Engaged Investing
For the Modern Age

Gatemore manages an engaged investment strategy across public and private markets. Whereas most fund managers focus solely on identifying value, our strategy is based on creating value through deep shareholder engagement across a wide range of opportunities — from corporate turnarounds to high growth and venture capital — and within sectors including industrials, media, consumer, healthcare, and clean technology. We believe that taking a more active approach enables us not only to outperform but also to understand and control risk in a fundamental way.

Installing a Winning Team

In 2017, Gatemore built a substantial stake in DX Group PLC and replaced the board of directors, installing a team which has led a remarkable turnaround and return to profitability and growth

Returning to Growth

In 2018, Gatemore acquired the US sports agency of TLA Worldwide PLC, renamed it GSE Worldwide, Inc., and has since led the return to organic and acquisition-led growth

Supporting a Founder-Led Turnaround

In 2019, Gatemore started to build a position in Superdry PLC, actively supporting the return of Julian Dunkerton to the role of CEO and his plans to revitalize the brand

Launching a Clean Technology Giant

In 2019, Gatemore led the financing to spin-out Factorial, Inc. which has emerged as one of the most prominent solid-state lithium-ion battery companies in the world today, and since then has played a key role in the development of the strategy and business

Liad

Liad Meidar

Managing Partner

George Cadbury

Partner

Brett Olsher

Chairman — Gatemore Venture Partners

Bakari Sellers

Senior Advisor

David Cassells

CFO & COO

Daisy

Daisy Clarke

Executive Assistant

William Grant

Research Analyst

Wilson Lihn

Director of Research

Laura Paulekaite

Creative & Marketing

Marzena Ramjohn

Group Accountant & Operations Assistant

Matthew Scarborough

Research Analyst

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Liad

Liad Meidar

Managing Partner

Liad Meidar is Founder and Managing Partner of Gatemore Capital Management where he serves as portfolio manager of the turnaround and activist strategy.  Liad is also a member of the investment committee for GVP Climate, a subsidiary of Gatemore focused on early-stage clean technology investing.

In 2005, Liad founded Gatemore as an investment advisor serving high net worth families and corporate defined benefit pension funds.  As part of that, Liad served as chief investment officer of the Gatemore Multi-Asset Fund (GMAF), an open-ended, highly diversified fund which aimed to provide institutional investors access to high Sharpe ratio returns though a single vehicle.  Under his watch, the GMAF won numerous industry awards, including UK Pensions DB Multi-Asset Manager of the Year, the FT Pension and Investment Provider Multi-Asset Fund Manager of the Year, and Pensions Age Multi-Asset Manager of the Year.  In 2020 Gatemore sold its investment advisory business along with its management of the multi-asset fund.

In 2015, Liad started Gatemore’s turnaround and activist strategy, taking highly concentrated positions in listed small caps across the consumer, industrial, media, and technology sectors, and engaging with management, boards of directors and fellow shareholders to achieve significant recoveries in shareholder value.  In 2018, Gatemore launched a co-mingled fund to house the strategy, the Gatemore Special Opportunities Fund, for which Liad serves as the portfolio manager.

In 2021, Liad formed GVP Climate as a subsidiary in partnership with its Chairman and CIO, Brett Olsher, to invest in early-stage clean technology companies.  Liad now serves as a member of the investment committee of GVP Climate.

Liad has extensive experience as a board member of companies undergoing turnarounds, including: a publicly traded semiconductor wafer foundry based in California; a privately held global machine tool builder with dual headquarters in the US and Germany; and most recently with Gatemore portfolio company DX (Group) plc, an AIM-listed leading provider of delivery solutions, including parcel freight, secure, courier, and logistics in the UK.

Liad is currently a board member of two Gatemore portfolio companies: GSE Worldwide, Inc., a fully integrated talent management and sports agency where he is Chairman; and Factorial, Inc., developer of a breakthrough solid-state battery technology.

