Owen T.
About me
| Owen T. | |
| Economics and Related Studies | |
| Economics | |
| Undergraduate | |
| Vanbrugh | |
| 1992 | |
| United Kingdom |
My employment
| Managing Partner | |
| Key Capital Partners LLP | |
| United Kingdom | |
| Finance and consultancy | |
| Small business (0-49 employees) | |
| 2006 |
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A day in the life of a Managing Partner in the United Kingdom
My career history
I trained as a chartered accountant following graduation before moving into corporate finance with a large accountancy practice. Joined a mid-market private equity firm in 1998, first in London and then seconded to establish a German office. I moved to Canada in 2003 to join Royal Bank of Canada in mezzanine debt team. I returned to the UK in 2006 to found Key Capital Partners in 2006.
Where I hope to be in 5 years
I hope to build KCP into a respected PE House with a top quartile investment record.
My advice to students considering work
Follow your interests - don't be too hung up on a "long term plan", try to build up networks, be prepared to take "risky" opportunities if you are passionate about them.
What I do
Most of my day is spent evaluating potential investment opportunites, researching markets and modelling potential transaction structures. I also have a role in guiding the development of companies we have backed as a non executive director.
Skills I use and how I developed them
Being a Chartered Accountant. Investment track record.
Degree skills:
My course helped me to develop skills in micro-economic analysis and investment appraisal.
Extracurricular skills:
Evaluating people - learned through experience and seeing how situations pan out. Sales and presentationl skills - years of trying and failing!
What I like most
I enjoy the variety, intellectual challenge, living off my wits and having to back my own judgement.
What I like least
I don't enjoy sleepless nights if there are problems with an investment, paperwork, bureaucratic regulation.
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