Team · High Elm Capital
Senior-led. Specialist-supported.
Every engagement is led by a senior adviser and backed by the people the work needs, from operators and lawyers to compliance specialists and capital partners.
A senior adviser on every mandate
Your engagement is led personally from the first conversation, with no hand-off to junior staff.
Specialists brought in as needed
Operating, legal, structuring and regulatory advisers join when the work calls for their expertise.
Capital partners on call
Angels, family offices, funds, specialist lenders and institutional funders, alongside High Elm’s own capital.
Richard McNally
Richard began his career as a trader in interest rate futures, equities, derivatives and commercial property futures. He moved into venture capital as Chief Research and Investment Officer and a board member at Niche Invest, backing companies from seed onwards. He has also structured billion-pound forward-flow funding capacity for UK lenders, and founded High Elm to advise founders and owners on strategy and capital, and to invest alongside them.
Alex Norris
Alex started his career in the UK private investment sector in 2014. For six years he worked as COO alongside Richard at Niche Invest, before relocating with his family to Dubai. Since then, he has worked with individuals, families and high-net-worth clients at very different stages of their lives, building investment portfolios.