People

Transaction Team

David Lilley

• Graduated from Sheffield Hallam University in 1988 and gained an MBA from City University in 1993
• Joined the Treasury department of Credit Agricole Indosuez in 1988, transferring in 1992 to the corporate finance department (specialising in cross border M&A) and in 1994 to a Senior Executive position within the structured finance division
• In 1998 became a Director at Friends Ivory & Sime Private Equity plc (now ISIS)
• Founded Cornerstone in 2000

Chris Collins

• Qualified as a chartered accountant with Coopers and Lybrand Deloitte in 1990
• Spent 2 years in Dixons Group finance department
• Joined Electra in 1996, helping to raise and invest the first European buyout fund (€1bn) for Electra Partners Europe
• Founder partner of Cognetas LLP, following Electra Partners Europe raising its second fund (€1.25bn)
• Founded Cornerstone Private Equity in 2008

Ben Hewetson

• Qualified as a chartered accountant with Coopers and Lybrand in 1995
• His early career included corporate finance at Charterhouse Bank and leveraged finance at Bankers Trust
• He Joined Hg Capital in 1999 and Teachers in 2008
• Joined Cornerston in 2011

Liesl Lamare

• Moved from South Africa to England in 1999 and graduated from King’s College London with a degree in Business Management
• Worked for the Economics and Securities departments at Standard Corporate Merchant Bank, in South Africa
• Joined Deloitte, gaining experience on a variety of audit and corporate finance projects
• Joined Cornerstone in 2008

Advisory Board

• Richard Glynn - CEO, Ladbrokes (previously: CEO and Chairman of Sporting Index).
• Stuart Marshall - MD, The Vineyard Consultancy – an “angel” investor (previous employers include Litmus Advisory – a debt advisory firm).
• Mark Parry - Partner, PricewaterhouseCoopers