Robin Elley is an Investment Analyst at Waterland Private Equity Investments in Manchester, UK. Prior to joining Waterland, he spent three years at Unilever, working in a both the Supply Chain and Commercial functions. Robin holds a BA Honours degree in Economics from Exeter University. Contact details: Robin Elley Tel. +44 (0)1 625 830 742

Dominic Graham is Senior Investment Manager at Waterland Private Equity in Manchester, UK. Prior to joining Waterland, he spent four years at OMERS Private Equity Europe (“OPE”) undertaking origination, execution and portfolio management of mid-market investment opportunities in the UK and continental Europe. Most recently as an Associate Director, he worked closely with OPE portfolio companies Civica and Vue Entertainment. Before OPE, Dominic spent four years in corporate finance transaction services at Deloitte in London providing deal and related services, including financial due diligence, to a wide range of corporate and private equity clients across a range of sectors [...]

Ryan Hallworth is a Senior Investment Manager in Manchester, UK. Prior to joining Waterland, Ryan worked at DC Advisory, a leading mid-market European corporate finance adviser, where he advised a broad range of organisations, such as corporates, private equity houses and entrepreneurs. Before that, Ryan spent 3 years as an Associate Director in the corporate finance team at Deloitte, managing mid-market mergers & acquisitions and buy-outs. He started his career at EY, where he qualified as an accountant, before becoming a founding member of the successful Capital and Debt Advisory team. Ryan holds a BA Honours degree in History [...]

Lydia joined Waterland Private Equity in 2018 as a Personal Assistant in Manchester, UK. She provides PA support to the UK team. Prior to her employment at Waterland, Lydia worked as a Personal Assistant to the CEO of Arista Design a Luxury Interior Design company with projects throughout the UK and Europe. Contact details: Lydia Heerey Tel. +44 (0)1 625 830 742

Calum MacEwen is an Investment Analyst at Waterland Private Equity in Manchester, UK. Prior to joining Waterland he worked at LeapFrog Investments as part of the investment team, with a focus on investing in financial services business in emerging Asia. Before this Calum worked at Maven Capital Partners, where he was involved in originating, evaluating and executing private equity investments in the UK lower mid-market. During his studies, he completed an internship at the United Nations in New York. Calum holds a BSc Honours in Physics from the University of Edinburgh and is pursuing his CFA designation. Contact details: [...]

Helen joined Waterland Private Equity in 2017 as Office Manager in Manchester, UK.  She manages the office and provides PA support to the UK team.  Prior to her employment at Waterland, Helen worked as Executive Assistant to the CEO of EMR Group a global metal recycling company. In previous years she has worked with Private Equity Funds and media companies specialising in Corporate Communication, PR, Marketing and TV Production. Contact details: Helen Michael Tel. +44 (0)1 625 830 742

Andy Scaife is Managing Director of Waterland Private Equity in Manchester (UK), covering the UK and Ireland. Prior to joining Waterland, Andy was Chief Executive of Quantum Pharma Plc.  He joined Quantum as Finance Director in January 2009, as part of a private equity backed management buy-out which valued the business at £32.5m.  A year later, he became Managing Director and subsequently lead the business through a phase of substantial growth which was delivered through a buy-and-build strategy, internationalisation, organic growth and a 'green-field' start-up.  Quantum was floated on the UK stock market in December 2014 at a market [...]

James Young is Investment Analyst at Waterland Private Equity Investments in Manchester, UK. Prior to joining Waterland, he worked at Endless where he focused on special situation investments and operational turnaround post-transaction. Before Endless, James spent four years at PwC within Mergers & Acquisitions and Assurance where he advised mid-market clients in the industrial products space. James has also held positions at HSBC within credit analytics and a London investment firm focused on oil derivatives. James holds the ICAEW Chartered Accountant qualification (ACA), a BSc Honours degree in Finance from the University of Reading, and an MSc in Finance [...]