Andrew Hegarty - Director

Andrew began his career as a corporate financier in 1994 with HSBC Investment Bank, involved in numerous public market transactions including IPOs, capital raisings, and M&A.

He left in 1999 to join Hanson Capital, a privately-owned investment and advisory firm, based in London and Los Angeles, which specialised in early-stage situations and principal investing. In 2001, he joined Touchstone Securities, an independent advisory boutique, based in London, which provided high-level corporate finance advice to large corporates, private families and institutions. 

Since 2003, he has been a principal with P&P Partners, a private family office with £150m under management, engaged in private equity and direct investment. Andrew studied Management Administration at Aston University.

In 2006 Andrew was appointed a Director of Synergis Technologies, the UK arm of venture investment firm Porton Capital.  He now represents Porton Capital as an active investor director on five of their UK portfolio companies, including HydroVenturi.