Colin Jackson

Colin La Fontaine Jackson is a UK corporate finance adviser and partner at Hopton Advisers LLP. Hopton Advisers says it provides independent corporate finance advice to companies, entrepreneurs, and private investors, with advice “founded on over 25 years’ experience” and clients typically coming through personal recommendation. Companies House records show Jackson became an LLP designated member of Hopton Advisers LLP on 24 November 2014.

Before founding Hopton Advisers in 2014, Jackson worked at Quayle Munro, ING Barings, and Charterhouse Securities, and qualified as a solicitor with Clifford Chance. Ted Baker’s 2020 director appointment announcement described him as bringing strong corporate finance and legal experience across a range of industries. LinkedIn lists his education at the University of Bristol from 1985 to 1988.

Jackson has held several public-company and private-company board roles. He was appointed a non-executive director of Ted Baker Plc on 1 September 2020 as founder Ray Kelvin’s nominee director and resigned on 21 October 2022. Companies House records also show director roles at MAIA Technology Limited from 14 August 2023, IVORY Worldwide (Holdings) Limited from 18 November 2011 until 5 March 2026, Luke Hughes & Company Limited from 23 June 2022, and several Monsoon/Accessorize/Adena entities from November and December 2025.

• Public sources do not confirm a personal angel-investing thesis, regular seed-stage program, or standard check size for Jackson.
• Hopton Advisers’ stated focus is independent corporate finance advice for “companies, entrepreneurs and private investors,” often involving “creative and pragmatic solutions” to complex problems.
• Hopton’s client approach appears relationship-led: the firm states that its clients typically come through personal recommendation.
• Publicly documented work suggests Jackson is strongest fit for founder, shareholder, and private-investor situations involving M&A, capital structure, board governance, or special situations rather than a high-volume venture pipeline.
• Sectors evidenced by public work include financial services and brokerage, consumer brands and retail, asset-management technology, communications, and private-company governance.