Beech Tree Private Equity (“Beech Tree”) is delighted to announce that Adam Rudd has been promoted to Managing Partner, joining co-founders Andy Marsh and Paul Franks in leading the firm. Adam joined Beech Tree in 2015, shortly after its inception, and has played a central role in building the firm’s reputation within the technology sector. He has led a number of notable transactions, including Beech Tree’s investments in BCN Group, CovertSwarm, Transparity, Performanta and Arc Systems, as well as supporting the teams at Ancoris, Learnlight and Wavenet.

Andy Marsh, Managing Partner, commented:

“Adam’s promotion to Managing Partner is thoroughly deserved. He has been instrumental in Beech Tree’s growth and success, consistently demonstrating outstanding deal expertise, energy and leadership. Adam’s drive and focus have had a major impact on our portfolio and origination strategy, and I’m delighted to welcome him to lead the firm alongside Paul and myself.”

Paul Franks, Managing Partner, added:

“Adam has been pivotal to all our technology investments and has helped shape our strong sector focus in this area. His deep understanding of the technology landscape has enabled us to drive our sector focused approach to the lower mid-market. We look forward to continuing to invest meaningfully into the technology sector from our current fund under Adam’s leadership.”

Reflecting on his promotion, Adam Rudd said:

“It’s been an incredible journey since joining Andy and Paul not long after they founded Beech Tree. I’m immensely proud of what we’ve built as a team and grateful to be invited to lead the firm alongside Andy and Paul. I look forward to continuing our mission of backing ambitious management teams across our three core sectors – technology, tech-enabled services and financial services.”