Macquarie Capital appoints Head of Principal Transactions

Macquarie Capital, the corporate advisory, capital markets and principal investment arm of Macquarie Group, announced today that Hugh Briggs has been appointed Head of Principal Transactions in Europe. Hugh will be based at Macquarie’s London office, reporting to Daniel Wong, Head of Macquarie Capital Europe, and Alex Harvey, Global Head of Principal Transactions, Macquarie Capital.

Hugh brings more than 20 years’ experience in private equity, principal investing and leveraged finance. His previous roles include Head of Capital Markets at CVC Capital Partners, Director at DB Capital / MidOcean Partners and also as a private investor.

“We are delighted to welcome Hugh to Macquarie”, said Daniel Wong. “Our principal investing platform delivers unique, partnership capital solutions to our clients globally and continues to be a differentiating factor for our business. Hugh’s knowledge, insights and relationships will add immediate value to the team.”

During his career, Hugh has been involved in more than 50 equity and refinancing transactions, including Centre Parcs, Jefferson Smurfit, Starbev, Evonik and Sunrise Communications. In addition, Hugh co-founded Hawthorn Leisure, a company that has acquired and now operates 350 pubs in the UK.

Macquarie’s Principal Transactions Group (PTG) is the principal investing arm of Macquarie Capital. With flexible investment criteria, Macquarie’s PTG seeks to become a capital partner by investing alongside clients and growth companies globally. Since 2008, Macquarie has invested more than £2 billion in capital across a range of industries, structures and jurisdictions.