About
Michael Holgate is a Partner at Baird Capital based in London, where he sources investment opportunities and manages portfolio companies in the Technology & Services sectors. He holds a First Class Masters in Chemistry and is a Chartered Accountant, with prior experience in pharmaceutical operations at GSK and five years in financial due diligence and corporate finance. He has led buyout and growth capital investments across the UK, EU, US, and Asia, and currently serves on the boards of Blue Matter, Newmarket, and JMAN.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Experience
- Baird CapitalPartnercurrent2014 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- Newmarket StrategyBoard Membercurrent2025 — presentLondon, England, United Kingdom
- JMAN GroupBoard Membercurrent2023 — presentGreater London, England, United Kingdom
- Blue MatterBoard Membercurrent2020 — presentSan Francisco, California, United States
- FreemarketBoard Member2023 — 2025Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Vega GlobalBoard Member2020 — 2022Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR
- Prescient Healthcare GroupBoard Member2018 — 2021Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Spectrum Corporate Finance LimitedCorporate Finance2012 — 2014
- PwCTransaction Services2009 — 2012Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- Synairgen Research LtdResearch Chemist2008 — 2009
- GSKAnalytical Chemist2006 — 2007
Skills & more
Microsoft Excel4Microsoft Word3PowerPoint5Due Diligence10Insurance2Private Equity7Corporate Finance11Banking5Asset Managment2
From Michael's professional profile.
Colleagues at Baird Capital
Aidan Elliott
Investment Director at Baird Capital
Andrew Ferguson
Partner at Baird Capital
Andrew McRae
Operating Advisor at Baird Capital
Andrew Szyman
Vice President at Baird Capital
Andy Tse
Consultant at Baird Capital
Anika Marie Allen
Business Development Specialist at Baird Capital
Anjan Krishna
Senior Associate at Baird Capital
Ashwin Sankrithi
Associate at Baird Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Michael Holgate?
- Michael Holgate is a Partner at Baird Capital based in London, where he sources investment opportunities and manages portfolio companies in the Technology & Services sectors. He holds a First Class Masters in Chemistry and is a Chartered Accountant, with prior experience in pharmaceutical operations at GSK and five years in financial due diligence and corporate finance. He has led buyout and growth capital investments across the UK, EU, US, and Asia, and currently serves on the boards of Blue Matter, Newmarket, and JMAN.
- Where does Michael Holgate work?
- Michael Holgate is Partner at Baird Capital.
- What check size does Michael Holgate write?
- Michael Holgate typically writes checks of $100K – $5M.
- Where did Michael Holgate go to school?
- Michael Holgate studied at ICAEW (ACA); University of Bristol (Master of Science (MSc), Chemistry).
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