Our Story

Slipstream Growth Partners was founded in 2023 by Dean Worrall, a veteran of the private credit industry, with the aim of assisting late and growth-stage companies in EMEA raise bespoke and flexible debt capital to fund their growth.

With over 20 years of experience in private markets, Dean is passionate about both investing in and advising growth companies. Most recently, he built and led BofA’s Private Debt Solutions business, which specialises in helping growth companies raise non-dilutive capital.

The mission of Slipstream Growth Partners is to support passionate and driven entrepreneurs find the right capital partner to fulfil their growth ambitions whilst minimising owner dilution.

Dean Worrall

Dean Worrall joined BAML, as Managing Director, in December 2015 to lead the private side Corporate Derivatives business in CEEMEA.

Prior to his current role, Dean was a Managing Director at SCB running Corporate FICC Sales for Africa. Previously, Dean was Head of M&A Derivatives at RBS and led the Leverage Finance risk management team at Barclays Capital.

Dean has extensive Corporate and Institutional, cross asset class, financing and risk management experience, tailoring solutions and executing transactions on numerous, significant cross border, strategic transactions in UK and CEEMEA.

Dean is a South Africa Chartered Accountant and a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA). He has dual British and South African citizenship and lives with his wife and 2 children in London.