant working on commercial due diligence and strategy projects for corporate and private equity clients.
Adam was a Girdlers’ Scholar at the University of Cambridge and is a CFA charterholder.
Amber joined as Investment Manager in July 2021.
Amber was previously at EY LLP UK FS in the Strategy and Transactions team between September 2013 and July 2021. She was also a Manager in the transactions diligence team specialising in banking capital markets, wealth and asset management, and insurance sectors.
She has seven years of experience across the transaction lifecycle, engaged on over 30 transactions (private and public) for a range of private equity and corporate clients and qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2016.
Bevan joined Gresham House in November 2018, having been at Livingbridge since 2006. Bevan has overall responsibility for all portfolio management activities for the Baronsmead VCTs. He also directly manages portfolio investments and has been an active board member of several Baronsmead investee companies including MLS, Eque2, Key Travel and Pho. He qualified as a Chartered Accountant at KPMG in New Zealand, where he provided consultancy services to fast growing small businesses.
Brendan joined Gresham House in November 2018 having previously been at Livingbridge. Brendan co-manages the LF Gresham House UK Micro Cap Fund and the LF Gresham House UK Multi Cap Income Fund and leads Gresham House’s Healthcare sector investment strategy. Prior to Livingbridge Brendan spent four and a half years in technology investment banking at Canaccord Genuity having studied commerce with a focus on finance at Melbourne University.
Cassie joined Gresham House in July 2021 and is based in the London office working as an Investment Manager in the Public Equity team.
Prior to joining the firm, Cassie was part of the Corporate Broking team at Citi, having previously spent two and a half years at Investec.
Cassie graduated from the University of Cambridge in 2015, before completing an MSc at the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Dane joined Gresham House in March 2021 and is based in the London office working as Fund Controller for the Baronsmead VCTs.
Prior to Gresham House, Dane worked at Laurium Capital in South Africa as Financial Controller, managing the operations of the finance function. Previously, Dane worked at a family office in London as Financial Controller gaining valuable experience in venture capital investments, deal structuring, valuation and performance measurement and assessment. Dane has over four years’ experience in asset management and seven years’ experience in finance having worked for EY for several years post-Articles.
Dane qualified as a Chartered Accountant at EY in South Africa and holds a postgraduate Honours degree in Accounting Sciences from the University of South Africa, where he passed his degree with Cum Laude. Dane is currently registered to sit for the CFA Level III Examination and is a member of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants (SAICA).
Laurence is a Fund Manager in the Public Equity team. Joining Gresham House in 2015, Laurence is an integral part of the team managing Strategic Public Equity LP and the LF Gresham House UK Smaller Companies Fund and previously managing Gresham House Strategic plc.
Laurence holds a bachelor’s degree in Politics from the University of Warwick. During his studies, he interned at Rothschild & Co, working on the Mergers and Acquisitions Team in the industrial sector, and at Barclays Capital on the equities trading floor before joining Gresham House. In 2021 he was nominated for the Investment Week Rising star of investment companies award.
Tania joined Gresham House in November 2018 having been at Livingbridge for 13 years. She has worked on the Baronsmead VCTs since she joined, progressing from administration assistant to Finance Manager in 2011 and qualifying as a Chartered Management Accountant in 2012 while at Livingbridge.
Tania previously worked at a Chartered Accountancy practice in New Zealand for eight years where she began her accounting training. She holds a BBS in Accounting from the Open Polytechnic of New Zealand.
Investment Committee Chairman, Strategic Equity Capital plc
Tony has been Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Gresham House plc since December 2014. He chairs the Investment Committees of Gresham House plc and Strategic Equity Capital plc. He led the management buy-in and established a new management team that transformed the firm from an investment trust into the listed specialist asset manager it is today with over £4bn AUM.
Tony has a long track record of investing and advising numerous public and private equity businesses. From 2002 to 2011, he established and grew SVG Investment Managers before being asked to lead SVG Advisors (formerly Schroder Ventures, London) as CEO. He started his career at Phillips & Drew Fund Management (later UBS Global Asset Management), one of the UK’s most prominent value investment firms with £60bn in assets under management at its peak and where he was a member of the Investment Committee. He was also previously Chair of the LPFA Investment Panel and Non-executive Board member.
Tony has over 25 years of investment experience and holds an MA in Management Studies from the University of Cambridge (where he was also a junior rugby international and Blue).
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Investment in smaller companies which are unquoted, or traded on AIM or ISDX Markets, by its nature, involves a higher degree of risk than investment in larger companies, including those traded on the main market. In particular, smaller companies often have limited product lines, markets or financial resources and may be dependent for their management on a smaller number of key individuals. In addition, the market for shares in smaller companies is often less liquid than that for shares in larger companies, bringing with it potential difficulties in acquiring, valuing and disposing of such shares.
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