Jim Weight

Bio

Extensive experience in the operations of private equity-owned businesses and has served as both an operating partner and advisor to EPE since 2004. Joined EPE permanently in 2009, having collaborated with Giles Brand since 2005. Has served as CFO to two private equity-backed businesses - Westminster Health Care Group, the private healthcare services group purchased by Goldman Sachs and Welsh Carson Anderson and Stowe in 1999 and HIT Entertainment, the children’s entertainment group purchased by Apax Partners in 2005. Worked with Fortress as an operating partner to structure the Fortress and Cerberus £150m buyout from administration of Boxclever, at the time the UK’s largest ever bankruptcy. Prior to that he was a top “Top 70” senior manager within the Kingfisher Group where his management positions included Finance Director of Entertainment UK, After Sales Service Director of Comet Group and General Manager of Staples Direct. Before Kingfisher spent eight years working at the Boston Consulting Group. Read Engineering at Cambridge University and is a graduate of Harvard Business School.

Career

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