James Hook

Stridbeck Advisors supports tech-driven companies with growth strategies, team building, operational improvements, business planning, financing, investor relations, reporting, governance, M&A and exits. Example projects including supporting fast-growing companies with fundraising and M&A (buy-and-build). Focus on the energy transition (renewables, storage) and mobility (electric vehicles) sectors.

LeadX backs technology-enabled companies driving sustainable digital transformation. LeadX backs market-leading European companies providing technology-enabled solutions to the industrial, health and consumer sectors. LeadX is a spinout of METRO.

Backed fast-growing, digital product and solution providers targeting the retail, hospitality and food sectors with growth capital. Board Positions: Yoyo: Mobile payment and loyalty platform. Acquired by Teya. 2017-22. Culinary Agents: Hospitality job networking and career platform. 2017-23. Shore: SME management software. Acquired by Group.One. 2022-23. Hrmony: Digital employee benefit platform. Benefitsy acquisition. 2022-23. Flowtify: HACCP quality assurance platform for hospitality. 2022-23.

Adaxia Capital Partners is a leading, independent private equity manager focused on buyout and growth capital transactions for Resource Efficiency SMEs with €200 million in funds under management. Adaxia is a spinout from Bunge (Climate Change Capital).

With its global network and $1.4 billion funds under management, Climate Change Capital (CCC) was dedicated to financing the transition to low carbon economy. CCC was acquired by Bunge in 2010. Board Positions: PPC: Smart-grid communication solutions. 2009-16. Nualight: LED lighting for retail and industry. Divested Lumotech. 2015-16. Nujira: Mixed-signal semis. NewEdge spinout. Acquired by Qualcomm. 2011-15. Orege: Water treatment solutions. IPO and secondary. 2014-15.

Apax is a leading global Private Equity group, having raised c. $80 billion. Member of the Technology and Telecoms team. Board Positions: Q-Cells: High-efficiency solar cell technologies. €1.5bn IPO and secondary. 2003-05. CSG: Next-generation thin-film solar modules. Acquired by Suntech. 2005-08. Notable Investments: NXP: Global semiconductor business. Largest European deep-tech buyout. 2006.

MBA Polymers is a leading recycling company that recovers plastics from waste electrical and electronic equipment and auto-shredder residue from end-of-life automobiles. Invested privately.

Analysys offers consulting services worldwide to clients in the telecommunications, media and technology sectors. Worked on range of projects in Europe, US and Asia servicing start-up to incumbent service providers.

ARM is the world's leading semiconductor IP supplier, enabling the development of low power, high performance digital products; ARM is at the heart of > 35% of all consumer devices worldwide. Part of IP development team working on ARM cores.

Sponsored through university by the Defence Engineering and Science Group, part of the UK Ministry of Defence. Included training and development year at RNEC Manadon, with an internship at Xaar, the leading ink jet printing company.

Xaar is the leading company in the development of inkjet technology. Developed manufacturing process control system across production line.

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