
Edge hires Andrews as CIO
Edge Investment has appointed Simon Andrews to the position of chief investment officer.
Andrews will be responsible for helping to drive growth in current and future portfolio companies.
He joins from BGF, where he was an early-stage investor; prior to that, he worked for almost eight years at Octopus Ventures. He also previously worked in M&A advisory and debt financing services for venture-backed companies at the Silicon Valley Bank, and held positions at Jefferies, Lehman Brothers, Merrill Lynch and BNP Paribas.
The firm is currently raising for its Edge Creative Enterprise Fund II, which has a target of £100m and a hard-cap of £120m.
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