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'''Adrian Beecroft''' is a venture capitalist and the chairman of [[Dawn Capital]], which owns Wonga.com, the online short-term high-interest loans company. He is worth an estimated wealth £100m. | '''Adrian Beecroft''' is a venture capitalist and the chairman of [[Dawn Capital]], which owns Wonga.com, the online short-term high-interest loans company. He is worth an estimated wealth £100m. | ||
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| − | + | Beecroft was previously senior managing partner at [[Apax]], where he 'played a major part in its international expansion'. It now has over $20 billion under management with over 150 professionals in eight countries. | |
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*Chairman of the [[British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association|British Venture Capital Association]] (BVCA) in 1991/92 and represented Apax on the boards of over 20 private and public companies. He was elected to the BVCA Hall of Fame in 2009. | *Chairman of the [[British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association|British Venture Capital Association]] (BVCA) in 1991/92 and represented Apax on the boards of over 20 private and public companies. He was elected to the BVCA Hall of Fame in 2009. | ||
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| + | *Beecroft Institute of Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology at [[Oxford University]] | ||
| + | *joint sponsor of the [[Oxford Academy]] | ||
| + | *Chairman of the Cricket Foundation. | ||
| + | *Fellow of the [[Institute of Physics]] and an Honorary Fellow of the [[Queen’s College]], Oxford. | ||
==Resources== | ==Resources== | ||
Revision as of 15:25, 11 April 2012
Adrian Beecroft is a venture capitalist and the chairman of Dawn Capital, which owns Wonga.com, the online short-term high-interest loans company. He is worth an estimated wealth £100m.
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Activities
Beecroft was previously senior managing partner at Apax, where he 'played a major part in its international expansion'. It now has over $20 billion under management with over 150 professionals in eight countries.
Views
Affiliations
- Chairman of the British Venture Capital Association (BVCA) in 1991/92 and represented Apax on the boards of over 20 private and public companies. He was elected to the BVCA Hall of Fame in 2009.
- Beecroft Institute of Particle Astrophysics and Cosmology at Oxford University
- joint sponsor of the Oxford Academy
- Chairman of the Cricket Foundation.
- Fellow of the Institute of Physics and an Honorary Fellow of the Queen’s College, Oxford.
