Ironbridge Capital

Neil has 14 years of private equity experience with Investcorp and Bridgepoint Capital in Europe and with Gresham Private Equity and Ironbridge in Australia.

After graduating from Imperial College, Neil spent four years working with Ernst & Young in London followed by an 18 month secondment to NatWest's leveraged lending unit.

Neil joined the international buyout group Investcorp in 1993 where he worked on large European buyouts including Thorn Lighting, Computacenter and Gucci.

He joined Bridgepoint Capital in 1996 and led a number of successful buyouts including Vehicle Solutions, Blagden Packaging and Serck Heat Transfer.

Neil was seconded to Gresham Private Equity by Bridgepoint in 2000 where he led the A$60 million buyout of Eroc, a specialist underground contractor, and the A$180 million buyout of Riviera, Australia's largest manufacturer of luxury motor yachts.

Since co-founding Ironbridge in 2003, Neil has led the acquisition of leading independent traveler business RTG, the A$974 million acquisition of Affinity Health, the A$112 million acquisition of retirement care provider Qualcare and the secondary buyout of The Riviera Group.

Neil is a qualified Chartered Accountant and holds a BSc (Eng) Honours degree from Imperial College, University of London, where he read electronic engineering.

Key Directorships Held in the Last Five Years

Company	Business	Location	Status
Qualcare Group Holdings Ltd	Aged Care	New Zealand	Current Directorship
Recreational Tourism Group Pty Ltd	Leisure	New Zealand	Current Directorship
Riviera Group Pty Ltd	Luxury Yachts	Australia	Current Directorship
Affinity Health Ltd	Healthcare	Australia	Resigned April 2005
Eroc Pty Ltd	Tunnelling and Mining Services	Australia	Resigned May 2003

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