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This list showcases the top London based President operating in the Asset Management space. If you think a President is missing from this list, feel free to contact our editor on editor@beststartup.co.uk.
The individuals on this list have been included because of exceptional performance in one of the following categories:
- Innovation – Operating as a key part in an extremely innovative business or startup.
- Growth – Operating as a key figure in the growth and upscale of a market leading business or startup.
- Management – Showing exceptional management skills.
- Societal impact – Putting their business on the map for their positive societal or environmental impact.
Our Data – We source our data from OSINT (open source intelligence) and public directories such as Companies House UK, Crunchbase, SemRush and many more. The data from these sources should be treated with a degree of caution and verified yourself.
Elizabeth Van Den Berg
Senior Vice President of Insight Partners
Elizabeth van den Berg currently works as the Senior Vice President for Insight Partners. She previously worked at TMARA Group as the Non-Executive Director.
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About Insight Partners: Insight Partners is a private equity firm that invests in growth-stage technology and software companies.
Javed Huq
Vice President of GP Bullhound
Javed is a Vice President at GP Bullhound, based in the Manchester office. Prior to joining the firm, he spent 5 years at Rothschild where he advised on a wide range of UK and international engagements including private equity and corporate transactions, IPOs and fundraisings. Before that, Javed worked at Deloitte LLP in the Corporate Finance M&A Advisory team, focusing on a range of mid-market transactions. Javed graduated from the University of Manchester with a BA (Hons) in International Business, Finance and Economics.
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About GP Bullhound: GP Bullhound is a technology advisory and investment firm that provides transaction advice and capital to entrepreneurs and founders.
Nathalie Gaveau
President & Director of Tailwind Acquisition
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About Coca-Cola Europacific Partners, Tailwind Acquisition: Tailwind Acquisition is a $334M Purpose-Built SPAC.
Andrew Dyson
Executive Vice President & Head of Global Distribution of Affiliated Managers Group
Andrew Dyson joined AMG in 2011 as Executive Vice President responsible for managing the Company’s global distribution business. Prior to joining AMG, Dyson served as Head of BlackRock’s Global Institutional Client Business, following the merger of BlackRock and Barclays Global Investors. In prior roles at BlackRock and Merrill Lynch Investment Managers (MLIM), Dyson held senior distribution positions, including Head of the International Institutional Business, and, before that, Head of the Institutional Business for Europe, Middle East, Africa and Asia Pacific. Prior to joining MLIM, Dyson was Head of U.S. Multinational Investment Consulting for William M. Mercer, and also served as Head of U.K. Pension Fund Investment Consulting for the firm. Dyson is a fellow of the Institute of Actuaries. He earned an M.A. degree in Mathematics from Cambridge University.
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About Affiliated Managers Group: Affiliated Managers Group is a asset management company with boutique investment management.
Jason Welham
Vice President of Lazard
Jason Welham joined Lazard in 2017 and is a Vice President in the Financial Institutions Group with a primary focus on Fin Tech. Jason has over 7 years of mergers and acquisitions experience and provides strategic advice to a number of Lazard’s Fin Tech clients. Most recently, Jason was Corporate Development Manager at VocaLink having led large aspects of the corporate development efforts including bidder selection, deal execution and regulatory approval efforts that resulted in the sale to MasterCard. Previously, Jason worked at PwC, where he specialized in M&A Advisory Services advising a range of clients across various sectors including Financial Services, Technology, Media and Telecommunications. Jason is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales, ACA and attended Loughborough University where he obtained a BSC in Business Economics & Finance.
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About Lazard: Lazard is a financial advisory and asset management firm focused on income strategies, alternative investments, and private equity funds.
Sandeep Bathina
President and Founder of StockViews
Sandeep is the President and Co-Founder at StockViews. He is a serial entrepreneur and private investor.
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About StockViews: StockViews is an investment research platform.