Capital Intentions
This event took place on Tuesday 10th March 2026.
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Hugo Adams, Investment Associate, Pembroke VCT
Hugo joined the Pembroke team in 2025, focusing on sourcing new investments and supporting management teams across the portfolio. He previously worked at PWC in the Audit team focusing on high growth consumer tech businesses. Pembroke's portfolio includes Tala, With Nothing Underneath and Vieve.
Victoria Kisseleva, Partner, FRP Corporate Finance
Victoria leads the Consumer M&A practice at FRP, specialising in luxury, beauty and wellness. Her investment banking career includes roles at JP Morgan, Société Générale and Manzanita Capital. She has executed almost 50 M&A transactions, including The Body Shop sale in 2024 and the acquisition of This Works in 2023.
Oli Harris, Partner, Dream Ventures
Oli joined Dream Ventures in 2024. The US-based firm invests in technology and consumer businesses from late seed to Series A. Oli has an entrepreneurial background in sports publishing and has previously served as Managing Director of a venture investment platform.
Brendan Kilcawley, Director, UKTV Ventures
Brendan leads UKTV Ventures, the multi-million-pound media-for-equity investment fund run by UKTV, the British broadcaster owned by BBC Studios. Rather than investing cash, the fund provides premium TV advertising airtime across UKTV's channel network in exchange for minority equity stakes in high-growth companies. Investments include KinKind, PitPat and The Farewell Guide.
Gillian White, Head of M&A, Howard Kennedy LLP
Gillian leads the M&A practice at law firm Howard Kennedy LLP, advising entrepreneurial ventures and large corporates on investments, joint ventures and acquisitions. The firm has acted for a wide range of retail, consumer and leisure businesses including Pandora, Bimba Y Lola and Foot Locker, with Gillian advising Vyrao on its investment from L Catterton.
Bepi Jones, Co-Founder, Abacai
Bepi co-founded Abacai in 2018. The firm works exclusively with consumer brands, providing a finance team on a fractional basis, working with brands ranging from £1m to £50m in revenue. The team has helped businesses such as PerfectTed, Fussy and Cubitts to scale.