New York (HedgeCo.net) Tim West has joined £6 billion UK alternative investment manager Future Capital Partners, as its new Deputy Chief Executive.
Tim joins from Babcock and Brown where he was Head of the London office and Chief Operating Officer for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Prior to Babcock & Brown, Tim was European Chief Operating Officer for iShares, the exchange-traded funds business of Barclays Global Investors. Before BGI, Tim held senior roles in Investment Banking and Wealth Management both in the UK and Switzerland.
Tim will work closely alongside Chief Executive, Tim Levy, and FCP’s senior team to manage and further develop FCP’s business, investment and distribution strategies. He will also take over the running of the firm’s operations from Trevor Castledine who is stepping down from his role of Chief Operating Officer at the end of his contract.
“Tim’s appointment is a clear signal of our ambitions to continue to raise the bar and to move the business to the next level.” Tim Levy, Chief Executive of Future Capital Partners said, “As a firm, we have undergone rapid growth since we established over 10 years ago, and we firmly believe that the business is poised to transform and grow even further over the next 10 years. We are creating an environment and infrastructure to meet and help support the challenge ahead. Tim will be pivotal in helping us to get there.”
Future Capital Partners specialises in alternative investments such as renewable energy, real estate, healthcare and media & entertainment. Future Capital Partners has completed transactions and made investments worth in excess of £6 billion since 2000 and has executed over 500 asset finance transactions.
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