ECI Partners

David Ewing is Managing Partner at ECI Partners LLP, a private equity firm that invests in growth businesses valued up to £350m. ECI works with management teams to build companies and has 50 years of experience in the sector.

Daniel Bailey is a Partner at ECI Partners LLP, a private equity firm that invests in growth businesses valued up to £350m. The firm works with management teams and has more than 50 years of experience.

Jeremy Lytle is an Investor Relations Partner at ECI Partners LLP, a private equity firm that invests in growth businesses valued up to £350m. ECI is currently deploying its twelfth buyout fund, which closed at its £1bn hard cap in September 2023.

Lewis Bantin is a partner at ECI Partners LLP, an equity investor in companies valued up to £350m, where he has worked with management teams for over 15 years, focusing on growth markets including Cloud and Digital Services, IoT, Compliance, CX, and Insurance. He was previously an associate partner at The Monitor Group, working in industry and strategy consulting across Europe, the USA, and Asia, with a focus on marketing and commercial strategy. Bantin holds a BA, MA, and MEng in Natural Sciences and Chemical Engineering from the University of Cambridge and began his career in engineering at Shell and ICI.

Michael Butler is a Partner at ECI Partners LLP, a private equity firm that invests in businesses valued up to £350m. ECI Partners has over 45 years of experience working with management teams.

Badr Khan is a Non Executive Director at Insurance Insider and operates as an independent advisor and strategy consultant. He brings experience across digital marketplaces, e-commerce, SaaS, and AI in both B2B and B2C contexts, with background in startups, scale-ups, and PE-backed companies.

Chris Ginnelly is Managing Partner at GTM Performance Ltd - Sandler, a firm that works with organizations to develop high-performing sales teams using the Sandler methodology. The company offers services spanning sales strategy, team assessments, training and coaching, leadership development, and sales process optimization. GTM Performance serves clients seeking to improve win rates, sales cycles, deal values, and team performance against targets.

Gillian Fox is founder and managing director of Optimal People, a people performance company focused on making organizational culture tangible. She serves as an angel investor and board advisor, and specializes in organizational culture strategy. Optimal People offers services including individual and team culture coaching, leadership development programs, people and culture strategic planning, and executive development for CHROs and CEOs.

Joe Hayward is Head of Finance and Tax at ECI Partners LLP, a UK private equity firm founded in 1976. He holds qualifications as a Chartered Accountant and Chartered Tax Adviser, with over 12 years at ECI focused on financial reporting, tax strategy, and deal and fund structuring. Hayward has supported more than £2.4 billion in capital raising since 2012 and serves on the BVCA Tax Committee, advising portfolio companies on cross-border finance, tax, and compliance matters.

Mark Keeley is a private equity partner who invests in UK mid-market businesses valued up to £300m. He serves as a Non-Executive Director at BCN and has worked as a board advisor.

Orlando Machado is an Independent Growth Specialist for Data & AI at ECI Partners, working as a Non-Executive Director and AI advisor. His 30-year career includes data and AI leadership roles in academia and at WPP, dunnhumby, MoneySuperMarket, Aviva, and The LEGO Group, where he served as Chief Data Officer. He holds a PhD in data science, received the 2023 Professor Derek Holder lifetime achievement award, was named a Top 50 innovator by World Summit AI in 2022, and ranked first in the 2019 DataIQ list of influential people in data-driven business.