Michael Whealon

Michael Whealon’s Biography

Michael is the Founder & Managing Partner of Fox Point Partners LLP, a global merchant bank that specialises in proprietary direct investment opportunities. He is also an active Senior Advisor to KingsRock Advisors LLC, a global investment banking firm headquartered in New York City.

Michael has over 25+ years of senior level investment banking experience, most of which has been focused on global private equity, leveraged finance and mergers & acquisitions.

Since forming Fox Point in 2009, Michael has also held partnership and board positions in several firms which included Vanbridge LLC (an x-Stone Point Capital portfolio company now part of EPIC Insurance), Global Family Partners Limited, Panmure Gordon as Head of Private Capital Solutions and Vemi Capital.

Formerly, Michael held executive positions at several major financial institutions, these included; Marsh & McClennan Companies Inc., as Managing Director, Global Head of the Telecoms, Media & Technology Industry Practice Group and an executive member of their Private Equity/M&A Practice (PEMA). ING Barings Limited in... Michael is the Founder & Managing Partner of Fox Point Partners LLP, a global merchant bank that specialises in proprietary direct investment opportunities. He is also an active Senior Advisor to KingsRock Advisors LLC, a global investment banking firm headquartered in New York City.

Michael has over 25+ years of senior level investment banking experience, most of which has been focused on global private equity, leveraged finance and mergers & acquisitions.

Since forming Fox Point in 2009, Michael has also held partnership and board positions in several firms which included Vanbridge LLC (an x-Stone Point Capital portfolio company now part of EPIC Insurance), Global Family Partners Limited, Panmure Gordon as Head of Private Capital Solutions and Vemi Capital.

Formerly, Michael held executive positions at several major financial institutions, these included; Marsh & McClennan Companies Inc., as Managing Director, Global Head of the Telecoms, Media & Technology Industry Practice Group and an executive member of their Private Equity/M&A Practice (PEMA). ING Barings Limited in London as Managing Director, Global Head of Telecoms, Media & Technology Investment & Corporate Banking and member of the European Management Committee and Investment Committee. And over ten years at Bear Stearns in both New York and London, his last role as Senior Managing Director, Head of European Telecoms, Technology and Media Group.

Michael, based in London, received a BA from Boston College and is an American National from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Michael has been regulated by both US FINRA and UK FCA. READ MORE VIEW LESS

Michael Whealon’s Background

Fox Point Partners LLP

Managing Partner & Founder

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.