Managing Director at Lazard in the Venture & Growth Banking group, focussed on raising growth equity capital for Europe's best startups. Formerly Equity Research Analyst at Numis Securities focused on the Technology sector, with focus on private "scale-up" venture investments. In his former role focused on UK listed technology companies, Nick has won multiple awards including Starmine Top Stockpicker awards in 2010 and 2012 and has consistently been highly rated in the Extel survey, in which investors rate analysts. Highly regarded for bringing unique and profitable perspective to the semiconductor and tech hardware spaces, historic coverage included companies such as ARM Holdings, Alent, AZ Electronics, CSR, Imagination Technologies, Pace, Renishaw, Spirent and Wolfson.He has been active in the Technology investment sector since 1998, previously with Nomura and Panmure Gordon, beginning his career in Venture Capital before moving into Equity Research in 2005.