Advisory crew
Our advisors have firsthand experience in leading private equity-backed businesses. Between them they have driven buy-and-build strategies, navigated multiple PE exits and advised on transactions across tech & tech-enabled services.
They act as a trusted counsel to Halyard Partners, and our networks. We’re delighted to have them on board.
WHAT
WE DO
Ollie Vaughan
Ollie combines two decades of M&A advisory with hands-on CFO experience. Currently CFO of Lee Equity backed Cooper Parry, the B Corp-certified accountancy and advisory group. He leads the finance function on their active buy-and-build programme.
Before that, Ollie was a Managing Director at Houlihan Lokey, leading European coverage of professional services, having previously been an MD at GCA Altium. He has advised founders, management teams and private equity investors on a wide range of transactions, and also served as CFO of ECI backed, Edenhouse.
Phil Morgan
Phil has over 30 years' experience across SaaS technology and capital markets. As CEO of Pirum a SaaS platform he led the business through two private equity exits, from FAPI to Bowmark Capital and then Hg. Before that, he spent more than 20 years at JPMorgan, Lehman Brothers and Nomura, in senior front-office and operational roles across the US, Russia and London.
Today Phil is Non-Executive Chair of AmplifyME, the Northcote Equity-backed provider of finance simulations to leading banks and universities, and sits on the board of Armalytix, a leader in house buying automation. He advises PE houses and PE backed management teams on scaling and preparing for successful exits.
Philippe Mauguy
Philippe is a highly experienced Chair and CEO with a track record of leading B2B and tech-enabled services businesses across the UK and Europe. Most recently he was Non-Executive Chair of Orbis Protect, the security services provider. Under Synova's ownership he helped the management team grow the business organically and via M&A, before its sale to Tiger Infrastructure Partners. He is currently Non-Executive Chair of THI Investments-backed Repanels, Livingbridge-backed North and Tikehau Capital-backed Groupe Sterne.
As an Executive, Philippe led Safetykleen as CEO, scaling the business under Warburg Pincus through to its sale to Apax Partners. Earlier roles include President, Continental Europe at UTC Fire & Security.
