Michael Whealon is a senior investment banking professional with more than 25 years’ experience.
Currently Managing Director at Fox Point Partners LLP, Michael is responsible for matching the capital needs of late-stage growth companies and the general partners of private equity funds with the patient capital available globally from sovereign wealth funds, family offices, endowments, pension funds and other institutional investors.
Fox Point Partners is a global advisory and investment banking firm that focuses on global private capital markets, with extensive experience in Financial Services, Technology, Digital Media, Natural Resources and Satellite Communications. The firm specialises in direct equity investments, growth equity and levelling UHNW Family Office Capital and global institutional capital.
Prior to Panmure, Michael founded Fox Point Capital Advisors Ltd, where he was Chairman & CEO. Fox Point was a discreet global corporate finance advisory and alternative investment consulting boutique based in London, primarily focused on sourcing and executing direct private equity investments/co-investments on behalf of UHNW Family Offices.
Michael is a Member of the Board of Advisors at Evolution Metals Corporation, a mining and refining firm. He also serves as a Partner at Financial Services Capital Partners, a private equity firm that uses proprietary technologies to improve tech-enabled transformation for their clients, and within the industry. Additionally, Michael uses his knowledge and experience of the private equity industry serving as a Senior Advisor at KingsRock Advisors, a global network for senior investment bankers, and Keel Harbour Capital, a private equity firm.
A graduate of Boston College, Michael held senior executive roles in his early career with Marsh & McLennan Companies, ING Barings Limited and Bear Stearns & Co.