David Crout, Director T: +44 (0)20 8347 3517
David joined PMSI in 2000, and has led the recent growth of our Private Equity practice. David has worked with our private equity clients in a wide range of sectors, focussing predominantly on Business Services and Consumer. David has also worked on strategy with corporate clients, e.g. Allied Domecq’s entry into the premium wines market and M&A screening work around the subsequent £1.2bn of wine acquisitions, as well as other high level strategy work in the Spirits industry.  Prior to joining PMSI David was a Manager at KPMG. David holds a First in Mathematics from Cambridge University, and an MBA from Henley Management College.

Costi Karayannis, Associate Director T: +44 (0)20 8347 3510
Costi has contributed significantly to the recent growth of PMSI’s Private Equity practice. He has managed many of our recent projects in the social housing, construction and environmental space. Prior to joining PMSI, Costi spent four years as a consultant with Accenture. He holds a First in Economics and Politics from Bristol University.

Steve Whant, Director & co-Founder T: +44 (0)20 8347 3521
Steve is a co-founder of PMSI. Steve’s experience of strategy and finance, together with his experience in FMCG, branded goods and engineering businesses has enabled PMSI to develop its presence and reputation in these areas world-wide. Steve has been active in the CDD market for over 20 years. Prior to forming PMSI, Steve spent 4 years with strategy consultants Bain & Co. in London as a consultant working with European clients across a diverse set of industries. Previously he spent 5 years working with Ford Europe in a wide range of financial disciplines. Steve has a BSc in Economics from the London School of Economics.

Patrick Mosimann, Director & co-Founder T: +44 (0)20 8347 3524
Patrick is one of the two co-founders of PMSI. Patrick has been active in the CDD market for over 20 years. He also has extensive project experience dealing with various corporate clients across a number of industry sectors. He co-authored ‘The Performance Manager’ – proven strategies for turning Information into higher business performance.  His prior career includes time at Strategic Planning Associates (now Mercer Consulting), Morgan Grenfell (now Deutsche Bank) and Arthur Andersen. He has a BSc in Economics from the London School of Economics and a MBA from Wharton.

Nicolas Meyer, Director T: +61 (0)8 9322 8999 
Nicolas joined PMSI in London in 1996 and has worked in PMSI's Private Equity practice on over 30 projects. Now managing PMSI's Australian office in Perth, Nicolas provides client support for international projects with an Australian and/or Asian market involvement, as well as serving local clients. Prior to joining PMSI, Nicolas worked in the finance departments of Europcar and Triton Europe plc. He holds a BSc in Business Administration from the University of Colorado at Boulder.