Our Team
We bring many decades of retail experience, ideas and innovative solutions. We speak the retail language and relate to the challenges retailers face

Meet the team

Joseph Price
Managing Director
joe@modellacapital.com
LinkedIn- Extensive experience of direct investment and advisory services to a variety of small-cap and large multi-jurisdictional retail clients
- Previously at Kroll and AlixPartners within the Retail and Consumer, Turnaround and Restructuring teams
- Commenced career within Investment and Finance team at Gordon Brothers
- ACA and CFA qualified

Steve Curtis
Chairman
info@modellacapital.com
LinkedIn- Over 40 years’ retail sector experience as an operator, turnaround professional and investor
- Experienced, multi award-winning Chairman with a proven track record of building and developing teams to grow businesses
- Successful transactions include Jigsaw, Paperchase, Feather & Black, Rolling Luggage and Tie Rack

Jamie Constable
Investment Advisor
info@modellacapital.com
LinkedIn- Founder of Rcapital and serial entrepreneur
- Multi award-winning investor, including the IFT’s Investor of the Year
- Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Certified Accountants and advisor to the Flight & Partners Recovery Fund launched by Lord Flight in 2008
- Advisor to and investor in Quilam Capital, Blazehill Capital and numerous direct investments in UK companies

Alex John
Investment Advisor
info@modellacapital.com
LinkedIn- Previously Partner at mid-market M&A advisory firm, Arrowpoint Advisory
- Over 15 years’ experience in M&A and fundraising, and has completed over 70 transactions, including sell-side M&A, buy-side M&A and private equity buyouts
- Qualified chartered accountant, having begun his career at KPMG

Jamie Cairns
Investment Manager
jamie@modellacapital.com
LinkedIn- Four years’ experience in Kroll’s Restructuring Advisory practice, with a specific Retail / Consumer focus
- Sell side experience on both M&A and AMA transactions
- Buy side experience in executing transactions and operating portfolio companies
- ACCA qualified

Tara Wessely
Investment Manager
tara@modellacapital.com
LinkedIn- Six years working in the Restructuring and Advisory practice at Moore Kingston Smith, which included company and creditor-side advisory mandates across retail, consumer and other sectors
- Experience on M&A and AMA transactions, turnaround and early options
- ACCA qualified

Joel Bullivant
INVESTMENT ASSOCIATE
joel@modellacapital.com
LinkedIn- Three years’ experience in EY’s
Assurance practice, working with
clients in the FMCG and retail
sectors - Experience spanning from large
cap UK and US listed groups to
mid-sized Private Equity owned
companies - Qualified Chartered Accountant
(ICAS)

Eoin Larmer
Investment Analyst
Eoin@modellacapital.com
LinkedIn+44 (0)7780 617 910
- Four years’ experience at EY and PwC across their Audit and Capital Markets Advisory practices, working with clients in the Retail and Commercial Real Estate sectors
- Experience ranges from UK-listed groups to international privately owned entities
- ICAEW Chartered Accountant (ACA)

Charlie Martindale
Property Director
info@modellacapital.com
LinkedIn- Charlie built his career at global real estate firm CBRE, working alongside private and institutional capital, completing over £350m in real estate transactions
- In addition to the asset management of a number of Institutional Pension Funds, managing portfolios in excess of £500m, he worked closely with occupiers to maximise value
- Charlie is a Member of the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (MRICS) and a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA)

Lucy Wells
EVENTS & OFFICE MANAGER
lucy@modellacapital.com
LinkedIn- Lucy is responsible for the smooth running of Modella Capital events, office management and the administration side of the business.
- Lucy has extensive office management and executive assistant experience within a variety of industries.
- BA (Hons) degree from the University of Leeds and an MA PG Dip from the Academy of Live and Recorded Arts.