Associate Director, Private Equity

Matt is part of the Private Equity investment team and is a Board observer for Clearstar and eCOGRA.

Matt joined Hanover in 2020 as an Analyst and has worked across the Private and Public equities strategies. Prior to joining Hanover, he worked at JP Morgan Asset Management as a Global Equities Analyst.

Matt studied Economics and Management at St. Peter’s College, Oxford and is a CFA Charterholder.

Analyst, Private Equity

Marnie is part of the Private Equity investment team.

Marnie joined Hanover in 2022. Prior to Hanover, Marnie worked at Whitley Asset Management as an investment assistant and before that she was an intern at Orbis Investment Advisory.

Marnie studied English Language and Literature at Trinity College, Oxford.

Director, Credit & Private Equity

Markus is a Director in the Capital Solutions (Credit) and Private Equity teams. He is also a board observer for Brady and Fairline.

Markus joined Hanover in 2021 after spending 6 years as principle at Wtling Street Advisors where he executed investments in complex debt and equity special situations across UK, DACH and Scandinavia. He led traditional and stressed/distressed transactions in TMT, industrials, services and infrastructure sectors. Prior to this, Markus worked for five years in PwC's transaction advisory teams in Munich and London.

Markus holds an MBA from Cass Business School and BSc from the University of Technology, Munich.

Associate director, Private Equity

Lucas is part of the Private Equity investment team and is a Board observer for Escher and ZetaDisplay.

Lucas joined Hanover in 2018 and re-joined in 2022 following working in healthcare investing for Goodgrower. Lucas started his career as an Analyst in the UK Mergers & Acquisitions Group of J.P. Morgan in London.

Lucas holds a First class degree in English from the University of Oxford.

Executive Assistant

Brenda is an as Executive Assistant to Hanover Operating Partners.

Brenda joined Hanover in 2022 from Negentropy Capital Partners where she was a Senior Operations Manager.

Previously she worked at Boring Money, Global App Testing and the Family Office of Dr Jerome Booth in EA / Operations roles.

Brenda studied Business Administration and Communication at the University of Johannesburg.

Associate Director, Portfolio M&A

Guy is part of the Hanover Operating Management team focusing on portfolio company refinancing activities, preparations for exit and bolt-on acquisitions. He is also a board observer for Kalibrate.

Guy joined Hanover in 2021 from PwC’s Transaction Services team where he was a Manager in London, having originally come to the UK from New Zealand in 2020.

He qualified in Law and Commerce from the University of Canterbury, is a qualified Chartered Accountant and was a member of the New Zealand bar.

Non Executive Director

Nick is a Portfolio Company Chairman / Non-Executive Director.

Nick joined Hanover in 2019 and spent the majority of his career at Capita plc where he joined in 2006, progressing through several divisional leadership roles in finance and as Managing Director before being appointed Group CFO in 2015. In 2017 he also acted as Interim Group CEO for almost one year. Nick left Capita in 2018. Earlier in his career, Nick was Chief Financial Officer of Liberata plc and held senior Corporate Development roles at a number of organisations, including Centrica plc and Senior plc.

He qualified as a chartered accountant in 1992 at E&Y, where he spent 10 years working in the UK and US.

Portfolio Company Finance Manager

Jiri is is part of the Operating Management team, providing financial support and continuous improvements for the Portfolio Companies.

Jiri joined in 2021 and his experience prior to Hanover has been a mixture of both financial control and transformation within SaaS and manufacturing businesses.

Jiri is CIMA qualified.

Director, Strategy & Operations

Arthur is a Director on the Strategy & Operations team, which works closely with portfolio company executives to deliver value creation initiatives.

Arthur joined Hanover in 2021 and previously he was an Associate at McKinsey, working on both strategic and operational projects across a range of industries.

Arthur earned his PhD in Chemical Engineering from Cambridge and his Masters in Engineering (First Class Honours) from Imperial College London.

Director and Head of Leadership Strategy

David is a Director and Head of Leadership Strategy. He is responsible for supporting investee companies across their leadership and talent activity.

Prior to joining Hanover in 2022, David spent 9 years at YSC, a leadership advisory firm, partnering with GPs to build and develop management teams that deliver value throughout the investment cycle. He is experienced in supporting GPs internally with Partner selection, DEI, hiring, leadership development, and deal team effectiveness.

He is an ICF accredited Executive Coach. He holds an MSc in Occupational Psychology from Birkbeck, a GDIP in Psychology from UWL, and a BA in American Studies from Manchester University.

