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Arun Kanwar

Managing Partner

Arun joined Cairneagle in 2015. His strategy consulting and commercial due diligence experience includes both LEK Consulting and PwC, where he has worked across various industry sectors. In addition, he has spent over eight years in industry – at Tesco.com and Bright Horizons – where he had hands-on experience of formulating and delivering on growth and operational goals. At Bright Horizons, he headed up the UK mergers and acquisitions function when the business added over 100 childcare and education settings. Arun has an MChem in Chemistry from the University of Oxford.

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Rupert Barclay

Senior Partner

Rupert’s strategic advisory career spans 30 years working in consulting and industry. He spent ten years at LEK Consulting, the last five as a partner, working on a variety of strategy and M&A assignments in various industries. He followed this with spells as head of strategy and M&A at two top 50 UK companies, Allied Domecq and Reuters. He specialises in corporate and business unit strategy in education and B2B business information. He has an MA in Classics from Cambridge, an MBA with Distinction from INSEAD and is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales.

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Jorge Amirola

Partner

Jorge focusses on the education and media/technology sectors. He’s worked in international schools across four continents and has 20 years of consulting and industry experience, including roles with AMR International. His strategic work includes M&A advisory assignments (in transactions ranging from £10m to £1bn+), strategic reviews, market entry, product development, pricing and due diligence. Jorge holds an MSc and PhD (Summa cum laude) in Engineering and an MBA from CEIBS (Shanghai) and London Business School.

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Sam Lecacheur

Partner

Sam joined Cairneagle in 2016 and now leads strategy and commercial due diligence assignments across the education sector in the UK and internationally. His recent experience includes work in nurseries, schools, higher education, further education, English language learning, education publishing, and education technology. Prior to Cairneagle, Sam was Content Lead for an educational mobile app company. He remains passionate about the potential for technology to improve educational outcomes, co-authoring the 2020 EdTechX Global Report. Sam has a Masters in Physics from the University of Oxford.

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Arash Fatemian

Manager

Arash joined Cairneagle in 2021. He has worked on strategy and commercial due diligence projects across the education sector, and recent experience includes work in nurseries in both the UK and Europe, and international focussed education technology. Prior to joining Cairneagle, Arash enjoyed the extensive consulting experience in retail and consumer markets, working for companies of all sizes, from start-ups to multinational listed organisations. Arash has been a school governor at a secondary school for eight years. Arash has a BSc with honours in politics and economics from the University of Bath.

Alison Hinds

Manager

Alison joined Cairneagle in 2021. She has worked on assignments relating to UK and international school strategy, teacher CPD, higher education recruitment, and school and nursery commercial due diligence. Prior to joining Cairneagle, Alison was a secondary school teacher and middle leader. She completed her teacher training through the Teach First Leadership Development Programme and worked in state schools in socioeconomically disadvantaged areas. Alison has a degree in Music from the University of Oxford, a PGCE in Secondary Education from Canterbury Christ Church University, and an MBA from Quantic School of Business & Technology.

Robert Dancey

Manager

Rob joined Cairneagle in 2020. He has worked on a range of projects across the early-year sector, international schools, SEND schools, education publishing and education technology. Prior to joining Cairneagle, Rob was Head of Maths at two London secondary schools. He spent six years in the teaching profession, having completed the Teach First Leadership Development Programme. Rob retains a keen interest in the UK education system and is on the board of governors for a local primary school. Rob studied Geography at the University of Oxford, where he stayed for both his Undergraduate and Master’s degrees.

Angeliki Zacharaki

HR Manager and Operations Manager

Angeliki joined Cairneagle in 2018, and she is managing HR and Operations. Prior to Cairneagle, she worked in PR and as an executive assistant. Angeliki has a BSc in Business Administration from the Athens University of Economics and Business and currently studying towards her CIPD level 7 diploma in Strategic People Management. She is a CIPD Associate member and volunteers as an enterprise adviser for schools to help them develop a strong careers programme that supports all students.

