Marcus Henderson is a director in the Auckland office and has 8 years’ experience successfully leading all aspects of venture capital and private equity investments into disruptive and scalable businesses operating in the UK, European, North American and APAC markets. Prior to this, Marcus began his career working in consultancy and corporate finance with Deloitte UK, where he worked on several large projects and complex M&A transactions involving several multinational corporations and private equity firms including Hellman & Friedman, Montagu Private Equity, Lloyds Development Capital, Bridgepoint Private Equity, Remy Cointreau Group, Chanel, Wood Mackenzie, Aviva Insurance, Siemens, and Menzies Aviation. His investment and advisory experience spans many sectors including software and technology, property and construction, primary industries, light manufacturing, logistics and transportation, consumer goods, education, and financial services.
Recent Experience
Led fundraising and investment into Current Health for Par Equity (Acquired by Best Buy Inc in Oct-21).
Led fundraising and investment into DeltaDNA for Par Equity (Acquired by Unity Software in Sep-19).
Led the initial external investment and spin-out of Snappy Shopper from MTC Media for Mercia Asset Management Plc (now valued at over $100m).
Supported and participated in Par Equity’s investment into Symphonic Software (Acquired by Ping Identity in Nov-20).
Qualifications
B AppSc (1st class honors), University of Otago
B Com, University of Otago
Chartered Accountant (Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland)