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Tom Pinnell sits down with some of the most exciting emerging spinout and startup fund managers in private equity, to discuss their careers to date, and the trials and tribulations involved in reaching a first close. Powered by Langham Hall, the award winning fund services platform for emerging managers.

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  1. Mark Williams, Co-Founder at Goldenpeak

    fa 1 dia

    Mark Williams, Co-Founder at Goldenpeak

    Why private equity has become lazy, the importance of trust, and the key to a successful fundraise. Mark Williams is the co-founder and managing partner of Goldenpeak, one of the most exciting private equity firms to have launched in recent years. Mark began his career in investment banking at Close Brothers, before holding key investment roles at Bank of America, Sovereign Capital and most recently Inflexion. At Inflexion, he was responsible for the sourcing, execution and management of private equity investments between £25 – 100m across business services, data and information, and education sectors. Most notably, Mark led Inflexion Partnership Capital’s most successful ever deal, reported to have generated almost 6x return in just 18 months. In 2025, he co-founded Goldenpeak with ex-Houlihan Lokey banker Leon Gillespie, raising the debut fund at £375m, and hitting the hard cap in just 12 weeks. In this conversation, we talked about: How Mark began a career in Private EquityThe key factors that made such a fast fundraise possible, and the challenges along the wayWhere there is value to be found in the current marketBuilding a high performing teamAnd of course, what Mark thinks success will look like for Goldenpeak First Close is powered by Langham Hall, the award winning provider of fund services to global emerging managers.

    34 min

  2. 4 de juny

    Welcome to First Close

    First Close is the emerging manager podcast, hosted by Tom Pinnell. Each episode, Tom will sit down with emerging managers and the people who back, advise, and work alongside them — talking honestly about what it really takes to build a private equity firm from scratch. The fundraises, the failures, and the moments that define whether a first-time fund becomes a lasting franchise. Episode 1 is coming soon. Hit follow to be the first to know when it drops. First Close is powered by Langham Hall.

    1 min
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Tom Pinnell sits down with some of the most exciting emerging spinout and startup fund managers in private equity, to discuss their careers to date, and the trials and tribulations involved in reaching a first close. Powered by Langham Hall, the award winning fund services platform for emerging managers.

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