Michael Vassallo

Partner at Maven Capital Partners · Joined 2017

Biography

Michael Vassallo is a Partner at Maven Capital Partners, working from the Newcastle and Durham offices and leading the North East investment team, with responsibility for deal origination, execution and portfolio management across North East England. His Maven profile says he joined in February 2017. Before Maven he spent five years at FW Capital's Newcastle office executing mezzanine finance transactions with regional SMEs, nine years at Brewin Dolphin in Newcastle and London focusing on equity research and IPOs, and began his career as a Chartered Accountant in Ernst & Young's audit department. He holds an MA Hons in Mathematics from the University of Oxford and is an ACA qualified chartered accountant. Maven lists his specialisms as Growth, Finance Durham Fund and NPIF II Maven Equity Finance. He is quoted as Partner in Maven's own 20 May 2026 announcement of two new North East appointments.

Education

• MA Hons in Mathematics, University of Oxford
• ACA qualified Chartered Accountant

Previous Experience

• Ernst & Young, audit department, Chartered Accountant (start of his career)
• Brewin Dolphin, Newcastle and London, nine years in equity research and IPOs
• FW Capital, Newcastle, five years executing mezzanine finance transactions with regional SMEs

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