MML announces Partner and Investment Director promotions
We are absolutely delighted to announce the promotion of Karan Darroch and Louis De Montille to Partner, as well as William Stewart to Investment Director.
The MML Table – Professional Services event
We were delighted to bring together CEOs and Founders from across our Professional Services portfolio companies for the latest of our portfolio networking and knowledge sharing events.
MML welcomes two new investment professionals
We are delighted to welcome Helen Downie to our London office and Antonin Kratiroff in Paris.
MML help raise £400,000 for The Firefly Project
Congratulations to MML’s Robert Devonshire, Amar Shanghavi and Christian Brown for successfully cycling 500km from Lyon to Cassis, which included summiting the incredible Mt Ventoux.
Market leading alternatives firm, MML Capital, receives strategic minority investment from Wafra and Investcorp
MML Capital, a leading international alternatives investment firm, today announced that a consortium of highly respected New York based investors – Capital Constellation (advised by Wafra) and Investcorp Strategic Capital Group (“ISCG”) – have secured passive, minority interests in MML in support of the firm’s long-term growth and development.
MML hosts inaugural 5-a-side football tournament
It was great to host over 60 of our advisors at the inaugural MML 5-a-side football tournament.
Karan Darroch appointed to the Invest Europe Professional Standards Committee
We are delighted to see our Finance Director, Karan Darroch, join the Invest Europe Professional Standards Committee.
Real Deals profile – A decade of MML Ireland
As MML Ireland approaches its 10th anniversary, Neil McGowan and Rory Quirke, Partners and co-Heads of Investment, discuss the Irish private equity market, MML Ireland’s leading place in it, and our distinctive investment style.
MML expands investor relations team with new hire
We are pleased to extend a warm welcome to Divisha Gohil who recently joined our investor relations team, based in London.
MML promotes Mariya Zheleva to Financial Controller
We are very pleased to congratulate Mariya on her recent promotion to Financial Controller.
MML promotes Anne-Claire Lainé to Investment Director
We are very proud of the continued growth and development of the MML team and are delighted to congratulate Anne-Claire on her well-earned promotion to Investment Director.
MML welcomes Rob Knight as Partner
We are delighted to welcome Rob as a Partner in our London office. Rob joins our Enterprise team, led by Luke Jones, as we continue to expand our exciting lower mid-market investment strategy. Rob brings over a decade of experience investing across a range of sectors with a particular focus on services and technology.
2022: A review of the last 12 months at MML
It’s been another busy year at MML, and we rarely take a moment to stop and look back.
So as 2022 draws to a close, we wanted to share the many achievements that have contributed to making this one of our most successful years to date.
MML promotes Brock Birkin and welcomes two new joiners
We are delighted to congratulate Brock on his well-deserved promotion to Senior Investor Relations Manager, and to extend a warm welcome to Henry and Yasmin who both join our Enterprise deal team, which is led by MML Partner, Luke Jones.
MML welcomes three new joiners to the London office
We are delighted to extend a warm welcome to James and Emanuele, who recently joined our investment team, and Ashleigh who has joined our finance team.
MML promotes Christian Brown and welcomes two new joiners to its New York and London teams
We are very pleased to congratulate Christian on his well-deserved promotion to Investment Manager, and to extend a warm welcome to Alex and Chloe.
MML shortlisted for two Unquote British Private Equity Awards 2022!
We are delighted to be nominated for Mid-Market Buyout House of the Year and Mid-Market Exit of the Year in this year’s Unquote British Private Equity Awards.
MML expands investment team in New York and London
A very warm welcome to Harry Sparks and Lazbart Oseni who recently joined our London and New York offices as Investment Associates.
Robert Devonshire included in the Future 40 Investment Leaders List 2022
We are delighted to see Robert Devonshire recognised in this year’s Future 40 list of dealmakers who delivered outstanding value, strong exits, and record returns in 2021. Robert has been instrumental to driving material value growth in many of our investments and exits over the last decade, most recently co-leading our investment and 2021 exit of Waystone.
MML wins European Mid-Cap Private Equity Fund of the Year
Last Thursday saw MML celebrating at the 21st annual Private Equity Awards run by Real Deals, the longest running and most prestigious industry awards in Europe, held in London. Having been shortlisted for four awards, we were delighted to win two, as judged by an impressive group of industry leaders from the GP and LP communities.
