David J. FitzGerald,
Head
Carlyle Europe Technology Partners
David J. FitzGerald is a Managing Director and fund head of Carlyle Europe Technology Partners. He leads a team of dedicated investment professionals who focus on European growth capital and buyout opportunities in a variety of sectors including Media, Software, Telecom, Aerospace and Defence, Healthcare and Technology. Mr FitzGerald sits on the Boards of Arsys Internet, ACIS Holdings, Bigmouthmedia and The Mill. He led or co-led Carlyles successful investments in Inmedia Communications, NP Aerospace and Transics. He is based in London.
Prior to joining The Carlyle Group, Mr. FitzGerald was a partner at Apax, where he was responsible for later stage telecoms investments for Apax’s European fund, and a member of the investment committee. He led several investments in the telecommunications and technology sectors. Prior to that, he spent 16 years at Andersen Consulting, now Accenture, based in both Dublin and the U.K., working on projects in oil and gas before specializing in telecommunications. In 1997 he was made head of the U.K. telecoms practice, where he worked on projects with British Telecom and Cable & Wireless.
Mr. FitzGerald received a B.S. in economics and business administration from Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland
