Billy Gilmore

Bio

Investment director in the private equity team, heading up, and is responsible for making investments in private equity funds globally. The private equity team manages more than £1.5bn in private equity commitments in over 100 fund investments. Also a member of the advisory committees of a number of private equity funds, a member of BVCA’s Limited Partner Advisory Board and is regularly invited to speak at private equity conferences. Prior to joining SWIP in 2000, worked for Murray Johnstone Private Equity for ten years, starting as an investment manager before being promoted to investment director. In 1994 was appointed assistant fund manager of Murray Ventures. Between 1987 and 1989, was an investment accountant with Ivory & Sime, after spending four years with KPMG where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant. BA in accountancy and economics from the University of Strathclyde. Qualified Chartered Accountant.