David Bateman

David is Managing Partner of Claret Capital Partners. David has more than 25 years of experience in technology lending and financing. Prior to the buyout of Claret Capital Partners from Harbert Management Corporation, he and Johan Kampe had co-founded Harbert European Growth Capital. From 2002-2011 David was with ETV Capital, one of the leading providers of European growth loans at the time, where he was responsible for originating and managing investments and served on the Board. Prior to ETV, David worked at Broadview International, where he spent 7 years originating and executing technology M&A and financing transactions. David earned a BA at Trinity College Dublin, a Diplomkaufmann from EAP-ESCP and a Masters in Finance at the London Business School. David is a citizen and resident of Ireland.