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James Smart

Investor

Investment Manager at Mobeus Equity Partners

London, UK

About

James Smart joined Mobeus Equity Partners as an Investment Manager in 2026, where he sources and executes new investment opportunities and works with portfolio companies on value creation strategies. He previously served as an Associate Director in Grant Thornton's Corporate Finance team, handling both sell-side and buy-side transactions.

Experience

  1. MobeusInvestment Managercurrent2026 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
  2. Grant Thornton UKAssociate Director2025 — 2026
  3. Grant Thornton UKSenior Manager Corporate Finance2024 — 2025
  4. Grant Thornton UKCorporate Finance Manager2022 — 2024
  5. Grant Thornton UKCorporate Finance Assistant Manager2021 — 2022
  6. Saffery ChampnessSenior2020 — 2021
  7. Saffery ChampnessTrainee Chartered Accountant2017 — 2020Bristol, United Kingdom
  8. Saffery ChampnessSummer Intern2016Bristol, United Kingdom

Education

  1. University of BristolMEng Mechanical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering2013 — 2017
  2. King's School GloucesterMaths, Physics1997 — 2012

Skills & more

CAD2Microsoft Office1

From James's professional profile.

Colleagues at Mobeus Equity Partners

Ashley Broomberg
Managing Partner at Mobeus Equity Partners
Chris Price
Partner at Mobeus Equity Partners
David Williams
Non-executive Director at Mobeus Equity Partners
Dominic Draysey
Partner at Mobeus Equity Partners
Emilie Walker
Investment Executive at Mobeus Equity Partners
Freddie Bacon
Partner at Mobeus Equity Partners
Guy Blackburn
Partner at Mobeus Equity Partners
Jonathan Gregory
Non-executive Director at Mobeus Equity Partners

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