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John Connell

Partner & Co-founder

John co-founded Imbiba in 1998 where he was instrumental in both investing in and developing pioneering brands and concepts across the UK’s leisure and lifestyle sectors many of which achieved successful exits.  Prior to establishing Imbiba, John was a serial leisure entrepreneur who built and sold two UK pub groups.

John remains a valuable Partner at Imbiba, leveraging his considerable experience in providing support to founders.