Sam Kemp

Chief Executive Officer @ Connection Capital LLP

About

I joined Connection Capital in 2026 as Chief Executive Officer and Partner to lead the firm’s day-to-day management and drive our next phase of growth.I am committed to championing the needs of professional private investors, focusing on unlocking hard-to-access alternative investments—including private debt, private equity, and specialist funds. With over two decades of experience across banking, venture building, and asset management, I bring a deep understanding of the capital markets. My career began at Rothschild & Co, followed by ten years at Barclays, where I predominantly focused on funding high-growth technology businesses. I then joined Blenheim Chalcot, the UK’s leading venture builder, to drive the re-engineering of the portfolio’s capital structure to support significant expansion in the mid-to-late 2010s. Most recently, I spent seven years as CEO of BCI Capital, where I launched and managed a high-performing credit fund that delivered consistent returns throughout my tenure. I hold an MBA from Chicago Booth and a BA from the University of Nottingham. Outside of the office, I am an enthusiastic sportsman. On my bike, I have raised over £350,000 for UK children’s hospices and I enjoy spending my downtime skiing, golfing, or playing padel—provided I’m not ferrying my two kids to their various activities.

Country

United Kingdom

City

London

Industry

Financial Services

Skill

Corporate Finance, Capital Markets, Mergers, Risk Management, Credit, Salesforce.com, Direct Sales, Financial Risk, Valuation, Relationship Management, Due Diligence, Mergers & Acquisitions, Business Strategy, Financial Modeling, Commercial Banking, Financial Analysis, Finance, Banking, Private Equity, Credit Risk

Experience

Chief Executive Officer

Connection Capital LLP

2026-3 - Present · 7 mos

London

I am Chief Executive Officer and Partner at Connection Capital, leading the firm’s day-to-day management and driving its next phase of growth, with a focus on championing professional private investors and expanding access to alternative investments. Connection Capital is a UK-based private markets investor partnering with ambitious businesses and best in class managers to support sustainable growth and long-term value creation. The firm provides private investors with access to a range of opportunities across direct investments, specialist funds and secondaries, combining flexible capital with strategic insight and expertise.

Chief Executive Officer

BCI Capital

2016-8 - Present · 10 yrs 2 mos

London Area, United Kingdom

The BCI Credit Opportunities Fund, raises capital from Private HNW investors and Family Offices and deploys into disruptive, fast growth Alternative Lending business in the UK and Ireland. Having a background in Venture Debt and Venture Building we seek to support lending business through their journey, as they seek to scale their lending books, providing capital that predates and then supplements more traditional lenders.

Managing Director

Blenheim Chalcot

2015-1 - 2016-9 · 1 yr 9 mos

London, United Kingdom

Advice on sourcing, structuring and executing treasury, capital and advisory services to the Blenheim Chalcot Group, in BC’s core markets of alternative finance and technology. Blenheim Chalcot traces its roots back to netdecisions, which became Agilisys, an internet services group founded in 1998 by co-founders Charles Mindenhall and Manoj Badale. Since 1998, they have set out to create companies that could transform industry sectors. The Blenheim Chalcot Group has now built more than 25 businesses in a variety of sectors, including IT services and outsourcing, financial services, education, travel, software, sport and media. Today, the companies have sales of over £300m and employ in excess of 3,000 people. Working with entrepreneurs and co-founders, continuing to create and build businesses , often from the ground up.

Co-Head of TMT

Barclays

2013-3 - 2015-1 · 1 yr 11 mos

London

Deputy Head of Industry for the Technology Media & Telecoms Banking Team I lead a team of Relationship Directors in provision of Corporate and Investment Banking services to Mid Market TMT clients for Barclays.