About us

CEO

Luke Davis

Luke has been fully immersed in the SME and private equity sectors throughout his career. As well as founding IW Capital in 2011, Luke is also the Co-founder of Crowdfinders which champions private investment into high-growth businesses.

During his time in charge of IW Capital, Luke has helped facilitate hundreds of millions of pounds worth of investment into Britain’s SME landscape through the EIS.

Director

Tariq Attia

Tariq advises his vast network of High Net Worth Individuals, Wealth Managers and IFAs on their SME investments in both the equity and debt arenas; he is responsible for hundreds of millions of pounds being invested into UK SMEs. Alongside this, Tariq leads the day-to-day running of the business alongside sitting on the investment committee.

Tariq holds a BSc degree in Economics from the University of Reading, the Investment Advice Diploma and is a Chartered Member of the CISI.

Director and Head of Investment

Alan Armstrong

Alan brings a wealth of private equity knowledge and experience to IW Capital. Having excelled as both a private equity professional and an owner manager of a private equity backed business, Alan understands the needs of both businesses and investors.

Alan sits on the Board of a number of other investments, working closely with the management teams, and is also the Chair of IWC’s Investment Committee, which appraises all investment opportunities.

Investment Committee Member

Jasper Falk

Jasper is a partner at Ekins Guinness, a fund management and investment research firm. He has over 20 years experience in Investment Banking having established and managed JPMorgan’s Global Inflation trading business which assisted clients in hedging and managing liabilities.

He was also a member of the Fixed Income Management Committee. Jasper read Engineering and Management Studies at St Catharine’s College Cambridge, and holds the Financial Times Non-Executive Director Diploma.

Investment Committee Member

Toby Franklin

Toby is a partner at Acuity Investments LLP, a private equity fund focussed on financial services investments. He sits on the board of four companies. He has thirteen years’ experience in private equity at Acuity and previously at Bregal Capital LLP.

His earlier career was spent in both strategy and finance roles at a variety of UK retail financial institutions. Toby has an MBA from the Tuck School, Dartmouth College and a BSc from the University of Warwick.

Senior Advisor

Major General Walter Courage, CB, MBE

Walter is a director and one of the founding members of The Risk Advisory Group plc. His career was spent in the army, which he joined from The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst in 1961.

He is a Transatlantic Board Member of British American Business Inc, a trustee of Shotover Estate, Director of Courage Underwriting Limited and a Director of Weee Systems Limited, He is an investor in upwards of 20 start up companies, chairing one of them and actively involved in others.

Investment Director

Christopher Soames

Christopher has over 10 years experience of working in the private and public equity markets. The last 5 years have been focused on providing funding and managing equity/debt investments into UK SMEs from HNWs and Family offices.

He has been responsible for sourcing, transacting and managing private equity investments into tech, healthcare and education sectors along with property developments.

Investment Director

Alex Petri

Alex has over 12 years of investment experience with a key role in sourcing, investing, and managing new businesses and technologies.

Prior to joining IW Capital, he spent a number of years managing investments for UK Private Equity and Venture Capital funds, building comprehensive strategies for global SMEs, and managing a portfolio of large infrastructure investments in Latin America. 

Alex is an Engineer and a City University of London MBA Graduate with a concentration in investment management.

Investment Manager

Isobel Egemole

Isobel has over 4 years experience in the private equity markets having previously worked at an active regional fund manager. This focused on investing in high growth SME’s in the UK and working with management teams through to exit. 

Isobel holds a BSc in Economics from the University of Warwick, a Certificate in Corporate Finance and is an Associate member of the CISI. 

Investor Relations

Jack McCarthy

Jack specialises in debt and equity fundraising for high growth SME’s in the UK. As part of his role, Jack works with a mixture of HNWI’s, family offices and financial institutions.

Jack holds a degree in BSc Economics from the University of Liverpool in addition to the Investment Advice Diploma.

Investor Relations

Michael Higley

Michael is an accomplished small cap private equity professional with 8 years’ experience within the tax efficient space. Michael works closely with High Net Worth individuals, Sophisticated investors, IFA’s and intermediary clients to help them invest in private companies.

Michael holds a BA (Hons) degree in leisure business and sports management from Cardiff University and is a member of the CISI.

Head of Client Services

Jess Hargreaves

Since graduating from Victoria University of Wellington with a BA in Psychology and Media Studies, Jess has gained several years’ experience in financial services administration, project management and training. She leads the Client Services team, ensuring that clients receive a high-quality and prompt service from IW Capital.  

Client Services

Dipesh Ruparelia

Dipesh is part of the Client Services team, where he ensures that client’s needs and enquiries are dealt with as high priority and in a prompt and effective manner. He previously worked in executive search with a focus on financial services in emerging and frontier markets.

Executive Assistant

Emily Eubank

Emily is a multifaceted Executive Assistant who provides extensive support to our CEO, Luke Davis. Before joining IW Capital, she worked with several high-profile individuals, successfully providing support on an executive level, coordinating with stakeholders and managing diaries. 

Office Assistant

Lily Gerred 

Lily ensures that the office runs smoothly and assists with all administrative aspects of the business.