Paul Evans
Chief Operating Officer and Founding Partner
Paul is responsible for Ironbridge’s investor relations, finance and administration. Paul has 21 years of private equity experience with 3i in the UK and with AMP, Gresham and Ironbridge in Australia. After six years as a Director of AMP Private Equity, where he led several of Australia’s leading management buyouts, Paul left to join Gresham in 2001 as a Director. There he led the A$252 million buyout of car parts group Repco in 2001. In 2003 Paul became one of the Founding Partners of Ironbridge and has represented the Ironbridge Funds on the Boards of Mrs Crocket’s Kitchen, Barbeques Galore, iNova Pharmaceuticals and Recreational Tourism Group.
Paul obtained a first class Honours degree in Modern Languages from Cambridge University. Paul is a former Treasurer and Council Member of AVCAL (Australian Private Equity and Venture Capital Association).