Chris Wardle is one of the three founding partners of Hypha Private Equity, a new entrant to the UK lower mid-market, focused on investments in the B2B technology, healthcare and specialist industrials markets. Chris has been leading private equity investments across these three sectors for 11 years and before that was a strategy consultant, advising on large-cap M&A transactions. An exceptional investment track record helped Hypha final close their first fund at £120m, five months after launching as a firm in mid-2024.