Nick Badman has extensive experience of both entrepreneurship and the UK SME market gained as an investor, advisor and director.
After qualification and early practise as a corporate lawyer with Clifford Chance, Nick had an 18-year executive career with 3i Group – latterly as UK Managing Director and a Senior Partner in its Pan European Buyout Business. Subsequently Nick established and led a Centre for Entrepreneurship and an innovative early-stage investment fund at Cass Business School – where he continues as a Visiting Professor focussed on entrepreneurship.
Nick currently advises a number of SMEs on growth and financing issues and sits as an external member on the Investment Committees of Albion Ventures, Angel CoFund and Venturesome – the impact investing activity of the Charities Aid Foundation
After qualification and early practise as a corporate lawyer with Clifford Chance, Nick had an 18-year executive career with 3i Group – latterly as UK Managing Director and a Senior Partner in its Pan European Buyout Business. Subsequently Nick established and led a Centre for Entrepreneurship and an innovative early-stage investment fund at Cass Business School – where he continues as a Visiting Professor focussed on entrepreneurship.
Nick currently advises a number of SMEs on growth and financing issues and sits as an external member on the Investment Committees of Albion Ventures, Angel CoFund and Venturesome – the impact investing activity of the Charities Aid Foundation
