# David Skyrme

> David Skyrme is a debt financing investor at HSBC UK backing Legal and Consulting. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [HSBC UK](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/hsbc-equipment-finance-uk-ltd)
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Aug 2023
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/david-skyrme-95786b79/?originalSubdomain=uk

David Skyrme is a debt financing investor at HSBC UK focused on Legal and Consulting. David Skyrme head of professional services in South West Region at HSBC UK

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Legal | 1 | 100% |
| Consulting | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Osborne Clarke | It’s the challenge of change we like. When you really know your stuff, when you are out-and-out experts, then using that expertise to think differently, to see round corners and to find better solutions is what makes being an expert fun.Our sector-based approach enables us to help clients tackle the issues they are facing today, and prepare forthe ones that they will face tomorrow. And our unique approachable culture is not just an added extra, it’s fundamental to our success. | $12.7M | Debt Financing | Aug 17, 2023 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About HSBC UK

VC Fund · Birmingham, United Kingdom

HSBC UK provides financial products and services and long-term general and industrial credit services.

5 contacts available at HSBC UK.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alan Duffy | CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alan-duffy-2d32 |
| David Skyrme | Executive | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-skyrme |
| Ian Coulson | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ian-coulson-0ce7 |
| Michael Farr | senior director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/michael-farr-71aa |
| Sebastien Rousseau | Senior Digital Product Manager | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sebastien-rousseau |

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## FAQ

### What does David Skyrme invest in?

David Skyrme invests primarily in Legal and Consulting startups, most often at Debt Financing stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United Kingdom. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did David Skyrme last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for David Skyrme closed in Aug 2023. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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