Meet

Our Team

Grahame Purvis

Group Chairman

Grahame joined Evolution Capital in 2004 to guide the development of the business from specialist consultancy to leading mid-market TMT M&A advisory firm.

Nigel Cook

Founder and Group Managing Director

Nigel founded Evolution Capital in 2003, following a 20-year career in senior roles with leading global IT vendors in the UK and the US including IBM and Wang.

Duncan Gregory

Transaction Services Director | FCA | CF

Duncan heads up the transaction team at Evolution Capital. A chartered accountant and highly experienced corporate financier, Duncan has completed over 500 transactions.

Debbie Brown

Director, Operations

Debbie is a Corporate Finance professional with twenty years experience of research and M&A programme management and client service resourcing.

Sam joins the senior team at Evolution Capital, Sam is responsible for leading transactional advice and co-ordinating multi-disciplinary teams to create outstanding transactional outcomes for our clients.

Lee Fellick

Deal Originator

Lee brings sector experience, deal-making energy and creativity to the 'buyside' team.

Peter Richards

Communications and Business Intelligence

Peter has been a long-time associate of Evolution Capital and provides considerable expertise in Digital Marketing and Business Intelligence.

Glen Thomas

Tax Adviser

Glen is an experienced tax professional that advises on how to create the most efficient tax structures.

Dawn Sharpe

Marketing Communications Manager

Dawn leads the marketing team at Evolution Capital, having directed marketing communications, brand strategy and media relations in the capacity of marketing director for a corporations, event and hospitality companies and for educational institutions over her thirty-year career.

Fraser Dixon

M&A Advisor

Fraser brings specialist knowledge of the telecom Sector and has first-hand experience as a business owner who established a UK Telecoms business and implemented a successful exit strategy.

Peter Mead

Relationship Manager

Peter Mead is a deal making specialist and has managed deal origination at Evolution Capital for over 10 years.

Georgia Cook

Marketing Content Manager

Georgia is a first-class honours Master of Arts graduate from Bournemouth University and brings specialist knowledge of new technologies and methodologies to research, analysis and client presentation.

Jake Cook

Corporate Finance Executive

Jake is studying for his Accountancy exams at the University of Chichester. He has several years experience of in market research and transaction support. Additionally, Jake prepares the companies management accounts for our external auditors.

Nick Foster

Associate Legal Adviser

Nick Foster is a director of Smithfield Partners and has been advising Evolution Capital clients since 2013.

Nigel Roberts

Market Analyst

Nigel has a Bachelor of Science from Newcastle University in Applied Chemistry with Computer Science. Nigel has held senior roles with UK and US IT vendors and brings unique experience of Apple, Oracle, and Cisco platforms.

Sebastian Sharpe

Market Researcher

With a keen interest in business and technology, Seb provides essential support and research to the market intelligence team.

Paula Lyne