Career Investment for Mark with Move to NEL Fund Managers
Regional fund management NEL Fund Managers has added three decades of financial industry experience to its team with the appointment of Mark Wharton. Mark has joined NEL as a portfolio executive after almost 30 years with the Co-operative Bank in the North East, the last 25 of which were spent as part of its corporate […]
NEL’s Yvonne Called in as Advisor on £500m UAE Innovation Fund
A North East investment expert has been appointed to a panel of worldwide advisors who will work with the United Arab Emirates’ government on the investment of a new £500m innovation fund. Dr Yvonne Gale, chief executive at NEL Fund Managers, is one of 11 members of the Advisory & Decision Committee that has been […]
NEL Fund Managers Investing In New Apprentice Abigail
Regional fund management firm NEL Fund Managers is investing in the career of a young County Durham woman after signing her up as their first ever apprentice. Abigail Cook has joined the Newcastle-based firm on a two-year apprenticeship programme, which will see her getting a thorough grounding in the financial and logistical work involved with […]
Returns from Growth Fund Investments Pass £20M Landmark
The financial returns received so far on regional investments made by fund management firm NEL Fund Managers from the Finance for Business North East Growth Fund has surpassed the £20m mark well ahead of schedule. Since the Growth Fund launched in early 2010, NEL has made 146 investments from it worth a total of £30m, […]
Mike Heads Home to Boost NEL Fund Managers’ Investment Team
A North East finance professional has come home to join regional fund management firm NEL Fund Managers’ investment team. Mike Guellard has joined the Newcastle-based firm as an investment executive, and is now part of the team working with businesses looking for investments from the Finance For Business North East Growth Fund that NEL manages, […]
No (Wo)Man is an Island
I’m sure everyone running their own business at times feels the isolation of the big job. In fact, recent research by Close Brothers Asset Management shows that many business owners lie awake fretting about how best to develop their business. Underlying this problem is that so few business owners have the luxury of a full management team […]
Whitmell Returns to Strengthen NEL Fund Managers’ Board
A highly experienced business consultant has returned to regional fund management firm NEL Fund Managers in a part-time role to add his considerable strategic and commercial expertise to its main board. David Whitmell worked as the Newcastle-based firm’s chief operating officer before leaving in 2011 to set up the first North East franchise of business […]
NEL Fund Managers Forges Long-Term Partnership with The Prince’s Trust
The North East’s most active business investor has forged a new, long-term partnership with The Prince’s Trust to help support the development of the next generation of regional entrepreneurs. NEL Fund Managers will be supporting The Trust’s regional activities through a range of practical initiatives, which will be designed to have a positive impact on […]
Seizing the Opportunities of Brexit -Part 4
In this series of blogs, we will address some of the issues faced by growing owner managed businesses in the brave new world of the UK leaving the EU. What the future holds remains uncertain, however there’s steps you can take to ensure your business is ready to adapt where and when it needs to. […]
Seizing the Opportunities of Brexit – Part 2
In this series of blogs, we will address some of the issues faced by growing owner managed businesses in the brave new world of the UK leaving the EU. What the future holds remains uncertain, however there’s steps you can take to ensure your business is ready to adapt where and when it needs to. […]
