Peter takes the lead on Piper’s deals and is an expert in unpicking the innovative ways in which brands grow
Read moreChris Curry
Chris has over 25 years of experience in private equity, having joined Piper in 1988 to raise its first fund and help manage Piper’s fledgling business Pitcher & Piano
Read moreLibby Gibson
Libby heads up Piper’s added value team, which answers Piper’s key commercial questions during due diligence and post-investment helps our brands better understand and communicate with their customers
Read moreCrispin Tweddell
Crispin founded Piper in 1985 originally as a consumer-focused strategy consultancy, having left his position as MD at Fitch & Co, the UK’s leading commercial design consultancy
Read moreRory Gibbs
Rory has 10 years of experience in the consumer sector working with entrepreneurs and management teams to help build profitable business models that are attractive to future buyers
Read moreJax Unsworth
Jax has 25 years’ experience in brand strategy, marketing and business planning through a combination of board level and senior operational roles
Read moreLeon Hughes
Leon uses his knowledge, network and expertise to support our brands in creating world-class ecommerce platforms and industry-leading digital marketing
Read moreAnnabel Feather
Annabel works with our brands to build industry-leading management teams that have the capability of growing big brands and yet staying entrepreneurial in spirit.
Read moreSaskia Roberts
Having joined Piper in September 2018, Saskia focuses on leading the commercial due diligence process, unpicking the market dynamics that will drive growth and why customers love the brand
Read moreFlora McAlpine
Flora joined Piper in 2018 and is responsible for sourcing and evaluating new investment opportunities, as well as supporting the investment and due diligence process.
Read morePeter Johnston
Peter joined Piper in 2017 as Head of Finance. Peter has 11 years’ experience in financial services
Read moreHarry Williams
Harry joined Piper in January 2021 and is responsible for sourcing and evaluating new investment opportunities, as well as supporting the investment and due diligence process.
Read moreYasha Estraikh
Yasha joined Piper in 2012 and leads on Piper’s commercial due diligence in assessing the growth potential of investments
Read moreNatalie Thwaites
Natalie has been at Piper since 2010 and leads on Piper’s commercial due diligence in evaluating the potential of future investments
Read moreGeorge Thwaites
During his 15 years on Fleet Street, George held senior editorial posts on two of Britain’s largest national newspapers.
Read moreFrancesca Edge-Partington
Francesca joined Piper in 2019 as our Office Manager. She is also PA to partners and assists with investment research and administration.
Read moreAmy George
Amy joined Piper in 2016, and works as a PA to Peter Kemp- Welch, Dan Stern, Leon Hughes, Rory Gibbs and Jax Unsworth.
Read moreSophie Kilduff
Sophie joined Piper in 2014 to work with our partner brands in helping them to better understanding who their customer is.
Read moreGeorgia Jones
Georgia, our Marketing and B Corp Manager, joined Piper in 2017. She manages our internal communications and marketing, as well as our project to become one of the UK’s first investor B Corps.
Read more