Anthony Richard Clarke (born 1953)[1] is a British chartered accountant, chartered secretary, and businessman. Clarke is the chief executive officer of Angel Capital Group and the managing director of London Business Angels.[2][3][4]
Anthony Clarke | |
|---|---|
| Born | Anthony Richard Clarke 1953 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Chartered accountant, chartered secretary, and businessman |
| Known for | CEO of Angel Capital Group |
Clarke qualified as a chartered accountant and chartered secretary with Deloitte Haskins & Sells (now PricewaterhouseCoopers) in 1980. He then had a variety of jobs, including chief executive of Carroll Industries Corporation in the early 1990s.[5] Clarke has been involved with the venture capital/business angel sector since 1995. Between 2002 and 2009 he was managing director of GLE Growth Capital.[6]
Clarke is the co-founder of the Enterprise Capital Fund, Seraphim Capital, and was chairman of the UK Business Angels Association from 2004 to July 2012.[7]
In April 2017, Anthony Clarke and Jenny Tooth sold Angel Capital Group, which owns early-stage technology backer London Business Angels, to state-owned start-up advisory and loans provider Newable.[8]
References edit
- ^ "Anthony Clarke". Companiesintheuk.co.uk. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ^ "Our Team | Angel Capital Group". Angelcapital.co.uk. Archived from the original on 7 May 2017. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ^ "£300K London Business Angels syndicate investment cornerstones Ownfone's £750k round". UKbusinessangelsassociation.org.uk. 20 November 2014. Archived from the original on 19 April 2015. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ^ "Raising start-up capital a discussion with London's leading angel investors". Imperial.ac.uk. Retrieved 23 April 2015.
- ^ "Carroll shrugs off rumours", The Observer, 1 July 1990, The Observer, p. 26.
- ^ "Anthony Clark CEO/Co-Founder, Angel Capital Group Ltd". Bloomberg.
- ^ "London Business Angels, Interview with CEO Anthony Clarke". FinSMEs. 11 January 2013.
- ^ "Investing duo sell Angel Capital Group to Newable". Evening Standard.
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