Our team has extensive experience in providing investment advice to large families around 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. 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 an Investment Principal at Capricorn Private Investments focused on providing clients with customized advice and bespoke investment portfolios.. She was previously at Credit Suisse and HSBC in London where she advised family offices and private clients on their investment strategy, liquidity and leverage needs, and capital market transactions. Pippa graduated from Durham University with a BA in Economics and History and has an MBA from Cambridge University.
Andrew is an 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.
Ruhaan is a Senior Associate at Capricorn Private Investments, focusing on portfolio management and investment due diligence across asset classes. Prior to this, he spent 3 years at Lane Clark & Peacock, where he advised charities and defined benefit pension schemes on their multi-asset investment portfolios. He graduated from the London School of Economics with a first-class degree in BSc Mathematics with Economics. He is also a CFA charterholder.
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.
James joined Capricorn Private Investments in 2022. He is an Associate working across the client management, investment operations and finance functions. He is responsible for client reporting and performance, as well as improving business operations. Previously he covered alternative assets at Sanne. James graduated with an MA (hons) in Geography from the University of Edinburgh and holds an IMC from the CFA UK institute. He has completed CAIA Level 1.
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.
Strategic Investors and Advisors
Dipankar is a Senior Adviser 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 Adviser 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.
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.
