Matthew D. Hansen

London, UK

Founder & Chief Investment Officer

Financial Services Capital Partners LLP

Biography

Matthew D. Hansen founded Financial Services Capital Partners LLP in 2019, after leaving Atlas Merchant Capital as the Head of UK & Europe. Financial Services Capital Partners sits at the intersection of financial services investing and technology-enabled value creation in the financial services space. With over 20 years’ experience of private equity investing, Mr. Hansen has invested $3 billion of equity capital, with a dedicated focus on financial services throughout his career.

Matthew was the Founder and Head of Atlas Merchant Capital’s UK & European business and sourced and executed half of the deals Atlas achieved globally. Atlas is an operationally focused private equity fund focused on investments in the financial services space. Member of the Executive Committee and Investment Committee.

Previously, he was a Partner & Head of European Private Equity for Cerberus in London. Mr. Hansen joined the New York office in 2002 where he worked for over 13 years. Prior to Cerberus, he worked at LBO firm Madison Dearborn Partners in Chicago & London and he started his career as an investment banker at Bear Stearns in New York.

Mr. Hansen recently served on the Board of Panmure Gordon; Praxia Bank in Greece; Illimity Bank in Italy and the Board of France’s largest independent investment bank, Kepler Cheuvreux. He is involved with several charities including the Royal Chelsea Hospital Pensioners.

Mr. Hansen holds MBAs from Columbia University & London Business School and he is an alumnus of the Faculty of Business & Economics at the University of Melbourne in Australia and earned a BBA in Finance from the University of Texas at Austin. Matthew is part of the senior leadership team of The University of Texas Alumni Association and is President of the UK organization.

Matthew D. Hansen’s Newsfeed

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Former Barclays boss Bob Diamond takes stake in French brokerage in post-Mifid II play

Matthew Hansen, the head of UK and Europe for AMC, said: “The decision to invest in Kepler Cheuvreux was based on an analysis of their market leading positions in pan-European research, advisory and execution. In research, which is the cornerstone of their business, they have the largest research coverage in mainland Europe and are prospering in the post Mifid II research environment.”

Panmure chief Patric Johnson to step down after Atlas takeover

Matthew Hansen, head of UK and Europe for Atlas, said his company would look to "build upon Panmure Gordon's existing strengths, to broaden the scope of its business and to create a high-quality boutique investment bank"."We are particularly pleased that Ian Axe will be responsible for this next chapter in Panmure Gordon's venerable history, given his impressive track record."

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Matthew D. Hansen’s Background

Financial Services Capital Partners LLP

Founder & Chief Investment Officer

2019 - Present

London, UK

Financial Services Capital focus on value creation at the operating level as opposed to financial engineering. All of the firm's partners have very extensive operational experience of running large financial services organizations as senior managers in banking, asset management, servicing, broker dealing, payments, credit cards & FinTech companies.

Atlas Merchant Capital

Head of the UK & Europe, Partner

Jan 2015 - Jun 2019

London, UK

Atlas Merchant Capital is a principal investment firm specialised to invest in the financial services industry, particularly in areas of capital intensity, with an opportunity for growth.

Cerberus Capital Management

Partner and Managing Director

2002 - 2015

New York, US

Matt was responsible for the private equity efforts in Europe and joined Cerberus in 2002. He focused primarily on acquisitions of controlling equity interests in companies involved in the financial services industries. In addition to private equity, he executed over 20 distressed debt investments & sat on numerous credit committees in a wide variety of industries.

Madison Dearborn Partners

Principal

1999 - 2002

Chicago, US

Matthew evaluated and managed investments for this $20b traditional private equity fund. He developed business and financial analyses, coordinated legal and accounting due diligence, determined valuations and capital structures, and presented investment recommendations to the partnership.

Bear, Stearns & Co. Inc.

Investment Banking Analyst

1998 - 2000

New York, US

Matthew built financial and operational models, performed valuation analyses, and analysed credit statistics. He prepared board presentations, commitment committee memoranda, and internal and external marketing materials. He also actively participated in all phases of the deal process including idea generation, proposals, valuations, due diligence, documentation, and road shows.

Centennial Ventures

Principal

1995 - 1998

Austin, TX, USA

Centennial Ventures is a venture capital firm investing in network companies and related enabling software and technology enterprises, with the potential to be market leaders. Our investment focus is on early and later-stage venture capital opportunities.

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Other Business Interests

Bawag Bank

Investment Committee

Vienna, AT

BAWAG Group AG is the listed holding company of BAWAG P.S.K., with its headquarters in Vienna, the firm applies a low-risk, efficient, simple & transparent business model focused on Austria, Germany and developed markets.

Kepler Cheuvreux

Board of Directors

Paris, FR

Kepler Cheuvreux is a leading independent European financial services company which specializes in research, execution & advisory services.

Green Tree Servicing (fka "Conseco Finance")

Board of Directors

New York, US

Green Tree (f.k.a. ‘Conseco Finance’) intensively services mobile-home and sub-prime mortgage loans. They also purchase whole loans in their sector.

Praxia Bank

Chairman of the Board of Directors

Marousi, GR

Praxia Bank is a privately-owned bank that operates under the protection of the Deposit and Investment Guarantee Fund and the supervision of the Bank of Greece.

Panmure Gordon

Chairman of the Board of Directors

London, UK

Panmure Gordon provides independent advice, research, solutions & execution services to small & mid-cap corporates and investment companies in the UK.

Outsourcing Solutions Inc.

Creditors' Committee

Chesterfield, US

Outsourcing Solutions, Inc. provides business process outsourcing services. It offers credit authorization, customer service, bill processing and management,