Piers Lindsay-Fynn

Piers Lindsay-Fynn’s Biography

Piers Lindsay-Fynn is an investor who supports businesses with the capabilities to disrupt financial markets in new, unexpected, and radical ways.

He is a founder-investor at Gore Street Capital (GSC). In 2015, he partnered with fellow LBS Alumni Alex O’Cinneide, the company’s CEO, to launch GSC. Since then, it has become one of the largest owners of renewable energy assets and storage facilities in Europe. It has grown from a standing start to assets under management (AUM) in excess of £500 million.

In May 2018, GSC launched Gore Street Energy Storage Fund plc, the first category-defining energy storage fund listed in London. The storage fund currently manages, or has under construction, facilities in the UK and Ireland with a grid connection capacity of over 600 megawatts of energy, and aims to expand that capacity in the near future.

GSC is on a mission to decarbonise the power grid and help the UK and Ireland achieve net zero carbon emissions. Their energy storage assets provide the grid with renewable energy on-demand, balancing out intermittent sources of renewable energy... Piers Lindsay-Fynn is an investor who supports businesses with the capabilities to disrupt financial markets in new, unexpected, and radical ways.

He is a founder-investor at Gore Street Capital (GSC). In 2015, he partnered with fellow LBS Alumni Alex O’Cinneide, the company’s CEO, to launch GSC. Since then, it has become one of the largest owners of renewable energy assets and storage facilities in Europe. It has grown from a standing start to assets under management (AUM) in excess of £500 million.

In May 2018, GSC launched Gore Street Energy Storage Fund plc, the first category-defining energy storage fund listed in London. The storage fund currently manages, or has under construction, facilities in the UK and Ireland with a grid connection capacity of over 600 megawatts of energy, and aims to expand that capacity in the near future.

GSC is on a mission to decarbonise the power grid and help the UK and Ireland achieve net zero carbon emissions. Their energy storage assets provide the grid with renewable energy on-demand, balancing out intermittent sources of renewable energy such as solar and wind.

Constantly on the look-out for the next ambitious finance entrepreneur challenging conventional wisdom, Piers Lindsay-Fynn backs businesses that blend strong, scalable commercial models with the ability to impact the world in positive ways, especially in the environmental and renewable energy space. He is also passionate about backing British businesses that can play a key role in ensuring that London stays at the forefront of innovation in global finance.

Since 2004, he has been CEO of his family’s private investment office, responsible for capital allocation across all asset types, including equities, property, and private equity. Piers began his career in finance, working as a broker at many of Europe’s largest firms, including Tradition, Euro Brokers Finacor, and Exco/InterCapital. READ MORE VIEW LESS

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Piers Lindsay-Fynn’s Background

Gore Street Capital

Founding Investor and Non-Executive Director

Oct 2015 - Present

London, UK

An energy storage fund, Gore Street Capital has approximately £500 million in assets under management and is one of Europe's biggest owners of renewable energy assets and storage facilities. GSC's energy storage facilities, which are spread across the UK and Ireland, are helping to decarbonise the grid.

Lindsay-Fynn Family Office

Chief Executive Officer

Sep 2004 - Present

London, UK

The Lindsay-Fynn family's private investment office manages a variety of assets, including real estate, stocks, and private equity. The Crescent Group Pension Fund and the Lindsay-Fynn Trust are both under the direction of the Lindsay-Fynn Family Office.

Tradition UK

Interest Rate Derivatives Broker

Sep 2002 - Sep 2004

London, UK

Compagnie Financière Tradition (CFT) is one of the world’s most renowned inter-dealer broking firms, operating in 30 countries. CFT acts as an intermediary and marketplace to facilitate transactions between financial institutions and other professional traders in the capital markets.

Eurobrokers-Finacor

Interest Rate Derivatives Broker

Jan 1999 - 2001

London, UK

Eurobrokers-Finacor was formed by a landmark joint venture between the Eurobrokers and Finacor. The firm became a leading inter-dealer brokerage with extensive coverage of the global derivatives market by combining the strengths of its respective London and Paris-based capital markets groups.

InterCapital

Interest Rate Derivatives Broker

Sep 1997 - Jan 1999

London, UK

InterCapital became one of Europe's largest derivatives brokers after acquiring Exco in 1998, with a market value of £91 million. InterCapital is now a subsidiary of NEX Group plc, a global holding firm.

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Other Business Interests

The Crescent Trust Company Limited

Chief Executive Officer

Sep 2004 - Present

London, UK

The Crescent Trust Firm Ltd is a family-run and UK-based investment holding company.

Current Board Positions

Crescent Group Pension Fund

Member of the Board of Trustees

Jun 2006 - Present

London, UK

The Crescent Group Pension Fund is one of the assets administered by The Crescent Trust Company Ltd, a family-run investment holding company.

London Business School Campaign Leadership Board

Committee Member

London, UK

Bringing together supporters and alumni of London Business School, the Campaign Leadership Board is made up of people who have shown significant philanthropic dedication to the Campaign. The Campaign Leadership Board advocates for the Campaign ambitions.

Media

Gore Street: a lot of positives in power storage

Jun 2021

London, UK

Gore Street Capital's energy storage initiative safeguards against an overload of the energy grid and drives forward the technological revolution.

Business Interests

The Clean Tech Challenge

Sponsor

London, UK

Through Gore Street Capital and his Family Charitable Trust, Piers sponsors 'The Clean Tech Challenge' - a business plan competition, providing the £20k prize for the winner. The challenge is run through his alma mater, London Business School's Institute for Entrepreneurship.