ABOUT US

Mark Olivier - Co-founder and Managing Director
- Over 15 years experience in providing corporate finance and strategic advice to both UK and South African companies
- Part of the senior management team responsible for the establishment and strategic development of a UK based asset management and private banking business with over £2 billion under management
- Managed over £400 million of excess capital for a bank, investing in several debt and private equity opportunities
- Performed the due diligence in several transactions involving large multi-nationals including a refocus of Lonrho plc's business, the proposed merger between Cookson plc and Johnson Matthey plc and proposed demerger of Hoechst AG's pharmaceuticals business
- Previous employment:
- Hawkpoint Partners (Corporate Finance advisory business)
- BoE Limited (Bank and Asset Manager)
- KPMG London (Accounting firm)
- Qualified chartered accountant, educated at Michaelhouse in South Africa

Mark Faulkner - Co founder
- Over 20 years experience in providing financial planning advice to high net worth individuals
- In 1991 established Faulkner Associates, a FIMBRA registered brokerage offering financial investment advice to high net worth individuals and in particular wealthy South African families invested in the UK
- In 2000 Faulkner Associates merged with Roundhouse financial services LLP, a FSA regulated broker, where he is currently a principal partner and equal shareholder in the combined business
- Mark co-founded, a property company in the UK, which is now one of the largest privately owned property groups investing in council housing in London.
- a Non Executive Director of a £30 million venture capital fund, Octopus Titan VCT 1 and 2. The Fund focuses on providing early stage, development and expansion funding to unquoted companies domiciled in the UK with a typical deal size of £0.5 million to £2 million
- Educated at Michaelhouse in South Africa