Nathan Medlock is a Managing Partner with 30 years’ experience in private equity, M&A, corporate finance, government advisory and C-level operational roles. Nathan brings significant direct investment and operational experience to Planet First Partners.
Previously, Nathan was a Partner at Zouk Capital for 10 years, where he ran the growth equity technology funds focussed on sustainability. He sourced and led investments in, and was a Board Director of, iZettle (sold to PayPal), Taulia (sold to SAP), Huddle (sold to Ideagen), Readly (IPO, STO:READ) and Workable. He was the CEO of a Swedish listed mining company, which he sold to a strategic player, and CFO of a private US biotech company, where he led a management buyout. He worked at Warburg Pincus in a direct investment role, managing and restructuring over a $1bn of investments in European growth capital companies. Prior to those roles, Nathan was at Lehman Brothers, where he was a director in the private equity division.
Nathan holds a Master of Business Administration with Honours from The Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania, and a Master of Engineering and a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering and Energy Systems (Nuclear) from the University of Manchester. He is a Dowling Fellow at the Centre for Science and Policy at the University of Cambridge, a qualified mountain guide and a Life Member of Marylebone Cricket Club.