Bio

Luke enjoys most sports, especially football – both as a player and a spectator (a loyal Nottingham Forest supporter). At the weekend Luke spends his time trying to improve his golf handicap and exploring the restaurants and bars of Manchester. Luke is an Investment Director at Beech Tree, bringing a wealth of experience in advising technology & tech-enabled businesses. Since joining he has been involved in our investments in Avid, Transparity, Performanta and Ancoris, as well as the sale of our investment in Wavenet. Prior to joining Beech Tree, Luke spent three years in Melbourne, Australia, working for a boutique investment bank advising on mid-market M&A transactions. Prior to that he helped establish the Manchester office for GP Bullhound, a European Technology Investment Bank. Luke is a Chartered Accountant and trained with PwC in the audit department before spending three years in the Transaction Services team working on due diligence engagements. For over ten years now, Luke has been involved in the deals environment working on a variety of M&A transactions for both private equity and corporate clients.