Bio

Tom has over 17 years of experience in private equity, principal investment, investment banking, and middle-market advisory and valuations. Tom joined Pemba in 2015 and has led a large number of transactions across Pemba’s areas of sector focus. These include HR3, JobReady, Vital Software, VETTrack, Esher House, EmployGroup, Smart Loyalty, THREE60, Aura, Autoplay, Open Office, Mcgirr Technologies, ONCALL and the IPO of ReadyTech. Tom represents Pemba on the boards of ReadyTech, Marque Group, Open Office and ONCALL. Tom joined Pemba from Sovereign Capital, the UK ‘Buy & Build’ specialist private equity fund, where he was based in London and focused on investing in mid-market consolidators in the healthcare, education and business services sectors. During his time at Sovereign, Tom successfully completed over 50 buy and build transactions. Before Sovereign Capital, Tom was with the Investment Banking Group at Macquarie Bank Limited, which focused on principal investment opportunities across a variety of sectors. Prior to Macquarie, Tom gained substantial transaction experience at Deloitte Corporate Finance both in Sydney and London. Tom is a Director of ReadyTech, Marque Group, Open Office and ONCALL. Tom is a CFA charter holder, has a Masters of Applied Finance and Investment from FINSIA and a BSc (Honours) degree in Management Sciences from the London School of Economics.