Primary Job Title Chairman and co-founder Primary Organization 
FirstCapital
Location Liverpool, United Kingdom, Europe Regions Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) Gender Female
Website www.firstcapital.co.uk LinkedIn View on LinkedIn X (Twitter) View on X
Hazel is chairman of FirstCapital, an investment bank which has been successfully providing mergers and acquisitions, private equity and growth capital advice to high growth technology companies since 1999. With offices in London and Silicon Valley, FirstCapital’s portfolio of clients has rapidly expanded alongside its reputation for delivering
smarter deals based on exceptional industry knowledge, insightful advice, an extensive global network and a tried and tested SMART dealmaking process. An authority on M&A, private equity and venture capital. Hazel is regularly invited to speak at conferences and seminars in Europe and the US.
In 2015 Hazel won the Women in Private Equity Award for Best Corporate Finance Advisor, and in 2016 she was featured in the “Women Invent: 100 women in tech whose names you need to know” by Silicon Republic. In both 2013 and 2014 Hazel was identified as one of 100 Women to Watch in the Female FTSE Board Report.
Hazel is a member of the Governing Board of Innovate UK, the national innovation agency for the UK. From 2012 to 2015 she chaired the Emerging Technologies and Industries Steering Group for Innovate UK which identifies and prioritises new industries of strategic importance for the UK. Hazel was previously a member of the Investment Advisory Panel of the North West Fund, a £155mn fund providing debt and equity funding to businesses in the North West of England.
Earlier in her career Hazel was based in Hong Kong and London for W.I. Carr, a leading Asian institutional stockbroker, where she held senior roles, including Head of Equity Research for Hong Kong. Previous positions include technical roles with GEC Marconi. Hazel has an MA in Natural Sciences from Cambridge University and is a Chartered Financial Analyst.
