Simon Henderson joined European Capital in 2005 as Managing Director - UK Buyouts. Simon joins the firm from Barclays Private Equity where he had been a Director, focusing on UK mid market buyout transactions since December 1995.
He had been instrumental in several investments at Barclays Private Equity with the most notable being London Luton Airport, Edotech and Fosbel all of which returned in excess of 4 times cost on realization.
In addition Simon had played a major role in the raising of Barclays Private Equity's first Pan European fund in 2002.
Simon will be a member of the American Capital Investment Committee and will lead European Capital's drive into the UK buyout market.
He will be responsible for originating, executing, monitoring and realizing UK mid market buyouts. Prior to joining Barclays Private Equity in 1995, Simon qualified as an ACA at PricewaterhouseCoopers and has a degree in Economics from Durham University. |