Nick Gaskell was appointed Edenhurst Capital’s Non Executive Chairman in July 2019. Nick has been a partner at Saffery Champness since 1981.He also served a four year term as the firm’s chairman. Saffery Champness is the 12th largest firm of chartered accountants in the UK, based on the Accountancy Age Top 50+50 Survey 2018. Nick is a member of Saffery Champness’s Business Advisory Group and advises a wide range of private and commercial clients including owner-managed businesses, families, companies listed on the UK stock market and non UK domiciled individuals and their corporate entities. Nick has extensive experience in advising non-domiciled clients on both personal and commercial issues and structures often working closely with specialist tax partners and the firm’s offshore fiduciary practice. In more recent years, his experience in this field has been in flotations on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange and corporate valuations. He is also Johannesburg Stock Exchange accredited. Nick is a Chartered Accountant (ACA) and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).

Nicholas was previously the Head of Investment Management at Hanson Asset Management, a Private Investment Office based in London. He joined Hanson in 2013 after 5 years at UBS AG in London, where he managed assets on behalf of private clients, charities, pension funds and trusts. Nicholas previously worked at Insinger De Beaufort and EFG. He graduated from Cardiff University with honours in Business Administration. Nicholas is a Chartered Fellow of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment and holds the CISI Diploma. He also holds the Investment Management Certificate from the CFA UK.

With over 15 years of experience across private capital, venture building, and institutional finance, Ismet brings a uniquely hands-on approach to investing and company building. Having worked across MENA, Europe, the UK, and the US, he has built a reputation for identifying high-potential opportunities, scaling early-stage ventures, and connecting capital with long-term strategic growth.
He is the founder of Magna Ventures, a boutique venture studio successfully built and exited through a sweat-equity model supporting more than 10 startups.