Our team.

A people-first approach. Decades of experience.

Our track record.


Our co-founders have more than 35 years of experience in UK SME investing, including over 17 years in senior roles at independent sponsors.

Our Sector Leads and Functional Specialists bring over 300 years of combined operational experience running UK SMEs.

Our Investment Committee has been involved in nearly 100 lower and mid-market transactions with a cumulative enterprise value of over £3 billion as either lead investor, CEO or Chair.

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Peter Barrett

Peter Barrett

Financial Services Lead

Peter is a seasoned financial services executive and chairman with over 40 years of leadership experience across the insurance and…


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Tony Buffin

Tony Buffin

Non-Exec Partner / Business Services & B2C Lead

As an experienced public and private markets executive, non-executive and entrepreneur, Tony has built and/or led a variety of businesses…


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Simon Burke

Simon Burke

Business Services & B2C Lead

Simon is a highly experience business leader of B2B2C and B2C companies. A chartered accountant by training, he was CEO…


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Tanya Cumberland

Tanya Cumberland

Marketing

Tanya supports all things marketing at Ama Capital. From brand strategy and storytelling to social media, digital content and communications.…


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Carl Fisher

Carl Fisher

Business Services Lead

After qualifying as a chartered accountant Carl spent 15 years in various leadership roles at Bounty UK. During this time…


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Clare Gill

Clare Gill

Brand & Marketing Specialist

Clare is an experienced commercial leader and founder of Husk, a strategic marketing and branding agency that supports businesses across…


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Mark Goodyear

Mark Goodyear

Professional Services Lead

After gaining an MA in Engineering from Queens’ College, Cambridge, Mark began his career at Accenture, where he spent over…


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Alistair Hardie

Alistair Hardie

Non-Exec Partner / Financial & Professional Services Lead

Alistair has spent his whole career in and around financial and professional services with a strong emphasis on sales and…


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James Hill

James Hill

Finance & Operations Specialist

Having trained as a Chartered Accountant at PwC, working across various offices and countries, James moved from practice into industry…


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Conly Manolas

Conly Manolas

Investment Executive

Conly is a fully qualified Chartered Financial Analyst (“CFA”) with over 13 years of global finance experience. From Perth, Western…


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Claudia Marsh

Claudia Marsh

Events

Claudia leads all things events at Ama Capital - from executive gatherings to large-scale conferences. With over 10 years of experience…


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Simon Mason

Simon Mason

Value Creation Specialist

Simon originally qualified as a chartered accountant and subsequently spent 8 years working in private equity at Endless, a leading…


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Adrian Moorhouse

Adrian Moorhouse

Leadership & Development Specialist

Adrian spent most of his early years in a swimming pool, working his way from the Bradford Schools championships to…


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Miles Otway

Miles Otway

Founding Partner

Miles has spent his whole career in the UK SME market, latterly over 11 years as Partner and Head of…


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Hamish Pearson

Hamish Pearson

Investment Executive

Hamish has over nine years of experience across audit and transaction services. He holds a First-Class degree in Accounting and…


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Ed Ransome

Ed Ransome

Founding Partner

Ed began his investment career at leading transformation investor, Endless. Over his eight years in Leeds, Manchester and London, he…


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Grant Skinner

Grant Skinner

Specialist Industrials Lead

After graduating in Production Engineering & Management, Grant joined the Dowty Group as a Manufacturing Engineer before moving to the…


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Andrew Tyler

Andrew Tyler

Non-Exec Partner / Specialist Engineering & Industrials Lead

Andrew has 35 years in executive and non-executive C-Suite positions in a wide range of organisations from small start-ups to…


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