Michael Whealon

Michael Whealon’s Biography

Michael Whealon is a Partner at Ethos Invest, the merchant banking and asset management arm of Ethos Ventures, a GCC backed firm focused on sustainable, impact oriented businesses with strong ethical principles. He is also the Chairman and Founder of Fox Point Partners LLP, a global merchant bank that specialises in proprietary direct investment opportunities. He is a Senior Advisor to KingsRock Advisors, a global investment banking firm with an active global network of senior investment banking executives.

Michael has over 25 years of experience in senior-level investment banking with specific expertise in private equity, leveraged finance, high-yield bonds, and mergers & acquisitions.

Michael has held prominent roles at several major financial institutions including as a Managing Director at Panmure Gordon, Marsh & McClennan, ING Barings and Bear Stearns. Michael began his career in investment banking at Chemical Bank, now part of J.P. Morgan Chase, in New York.

Michael is an American national based in London and is regulated by both the US FINRA and the UK FCA. He holds a... Michael Whealon is a Partner at Ethos Invest, the merchant banking and asset management arm of Ethos Ventures, a GCC backed firm focused on sustainable, impact oriented businesses with strong ethical principles. He is also the Chairman and Founder of Fox Point Partners LLP, a global merchant bank that specialises in proprietary direct investment opportunities. He is a Senior Advisor to KingsRock Advisors, a global investment banking firm with an active global network of senior investment banking executives.

Michael has over 25 years of experience in senior-level investment banking with specific expertise in private equity, leveraged finance, high-yield bonds, and mergers & acquisitions.

Michael has held prominent roles at several major financial institutions including as a Managing Director at Panmure Gordon, Marsh & McClennan, ING Barings and Bear Stearns. Michael began his career in investment banking at Chemical Bank, now part of J.P. Morgan Chase, in New York.

Michael is an American national based in London and is regulated by both the US FINRA and the UK FCA. He holds a BA in Philosophy & History from Boston College. more less

Michael Whealon’s Background

Ethos Invest

Partner

May 2023 - Present

London, UK

Ethos Ventures, the parent company, controls various entities providing digital banking services, ethical investments and advisory services in the industry sectors of financial services, technology, healthcare, natural resources and clean energy transition.

Fox Point Partners LLP

Chairman and Founder (part-time)

Nov 2019 - Present

London, UK

Fox Point Partners is a global investment banking firm. With a focus on global private capital markets, Fox Point Partners specialises in direct equity investments, growth equity and leveling UHNW Family Office Capital and global institutional capital.

Panmure Gordon

Managing Director & Head of Private Capital Solutions Group

Sep 2017 - Nov 2019

London, UK

Michael led “greenfield” development of an independent global private capital markets business for corporations and private equity GP’s, e.g. growth equity, acquisition financing, debt/venture debt, corporate secondaries, private equity fund raisings.

Fox Point Capital Advisors Limited

Founder & Managing Partner

Oct 2009 - Sep 2017

London, UK

Fox Point is a highly discreet alternative & principal investment advisory firm. Focused on asset management & corporate M&A, direct private equity investments/co-investments & fund seed/acceleration capital placement.

Vanbridge (an EPIC company)

Partner & Managing Director

Jan 2009 - Jul 2013

Vanbridge (originally a Stone Point Capital portfolio company), provides bespoke solutions and tailored portfolio risk transfer aggregation programs to the alternative asset management industry. Michael was based in London, UK & New York.

Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc.

Managing Director, Global Technology, Media & Telecoms Industry Practice Leader

Oct 2006 - Oct 2008

Working out of Marsh & McLennan’s (MMC) London and New York offices, Michael was Head of the Global Telecoms, Media & Technology Industry Practice, an executive member of MMC’s Private Equity/M&A Practice (PEMA), and a member of their Global Leadership Committee.

ING Barings Limited

Managing Director & Global Head of Technology, Media & Telecoms Investment Banking

Jan 2000 - Oct 2006

London, UK

Michael was the Global Head of Technology, Media & Telecoms Investment Banking at ING Barings. He was also a member of the European Management Committee, and the Investment Committee for ING Baring’s Client Investment Fund.

Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.

Managing Director & Head of European Telecoms & New Media Investment Banking

Jan 1991 - Jan 2000

London, UK

During over a decade at Bear Stearns, Michael held various positions including Managing Director of the Structured Debt Capital Markets Group and Head of Canadian Investment Banking. In 1997 he moved to London from New York to set up Bear Stearns’s European investment banking division where he was Head of the European Technology, Media & Telecoms Group.

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Previous Board Positions

Global Family Partners

Partner

Mar 2013 - May 2016

London, UK

GFP Limited is a multi-family office focused on direct investments & direct family-to-family trade. GFP oversees several of the world's largest family groups providing expert advice, sourcing and managing their direct investments & co-investing with them in targeted industry sectors.

European Credit Management (ECM)

Director & Senior Advisor

Jul 2010 - Jul 2011

London, UK

Owned by Wells Fargo Asset Management, the European Credit Management (ECM) was a multi-billion AUM credit manager that offered alternative investment strategies.