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Cooper Parry has announced the appointment of Sarah Abrahams, head of Growth Finance, and Nick Hawkins, associate director, to its tech and high growth team.
The team, which is led by head of Tech and High Growth Steve Leith, aims to support high-growth and technology businesses in their search for seed to Series A funding.
With 13 years’ experience in the early-stage finance industry, Abrahams spent the last seven years at Grant Thornton, leading the firm’s national activity on growth finance and raising over £400m for her clients in the process.
She is also a non-executive director for the Mayor of London’s ‘Greater London Investment Fund’ – a £100m fund of funds providing loan and equity finance for London SMEs.
Hawkins was also an integral part of Abraham’s team at Grant Thornton, and he spent the last six years supporting scale up companies on growth capital transactions, with particular experience and interest in technology, food and drink, leisure and retail.
Abrahams said: “Joining the Cooper Parry Tech & High Growth team was a complete no-brainer for me. Everything that Cooper Parry stands for, from its bold brand and progressive culture to its own impressive growth story, is completely resonant with the types of companies that I work with. I’m excited to be part of a firm that is investing, innovating and shares my passion for supporting high-growth companies to scale.”
Hawkins added: ““I am thrilled to be working with Sarah and Steve as part of the High Growth team at Cooper Parry. It is refreshing to see an advisory firm that, like our most ambitious clients, is growing so quickly and investing in its people and market offerings.
“Now, more than ever, we need companies with the vision and ambition to scale to get the capital they need, and I am excited to be helping them in that journey.”
