The Marque The Marque

Kate Briant

Senior Partner & Founding Member

CapVest

London, UK


Kate Briant
Simon Brewer
The Money Maze Podcast
Victor Brick
Ohana Growth Partners

Kate Briant’s Biography

Kate Briant is a Senior Partner of CapVest Partners LLP and one of its founding members. She also sits on the Investment Committee of the firm. CapVest is a leading international investment firm established in 1999 and headquartered in London.

Kate has transacted across Europe and the US and currently serves as a director of Curium (Chair), IPN and Polaris. She was previously a director of several portfolio companies including Valeo Foods, Mater Private Healthcare, Scandi Standard AB (Chair) and Vaasan Oy.

Between 1997 and 1999 Kate worked at Bankers Trust, first in the Project Finance Group and thereafter in the private equity unit, BT Capital Partners. From 1993 until 1996 Kate worked in the Financial Institutions Group at Deloitte & Touche in Johannesburg.

Kate graduated with a degree in Business, Commerce and Accounting (BCom), and a post graduate degree in Accounting (GdA) from the University of Cape Town. She is a member of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants and is registered with the Financial Conduct Authority in the UK.
Kate Briant is a Senior Partner of CapVest Partners LLP and one of its founding members. She also sits on the Investment Committee of the firm. CapVest is a leading international investment firm established in 1999 and headquartered in London.

Kate has transacted across Europe and the US and currently serves as a director of Curium (Chair), IPN and Polaris. She was previously a director of several portfolio companies including Valeo Foods, Mater Private Healthcare, Scandi Standard AB (Chair) and Vaasan Oy.

Between 1997 and 1999 Kate worked at Bankers Trust, first in the Project Finance Group and thereafter in the private equity unit, BT Capital Partners. From 1993 until 1996 Kate worked in the Financial Institutions Group at Deloitte & Touche in Johannesburg.

Kate graduated with a degree in Business, Commerce and Accounting (BCom), and a post graduate degree in Accounting (GdA) from the University of Cape Town. She is a member of the South African Institute of Chartered Accountants and is registered with the Financial Conduct Authority in the UK.

Kate Briant’s Background

CapVest
Senior Partner & Founding Member
1999 - Present
London, UK
CapVest is a founder-owned international investment firm with current assets under management of approximately EUR 3.5 billion, focusing its investment in healthcare, staple consumer and essential service sectors.
 
BT Capital Partners
Associate
1997 - 1999
London, UK
 
View all Hide

Current Board Positions

Calyx
Board Member
2022 - Present
Headquartered in the UK and US, Calyx, is a leading provider of mission-critical software and tech-enabled services to the fast-growing clinical research market. Calyx employs over 1,900 professionals across seven offices in six countries, providing 24/7 services to most of the world's leading bio-pharmaceutical companies.
 
Inspired Pet Nutrition
Board Director
2020 - Present
Thirsk, UK
Inspired Pet Nutrition (IPN) is a premium natural branded pet food producer based in UK.
 
View all Hide

Previous Board Positions

Valeo Foods logo Valeo Foods logo
Valeo Foods
Board Director
2010 - 2020
Dublin, IE
A leading branded ambient food group.
 
Scandi Standard
Board Director
Jan 2013 - 2014
Stockholm, SE
#1 producer of branded and private label chicken products in Nordics and Ireland.
 
View all Hide

Kate Briant’s Education

UCT | University of Cape Town
Degree in Business, Commerce and Accounting (BCom) and post graduate degree in Accounting (GdA)