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

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

Paul Davies

M&A Adviser

Paul joined the transaction team at Evolution Capital in November 2019 as an M&A adviser, bringing with him three decades of experience in corporate finance.

Stephen Taylor

Head of Intelligence and M&A adviser

Stephen heads up the intelligence team at Evolution Capital, delivering a unique combination of specialist research and M&A advice.

Tony Reddick

M&A Adviser

Tonys brings extensive debt-financing knowledge to the team following a 20-year career in corporate finance.

Debbie Brown

Director, Human Resources & Client Service Resourcing

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

Peter Mead

Relationship Manager

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

Aimee Hyam

Marketing Executive

Aimee joined Evolution Capital in September 2019 as marketing executive.

Nick Foster

Associate Legal Adviser

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

Glen Thomas

Tax Adviser

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

Manfreda has been leading content creation at Evolution Capital since February 2019. She has two decades of experience as a business and lifestyle journalist, working as a reporter on trade magazines and national newspapers.

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.