Private capital, by introduction.
We advise selected companies and funds on capital, process and investor introductions across London, Hong Kong, Abu Dhabi and New York.
Private Capital Advisory
We advise selected companies and funds on investor positioning, process and introductions to relevant professional investors. A partner leads every engagement.
Equity and debt · Investor positioning · Strategic capital
Corporate Finance Advisory
We advise boards, founders and fund managers on readiness, structuring, valuation and process, from preparation through negotiation and close.
Preparation · Structuring · Negotiation
Selected experience of the founding partners from before Shepherd Gate, including work completed through previous firms. These are not Shepherd Gate results.
Better preparation. Better judgement. Still personal.
Our own research and network tools help the team prepare, prioritise and follow up. A partner remains responsible for every judgement and introduction.
Four founding partners.
The founding partners bring experience in private markets, family offices, entrepreneurship, investor engagement and technology. Every engagement is partner-led.
Sam Christey
Sam has spent eighteen years in private markets and has two exits of his own. He raises capital for founders from family offices and institutions across the Gulf, Europe, India, Japan and the United States.
Hauk Hofseth
Hauk is a family office investor across Oslo, Paris, London and New York, from luxury consumer to energy transition. He has spent a decade bringing technology into the Gulf.
Hugo Dupont
Hugo was Global Head of Investor Relations at a leading investor platform. He builds the firm's research, profiling and data infrastructure, and is based in Hong Kong.
George Leveson
Business development expert with experience across investor engagement platforms and start-up growth roles.
We work across four time zones.