John Yeomans

Bio

Joined FirstCapital in 2004 and has over 14 years of experience in international M&A, equity issuance, IPOs and financial structuring. Recent deals include Multimap, Centric, PlayerOne and Smart421. Prior to joining FirstCapital, worked as the Global Head of Telecom, Media and Technology Corporate Finance at HSBC, leading transactions worth over $40 billion for prestigious clients such as Hutchison, Telenor, NTT DoCoMo, MTNL, OTE, Orange, Esprit Telecom and MSI. Previously, as a telecom strategy consultant at KPMG, worked worldwide with clients including BT, C&W, Globalstar, Hughes, Oftel, Verizon and Vodafone on mobile licence bids, sector restructuring, new venture businesses, market and financial modelling. Spent several years at Regis McKenna, a silicon valley positioning specialist, where the ‘Crossing the Chasm’ concept originated. Previously, spent 5 years at Mitel, where through product management, marketing and sales roles, becoming responsible for their digital switching business across EMEA. Started his career in growth technology ventures, including a startup which became a successful venture-backed MBO. First class degree from Trinity College, Cambridge in Electrical Sciences.