Robin Doumar
Managing Partner
London
Robin Doumar is the Managing Partner and founder of Park Square Capital, LLP. Robin has 29 years of experience in the credit markets. Prior to founding Park Square, Robin spent 15 years at Goldman Sachs in New York and London.
In 1989, Robin joined Goldman Sachs in New York in Corporate Finance and initially focused on the restructuring of U.S. based companies. Robin specialized in large, complex advisory and financing assignments and became Head of the Workout and Restructuring business. In 1997, Robin moved to London to lead the Goldman Sachs European Leveraged Finance business, including initiating high yield origination activities in Europe. In 2000, Robin moved to the Goldman Sachs Principal Investment Area to head the European mezzanine business. Robin received his AB from Brown University, and a JD and MBA from the University of Virginia.
David Cottam
Partner
London
David is a Partner at Park Square Capital, LLP and has been with the Firm since its inception. David is a member of the firm’s Executive Committee and Investment Committee. David focuses on deal origination, staffing, and recruiting.
Prior to Park Square, David was Head of International Equity Capital Markets at BNP Paribas. From 1999 to 2001 David was a senior member of the leveraged finance team at Goldman Sachs in London. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, David was a senior director and then Head of BNP Paribas’ London based Media and Telecommunications Finance Business. Prior to his career in finance, David was a practicing Civil Engineer for 10 years. David received his BSc (Eng) from University College London, his MBA from Leeds University and qualified as a Chartered Civil Engineer.
Michael Small
Partner
London
Michael is a Partner at Park Square Capital, LLP and has been with the Firm since its inception. Michael is a member of the firm’s Executive Committee and Investment Committee. Michael is head of the Junior debt strategy.
Prior to Park Square, Michael was a Director in Dresdner’s Principal Finance Group. Prior to Dresdner, Michael worked at Babcock & Brown where he focused on principal strategies involving infrastructure, property, telecommunications, and financial assets. Earlier in his career, he worked at Daiwa’s principal finance group which used the firm’s balance sheet to finance the purchase of portfolios of assets. Michael received his BA and MA from Magdalene College, Cambridge.
Ruediger Blank
Partner
London
Ruediger is a Partner at Park Square Capital, LLP, and a member of the firm’s Investment Committee. Ruediger leads the Junior debt strategy in Europe.
Prior to joining Park Square in 2007, Ruediger was an Associate at Morgan Stanley in London and in Frankfurt. Ruediger received a master’s degree in business administration from the University of Mannheim in Germany (Diplom-Kaufmann).
Osvaldo Pereira
Partner
London
Osvaldo is a Partner at Park Square Capital, LLP, and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee and Investment Committee. Osvaldo is co-head of the Senior debt strategy.
Prior to joining Park Square in 2009, Osvaldo was a Vice President at Providence Equity Partners in London and at Oaktree Capital Management in Los Angeles. Prior to joining Oaktree, Osvaldo spent seven years at Goldman Sachs. Osvaldo received his AB from Harvard College and received his MBA from Harvard Business School.
Howard Sharp
Partner and Head of Mid-Market Direct Lending
London
Howard is a Partner at Park Square Capital, LLP, and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee and Investment Committee. Howard is head of Mid-Market Direct Lending.
Prior to joining Park Square, Howard was head of origination and financial sponsor coverage at GE Capital. Prior to GE, Howard also worked at RBS, Société Générale, ABN AMRO and Natwest, and has 29 years of experience in the credit markets. Howard graduated with combined BA Hons from the University of Exeter.
Martino Ghezzi
Managing Director (NYC)
New York
Martino is Managing Director of Park Square Capital USA LLC, and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee and Investment Committee. Martino leads the Junior debt strategy in the U.S.
Prior to launching Park Square’s U.S. operation, Martino was a Principal at Park Square Capital, LLP. Prior to joining Park Square in 2008, Martino worked in London within Citigroup’s leveraged finance department and at McKinsey & Company. Martino graduated from Bocconi University in Milan with a Master of Science in quantitative Economics.
