Mark Summerhayes

Mark Summerhayes is a Managing Director at private equity firm Pemba Capital Partners. Mark joined Pemba in 2006 and has over 20 years of experience partnering with management teams.

After graduating from University in 1987, Mark spent several years at Bain & Company advising corporates on a mix of strategy and operational improvement projects based in London, Munich, and Sydney. Mark led assignments for leading European players in the FMCG, financial services, telecoms, healthcare, and industrial sectors. In 1996, Mark co-founded SB Capital Partners, a private equity partnership backed by Bain Capital moving in 2001 to Smedvig Capital. As Managing Director at Smedvig, Mark was one of the senior executives responsible for a $350m private equity portfolio.

Pemba Capital were, for 12 years until early 2019, investors in Device Technologies, a leading ‘patient first’ medical technology business forming a highly successful partnership. Mark served as Director at Device Technologies from 2014 to 2019 lauded by CEO, Mick Trevaskis, for championing long-term sustainability over short-term financial goals.