About us

BCI CAPITAL

Meet the team

At BCI, we are proud to be a dynamic and diverse team. Not only do have backgrounds across banking, finance and technology sectors, we also understand what it takes to build successful, scaling businesses through our own experiences in industry. We apply a hands-on and empathetic ​approach to business building.

  • CEO

    Sam joined BCI in 2014. He brings over 15 years’ experience in corporate finance, where he has focused on accessing capital for growing technology companies. Sam has an MBA from Chicago Booth.

    Prior experience: Barclays Venture Debt, Rothschilds.

  • COO

    Michael joined BCI in 2018 and is responsible for BCI’s operations, overseeing finance, fund operations and risk management. Mike is a Chartered Accountant and CFA Charterholder.

    Prior experience: Specialist Japanese hedge fund manager, KPMG audit.

  • Investment Director

    Taylor joined BCI in 2021. He has over 10 years’ experience in financial services, with a background in banking and advisory. Taylor passed all three levels of the CFA program on first attempt.

    Prior experience: NatWest, EY.

  • Investment Associate

    Will joined BCI in 2023 as an Investment Associate. He has over 8 years’ experience in direct lending, with experience in origination and portfolio management. Will is a CFA Charterholder.

    Prior experience: ArchOver Limited

  • Portfolio Manager

    Kevin joined BCI in 2023 as a Portfolio Manager. He has over 13 years’ experience in securitisation and asset backed finance across a wide range of asset classes and jurisdictions.

    Prior experience: Citi, HPS, Santander.

  • Investment Associate

    Zoltan leads the modelling & analytics function and plays a central role in portfolio coverage and origination.

    Prior experience: Fluro, Prodigy Finance and Morgan Stanley.

  • Investment Analyst

    Johnny assists with financial analysis, market research for new investment opportunities and monthly monitoring. Johnny has a Masters in Finance from the London Business School.

    Prior experience: Citi Bank.

  • Investment Analyst

    Tarrannum is responsible for conducting company analysis, financial analysis & market research for new investment opportunities, and actively monitors existing investments including credit checks.

  • Data Analyst

    Oliver assists with portfolio analysis and cashflow modelling, whilst working on computing and data- related projects.

  • Investment Analyst


    Hannah recently joined BCI Capital, working alongside the team in undertaking company and financial analysis. Hannah holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Exeter and a Masters in Banking and Finance from King's College London.

    Prior Experience: Forest HR

  • Chief of Staff

    John is righthand to the senior leadership team, playing a central role in driving the growth of the business (inc. capital raising and strategic initiatives). He is a Chartered Accountant, with a professional background across both M&A and strategic communications advisory.

    Prior experience: RSM Corporate Finance, EQ Corp, PwC

  • EA & Office Manager

    Zhanna assists the senior management with the business, playing a central role in the growth of the internal functions of the company. Zhanna has over 5 years of administrative experience in various corporate fields.

  • Finance Director

    Rabin is responsible for both internal and external reporting for compliance & management purposes. Rabin brings nine years of Corporate Finance experience and is focused on process improvement to maintain a healthy & effective Finance function. Rabin is ACCA qualified.

    Prior experience: Round Hill Capital.

  • Fund Accountant

    Arman coordinates with the third party administrator and BCI deal team on transaction execution, and assists with management accounts and investor reporting. He ensures processes are running smoothly and looks for areas of improvement.

    Prior experience: Project Imagine, Blis, KPMG.

Advisors

BCI CAPITAL

BCI benefits from the credit and operating expertise held by our valued advisors.

  • Patrick is Blenheim Chalcot’s Chief Financial Officer and is responsible for leading, overseeing and advising on the financial management of BC’s central operations and several ventures and entities across the portfolio.

    Prior to joining Blenheim Chalcot, Patrick was Group CFO at BIMA MILVIK, an Allianz-backed insurance and teledoctor scale-up. Prior to this, he worked in various Finance roles at RateSetter, Virgin Money and Barclays Capital.

    Patrick is a qualified CIMA Management Accountant and holds a BSc in Economics & Finance from The University of York.

  • Martin brings extensive credit experience to BCI having spent 8 years in leading retail credit roles at HSBC, before moving to Equifax as Director of Banking & Finance. Martin is currently an INED at a U.K. neo bank and an SMF10 approved person. He advises a number of lenders and Fintechs in the UK.

  • Peter has c. 30 years of investment experience with a focus on Private Equity including as a partner of Warburg Pincus and a founding director of Electra Partners Europe. He helped establish the British Business Bank and was the inaugural CEO of British Business Bank Investments. He sits on several investment committees including the Henry Smith Charity and St Johns College Oxford.

  • Simon Dighton is an experienced finance director of Public and Private Equity backed businesses with an emphasis on funding, restructuring and selling. After 4 successful Plc disposals Simon moved into Financial Services just under 20 years ago. His experience as CFO includes debt sale, Point of sale lending, and retail lending with a heavy transactional emphasis. Simon trained with KPMG in Birmingham and Chicago after graduating with a degree in Chemical Engineering from Birmingham University. He has represented the UK at chess and cycling and holds a diploma in Sports Psychology.

WHAT’S IMPORTANT TO US

Our core values

Strive for excellence

We aim to consistently produce the best possible output for our stakeholders.

Seek challenges and find solutions

We don’t stop at finding the problem, but instead innovate to deliver solutions.

Take ownership

We are each responsible for our own actions, which then drives the collective outcome.

Collaborate

We take the time to listen to others and recognise that as a diverse, open-minded and inclusive team, we are more effective together than as a group of individuals.

Act with integrity and be responsible

We care about the environments we operate in and believe that this is fundamental to being a trusted lender and advisor.

Careers at BCI

We are a small team out to make a big impact. For those with a growth mindset we offer a differentiated career path and an opportunity to fast-track their development.