John Handley

John Handley has 25 years PE & VC industry experience and has lectured for the BVCA for over 15 years. Having left LDC in 2005, in his current pluralistic career he chairs five companies, is Chief Investment officer of Finance Birmingham which has grown from start up to £600m under management in five years as well lecturing for the BVCA and numerous other clients around the world. John also sits on the Investment Committees of AXM and chairs the IC of Ascension Ventures. He joined NatWest Ventures (Bridgepoint) in 1990. Having spent five years at NWV, John was appointed ECI Ventures’ first Regional Director for the Midlands. Joining LDC in 1999, John has led a wide range of transactions including the MBO and subsequent flotation of Manchester based IT healthcare specialist iSOFT and has acted as Non-Executive Director on over 30 investee companies.