Andy Bate

Andy Bate is an Investment Director, based in the Manchester office focused on finding new investment opportunities and on working with management teams post deal.
Andy Bate graduated from Loughborough University with a degree in Accountancy and Financial Management before joining Price Waterhouse Cooper in 1995 and qualifying as a Chartered Accountant.
He joined KPMG’s Mergers & Acquisitions team in 1999 where he spent four years advising on a variety of private equity and trade deals including 3i's investments in Target Express and Legal Marketing Services, and Arriva Plc's acquisition of Merseyside Travel Limited.
In 2002 Andy Bate joined the Manchester office of Granville Baird Capital Partners where he completed several investments before joining Barclays Ventures Manchester office in 2006.