Key boosts Leeds Investment Team
Hannah Kirkup has joined the expanding team at Leeds headquartered private equity house, Key, as Investment Manager.
Having joined Deloitte as a graduate in audit, Hannah moved into the Debt and Capital Advisory team where she gained extensive experience of advising privately owned, PE backed and corporate clients on raising finance with a focus on the Yorkshire, North-East and Manchester markets.
Working alongside Key Managing partner James Hall in the firm’s Leeds office, Hannah’s appointment will further strengthen the team as it builds on its strong recent performance and global ranking of 15th best small-cap investor. The PE house, which focuses on the smaller end of the buy-out market, is expanding its team to enable it to continue to invest and work with the leading SMEs and management teams across the UK.
Key Managing Partner James Hall said: “We are delighted that Hannah is joining the investment team at Key at such an exciting time for our business. She brings some fantastic experience and I am sure that she will be a huge success as we continue to deliver outstanding returns for our investors”
What really attracted me to Key was an entrepreneurial culture that is embedded throughout both the team and the portfolio. I am delighted to be joining Key at such an exciting time.
Key makes equity investments of between £3m and £15m and has a strong reputation of deliverability and a track record of producing outstanding returns for its investors. Current investments by the firm include Total Integrated Solutions, Avantis Systems and Jellyfish Pictures.