About Us

Curzon Capital Limited was founded in 1999 by Christopher Derricott and William Graham and is authorised and regulated in the UK by The Financial Services Authority as a corporate finance advisory firm.  The firm is dedicated to advising on renewable energy project financing, climate change investments and structuring and arranging carbon finance projects.  Benefiting from its small and talented team of professionals, Curzon has a pool of knowledge and experience that it brings to bear on the most complex of financial solutions, rendering them easily understandable and saleable.

Having started life during the "dot.com" boom as a corporate finance boutique advising technology companies on first and second-round financing, Curzon gained authorization to establish and operate unregulated collective investment schemes.  In 2002 it sponsored its first such scheme and it subsequently sponsored a number of alternative investment funds raising a total of almost £700m. Curzon continues to provide regulatory compliance services to a number of unregulated collective investment schemes including the Teak Syndicates.

Principals

Christopher Derricott PhD FCSI   Christopher is Chief Executive of Curzon Capital Limited. He gained a BSc in Biophysics from Kings College, London and subsequently a PhD in Theoretical Drug Design. Following a successful and rewarding decade as a founder and director of Baring Securities, and a brief interlude as a partner of Caspian Securities, he left in 1997 to set up Curzon Capital where he is responsible for overall business strategy and product development.

William Graham BA (Hons) MSc   William is Finance Director and Compliance Officer of Curzon Capital Limited. He read Modern Languages at Durham University and gained an MSc in Real Estate Investment from the Cass Business School (formerly City University). After a 10-year career in the City as an emerging markets specialist, William left in 1997 to set up Curzon Capital where he is responsible for day-to-day running of the business, compliance and product development.

Senior Management 

Charles Goldsmith BA (Hons) ACSI   Charlie is Head of Marketing at Curzon Capital Limited. He joined the firm in January 2008 after five years with Savills Private Finance  where he was a senior broker in the City team.After graduating from Durham University in 1999 he began his career firstly as a consultant with Sun Life of Canada and then with Barclays Private Clients. 

David Guest LLB (Hons) ACSI   David is Head of Research at Curzon Capital Limited. He joined the firm in October 2008 having gained a degree in Law from Nottingham University. He is also responsible for product development and plays a key role in researching and developing carbon and project finance projects.

Patrick McMeekin BSc (Hons) ACSI   Patrick graduated from Bristol University in 2007 with a degree in Environmental Geoscience and joined Curzon Capital in August 2009. He is responsible for marketing, research and product development.