Gain From Our Perspective

Corporate Finance and Venture Capital Professionals

Expertise in advising small, mid-cap and large corporates across a diverse range of sectors

West Hill Corporate Finance is led
by a team of highly experienced
financial services professionals
who together have advised on over
£20billion of transactions, including
several high-profile IPOs and
a number of landmark M&A deals
in the financial services sector.

West Hill Capital was established
to execute smaller transactions with
capital raisings ranging from £1-20m.

In recent years, West Hill Capital has
deployed around £500m into a variety
of high-growth companies, in
various sectors, throughout the UK
and abroad.

Our Services

A Differentiated Proposition

  • 1

    Track Record

    Over several decades the Partners of West Hill have consistently originated, advised on and structured transactions where, in many instances, investors have obtained very attractive returns.

  • 2

    Our Experience

    The total value of these transactions exceeds £20billion and includes EIS private placings, AIM IPOs, as well as some very large landmark deals in the UK financial services sector. The network of contacts that has arisen from this experience provides us with unrivalled access to a varied pipeline of exceptional quality businesses.

  • 3

    Interests Aligned

    The Partners of West Hill will often personally invest at the same price and on the same terms as investors. Having skin-in-the-game demonstrates a financial commitment to each project and ensures that the interests of West Hill and investors' are directly aligned.

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Case Studies

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Case Studies

Willis

One of the largest public to private offers in UK financial services history where KKR subsequently made in excess of 10x return

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Case Studies

Unibio International

Unibio has developed a biotechnological innovation that can potentially provide a sustainable solution to the World’s protein problems

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03

Case Studies

Humio

West Hill SEIS/EIS investors agreed a substantial cash exit from Humio, making a 17.5x return

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04

Case Studies

Fleet Mortgages

Starling Bank agreed to acquire Fleet for cash and equity, valuing the business at £50 million

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05

Case Studies

Norlase

Norlase is a pioneering and ground-breaking Danish technology business with global growth potential

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Meet our team

Alan Richards

PARTNER & CO FOUNDER

His experience at West Hill includes: • Originated and led IPOs of investment funds Macau Property Opportunities Fund (£105m), Japan...

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Andrew Galloway

PARTNER & CO FOUNDER

His landmark deals include: • KKR’s $1.7bn take private of Willis • Led team on c$1.6bn EV offer by Achilles for...

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Edward Williams

PARTNER

Transactions on which he has advised include: • A number of Lloyd’s transactions including the sale of Limit to QBE,...

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Robert Forbes Caie

PARTNER & CO FOUNDER

Robert’s experience at West Hill includes: • £12m equity raising for Atlant3D Nanosystems, the developer of the world's first Molecular Assembly...

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David Hollidge

PARTNER & CO FOUNDER

David’s experience at West Hill includes: • £45m raised for Unibio International, developer of an innovative fermentation technology that converts natural...

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Mark Hickson

PARTNER & CO FOUNDER

Mark’s experience at West Hill includes: • £4.4m SEIS/EIS equity for Humio, a leading cyber security and big data analytics software...

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Monika Wajda

Associate Director

Her core competencies include: • Industry analysis • Presentation materials • Financial modelling • Due diligence document verification Monika graduated from Krakow University of...

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Robert Colley

Associate Director

Robert joined West Hill in 2015 as an Associate and has developed an extensive network of investor relationships across...

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Christopher Ohiri

Manager

His core competencies include: • Industry analysis • Presentation materials • Financial modelling • Due diligence document verification

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William Sadler

Associate Director

William is a senior member of the private equity and venture capital investment team. He has an extensive network...

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Charles Jawor

Associate

Charles joined West Hill as a Corporate Finance Analyst in 2017 and was promoted to Associate in 2021. He...

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India Hayes

Senior Associate

India joined West Hill as an Associate in 2019 following several financial administration roles. India is a graduate of...

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Harry Nunn

Associate

Harry joined West Hill in 2023 having served with the Irish Guards for nearly a decade. He undertook the...

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Montagu Barnes

Associate

Monty joined the private equity and venture capital investment team as an Associate in November 2023. Monty completed a...

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Richard Gilbey

Head of Operations

Working with West Hill for more than 5 years, Richard heads up our Operations team, managing client services and...

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Erin Barltrop

Administrator

Erin joined West Hill in 2021 as an administrator assisting Richard Gilbey in ensuring the smooth running of the...

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