Top Influencers: 8 UK Co-Managing Partner’s To Follow in 2022

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Jakob is Co-Founder and Co-Managing Partner of CORDET. He was previously at Morgan Stanley for 22 years, most recently as Co-Head of Global Financial Institutions Group EMEA where he led more than 100 staff in investment banking and global capital markets. Jakob was a senior member of Morgan Stanley’s IBD/GCM EMEA management team, as well as representing FIG on the Underwriting Committee. While at Morgan Stanley, Jakob was stationed in London and New York, and also spent extended periods in Asia. He has executed projects in more than 25 countries, and has worked on more than 200 announced transactions. A financial services industry specialist throughout his career, Jakob has served as trusted advisor to many of Europe’s largest banks, insurers and asset managers. Jakob studied at the Stockholm School of Economics (Finance & Accounting) and Uppsala University (Russian Language and Eastern European Studies). He is a Lieutenant in the Royal Swedish Navy, having completed officer’s training as an interrogator at the Armed Forces Intelligence & Security Corps (Tolk Skolan). Learn more about Jakob Lindquist on Crunchbase…

Robert is the Co-Managing Partner at Mid Europa Partners. He co-chairs the Investment Committee and Management Committee of the firm. He is also head of the Budapest office. Prior to joining the team, Robert worked with Bankers Trust in London and Deutsche Bank in Milan. Learn more about Robert Knorr on Crunchbase…

Simon Gray has over 20 years of experience in the origination, procurement, structuring, execution, financing and management of infrastructure assets throughout Western Europe as well as Eastern Europe, Russia and Central Asia. He has led and completed a large number of transactions across the ports, rail, road, energy, communications and water sectors. Simon was a member of the team that founded Arcus in 2009, and since that time has played a significant role in the management and development of the business. Simon has been a member of the Investment Committee, Arcus’ Management Committee and the Fund Supervisory Board since the formation of the business and was elected as co-Managing Partner in July 2013. Simon led the team that completed the acquisition of Angel Trains in 2008 and oversaw the take-private of Forth Ports in 2011. He also holds seats on the boards of both companies. Prior to Arcus, Simon was the head of Economic Infrastructure at Babcock & Brown (1996-2009). Before that Simon worked for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (1992-1996) and Prudential Bache Capital Funding (1989-1991). Simon holds an MA in Engineering from Trinity College, Cambridge (1986-1989). Learn more about Simon Gray on Crunchbase…

Jayma works with global clients to design and deliver culture change, leadership programmes and Quests in different parts of the world. Inside Leaders’ Quest she leads operations, resourcing and people development. Jayma is passionate about the part played by every person in an organisation – from the top to the bottom – to create, and sustain, a healthy culture. This is reflected in her work with a wide range of our multinational organisations, who are keen to explore the purpose of their business in today’s world. In 2010, Jayma set up LQ’s India office in Mumbai, where she lived for two years. She returned to London in 2012, and most recently spent six months seconded to our New York office. Jayma previously worked at ITE Group, a leading exhibition organiser, and spent time in Russia, Kazakhstan, Libya and Mozambique. She also taught English in a French high school and enjoyed a brief spell at the European Parliament. During this time, Jayma started to ask big questions about why people’s lives are the way they are, and why people behave the way they do. This curiosity led her to join Leaders’ Quest in 2007, and since then she has figured out that some questions simply have no answers! Jayma is a Trustee of Child to Child, a charity that, for the past 30 years, has worked to give children a voice and help them to influence their future. Jayma has a French degree from the University of Nottingham. She’s happiest at home, around her loved ones, playing the piano or practising yoga. She wants to visit a new country every year (so far, so good…) Learn more about Jayma Pau on Crunchbase…

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Matthew is the Co-Managing Partner at Mid Europa Partners. He co-chairs the Investment Committee and Management Committee of the firm. He is also co-head of the Warsaw office. Prior to joining the team, he worked in the leveraged finance team at Merrill Lynch in London. Previously, he worked in the M&A department at J.P. Morgan in London and New York. Matthew began his career in New York where he worked at Merrill Lynch and TLC Capital Partners, the investment firm of Reginald F. Lewis. Learn more about Matthew Strassberg on Crunchbase…

Ian Harding has over 17 years of experience in acquiring, structuring, financing and disposing of infrastructure projects and companies, primarily in Europe. His experience covers transaction across a broad range of infrastructure sectors including power generation, water and wastewater, renewable energy (wind and hydro), roads, ports, rail & light rail, airports and PFI/PPP transactions. Ian was a member of the team that founded Arcus in 2009 and, since inception, has headed the Debt & Treasury and the Origination Team. As well as being responsible for investment origination strategy, Ian has recently worked on the execution of the asset management strategy for several of the assets of the Fund, including the offer for all outstanding shares (2012) and take private (2013) of Brisa, the equity financing and subsequent sell down for Forth (2011) and several M&A transactions and refinancings for the Euroports group (2010-2013). Ian has been a member of the Fund’s Investment Committee since 2009 and currently sits on the Board of Euroports. Prior to Arcus, Ian was at Babcock & Brown, where he worked extensively on renewable energy transactions in Portugal, France and Spain (2002-2009), Citigroup (1998-2002) and NM Rothschild & Sons Limited (1996-1998) where he completed many successful transactions across all areas of infrastructure. Ian holds an MA in Economics from Fitzwilliam College, University of Cambridge (1993-1996). Learn more about Ian Harding on Crunchbase…