In addition, Liad serves on the Dean’s Advisory Council at Princeton University and on the Board of Trustees of the American School in London. He received an AB in economics from Princeton University.

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George Cadbury

Partner

George Cadbury is responsible for all aspects of business and strategic development.

His previous experience includes the Head of Business Development and President of the largest independent hedge fund platform in the UK in 2007, PCE Investors, with peak assets of $3 billion.

George was also Managing Director of an independent Irish UCITS platform – Merchant Capital. Prior to joining Merchant Capital, George was Managing Director in Europe for Ubequity Capital, a Canadian private equity firm. He was also Head of European Operations for Mondore General Trading, a physical commodity trader.

George is a board member of Gatemore portfolio company GSE Worldwide, Inc., a fully integrated talent management and sports agency. He graduated with a BA in History from Exeter University.


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Brett Olsher

Chairman & CIO — Gatemore Venture Partners

Brett Olsher heads Gatemore’s clean technology venture investment practice.

Until January 2019, Brett was chairman of the Global Natural Resources Group in the Investment Banking Division at Goldman Sachs. He was also co-chairman of the Russia Executive Leadership Group, as well as being a member of the Firmwide Commitments Committee, the Investment Banking Division Operating Committee and the Investment Banking Services Leadership Group. Brett joined Goldman Sachs in 2010 as a Partner and cohead of the Global Natural Resources Group.

Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, Brett worked at Deutsche Bank from 2001 to 2010 during which time he was global head of Emerging Markets and prior to that, co-head of the bank’s global Mergers & Acquisitions business and global head of Natural Resources. He was also a member of the Executive Committee for the Corporate and Investment Bank. Brett also spent four years at J.P. Morgan in London as a top-ranked equity research analyst.

Before his career in investment banking, Brett spent 10 years as President of Olsher Metals Corporation, a global commodities trading, processing and logistics firm. From 1983 to 1986, he was a member of the professional staff at Price Waterhouse, where he qualified as a CPA.

During his career, Brett has advised on $410bn of M&A transactions as well as $124bn of financings, including the AUD 57bn merger of BHP and Billiton, the $100bn unification of Shell, the $3.2bn IPO of China Shenhua Energy Co., Statoil’s $2bn acquisition of Encana’s Gulf of Mexico business, the €32bn merger of Arcelor and Mittal, Xstrata’s $18.8bn acquisition of Falconbridge, Tata Steel’s $12.1bn acquisition of Corus Group, Maersk Oil’s $7.5bn sale to TOTAL, ENl’s $5.8bn acquisition of 100% of OAO Arctic Gas Company, ZAO Urengoil Inc, OAO Neftgastechnologia and 20% of OAO Gazprom Neft, Xstrata’s $90bn agreed merger with Glencore, ArcelorMittal’s $4bn combined equity and equity-linked capital raise, Caracal’s $1.4bn sale to Glencore, the $5.6bn capital raising for X2 Resources, EIG’s $1.lbn joint venture with Abengoa, First Quantum Minerals’ CAD $1.43bn followon equity offering, the $3bn rights issue for ArcelorMittal, Areva’s €2bn restructuring and creation of Orano and the Weir Group’s $1.3bn acquisition of ESCO and $500m equity offering.

Brett earned a Master’s Degree in International Economics and Politics from Columbia University’s Graduate School of International and Public Affairs (“SIPA”) and has a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from the University of Massachusetts. Brett is also a Member of the Dean’s Advisory Board at SIPA and is a Member of the Executive Committee for Columbia University’s Center for Global Energy Policy.

Brett is a Senior Advisor to Trafigura, a Member of the Board of Directors of CRU International and ESM Acquisition Corporation.

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Bakari Sellers

Senior Advisor

Bakari Sellers is a Senior Advisor to Gatemore, advising the company on its ESG initiatives and serving as a board member of select portfolio companies.

Bakari was born into an activist family. His father, civil rights leader Cleveland Sellers, instilled core values in him to continue in the tireless commitment to service. 

