Vijay Curthan
Director/Board Member at Beatson Cancer Charity
Profile
Vijay is an Investment Director with Catapult’s GM&C Life Sciences Fund.
He joined Catapult Ventures in January 2020 and is responsible for leading and managing investments.
He has 12 years’ experience working in private equity, having previously been an investment banker and a pharma industry executive.
Vijay is also a Director of Moor Park House care home, a specialist healthcare and rehabilitation facility caring for people with complex needs.
Vijay started his career at Schroders on their graduate training program before working for Citigroup in London and New York.
He then joined GlaxoSmithKline as an internal strategy consultant, before moving to the healthcare corporate finance team at Deloitte, where he was an Assistant Director.
After a stint with EmiratesNBD in Dubai, he then moved to Muscat to work for the State General Reserve Fund, the sovereign wealth fund of Oman.
Thereafter, he was a Vice-President at the Investment Corporation of Dubai, a UAE sovereign wealth fund, where he was part of the team that managed over $10bn of assets.
Most recently, he was based in Mauritius and led a $400m private equity fund focused on healthcare investments across sub-Saharan Africa.
Vijay graduated from Cambridge University with a BA in Natural Sciences and Economics and also holds an LLB from the University of London.
Vijay Curthan active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
Catapult Ultimate Holdings Ltd.
 Catapult Ultimate Holdings Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Catapult Ultimate Holdings Ltd (Catapult Ultimate Holdings) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 1999. The firm is headquartered in Leicester, United Kingdom. | Private Equity Investor | 2019-12-31 |
Moor Park House Ltd.
 Moor Park House Ltd. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Part of Moor Park Home Holdings Ltd., Moor Park House Ltd. provides nursing services. The company is based in Preston, UK. The CEO of the British company is Christopher Dennis Root. | Director/Board Member | 2007-12-31 |
Beatson Cancer Charity
 Beatson Cancer Charity Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Beatson Cancer Charity is an organization that provides support to individuals affected by cancer. The non-profit company is based in Glasgow, UK. The British company aims to make the journey easier by transforming the way cancer care is funded and delivered. The charity offers various services such as research, funding, patient and family support, and charity ambassadors. The company was founded in 2014 by Ian Dickson Bem, Alan Kilpatrick Bem. | Director/Board Member | 2022-07-31 |
Former positions of Vijay Curthan
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
Investment Corporation of Dubai (Investment Company)
 Investment Corporation of Dubai (Investment Company) Financial ConglomeratesFinance Investment Corporation of Dubai (Investment Company) (ICD-IC) is the investment arm of the Government of Dubai which was founded in 2006 by decree (11) of 2006 under a mandate to consolidate and manage the Government of Dubai’s portfolio of commercial companies and investments. Headquartered in Dubai, ICD-IC also provides strategic oversight by developing and implementing strategy and corporate governance with an objective to maximize stakeholder value, for the long-term benefit of the Emirate. | President | 2015-08-29 |
| Oman Investment Authority | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2014-07-31 |
NBD Sana Capital Ltd.
 NBD Sana Capital Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance NBD Sana Capital ltd is a private equity firm founded by Abrar Mir in 2008. The firm headquartered in Dubai. | Private Equity Investor | 2014-04-29 |
Palmetto, Inc.
 Palmetto, Inc. Alternative Power GenerationUtilities Palmetto, Inc. engages in the provision of clean energy solutions. It installs solar systems and operates software platform for solar systems. The company was founded by C. Christopher Kemper and Graham Brown in 2009 and is headquartered in Charleston, SC. | Corporate Officer/Principal | 2011-04-29 |
NBD Sana Capital Ltd.
NBD Sana Capital Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance NBD Sana Capital ltd is a private equity firm founded by Abrar Mir in 2008. The firm headquartered in Dubai. | Director/Board Member | 2010-03-29 |
Training of Vijay Curthan
| University of Cambridge | Graduate Degree |
| University of London | Undergraduate Degree |
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| Private companies | 9 |
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Citigroup Global Markets Ltd.
 Citigroup Global Markets Ltd. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Citigroup Global Markets Ltd. (CGML) is an international broker-dealer firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1983 and is a subsidiary of Citigroup Global Markets Holdings Bahamas Ltd., ultimately held by Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) in the US. CGML has a major presence in the international financial markets as a dealer, market-maker and underwriter in equity and fixed income securities and offers risk-based solutions to producers and investors in commodity markets. They also provide corporate finance services to a wide range of corporate, institutional and government clients. Their trading activities encompass cash, exchange traded and OTC derivative markets. | Finance |
NBD Sana Capital Ltd.
NBD Sana Capital Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance NBD Sana Capital ltd is a private equity firm founded by Abrar Mir in 2008. The firm headquartered in Dubai. | Finance |
Catapult Ultimate Holdings Ltd.
Catapult Ultimate Holdings Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Catapult Ultimate Holdings Ltd (Catapult Ultimate Holdings) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 1999. The firm is headquartered in Leicester, United Kingdom. | Finance |
Beatson Cancer Charity
Beatson Cancer Charity Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services Beatson Cancer Charity is an organization that provides support to individuals affected by cancer. The non-profit company is based in Glasgow, UK. The British company aims to make the journey easier by transforming the way cancer care is funded and delivered. The charity offers various services such as research, funding, patient and family support, and charity ambassadors. The company was founded in 2014 by Ian Dickson Bem, Alan Kilpatrick Bem. | Commercial Services |
Glaxo Smith Kline Biologicals NA
 Glaxo Smith Kline Biologicals NA Pharmaceuticals: MajorHealth Technology Part of GSK Plc, Glaxo Smith Kline Biologicals NA is an American pharmaceutical company that manufactures pharmaceutical products. | Health Technology |
Investment Corporation of Dubai (Investment Company)
Investment Corporation of Dubai (Investment Company) Financial ConglomeratesFinance Investment Corporation of Dubai (Investment Company) (ICD-IC) is the investment arm of the Government of Dubai which was founded in 2006 by decree (11) of 2006 under a mandate to consolidate and manage the Government of Dubai’s portfolio of commercial companies and investments. Headquartered in Dubai, ICD-IC also provides strategic oversight by developing and implementing strategy and corporate governance with an objective to maximize stakeholder value, for the long-term benefit of the Emirate. | Finance |
Palmetto, Inc.
Palmetto, Inc. Alternative Power GenerationUtilities Palmetto, Inc. engages in the provision of clean energy solutions. It installs solar systems and operates software platform for solar systems. The company was founded by C. Christopher Kemper and Graham Brown in 2009 and is headquartered in Charleston, SC. | Utilities |
Moor Park House Ltd.
Moor Park House Ltd. Medical/Nursing ServicesHealth Services Part of Moor Park Home Holdings Ltd., Moor Park House Ltd. provides nursing services. The company is based in Preston, UK. The CEO of the British company is Christopher Dennis Root. | Health Services |
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