Financing Growth
Managing Partner
Xavier Van Hove
Xavier is Nighthawk's CIO.
Xavier has over 20 years industry experience, both on the debt side as head of Hybrids at UBS, as well as the equity side as a fund manager & partner at THS Partners.
Managing Partner
Alex Casin
Alex is Nighthawk's COO.
Alex has over 20 years industry experience. He is a founder of Nendo Labs and the Brandtech Group. He previously worked at Bank of America Merril Lynch and UBS, and is a board member of Magnus Opus Acquisition (NYSE: OPA).
Managing Partner
James Davis
James is Nighthawk's CEO.
James has over 20 years industry experience, at GAM, THS Partners and Macquarie.
Managing Partner
Giles Karhan
Giles Karhan is CEO or Rocking Horse Australia, our partner company providing advance funding against R&D Tax Credit in Australia.
Giles has over 20 years industry experience at Rocking Horse (Australia), AMP, Pinnacle Investment Management, E*TRADE and is a non-executive director of Cellnet Group.
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Managing Partner
Toby Walker
Toby Walker is CEO of Rocking Horse UK, our partner company, providing loans against government grants (e.g. IUK, R&D Tax Credits).
Toby has over 20 years industry experience at Rocking Horse, Morgan Stanley, ABN Amro and UBS.
Senior Credit Analyst
Edouard Simon
Edouard is a Senior Credit Analyst at Nighthawk Partners.
Edouard has five years experience and Rocking Horse group and previously SME Capital Private Debt Fund.
Legal & Business Development
Will Erskine
Will heads our legal team.
Will has ten years experience in the legal industry, both in finance and the sports industry, focusing on Private Equity and M&A.
