August Equity has strengthened its investment team with three promotions.
Rob Simpson (pictured) has been promoted to business development director whilst Mehul Patel and Anthony Bellau are now investment directors.
Simpson, who joined August Equity in 2011, has sourced a number of acquisitions for August Equity including the platform acquisition for the Compass Group investment and has also worked on the Aspirations and SecureData investments.
Patel, who joined August Equity in 2009, has worked on a number of transactions including the recent SecureData investment and the subsequent bolt-on of Quadrant Networks Limited. He is also a non-executive director of Accura.
Bellau joined August Equity from MidOcean Partners in 2011. He has been involved in the Compass Group investment and the recent exit of 4Projects to a US acquirer.
Philip Rattle, managing partner, says: “We are delighted to have promoted Rob, Mehul and Anthony. They each have made significant contributions to the development of our portfolio and the sourcing of new investment opportunities. The recent team progress demonstrates our commitment to developing the team for the future.”
August Equity recently announced the appointment of Stuart Quin as an investment director.
