Heligan Group appoints Nick Leitch as Managing Partner to strengthen investment leadership and accelerate growth

Strategic advisory and investment specialists, Heligan Group, have appointed Nick Leitch as Managing Partner of Investments. Nick brings a wealth of experience from his eight-year tenure at Shawbrook, where he served as Managing Director. During this time, he successfully built and led the Corporate Lending business in origination, portfolio and asset management into a nationally recognised business.

Nick is an accomplished professional with a proven track record of delivering growth, profit and returns from deploying transactional, investment and growth capital in multiple business sectors. At Shawbrook, he excelled in spearheading funding for transactional M&A and buyouts, achieving growth to £1B in facilities within the non-clearing bank specialist lending markets. His success was underpinned by a deep understanding of how to be the financial partner of choice for management teams, shareholders, advisers and equity investor groups.

With over 30 years of experience in banking, investment and commercial leadership roles, Nick began his career at banks including First National, Barclays and Lloyds TSB, where he developed an extensive understanding of secondary and mainstream banking. Building on this foundation, Nick transitioned into restructuring and debt advisory at Ernst & Young before moving into private equity and investment roles with Endless and Seneca. In 2016, Nick joined Shawbrook, where he played a pivotal role in developing award-winning financial products, which have supported transaction-based, working capital and growth funding needs across diverse corporate sectors.

Nick commented: “Joining Heligan aligns with my ambition to return to investing, business building, and driving growth in equity markets with a unique sector specialism. The team’s expertise in intelligence, law enforcement, and cyber security is unrivalled, and I’m excited to build on this success to position Heligan as the leading investor and advisor of choice in technologies for Nation State and Enterprise Security, Crime Prevention and Public Safety.”

Dr Tim Grasby, CEO of Heligan Group, added: “We are delighted that Heligan’s growing reputation has enabled us to attract someone of Nick’s calibre to join our team. His exceptional track record in leadership roles, executing strategic vision, and achieving award-winning recognition in a highly competitive landscape will be pivotal in sustaining and accelerating our continued expansion.”

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About Heligan Group 

Heligan Group is an intelligence led investment and advisory group specialising in partnering with businesses that contribute to global safety and security. With a growing presence across various geographies, Heligan Group stands as a leader in its field, combining expertise with innovation.

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