New World is committed to providing the highest levels of corporate finance service to its clients. Our ability to do so is based upon attracting, developing and retaining the highest calibre professionals.
New World is owned and managed by its Managing Directors who between them have approximately thirty years' experience in providing quality corporate finance advice to their clients over a broad range of transactions.
New World ensures each and every client receives the personal commitment of one or more of its Directors, who proactively aim to lead every client project to a successful completion. The Director you meet initially will drive the project from start to finish and will endeavor to be available around the clock.
Stephen Altman
Managing Director
Stephen qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Arthur Andersen & Co in 1988. He has over 20 years experience in corporate finance having worked at BNP Paribas, PWC and Deloitte & Touche. Stephen’s experience includes a public-to-private takeover, management buy-outs and buy-ins, company sales, acquisitions and development capital fundraising.
Most recently in 2018 Stephen completed a working capital investment round into David Lloyd Adventure Parks and in 2019 completed the sale of Metail to TAL and LIkely to the management team.
E-mail: stephena@nwcf.com Direct line: +44 (0) 20 7612 1880
Nigel Berger
Managing Director
Nigel qualified and practised as a corporate solicitor in the City before reading for a Masters degree in Finance at London Business School in 1997. He subsequently joined the UK corporate finance team at BNP Paribas in 1998 before co-founding New World in March 2000.
Nigel’s recent experience includes advising on company sales, acquisitions and management buy-outs, in particular:
- the sales of Focus Group, Henry J Beans, Lipsy Limited ,Cash Generator Holdings Limited, SACO Group Holdings and Totalstay
- the acquisitions of Karma / SCRT, Blue Inc., Loco Locale, Hatton and Quarter Moon Inc. (Vanguard Sailboats)
- the MBO/secondary MBO of Gaucho and Home Win
- development capital of Tapas Revolution, Patty & Bun, Neyber and KF Beauty / Wunder2
e-mail: nigelb@nwcf.com Direct line: +44 (0) 20 7612 1880
Max Weil
Manager
Max qualified as a chartered accountant with Price Waterhouse Coopers. Before joining NWCF he worked at Nord Engine Capital and Dynamic Bridge Capital where he worked on originating, managing and executing private equity investments into growth stage companies. He also has experience in advisory work that has ranged from small private fundraises to IPO advice.
E-mail: maxw@nwcf.com Direct line: +44 (0) 20 7612 1880
Carina O Brien
Office Manager
Carina joined New World in 2005 and is responsible for the day to day running of the office. Carina also provides secretarial and administrative support to the team and is responsible for the internal accounting function.
e-mail: carinaob@nwcf.com Direct line +44 (0) 20 7612 1880