Clive Austin Email & Phone Number

England, United Kingdom

London, Gb

I head the VCT Portfolio Management team at Gresham House and am responsible for the Baronsmead and Mobeus VCT investment portfolios with assets under management approaching £1bn.

Providing outsourced investment management and NXD services to shareholders, banks and other stakeholders in privately owned UK companies.

London, England, Gb

Equity partner and co head of the Growth investment business at Mobeus Equity Partners LLP, responsible for all aspects VCT fund asset management and portfolio performance. The business was acquired by Gresham House plc in October 2021 at which point I transferred to become MD of the Baronsmead and Mobeus VCT Portfolios.

Lighthouse is a unique advisory and support proposition helping management, typically in institutionally backed businesses, to maximise their outcome from any transaction where their value is impacted for example refinancings, restructurings, secondary and tertiary buyouts, sales and IPOs. I am a member of the advisory board.

Investor representative on this manufacturer of commercial fire safety glass.

Birmingham, West Midlands, Gb

I chaired two of Finance Birmingham's investment funds investing in West Midlands based SMEs.

Institutional Non-executive Chairman of this Panoramic Growth Equity backed specialist engineering business supplying components to the motorsport, aerospace, defence and nuclear industries. Stepped down as part of a planned transition when taking up Partnership for another PE fund.

Gurgaon, Haryana, In

Non-executive investor director on Mobeus' investment in this leading chain of fertility clinics.

Investor representative on Mobeus' investment the UK's leading supplier of technical outdoor equipment.

Non-executive Director and investor representative on Mobeus' investment in this importer of floral supplies and homewares.

Padiham, Lancashire, Gb

Non-executive investor director on Mobeus' investment in this supplier of print management software.

Non executive investor director on the UK's leading online wine retailer which floated on the AIM market at £110m on 2 March 2021.

Chairman of the Board of this private equity backed nursery group which was bought out of administration and turned around. Sold to Kids Planet for more than 6x site EBITDA and recovered the institutional investment.

Specialist classic vehicle finance business.

Non-executive Director of this Mobeus Private Equity LLP backed automotive service plan business. Sold to Innovation Group plc in December 2014 at an IRR of 49% and cash multiple of 3.1x.

Non-executive Director on this manufacturer of clay shooting equipment. Sold to CCI in December 2014 to deliver a 2x cash return on investment for the institutional investor.

Non-executive Director of this lifesciences buy and build acquisition vehicle

Led the original MBO and then became NXD of this ERP systems supplier. Invested £9m in 2010 and generated a 5x cash return when the business was ultimately sold to KKR in 2015.

Set up NVM's Manchester office and managed their business across the North of England. Investment Committee member.

NXD on the lease broking business

Companion diagnostics business sold to Qiagen NV in September 2009 generating a cash multiple of over 10x for the institutional investor.

Investment Committee member of this VCT manager

Leicester, Leicestershire, Gb

Set up and ran the Birmingham office. Investment Committee member.

London, Gb

Investor in Manchester before setting up and running the Dublin office in 2001. Returned to UK in 2003.

Dublin 2, Ie

Mba, Business

Bsc, Appied Physics & Electronics

Dipm, Marketing