Amin Amiri

The principal of a2e Venture Catalysts, Amin Amiri, is regarded as an innovative and entrepreneurial corporate financier with an impressive track record of successful investing in and advising private companies and other accomplishments. He specialises in strategic development of businesses, revitalising corporates and enhancing shareholders value for clients and investee companies, hence his reputation in MBO/MBI's and private equity deals. His views are often sought by organisations and journalists due to his unique expertise.

He is probably the only corporate financier in the North of England who completed his post graduate studies at Harvard Business School.

Gained firsthand experience of New York corporate finance scene for two years and developed a successful corporate finance advisory team. His assignments took him to Moscow, Belgrade, South America and Europe.

As head of Grant Thornton Corporate Finance until Sept 2000, he developed from small beginnings an impressive and highly regarded team, across the North of England, achieving no. 1 spot in MBO/MBI's in the 1990s and gaining national recognition and coverage. During this period he completed transactions (MBO/MBIl's, and fundraising) with values in excess of £1 Billion. Many were considered as innovative and pioneering for the industry and V.C.s.

Since founding a2e in January 2001, he has acquired controlling stakes in 13 EMBs, achieved turnaround in 4 cases, and created spectacular results for investee companies and clients. This conglomerate of controlled companies now has an aggregate annual turnover and EBIT exceeding £100m and £9m respectively. He is also a director and shareholder of 3 other companies with aggregate sales exceeding £350m.

Amin serves on the court of Liverpool University, the CBI Panel of Judges for NW and is patron of Raleigh International in Merseyside, and a fellow of RSA.