Madeline Alcock

Manager

Madeline joined Cairneagle in 2018. She has worked on a range of strategy, vendor and commercial projects across the education sector, from school services to higher education, while she has completed a large number of projects in the childcare and school space. Prior to Cairneagle, Madeline worked in a variety of sectors, including IT software and transportation. Most recently, she ran a seasonal swim school. Madeline has a first-class Business (BSc) from the University of Bath.

Jayanta Dasgupta

Senior Consultant

Jayanta joined Cairneagle in 2023. He has worked across strategy and transaction due diligence projects across all education sub-sectors – K-12, higher education and furthering education. Prior to Cairneagle he worked in strategy consulting for 3 years in Singapore.He has an MBA from the National University of Singapore.

Max Wood-Robinson

Senior Consultant

Max joined Cairneagle in 2020. He has worked on strategy and commercial due diligence projects across the education sector in the UK and internationally. Prior to joining Cairneagle, Max spent a year travelling across Asia, funded by online tuition lessons. Max has a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Oxford.

Joe Kenley

Senior Consultant

Joe joined Cairneagle in 2022. He has worked on a variety of projects, including strategy and commercial due diligence relating to nurseries, secondary schools and lifelong learning, across a wide range of geographies. Prior to joining Cairneagle, Joe spent approximately three years working as a Financial Services Consultant at EY. Joe has a degree in Economics with Spanish from the University of Birmingham.

Amy Cooper

Senior Consultant

Amy joined Cairneagle in January 2022. Her recent work includes projects in international schools, adult education & lifelong learning, assessment and nurseries. Prior to Cairneagle, she worked in investment management. Amy speaks French, Spanish and Portuguese and has a BA in Modern and Medieval Languages from the University of Cambridge.

Sanjana Shah

Senior Consultant

Sanjana joined Cairneagle in 2021. Her project experience includes work in the K12, edtech, higher education, and childcare sectors. Prior to Cairneagle, she completed internships in the non-profit, foreign policy, and education policy space. Sanjana has a Master’s in Management from Imperial College London and a Bachelor of Arts in History, Philosophy, and Political Science from the University of Toronto.

Will Vardon

Senior Consultant

Will joined Cairneagle in 2021. His recent experience includes strategy and commercial due diligence projects in the K12, edtech, higher education, and childcare sectors. He had previously completed internships in both consulting and investment banking fields. Will graduated from the University of Durham with a first-class honours BA in economics.

Sam Tansey

Consultant

Sam joined Cairneagle at the start of 2022. He has worked on commercial due diligence and M&A advisory projects across the education sector, both in the UK and internationally. Prior to Cairneagle, Sam worked as a Business Analyst for an Italian startup. Sam has an MSc in International Relations from the London School of Economics, and a BA in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from Durham University.

Sagarika Unnikrishnan

Consultant

Sagarika joined Cairneagle in September 2022. She has worked across strategy and commercial due diligence projects across the education sector in the UK and internationally. Sagarika started her career as a Gandhi Fellow working with government schools in Gujarat and has worked in legal, education and policy domains in India. She has a MSc in Education (Digital and Social Change) from the University of Oxford, a Post Graduate Certificate in Public Policy, Design and Management from the Indian School of Public Policy, and an undergraduate degree from Government Law College, Mumbai.

Vaidhiswaran Ramesh

Consultant

Vaidhiswaran Ramesh joined Cairneagle in 2022. He has experience on M&A advisory and statergy assignments in the education sector, both within the UK and internationally. Prior to joining Cairneagle, he was a President’s PhD Scholar at Imperial College London. He also holds an undergraduate degree in Engineering from BITS Pilani, India.

Nathan Chu

Consultant

Nathan joined Cairneagle in 2023. He has worked on strategy and commercial due diligence projects across the education sector both in the UK and internationally. Prior to Cairneagle, Nathan worked as an Analyst at a strategy consultancy with a cross sector focus. Nathan has an LLB in Law from Durham University.

Louis Rochester

PA and Office Asssistant

Louis joined Cairneagle in 2022 as a Personal Assistant and Office Administrator. Prior to joining Cairneagle Louis worked as an Executive Assistant at a start-up and an Educational Charity. Louis holds a degree in Public Relations and Advertising from the University of Westminster.

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