Advisory Committee
Michael Jackson
- David Potter
Michael Jackson
Founder and Chairman of Elderstreet Investments, Executive Chairman of Access Intelligence and active private investor.
Michael Jackson has specialised in raising finance and investing in the smaller companies sector for the past 20 years. He is currently Executive Chairman of Access Intelligence and CEO and Chairman of Elderstreet Investments Ltd, the venture capital and investment company he founded in 1990, which specialises in providing early stage venture capital for growing businesses. Michael became an investor in and director of The Sage Group PLC in 1983 and during the 22 years in which he led the Board of Directors, its capitalisation rose from approximately £1 million to over £3 billion. Elderstreet was acquired by Dresdner Kleinwort Capital (DKW) in 2000; however, after becoming a wholly-owned subsidiary of DKW, it was then purchased back by the management of Elderstreet Investment Limited in 2003. Michael remains Executive Chairman of Elderstreet Investments Limited. Michael is investor in many other quoted and unquoted companies and has held a number of directorships, including Netstore, Mediasurface, PlanIt Holdings and Lupus Capital PLC. Michael became Chairman of PartyGaming in May 2005 and his broad range of venture capital and investment experience will greatly benefit the Fund.
