Our team has extensive experience in providing investment advice to families of significant wealth on portfolio construction and manager selection. In addition, we draw upon the substantial expertise of our senior advisors and strategic investors.
Will co-founded Capricorn Private Investments and is Managing Director. He sits on the Board of Directors and the Investment Committee and oversees the portfolios of many of our largest and most important family office clients. He is also responsible for all non-investment functions, including group strategy, growth of the firm and the operational platform. He previously worked at Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan in London where he managed money for large UK and European families as well as some endowments and charitable foundations. He started his career as a management consultant, graduated from Oxford University, and has an MBA from INSEAD.
Manoj co-founded Capricorn Private Investments and is Chief Investment Officer. He is responsible for the firm’s investment platform, including asset allocation, manager selection and overall portfolio performance. He was formerly Managing Director and Global Head of Absolute Return and Credit at Partners Capital. He was client CIO to a number of their high net worth and endowment portfolios and portfolio manager of the flagship multi-asset class fund. Prior to that Manoj was a Director at Merrill Lynch Wealth Management and worked at Ivy Asset Management in both their London and Hong Kong offices.
Manoj is an investment committee member for the Royal Academy of Arts. He is a CFA charterholder and holds a first-class degree in Chemistry from University College London.
Mandeep joined Capricorn Private Investments in 2019. He is a Senior Principal working across the Investment and Operational platform. He previously spent 8 years as a Principal at Partners Capital in London. He graduated from Cass Business School, City University.
Pippa is a Senior Principal at Capricorn Private Investments, advising entrepreneurial families and sophisticated single family offices on the construction and implementation of bespoke investment strategies and OCIO solutions. She works as a long-term partner to clients, helping them navigate complex investment decisions across multi-asset portfolios with a focus on capital preservation, growth, and alignment across generations.
Before joining CPI, Pippa held senior roles at Credit Suisse and HSBC, where she advised family office and private clients on investment strategy, leverage and capital markets transactions.
She holds a First-Class Honours degree in Economics and History from Durham University and an MBA from the University of Cambridge.
Andrew is a Senior Investment Principal at Capricorn Private Investments, managing many of the firm’s key client portfolios. He brings extensive experience in the family office space, having worked with families of significant wealth in both the UK and Asia. He was previously a founding partner of Blauwpark Partners, a family office primarily focused on private markets. Prior to that, Andrew was a Director at RBC Wealth Management (Asia) on the Asia’s Global Families team. Andrew began his career with Sandaire, the multi-family office, originally in London, before establishing their Singapore office in 2012. He was a member of the firm’s global investment committee with responsibility for managing multi-asset portfolios for families, charitable foundations and educational endowments. He graduated from Durham University with a first-class degree in Politics and History of the Middle East with Arabic, and is a CFA charterholder.
Matthew is a Principal at Capricorn Private Investments working across the Investment and Operational platform. He was previously a Senior Associate at Partners Capital. He graduated from the University of Exeter with a first-class degree in Economics and Finance.
Jack is an Investment Associate at Capricorn Private Investments focused on portfolio management and investment due diligence across asset classes. He previously worked at HSBC. He graduated from the University of Exeter with a first-class degree in Economics.
Abd is an Associate at Capricorn Private Investments working across the Operational and Client Management functions. Previously, he worked in Finance and Operations at Man Group and J.P. Morgan. He graduated from the University of Warwick with a first-class degree in Chemistry.
Yusuf is an Associate at Capricorn Private Investments working across Portfolio Management, Operations and Client Management. Previously, he was an Operations Consultant at Newton. He holds a degree in Economics from the University of Cambridge.
Hannah is Executive Assistant to Co-Founders Will Thomas and Manoj Soni. In addition, she provides office management assistance to the CPI team, ensuring smooth day-to-day operations. Hannah has over 10 years of experience working as a Personal Assistant and Office Manager in Real Estate.
Dipankar is a Senior Advisor to Capricorn Private Investments. He has over two decades of investment management experience at BlueBay, Western Asset Management and Capital Generation Partners. He is currently on the investment committee of Westminster School and the Motability Foundation and lectures at London Business School.
Matthew is a Senior Advisor to Capricorn Private Investments. He was formerly Chief Financial Officer of WISE for 8 years, stepping down after the successful IPO of the business. He previously worked at Google and Bain & Company and graduated from Oxford University.
Strategic Investors
Geoff is Chairman of Capricorn Capital and responsible for overall strategy of the broader group across the UK and South Africa.
Robert is CEO of Capricorn Capital in the UK. He is responsible for the overall strategy and management of the Capricorn Group’s activities in London and specifically its Private Equity investments.
Stuart is Chief Operating Officer of Capricorn Capital in London. He is responsible for Compliance and Financial Management. He previously worked at KPMG and ING.
