Brian Robertson
Profile
Brian is a Managing Partner of Encore Ventures.
Before joining DFJ Esprit, his career spanned over 20 years in corporate finance and operational management for growing companies.
As a Managing Director of Lehman Brothers until 2004, and previously at Kleinwort Benson, he advised on financings and M&A transactions for a series of high profile companies in the communications and media sectors including Orange, TeleWest, Esprit Telecom, COLT and TeleOne, and later specialised in banking services to the private equity sector.
Between 2005 and 2007 he also served as CFO of Pervasic, a venture-backed mobile data services company.
A Chartered Accountant, Brian gained a first class degree from Bristol University in English and History.
Former positions of Brian Robertson
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Encore Ventures LLP
 Encore Ventures LLP Investment ManagersFinance Encore Ventures LLP (Encore) is the UK venture capital arm of DFJ Esprit Secondaries LLP, itself a subsidiary of US-based Draper Fisher Jurvetson. Established in 2008 by Charles Cameron and Brian Robertson, the firm focuses exclusively on acquiring secondary portfolios of investments from existing private equity groups. Encore is located in London and Cambridge and draws on the experience of the DFJ Esprit team in sector knowledge, skills and structuring investments. DFJ Esprit's exclusive European partnership with Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) provides access to the DFJ Network, the global venture capital model providing global reach through local presence in cites throughout the US, Asia, Europe, Israel, South America, and Russia. | Private Equity Analyst | 01/03/2012 |
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Encore Ventures LLP
Encore Ventures LLP Investment ManagersFinance Encore Ventures LLP (Encore) is the UK venture capital arm of DFJ Esprit Secondaries LLP, itself a subsidiary of US-based Draper Fisher Jurvetson. Established in 2008 by Charles Cameron and Brian Robertson, the firm focuses exclusively on acquiring secondary portfolios of investments from existing private equity groups. Encore is located in London and Cambridge and draws on the experience of the DFJ Esprit team in sector knowledge, skills and structuring investments. DFJ Esprit's exclusive European partnership with Draper Fisher Jurvetson (DFJ) provides access to the DFJ Network, the global venture capital model providing global reach through local presence in cites throughout the US, Asia, Europe, Israel, South America, and Russia. | Finance |
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