Pollen Street Capital

Pollen Street Capital is a private equity investment firm established in 2013 and headquartered in London, with an additional office in New York. The firm specializes in investing in businesses within the financial services and business services sectors, having committed over £1.2 billion across various stages of development. Pollen Street Capital focuses on high-quality companies operating in specialist markets, particularly in lending, insurance, wealth management, payments, and technology services throughout Europe. The firm seeks to partner with entrepreneurial management teams that align with its values, aiming to build businesses that provide market-leading products and services to foster long-term sustainable success.

William Cumming

Partner

David Dawson

Partner

Paul Dittmann

Partner

Raj Dutta

Managing Director

Michael England

Partner

Howard Garland

Partner

Ian Gascoigne

Partner

Charles Holmes

Partner

Abror Ismailov

Partner

David Jones

Operating Partner, Technology

Michael Katramados

Partner, Head of Structured lending and Member of Investment Committee

Daniel Khouri

Partner

Daniel Khouri

Partner

Lindsey McMurray

Co-Founder, CEO and Managing Partner

Matthew Potter

Partner

Ethan Saggu

Investment Director

James Scott

Partner

Alexia Yannopoulos

Partner

Past deals in Recapitalization

Capital on Tap

Debt Financing in 2018
Capital on Tap is a lender that provides working capital such as loans and credit cards to small businesses.

Capitalflow

Acquisition in 2016
Capitalflow Commercial Finance provides finance solutions to small and medium-sized enterprises in Ireland. The company provides asset finance solutions to purchase or re-finance existing assets, including commercial vehicles, passenger vehicles, construction/yellow plants, material handling equipment, industrial and other equipment, and business assets and capital equipment. It also offers invoice finance solutions to raise working capital by converting trade debts into cash; and asset based lending solutions against a range of business assets, including invoices, plant and machinery, property, and stock. The company is based in Dublin, Ireland.

Banca Sistema

Private Equity Round in 2015
Banca Sistema is a fast growing specialist bank with offices in Milan, London and Rome providing funding for Italian and multinational corporates through the financing and collection of Italian public administration receivables. The bank has a leading position in its asset market and has strong relationships with a large base of blue chip corporates and SMEs looking to improve their working capital cycle. This, combined with a well-diversified funding base of retail deposits and wholesale finance, means it is able to sustainably generate attractive ROEs.

Catalina Holdings

Private Equity Round in 2008
Catalina has made eighteen acquisitions to date with average consideration in excess of $100 million. We acquire companies and portfolios in well-regulated jurisdictions. Given the concentration of the insurance and reinsurance industry in certain countries, our geographical focus is in Bermuda, the US and UK, and mainland Europe. We offer owners of insurance and reinsurance companies and portfolios in run-off finality through outright acquisition. Alternatively, we consider co-venturing, profit sharing or partnership structures. In acquiring a company or portfolio in run-off and we provide a clean exit for owners from existing and future liabilities and the release and redeployment of substantial and unproductive capital. We are sensitive to the concerns of businesses selling insurance and reinsurance policies to a new owner. Catalina is committed to maintaining the good reputation of acquired entities.
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