Sovereign Capital Partners

Alex Hay is a Partner at Sovereign Capital Partners, working in the venture capital and private equity industry. His focus includes transaction origination and leveraged buyouts within the mid-market private equity segment, covering enterprise values of £20m to £120m.

Jake Warman is a Partner at Sovereign Capital Partners. He works in the venture capital and private equity industry, focusing on transaction origination and leveraged buyouts in the mid-market segment (£20m–120m enterprise value).

James Dargan is Vice President of Business Development at The Edgewater Funds. He works on the Business Development and Deal Origination team, where he sources and develops new investment opportunities through direct outreach to owners.

Matthew Owen is a Partner at Sovereign Capital Partners, where he has worked since 2004 and leads the origination team focused on services sectors. His originated investments include National Fostering Agency, CFFA, Paragon, Alcumus, Cordium, PICS, Knovia, Summit, and Actica, along with their subsequent acquisitions. Prior to joining Sovereign, he was a partner at Capital Strategies Corporate Finance, where he led the company's management buyout, and he holds a BSc in Business Economics and Computing from the University of Surrey.

Emma Flin is an Investment Director at Sovereign Capital Partners, focusing on UK mid-market technology and specialist business-services companies. Before joining the firm in 2020, she spent ten years at Capita leading acquisition and disposal activity, having earlier advised mid-market businesses on M&A. Her recent work includes supporting Data Intellect through operational development and international expansion, and she has experience across buy-and-build strategies including platform selection, bolt-on acquisitions and integration.

Philipp Zimmerer is an Executive Assistant and Deal Coordinator at Banneker Partners, where his responsibilities include managing global calendars, facilitating investor and board communications, coordinating deal flow, and maintaining data in CRM and cloud-based systems. He holds a B.A. in Global Studies, Magna Cum Laude, from Arizona State University and is a Certified Notary Public.

Adenike Musa is an Executive Assistant at Sovereign Capital Partners, supporting a Senior Partner, with over 10 years of experience managing schedules and international travel for corporate executives and politicians. She previously worked at the London Mayor's office during the Livingstone and Johnson administrations, where she reduced scheduling errors by 30%. Her event and project management work includes coordinating business engagements during the 2012 London Olympics and logistics for over 300 city mayors at C40 Cities summits in Johannesburg and Mexico.

Elena Ciobanica is an Investment Director at Sovereign Capital Partners, which she joined in 2020, focusing on UK mid-market technology and specialist business-services companies. She previously spent ten years at Capita leading acquisition and disposal activity and working with management teams on strategic objectives, and earlier advised mid-market businesses on M&A. Her recent work includes supporting Data Intellect through operational development and international expansion, along with buy-and-build activity such as platform selection, bolt-on assessment and business integration.

Fabian Critchlow is an Investment Manager at Sovereign Capital Partners, where he manages and analyses private equity investment opportunities. He was previously an investment associate at Next Wave Partners and qualified as a Chartered Accountant with BDO LLP. Prior to his finance career, he served for four years in the British Army as a Captain in the Queen's Royal Hussars.

Nicola Brennan is an Operating Partner at Banneker Partners, and also serves as a board member and advisor. Her background spans technology executive, entrepreneur, and investor roles across start-up, mid-sized, and enterprise organizations, including high-growth, merger, and turnaround situations. Her areas of focus include business and technology strategy, team formation and management, business development, and strategic partnerships.