As a General Partner on Highland’s European team, Laurence primarily focuses on venture growth opportunities in the information technology sector for the European market.

Background
Prior to joining Highland, Laurence spent over 14 years in venture capital with 3i. He left 3i as head of the European technology team and a member of the 3i venture leadership team. He was responsible for investments in several communication and technology companies producing realized returns of overthree times invested capital. Laurence’s investments include: CSR plc (IPO), UbiNetics Ltd (acquired by Aeroflex Inc), Trigenix Ltd (sold to Qualcomm Inc), Ezurio Ltd (acquired by Laird Technologies plc), Icera Inc, Cambridge Semiconductor Ltd and Insensys Ltd (acquired by Moog Inc).

Laurence began his career with Deloitte working in their Leeds and San Francisco offices.

Education
University of Sheffield, B.S. Computer Science

Interests
Laurence lives in the Cambridge area and is married with two children. An amateur tennis player and golfer, he is also a keen follower of Liverpool football club. He sits on the investment committee for Cambridge Enterprise, endorsing investments made by the Cambridge University venture funds, and is on the board of BlueGnome Ltd.