Hazel Moore
Hazel Moore OBE is a mergers and acquisitions and venture capital specialist. Hazel Moore is the co-founder and chairman of FirstCapital, an investment bank which provides mergers and acquisitions, private equity and growth capital advice to high growth technology companies.[1]
Career[edit]
Moore studied Natural Sciences at Corpus Christi College, University of Cambridge, graduating in 1990. After a short period working as an engineer for GEC Marconi, Moore went to Hong Kong and joined WI Carr as an equity analyst.[2]
Returning to the UK in 1995, Moore went on to co-found FirstCapital in 1999 with current CEO Jason Purcell.[3]
From 2012-2018 Moore was a Governing Board member of Innovate UK;[4] the UK's national innovation agency.
In June 2019 Moore was appointed as a non-executive director to the Board of British Patient Capital;[5] a £2.5bn fund of funds investing in venture and growth capital funds.
Awards[edit]
Moore received an OBE in the 2017 New Year's Honours list for services to Entrepreneurship and Innovation.[6] She was given her OBE by Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace on 17 February 2017.
Moore was named as one of the most influential women in mid-market M&A by Mergers and Acquisitions in February 2019.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ "FirstCapital - Company Sale, Company Exit, Business Exit". FirstCapital. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
- ^ "Corporate Financier Magazine" (PDF). FirstCapital. 12 December 2016.
- ^ Coleman, Alison. "London Is The European King Of Fintech, For Now". Forbes. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
- ^ "New appointments to Innovate UK board - Press releases - GOV.UK". www.gov.uk. Retrieved 2017-02-16.
- ^ "British Patient Capital appoints Hazel Moore OBE as Non-Executive Director".
- ^ "New Year's Honours List 2017" (PDF). Gov.UK. 30 December 2016.
- ^ "Meet the 2019 Most Influential Women in Mid-Market M&A". 14 February 2019.