Imbiba Team

The Imbiba team combines deep operational expertise with highly focused investment experience.

All of our investments are exclusively focused on the best location-based brands across leisure, education and healthcare. We believe this combination provides a significant competitive advantage to our investee companies.

  • Darrel Connell

    Managing Partner

  • Lizzie Ryan

    Partner & Head of Investment

  • Samir Shah

    CFO & Partner

  • Heidi Duckworth

    Operating Partner

  • Simon Wheeler

    Partner & Co-founder

  • Kieran Sherlock

    Partner & Property Director

  • Andrew Maxwell

    Operating Partner

  • Alison Wong

    Director

  • Guy Whitfield

    Director

  • John Connell

    Partner & Co-founder

  • Brian Phillips

    Partner & Chairman of Investment Committee

  • Tom Richards

    Associate & Direct Origination Lead

  • Nick-Raj Birdi

    Investment Manager

  • Carlo Rostagno

    Investment Analyst

  • Zoe Smith

    Team Assistant

Advisory Board

Dame Karen Jones DBE
Chair of Hawksmoor
Non-Executive Director of Mowgli, Deliveroo & Whitbread, Senior Government Advisor

Nick Collins
CEO Loungers Plc

Tim Clay
CEO Asahi UK

Robert Cook
Former CEO of Hostmore PLC, CEO of Virgin Active & CEO Mal Maison / Hotel du Vin

David McDowell
CEO Stonegate Pub Company

Richard Tallboy
Group CIO of Cote Restaurants and former CIO at Wagamama and The Restaurant Group