Mark Williams, Co-Founder at Goldenpeak

Why private equity has become lazy, the importance of trust, and the key to a successful fundraise. Mark Williams is the co-founder and managing partner of Goldenpeak, one of the most exciting private equity firms to have launched in recent years. Mark began his career in investment banking at Close Brothers, before holding key investment roles at Bank of America, Sovereign Capital and most recently Inflexion. In 2025, he co-founded Goldenpeak with ex-Houlihan Lokey banker Leon Gillespie, raising the debut fund at £375m, and hitting the hard cap in just 12 weeks. In this conversation, we talked about: How Mark began a career in Private Equity The key factors that made such a fast fundraise possible, and the challenges along the way Where there is value to be found in the current market Building a high performing team And of course, what Mark thinks success will look like for Goldenpeak First Close is powered by Langham Hall, the award winning provider of fund services to global emerging managers.