Founder

• Jan 2013 - Present

Experienced sales & marketing finance professional, UK-qualified lawyer and CAIA, with 20 years' experience in alternative investments (PE & infra, hedge funds and alternative UCITS). Founder of a UK FCA-regulated marketing and advisory business, acting as placement agent to alternative investments fund managers in North America, the UK, Europe and Asia. A proven pan-European institutional investor network, including comprehensive coverage of insurance companies, pension funds, consultants, asset managers, private banks, foundations and family offices. c.US$400m of investment capital introduced since business' inception. PE/Infra/corporate fundraising mandates (UK & European coverage): • North American GP (US$4bn AuM), raising a US$1bn digital infra fund 2 • UK renewable resources GP, raising a EUR750m fund 1 • £10bn AuM UK infrastructure GP • Global PE GP developing onshore aquaculture facilities in North America, Europe and Asia • London HQ-ed £ multi-billion AuM asset manager’s precious metals and mining-focused PE fund • Southern European PE GP’s 1st and 2nd buyout funds • CEE-focused PE GP 1st special situations fund • London HQ-ed PE GP with Africa focus • largest independent PE GP investing in Mongolia • UK private limited agricultural research and development company Hedge Funds/UCITS mandates (UK & European coverage): • New York-HQ-ed hedge fund manager (US$6bn AuM) focused on discretionary macro strategies • New York-HQ-ed $multi-billion AuM private credit manager • leading European pure trend CTA manager • European HQ-ed US$multi-billion AuM Emerging Markets Debt UCITS asset manager • London-HQ-ed US$multi- billion AuM asset manager’s alternative risk premia fund • Paris-HQ-ed US$1 billion AuM merger arb UCITS asset manager • London HQ-ed long/short equity hedge manager focused on e-commerce Show less

Director, Head of Funds Marketing

• Apr 2010 - Dec 2012

Exotix was a frontier markets and EM focused investment banking boutique specialising in illiquid bonds, loans, equities, structured finance, asset management and capital raising. Exotix was part-owned by ICAP and IPGL. Funds Marketing represented a shortlist of best-of-breed hedge fund, long-only and PE single manager partner funds, primarily with an EM and frontier market focus. Exotix was a frontier markets and EM focused investment banking boutique specialising in illiquid bonds, loans, equities, structured finance, asset management and capital raising. Exotix was part-owned by ICAP and IPGL. Funds Marketing represented a shortlist of best-of-breed hedge fund, long-only and PE single manager partner funds, primarily with an EM and frontier market focus.

Product Structuring & Financing; Institutional Sales

• Jan 2005 - Aug 2009

Man Group - Institutional Sales (May 2008 to August 2009): I was responsible for the institutional sales effort into France for the full range of Man Investments’ alternative investment products (credit/distressed, CTA, convertible bonds and fund of funds, cat bonds/ILWs strategies): targeting insurance companies, pensions funds, FofFs and family offices. Man Group: Structured Finance Team and Product Structuring (January 2005 to May 2008): Working in a legal capacity, my responsibilities included i) negotiating and drafting finance agreements with 3rd party finance providers for the USD multibillion external bridging and leverage financing requirements of Man Group plc’s investment products (using VFN, CFO, TRS and Accreting Strike Call Option structures); ii) launching, managing and rationalising the structuring requirements of FofFs platforms, SICAVs and unit trusts; iii) coordinating global product launches (which included liaising with sales, marketing and compliance and negotiating the required bank guarantee and security documentation). Show less

Associate

• 2001 - 2004