Jon Moulton

Jon Moulton (born 15 October 1950) is a British venture capitalist. He is the founder and managing partner of the private equity firm Alchemy Partners.

Moulton is originally from Stoke-on-Trent. He was educated at Lancaster University, where he took a degree in chemistry. He then trained as a chartered accountant, and joined Coopers & Lybrand in 1972. He left in 1980 to join Citicorp Venture Capital, and became managing director in London. He was managing partner of Schroder Ventures from 1985 to 1994, and after a spell at Apax Partners founded Alchemy in 1997. [ [http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/analysis-and-features/jon-moulton-founder-alchemy-partners-dicing-with-the-debt-meister-422004.html Independent, 29 October 2006] ]

Moulton has earned a reputation for outspokenness. He has criticised attempts by private equity firms to deflect criticism. [ [http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/banking_and_finance/article3438553.ece Times Online, 26 February 2008] ] . He has also spoken out against the favourable tax treatment of private equity. [ [http://www.iht.com/articles/2007/09/27/bloomberg/bxmoulton.php International Herald Tribune 27 September 2007] ] In July 2007 he gave evidence to a Treasury Select Committee of the House of Commons enquiring into the private equity industry, when he accused private equity firms of abusing a generous tax regime. [ [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6264466.stm BBC News, 3 July 2007] ]

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