David Jolly is Investment Director at Weight Partners Capital, a UK private equity firm investing in UK lower-mid market healthcare services businesses, where he leads new transaction work and supports operational improvements at portfolio companies. David is a member of the Investment Committee and sits on the boards of several of WPC’s portfolio companies. Before joining the firm in 2011, David worked in the private investments team of the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board in Toronto, and on operational change projects at Credit Suisse in London. David has a Bachelor of Commerce from Queen’s University in Canada, and an MSc in Finance and Private Equity with distinction from the London School of Economics.
Following Brexit, the funding infrastructure for new buyout funds in the UK has broken down. These new managers are now struggling to find anchor investors and offer an opportunity to the private sector to step in and secure attractive returns.