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Francis de Zulueta FCISI
Has worked with Nelson Hurst and Marsh, Willis, Minet, Aon and Marsh McLennan and was a founding partner of international niche Lloyd's broker, Special Risk Services from start-up to to its successful trade sale to Minet.
He was also the business development Director for an AIM-listed venture capital company until 2008 before founding the Alpine Group of companies in 2009 in partnership with Alcuin Capital Funds.
Francis has extensive contacts and knowledge of the broker managing general agency and wider insurance services space.
Senior Advisory Panel
David Coupe
David is a leading corporate/commercial lawyer who has worked solely in and around the insurance markets in the UK and abroad for the past 30 years. He is a partner at leading insurance practice Clyde & Co and represents Lloyd's agents, insurers, brokers and managing general agents.
He has acted on many high profile M&A transactions and matters. He is well known in the market, and a frequent presenter at market events discussing leading edge insurance issues. He has been prominent in promoting the firm's Global Insurance presence including the developing Far East markets.
Nick Denniston
Nick Denniston is an independent consultant assisting companies on Strategy, M&A, Capital Raising and Investments and financial strategy. From 2005 to end 2009 he was CFO and Interim CEO for Argo International (formerly Heritage Underwriting Agency plc-Lloyd’s Underwriting Business; annual premium income £500m - AIM listed with 1400 shareholders; May 2008 sold to Argo, Bermuda based insurer).
He qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Arthur Young in 1981. Between 1982 and 1995 he worked at SG Warburg, latterly as an Executive Director, working on mergers and acquisitions and equity issues. In 1995 he was appointed Finance Director of the CDC Capital Partners, a UK Government owned US$2 billion emerging markets investment business. In 2000 he was appointed as a Managing Director of Securitas Capital, Swiss Re’s private equity investment firm.
Rupert Bell
Rupert Bell has been active in mid market private equity in the UK for over 12 years, with Sand Aire, 3i and Octopus and his experience includes leading deals across a wide range of sectors and deal structures. He is especially experienced in the area of family companies. Before private equity, Rupert qualified as a chartered accountant with Arthur Andersen in corporate recovery, then spent 4 years in the head office corporate finance team at the P&O group. He sits on a number of portfolio company boards.