The Team

Ed has over 20 years’ experience of investing with his partners in a range of investments including leisure, financial services, and housebuilding. He was an Executive Director of Phoenix Group (previously Pearl Group), growing it organically and via acquisition & reversing it in to US SPAC Liberty Acquisitions, building it to be a business with 14m customers.

Ed led the acquisition of Keepmoat which is now a top ten UK housebuilder.

In 2020 Ed raised over $300m on NYSE through a SPAC which merged with Vertical Aerospace in 2021. In 2022 he co-led the acquisition of Go Ape USA, the dominant player in the treetop adventure and zipline sector in the USA.

Marc has over 25 years’ experience investing in a wide range of sectors including leisure, financial services and real estate, often at times when that particular sector is going through change or upheaval. He has held several operational roles in the underlying businesses, including Executive Chairman of Punch Taverns prior to its IPO and Chairman of the Assets/Liabilities Management Committee of Pearl Group (now Phoenix Group Holdings PLC).

Marc led the acquisition of Center Parcs and the sale and leaseback of Santander’s retail branch network in Spain.

In 2020 Marc raised over $300m on NYSE through a SPAC which merged with Vertical Aerospace in 2021.

Jamie has over 17 years’ experience and is a qualified Chartered Surveyor. He has focussed on real estate investments including Uro Property Holdings and Keepmoat. He also founded RDF, a UK residential development lender, in 2013 and co-founded BSL in 2019 which invests in luxury assisted living space in the UK.

Jamie worked on raising over $300m on NYSE through a SPAC and its merger with Vertical Aerospace in 2021. In 2022 he co-led the acquisition of Go Ape USA, the dominant player in the treetop adventure and zipline sector in the USA.

Marcus started his career as a consultant with Bain & Co and Arthur D. Little. In 2003 he co-founded and was CEO at Firefly Drinks, including leading the sale to Langholm Capital in 2014. In 2008 Marcus was a founder investor and board member of Portman Dental, one of Europe’s fastest growing private dental groups. In 2019 Marcus co-founded BSL, a company set up to invest in the luxury assisted living sector in the UK.

In 2021 co-led the merger of Broadstone Acquisition Corp with Vertical Aerospace.