Team

Steve is Rigby Technology Investments Founder, creating the £150mn+ family fund to invest in high growth technology business as both a minority and majority investor. As Co-CEO of Rigby Group, he has over 30 years’ experience contributing to the growth of the business and is today responsible for leading the Group’s strategy, finance, and investments. Steve sits on the boards of SCC, Regional & City Airports, Rigby Real Estate, the Group’s hotel division, Nuvias Unified Communications, CloudClevr, Infinigate and Rigby Group.

Outside of Rigby Technology Investments and Rigby Group, Steve is: Chair of the UK's Private Business Commission; on the Board of Family Business UK (FBUK); a patron of the Entrepreneurs Network; a member of the Wall Street Journal CEO Council; a judge for EY Entrepreneur of the Year and the World Superyacht Awards; Chair of the Rigby Foundation; and a long term supporter of Place2Be, most recently as Chair of the charity’s development board. Find out more at www.steverigby.com.

John leads Rigby Technology Investments’ Investment Committee, providing expert advice on the fund’s strategy, policies, and performance. He is a qualified chartered accountant with over 25 years of M&A experience including 19 years of private equity experience as a partner at ECI Partners. During his career, John has served as an advisor and non-executive director for a number of mid-market companies including Imagesound Group, CPOMS Systems Limited, and AKW.

John is responsible for a range of businesses, projects, and investments in Rigby Group, either through executive leadership of the businesses, mentoring of executive leadership, or Non-Executive Board roles. He is an accomplished advisor, leader, and investor of high-growth businesses in the IT, finance, and technology sectors.

Within Rigby Technology Investments’ portfolio, John led the creation and exit in 2019 of FluidOne, as well as advising on the transformation of Nuvias Group and led the exit in 2022. He currently serves as Chairman of two businesses within the portfolio – CloudClevr and Nuvias UC.

During his time with Rigby Group, John was also a founding executive and Chairman of Rigby Capital, a specialist technology funder, overseeing its partnership with Lombard, the asset finance division of NatWest Group.

Previously, John managed the turnaround of M2, a managed services provider private equity investment for ECI LLP and the growth and scale-up of Lex Vehicle Leasing/Lex Autolease, contributing to its growth from £300m to £1.5bn revenue and £3bn assets.

Edouard is responsible for managing and trading the investment portfolio for Rigby Technology Investments and Rigby Group, leading on all mergers and acquisitions within the Group’s portfolio. He has 24 years of M&A experience and joined Rigby Group in 2014.

Previously, Edouard was an Executive Director in UBS Wealth Management’s Corporate Advisory Group, and prior to this, a Director for Corporate Development, M&A Strategy & Execution. Edouard started his career in 2000 joining UBS Warburg as an M&A analyst.

Joost is an Investment Associate, analysing potential investment opportunities for Rigby Technology Investments and ensuring they support the strategic direction of the fund.

Joost joined Rigby Group in 2023 as an Associate in the M&A team. Previously Joost worked at Jefferies, a US investment bank, in its investment banking division focused on the European healthcare sector. He started his career at KPMG as part of its M&A team based out of Amsterdam.

Joost graduated with a BSc in Economics and Business from the University of Amsterdam and an MSc in Finance from ESADE Business School in Barcelona, Spain. During his studies, Joost gained corporate finance experience at Lazard, Deutsche Bank and Houlihan Lokey and interned at a Dutch telecom company in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.