Our People
The People Behind Murphy Capital
Mike Carpenter
Managing Director
Mike Carpenter
Managing Director
Mike is the Managing Director of Murphy Capital, where he leads investment strategy, capital deployment, and portfolio oversight for the Group’s corporate venture and investment activities. He is responsible for investment origination, approval, and governance, with a clear focus on long‑term value creation through patient, strategic capital. In addition to his role at Murphy Capital, Mike oversees investment activity across the wider Murphy Group, including Murphy Plant, Murphy Property, and Murphy Infrastructure Investment.
With over 20 years of senior leadership experience in construction and infrastructure, Mike brings deep operational insight to investment decision‑making across complex, capital‑intensive businesses. He also serves as Chairman of the mua Group joint venture, providing board‑level oversight and strategic direction.
Mike founded Murphy Capital to formalise the Group’s investment approach and align capital deployment with long‑term strategic objectives. A graduate of the Harvard Business School, he is actively involved across the investment lifecycle, supporting management teams with strategic clarity, governance rigour, and access to group‑level capability.
James Waddock
Finance Director
James Waddock
Finance Director
James is the Finance Director at Murphy Capital, bringing over 25 years of financial and strategic experience across the renewables and construction sectors. As a Chartered Accountant, he plays a central role in investment evaluation, capital allocation, and long‑term value creation across complex, capital‑intensive environments.
James has been instrumental in driving acquisitions and investment activity across the Murphy Group, where he is a key contributor to financial due diligence, funding strategy, and transaction structuring. He specialises in assessing investment risk, capital structures, and return profiles, particularly in projects requiring disciplined financial governance and long‑term planning.
As Finance Director for Murphy in Ireland, James supports investment committees and management teams with deep financial insight and a strong understanding of operational realities. He works closely with lenders, advisers, and investment partners to ensure robust financial frameworks, sustainable growth, and alignment with shareholder objectives.
Nancy Walmsley
Group Legal Counsel
Nancy Walmsley
Group Legal Counsel
Nancy is the Group Legal Counsel at Murphy Capital, providing legal leadership across the full investment lifecycle, with a particular focus on due diligence and investment structuring. She plays a central role in identifying, assessing, and managing legal and commercial risk across domestic and international transactions.
Nancy has been heavily involved in acquisitions across the Murphy Group, leading legal due diligence and advising on deal structuring, governance, and integration. Her experience spans complex, capital‑intensive environments within construction, civil engineering, and infrastructure‑linked sectors, where she delivers commercially pragmatic advice aligned with investment objectives.
Nancy brings strong board‑level experience and supports investment committees and management teams with clear, strategic legal insight. She adds value by enabling disciplined capital deployment, accelerating transaction timelines, and ensuring robust legal frameworks that protect downside risk while supporting long‑term value creation.
Liam Bousfield
Investment Analyst
Liam Bousfield
Investment Analyst
Liam is the Investment Analyst at Murphy Capital, supporting investment origination, due diligence, financial analysis, and portfolio management across the firm’s corporate venture and investment activity. He works alongside the investment leadership team to evaluate opportunities and support disciplined capital deployment across infrastructure‑linked and asset‑heavy businesses.
In addition to his role at Murphy Capital, Liam works within the Murphy Group as an Investment Business Analyst, supporting capital projects and investment activity across the UK, Ireland, and North America.
A Chartered Surveyor (MRICS), Liam brings commercial and cost‑risk expertise to the investment process, providing robust insight into project economics, procurement strategy and delivery risk. He plays a key role in assessing investment viability and overseeing capital deployment, applying strong commercial discipline, delivering grounded analysis, detailed risk assessment, and clear judgement on execution and return profiles.
Careers
Do you have entrepreneurial spirit?
We’re keen to connect with professionals looking to grow within a fast‑moving investment environment. At Murphy Capital, you’ll work alongside experienced investors and operators, gaining hands‑on exposure to live deals, portfolio businesses and real‑world infrastructure deployment. We value curiosity, analytical thinking and a collaborative mindset as much as prior experience. While we may not always have open roles, we welcome conversations with individuals interested in building careers across investment, strategy, operations or commercial delivery, wanting to play an active role in scaling businesses shaping the future of infrastructure.
If you’re driven by development, responsibility and long‑term opportunity, we’d like to hear from you.
Summary
Murphy Capital combines expertise across investment, finance, legal and commercial disciplines. Drawing on deep sector knowledge and real‑world operational experience, we support portfolio companies across the investment lifecycle from structuring through to growth and integration.
Our multidisciplinary approach ensures disciplined investment decisions, strong governance and hands-on support, enabling businesses to scale effectively and deliver long-term value.