MML continues to invest in its people, with a new hire to lead the US business
As we continue our expansion, we are delighted to welcome Sean Quinn as Managing Director to lead our activities in North America. He is based in our New York office.
MML adds two new joiners to its London team
We are delighted to extend a warm welcome to Sara Neves and Karima El Mounjid who recently joined as Investment Associates in the London office.
MML receives four nominations in The Private Equity Awards 2022!
With 2021 being such a landmark year for MML, we are delighted to have received four nominations in The Private Equity Awards 2022. We have been shortlisted for UK House of the Year, UK Large Mid-Cap Deal of the Year, European Mid-Cap Private Equity Fund of the Year and UK Mid-Cap Private Equity Investment Leader of the Year, finding ourselves in excellent, albeit very competitive company!
MML welcomes Helen Lowe as Investment Director
We are delighted to welcome Helen Lowe as Investment Director in our London office.
MML switches from growing companies to building bikes for the day
It was an absolute pleasure to bring the full MML team together for a charity bike build event last month. Our international offices joined us to help build and donate some brand new, quality bikes for Berkshire Youth and The Wayz Centre in Bracknell.
MML expands its Paris investment team
We are delighted to welcome Charles Le Texier who recently joined our Paris office as Investment Manager.
MML promotes Will Stewart and Harri Smith to Investment Manager
We are very pleased to congratulate Will and Harri on their well-deserved promotion to Investment Manager, following an especially busy and successful year-to-date for our deal team.
MML Capital breaks through its hard-cap with Fund VII, raising €670 million
MML Capital has recorded strong performance over a series of funds. With offices in London, Dublin, New York and Paris, MML Capital provides “tailored” private equity and is a leader in the partnership capital market.
MML promotes Amar Shanghavi to Investment Director and adds four new team members
Amar joined MML’s deal team three years ago and has played a pivotal role in MML’s investments in Altius, Arrow Business Communications, Roboyo, Waystone and Western Global.
Richard Mayers in Future 40 Investment Leaders List 2021
MML is delighted to see Richard Mayers recognised as one of Real Deals’ Future 40 Investment Leaders following MML’s very strong exits of Learning Curve Group (LCG) and Property Information Exchange (PIE) in 2020.
Strong returns from MML drives expansion
MML Capital Partners has welcomed four new members of staff over the past 12 months. These hires in London, Paris and Stamford, Connecticut are to support the investing activity of Fund VI and future funds, and in addition will help maintain the recent exit momentum from the MML portfolio.
MML promotes three to Director
MML Capital Partners has promoted three of its UK team to director following successful completion of the Fund VI fundraise. Gemma Chivers, Robert Devonshire and Lizzy Shaw have all been promoted.
MML VI blasts through target
MML Capital Partners (“MML”) is pleased to announce the final closing of MML Capital Partners Fund VI LP (“Fund VI”) with commitments totalling €438m, well above the €350m target. Following considerable support from existing investors, MML has added a number of significant new limited partners.
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MML’s continuing success heralds new partner
MML Capital Partners is delighted to announce the promotion of Richard Mayers to Partner. Richard, who is based in MML’s London office, joined the firm in February 2012. He has played a leading role on investments into ATA Group, Optionis, Learning Curve and CH&CO Group. He represents MML on the board of each of those investments.
MML promotes Luke Jones to Partner
MML Capital has promoted Luke Jones to Partner. Luke has been a key part of the MML UK deal team over the last seven years, and has originated and worked on deals including Instant, Arena, FrontierMEDEX, WSH, EIC and Vanguard Healthcare. He started his career with MML in 2007 as an Investment Manager, having previously worked at Deloitte and PwC. Luke is one of five partners based in the UK.
MML Capital Partners raises first fund dedicated to Ireland
MML Capital Partners has raised its first dedicated fund for Ireland. MML Growth Capital Partners Ireland had a first and final close at a hard cap of €125m. Investors in the fund include Enterprise Ireland, AIB Group, GoldPoint Partners, two US subsidiaries of Cigna Corporation and the European Investment Fund. The investment team will be co-led by Neil McGowan and Rory Quirke, both based in Dublin.
Ed Baker joins MML London deal team
MML Capital Partners has appointed a new investment manager, hiring Edward Baker from KPMG. Edward will support the existing investment team in investing MML’s fifth fund which was raised in May 2011.