Simon Francis

Simon is a Co-Founder and Partner at L Capital and a Co-Founder of Renovata & Company, L Capital's affiliated retained executive firm focused on PE as an asset class.
Simon’s expertise as a specialist “headhunter” focused on serving private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies was the genesis for today’s three-part platform: L Capital + Diligence & Advisory + Renovata.
The strong client relationships at leading GPs, including many Founders and/or Managing Partners, were built over two decades.
This market presence generated valuable co-investment opportunities.
Francis then teamed up with Bart Foster, previously from Marlin Equity, (his running mate today) to create an investment vehicle.
By sector, Simon’s focus is Technology, Consumer, Industrial and Business Services sectors.
His practice is primarily focused on CEO, CFO and/or Board Director searches for PE-backed companies.
Simon is also the firm’s specialist in GP level portfolio operations and “operating partner” searches.
The early to mid-phase of Simon’s career was spent leading international executive search firms.
He was a Partner for nine years with CTPartners (formerly Christian & Timbers), where he was the global practice leader for private equity.
Previously he spent five years with Heidrick & Struggles, based in London initially and then transferred internally to Menlo Park, California in 1999.
In addition to co-founding Renovata & Company, L Capital and L Capital Advisors, Simon is a Board Director and co-founder of Clockwork, the leading SaaS provider to human capital professionals at investment firms and over 250 retained executive search firms.
A Lord Foley Scholar, Simon graduated with a law degree and a social anthropology minor from the London School of Economics and then went on to Bar School (the Inns of Court School of Law) for training as a barrister.