The Growthdeck Panel
The Growthdeck Panel
The Growthdeck panel understand the industry sectors in which our fund-raising businesses operate. Their expertise helps us identify and assess what we believe to be the best investment opportunities. Their experience in building and managing similar businesses means we can also provide a fantastic level of support to the leadership teams that will be managing the companies you invest in going forward.
Kevin J Bacon
Kevin has over twenty years experience in the hospitality industry, including restaurants, leisure and consumer entertainment. During this time he has been a main Board Director of The Restaurant Group PLC, co-founder of the highly successful Frankie and Benny’s brand, and Managing Director of Jamie Oliver International. Kevin also has a specialist consulting practice, which focuses on industry due diligence mandates and providing commercial and operational overviews and opinion. Recent mandates include the purchase of Cote Restaurants Ltd and Byron Ltd.
Graham Brown
An experienced business manager and entrepreneur, originally from a senior position internationally with ICI, Graham set up AIMS Group in 1993, growing this into one of the largest health and safety compliance consultancies in the UK, which he sold to Alfred McAlpine in 2003. Graham was one of the founding directors of Scotia Wind, which was sold to Gaz De France in 2008, and is currently the CEO of Burcote Wind, an independent renewable energy company that specialises in onshore wind projects.
We will be appointing more sector experts to the Growthdeck Panel over the coming weeks.