Portfolio Company Finance Transformation Lead

Corrine joined Hanover as Finance Transformation Lead. She is part of the Hanover operating team supporting the Portfolio Companies.

Corrine joined in 2023 after working closely with Hanover during previous roles at Regenersis Plc (subsequently renamed Blancco Technology Group) and more recently Brady Technologies Ltd.

Corrine is a charted management accountant.

Funds Controller

Irina focuses on day-to-day activities of several Hanover Funds in Private Equity and Credit strategies. She oversees funds' operations and manages relationships with Fund service providers.

Irina joined Hanover in 2017 and previously worked as a Senior Administrator at fund administration firm Abacus Financial Services (Malta) Ltd and has worked at two major banks in her home country of Russia.

Irina holds a degree in Banking and Finance (Honours) from University of Malta and is working towards the ACCA qualification. She is also a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and the Malta Institute of Accountants.

Financial controller & Compliance manager

Diane is a financial controller, appointed MLRO and oversees the Compliance function for Hanover Investors Management (Malta) Limited.

Diane joined Hanover in 2017 and prior to that she was an accountant, an auditor and a general manager in different financial services companies in Malta. In her early career Diane was an auditor in E&Y.

Diane is ACCA qualified and is a fellow member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) and the Malta Institute of Accountants (MIA).

Financial controller

Matthew is a Financial Controller and an internal Auditor.

Matthew joined Hanover in 2023. He started his career as auditor at KPMG and gained international experience across various sectors and industries, including Insurance, Banking, Tech, Venture Capital and iGaming. He then moved into the insurance industry as a Financial Controller with specific focus on financial and regulatory reporting in Malta (MFSA) and in Switzerland (FINMA).

Matt is a Certified Public Accountant and holder of a Practicing Certificate in Audit in Malta. He holds a B.Com in Accountancy and Banking/Finance as well as a B.Acc Hons in Accountancy from the University of Malta.

Head of Fundraising

Alex is the Head of Fundraising working with the IR team.

Alex joined Hanover in 2022. In 2018 Alex founded Imagined Media, a B2C and B2B Digital Marketing agency where he collaborated with over 100 brands including Adobe, SwissAir, Coinbase and Waitrose. Prior to this, he worked at Asante Capital Group and Investec.

Alex has a 2:1 in BSc Geography from Durham University.

Accountant

Charlotte joined Hanover as an accountant based in the Malta office. She is supporting the finance team of Hanover Investors Management (Malta) Ltd and Hanover Investors Management LLP.

She started her career as a Client Accounting Assistant with Deloitte, maintaining accounting records for various clients in different industries such as Banking and Insurance. She subsequently moved to VING Insurance Brokers as an Accountant.

Charlotte is actively pursuing the ACCA qualification and is half way through her studies.

Risk Manager

Bjorn joined Hanover as a Risk Manager based in the Malta office. He forms part of the Risk Committee and works closely with investment team, operations and finance teams.

Prior to joining Hanover in 2023, Bjorn served as the CEO of an investment services firm and fulfilled the roles of Managing Director and Risk Manager for a Maltese Alternative Investment Fund Manager (AIFM).

He is a certified accountant from the University of Malta and holding a Diploma in Fund Administration from the University of Manchester.

Head of Investor Relations

Paul oversees the day-to-day client service, client on-boarding and account maintenance.

Paul joined Hanover in 2018 and previously worked for Merrill Lynch and BlackRock within fixed income client services and most recently as operations manager at Finisterre Capital, an Emerging Market Hedge Fund.

Paul holds a degree in Accounting and Finance and a Masters degree in Economics from Manchester University.

EA & Investor Relations Assistant

Mary is an Executive Assistant to several Hanover Partners. In addition Mary is working closely with the Investor relations team.

Prior to joining Hanover in 2022 Mary worked at Farlap Capital where she carried out EA and IR duties. She has also worked at the Chiltern Firehouse, Hotel Cafe Royal and The Berkeley in various guest relations roles.

Administrative Assistant

Polina Mifsud joined Hanover as an Administrative Assistant in the Malta office.

Prior to this, she worked as an Accounts and Administrative Assistant at Boatcare Trading Limited and previously worked in Sensus Capital Markets Limited and Belgorod Sber Bank for several years.

Polina graduated from Belgorod State Technological University (Belgorod, Russia) with a degree in Software Engineering.