Who we are:

a personal approach supported by an institutional platform

We are the private equity division of Puma Investments. Puma and its wider organisation have multi-decade experience of investment and asset management.

Puma Private Equity was launched as a standalone division of the business in 2018 with the aim of investing into exceptional businesses and partnering with them to deliver long-term value.

Our hands on approach has helped deliver real results for the management teams we have backed.

We work closely as a team, pooling our insights and learnings to offer you the maximum benefit from our involvement. We are supported by the c.70 strong staff of Puma Investments and can draw on specialist skills from our HR, Legal, Marketing, Digital Transformation, IT and Finance teams.

Our team

Rupert West

Managing Director

Jonathan Wyles

Investment Manager

Ben Leslie

Investment Manager

Henri Songeur

Investment Manager

Harriet Rosethorn

Investment Manager

Kelvin Reader

Investment Manager

Chloe Metcalfe

Team Assistant

Isabela Castro

Legal

Tarinee Pandey

Human Resources

Ryan Goodbrand

Portfolio Finance Lead

Naveli Ahuja-Mehra

Head of Finance

Paul Frost

Finance and Monitoring

Ruth McIntosh

Investment Committee Member

John Nicholson

Chairman of the Investment Committee

David Kaye

CEO of Puma Investments