Jonathan Goodwin (entrepreneur)

Jonathan (Jonnie) Goodwin, is one of the founding partners of Lepe Partners,[1] an international merchant bank focused on the media, internet and technology sector. Along with Internet entrepreneur and investor Brent Hoberman, he also co-founded Founders Forum.[2][3]

Goodwin has advised on more than 100 media deals over the last 10 years worth over $20billion.They include Chris Evans' purchase of Virgin Radio, the sale of Friends Reunited to ITV, the sale of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire and more recently the merger of property websites findaproperty.com, primelocation.com and Zoopla.[4][5]

Career

As a graduate, Goodwin worked briefly at Coopers and Lybrand[6] before joining Apax Partners. In 1997, he was appointed as Managing Director of Talk Radio,which went on to become the foundation for The Wireless Group PLC where Jonathan was Group Managing Director.[7] In 2000 he set up a corporate finance boutique, LongAcre Partners with Julian Culhane, the former Finance Director of at Lastminute.com. LongAcre was sold to Jefferies in 2007 but Goodwin remained as a Senior Advisor to Jefferies International.[8]

In 2006, Goodwin also created the Founders Forum, along with Brent Hoberman. Now in its ninth year, the Founders Forum is the premier entrepreneur's event held in London, New York, Brazil, Singapore and India. In 2009, Jonathan also co-founded PROfounders Capital,[9] an early stage fund backed by entrepreneurs for digital entrepreneurs.

Goodwin founded Lepe Partners in 2011, a merchant bank created to help entrepreneurs and CEOs in the media, internet and technology sectors grow their businesses.

Jonathan sits on the British Fashion Council as head of the investment pillar, helping to connect investors with up-and-coming fashion business, and was an early supporter of Net-A-Porter and Jimmy Choo [10][11]

Hobbies

Goodwin is passionate about sailing,[12] and in 2012 campaigned the J/109, Harlequin, becoming the overall winner at Cowes Week 2012 for both the White Group, J/109 group, and Cowes Week overall.

References

  1. ↑ "Lepe Partners - People". Retrieved 31 December 2012.
  2. ↑ "Founders Forum - Team". Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  3. ↑ "Jonnie Goodwin: the entrepreneur taking our top tech stars to Tinseltown". Retrieved 1 February 2013.
  4. ↑ "Jefferies buys LongAcre". Retrieved 1 May 2015.
  5. ↑ "Exciting times ahead as rules of media have changed".
  6. ↑ Your Business. "Digital stars tackle 'elitist’ media and tech sectors". Telegraph. Retrieved 2012-12-31.
  7. ↑ "Jefferies buys LongAcre". Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  8. ↑ "Jefferies buys LongAcre".
  9. ↑ "http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/10249640/A-bright-digital-future-awaits-media-pioneers.html".
  10. ↑ "Jonathan Goodwin".
  11. ↑ "BFC seeks to stop fashion talent from leaving London". Retrieved 29 April 2015.
  12. ↑ Louay Habib (2012-08-17). "Aberdeen Asset Management Cowes Week day seven | Racing news from". Yachting World. Retrieved 2012-12-31.

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