Andrew Golding

Andrew Golding is a veteran of European leveraged finance and private capital with more than 30 years of banking and investment experience across the UK and continental Europe. His career has centered on the arranging, structuring, distribution, and management of leveraged loans — a specialism that has repeatedly placed him at the intersection of debt markets and private equity. He is associated with Volpi Capital LLP, the London-based B2B technology private equity firm, where he is described as an investment professional/director.

Before Volpi, Golding held senior roles at several major banks, including Head of Leveraged Loans at Barclays Capital and Head of European Financial Sponsor Coverage at Bank of America. In 2005 he became 3i Group's first banking partner, and he subsequently established and built out 3i's debt management business — one of the more notable moves of his career, bridging traditional principal investing with credit-fund management.

Alongside his fund work, Golding is an active non-executive director and strategy adviser, holding directorships that have included Alcentra Limited (the credit-management group) and Bira Bank. His LinkedIn profile describes him as a "Chair, NXD, Strategy Advisor and Investor," reflecting a portfolio-career profile in which he combines board governance, advisory mandates, and personal investment activity rather than acting as a full-time deal partner.

• Where he plays: European B2B technology — Volpi's stated focus is "disruptive tech-enabled B2B," concentrated in vertical software (ERP/core business software), smart mobility and fleet management, geospatial/data services, and cybersecurity.
• Stage & structure: Growth-stage and buyout capital — majority or significant-minority equity plus an active bolt-on/add-on acquisition strategy (Volpi has completed 40+ add-ons). Golding's own background skews toward the debt/leveraged-finance side of deal structuring.
• What makes them say yes: "Ambitious European B2B tech founders" with a growth mindset and international expansion potential; Volpi emphasizes deep sector specialization and hands-on support on international growth plans.
• Personal angle: Separately from Volpi's fund, Golding invests and advises as an individual (NXD/chair/strategy-adviser roles), so founder conversations with him can touch both institutional capital and personal advisory involvement.