Jacob Ucar
Partner
London
Jacob is a Partner at Park Square Capital, LLP, and a member of the firm’s Investment Committee. Jacob co-heads the Senior debt strategy.
Prior to joining Park Square in 2007, Jacob worked in investment banking at Merrill Lynch and in market development at the Linde Group. Jacob holds a Master of Finance from Stockholm School of Economics.
Antoine Lourtau
Principal
London
Antoine is a Principal at Park Square Capital, LLP. Antoine focuses on the Mid-Market Direct Lending strategy.
Prior to joining Park Square in 2006, Antoine worked on private equity investments at PAI partners in Paris, and was part of the Media and Telecom team at Lehman Brothers in London. Antoine graduated from Ecole des Hautes Etudes Commerciales in Paris and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Engineering from McGill University in Montreal.
Matthias Alt
Principal
New York
Matthias is a Principal at Park Square Capital USA LLC. Matthias focuses on the Senior debt strategy.
Prior to joining Park Square, LLP in 2008, Matthias worked in Merrill Lynch’s research division and at McKinsey & Company. Matthias received a BSc in Economics, Politics & International Studies from the University of Warwick and an MPhil in Economics from the University of Oxford.
Miguel Toney
Principal
London
Miguel is a Principal at Park Square Capital, LLP. Miguel focuses on the Junior debt strategy in Europe.
Prior to joining Park Square in 2016, Miguel was a Managing Director at CapVest in London. Prior to joining CapVest, Miguel worked at PIMCO in London and Credit Suisse’s Energy Investment Banking group in New York. Miguel graduated with a distinction from both from Oxford University (MBA) and Vassar College (BA).
Mark Gundersen
Principal
New York
Mark is a Principal at Park Square Capital USA LLC. Mark focuses on the Junior debt strategy in the U.S.
Prior to joining Park Square in 2016, Mark previously spent 2 years as a Vice President at Ares in New York after having worked at Goldman Sachs. Mark started his career in investment banking at JP Morgan. Mark studied Economics at Williams College and received an MBA from Harvard.
John Anderson
General Counsel
London
John is the General Counsel of Park Square Capital, LLP, and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee and Investment Committee.
Prior to joining Park Square in 2014, John was an International Counsel at Debevoise & Plimpton, LLP in London whose practice focused on tax and corporate matters for private fund sponsors. John received his BA from the University of California at Berkeley, and his JD from Yale Law School.
Piers Dennison
Head of Investor Relations
London
Piers is a Partner at Park Square Capital, LLP, and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee and Investment Committee. Piers is Head of Investor Relations.
Prior to joining Park Square in 2013, Piers was Head of European Business Development for Providence Equity Partners, and Head of Investor Relations for Candover Partners Limited. Earlier in his career, Piers worked at the Boston Consulting Group, before which he was at S.G. Warburg. Piers received his BA and MA from St. John's College, Cambridge and his MBA from INSEAD.
Roger Kempink
Investor Relations Director
New York
Roger is an Investor Relations Director at Park Square Capital USA, LLC. Roger is responsible for Investor Relations in the US and Canada.
Prior to joining Park Square in 2014, Roger spent 10 years in investment banking at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Lehman Brothers and Nomura, with a focus on Financial Sponsor M&A and Leveraged Finance. Roger graduated from the University of Amsterdam with a Master of Science in Business Economics.
Andrew Haywood
Partner, CFO and CCO
London
Andrew is a Partner at Park Square Capital, LLP, and a member of the firm’s Executive Committee and Investment Committee. Andrew is Chief Financial Officer and Chief Compliance Officer.
Prior to joining Park Square in 2015, Andrew spent over 16 years at 3i Group plc in a number of financial, operational and strategy roles. This included establishing 3i’s Infrastructure and Debt Management businesses and latterly as 3i’s Group Financial Controller. Andrew holds a degree from Liverpool University and is a qualified accountant.