In 2005 Bakari earned a bachelor’s degree in African-American Studies from Morehouse College.  He continued his education at the University of South Carolina School of Law in 2008 earning a juris doctor. Bakari currently practices law with the Strom Law Firm, LLC in Columbia, SC where he heads the firm’s Strategic Communication and Public Affairs team and has recently added Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Consulting to the list of services offered.

Bakari made history in the 2006 South Carolina state legislature as the youngest African American elected official in the nation, at the age of 22.  His political career did not stop there, in 2014 he was the Democratic Nominee for Lt. Governor in the state of South Carolina. Bakari has also worked for United States Congressman James Clyburn and former Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin.

His accomplishments do not go unnoticed within the Democratic Party.  In 2008 he served on President Obama’s South Carolina steering committee. His ability to “reach across the aisle to get things done” has led to numerous achievements including being named TIME Magazine’s 40 Under 40 and “The Root 100” list of the nation’s most influential African-Americans in 2015, and HBCU Top 30 Under 30 in July 2014. 

Bakari has served as a featured speaker at various Political Events, Universities, and National Trade Organizations across the country, such as the 2008 and 2016 Democratic National Convention. 

Bakari Sellers recently released a New York Times Best Seller My Vanishing Country: A Memoir. The book has been described as part memoir, part historical and cultural analysis illustrating the lives of America’s forgotten black working-class men and women.

Bakari recently expanded his audience with the Bakari Sellers Podcast, a twice-a-week show that is part of The Ringer Podcast Network. His podcasts discuss a variety of topics from politics, race, sports, media, the presidential campaign, and much more.

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David Cassells

Chief Operating Officer

David Cassells is responsible for finance, operations and compliance.

Prior to joining Gatemore, David worked as group Accountant for G.H. Financials Ltd, an FCA-regulated global clearing and settlements company, where he produced year-end audited statutory accounts for three entities in the UK, US and Hong Kong and ensured the firm was FCA compliant, with particular focus on client money regulations. Prior to that, David worked at Klesch Group and was responsible for the accounting function of the FCA regulated company as well as three Swiss-based entities. Previous to this David worked as an Assistant accountant for the asset management branch of Babcock & Brown.

David is a board member of Gatemore portfolio company GSE Worldwide, Inc., a fully integrated talent management and sports agency. He received a BA in Business Economics from Leicester University and is an ACCA qualified accountant.


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Daisy

Daisy Clarke

Executive Assistant

Daisy provides administrative support to the team.

Prior to joining Gatemore, Daisy was an Executive Assistant to the Branson family at Virgin Management and held a number of personal assistant roles within the music industry and family offices.

Daisy attended the University of Manchester and has an Executive Secretarial Qualification from Quest Professional.

 

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Wilson Lihn

Partner, Head of Research

Wilson started his investment career as a Research Analyst at Gatemore. Prior to joining Gatemore, Wilson served as a legal compliance and Internet abuse associate at United Online, the parent company of Juno and NetZero. 

Wilson is a board member of Gatemore portfolio company GSE Worldwide, Inc., a fully integrated talent management and sports agency. He graduated from Columbia University with a BA in History and received an MBA with distinction from NYU’s Stern School of Business where he was named a Stern Scholar. He is also a CFA charterholder.

 

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Laura Paulekaite

Marketing & Creative

Laura supports brand development and communications.

Previously Laura has worked both as a freelance designer and an in-house creative lead. She started her career working in finance and has a degree from Cass Business School as well as professional qualifications from CATC Design School.

 

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Matthew Scarborough

Vice President

Matthew is a vice president on the investment team.

Prior to joining Gatemore, Matthew was an Associate at Goldman Sachs in the Investment Banking Division where he advised clients on a wide range of transactions including M&A and financings, as well as general corporate finance and strategy.

Matthew graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering (First Class Honours) in Mechatronics and a Bachelor of Commerce (Finance and Economics) from the University of Auckland in New Zealand. He also completed part of his studies at University College London.

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