TORONTO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Northleaf Capital Partners (Northleaf), a leading global private markets
investment firm, is pleased to announce the appointment of Sophia
Damianou as Managing Director, Business Development, Europe, the Middle
East and Africa (EMEA). In her new role, Sophia will lead Northleaf’s
business development and investor relations activities from the firm’s
London office, further developing relationships with institutional
investors, consultants and advisors across the EMEA region.
“We are delighted to welcome Sophia to the Northleaf team,” said Jeff
Pentland, Managing Director and Head of Business Development at
Northleaf. “As our first London-based business development executive,
Sophia brings the content-driven, consultative fundraising and
relationship-building expertise that will be integral to the ongoing
expansion of our activities in Europe.”
Prior to joining Northleaf, Sophia was most recently with CapeView
Capital, a London-based alternative asset manager, where she was
Director of Marketing with global sales coverage responsibility across
all of the company’s products. Previously, Sophia managed the business
development strategy for new markets in the EMEA region at Mesirow
Financial, an international financial services firm. Sophia began her
career on the capital introductions team at Credit Suisse. Sophia holds
an MBA (Finance) from Columbia Business School and an M.Sc. (Law and
Economics) from the London School of Economics.
Northleaf recently announced that it had raised additional capital for
its global private mid-market investment program and now manages more
than US$12 billion in private equity, private credit and infrastructure
commitments on behalf of institutional and family office investors in
Canada, Europe, the United States and Asia. Northleaf’s team includes
more than 130 professionals across offices in Toronto, Montreal, London,
New York, Chicago, Menlo Park and Melbourne. Northleaf’s global
portfolio includes more than 350 active investments in 34 countries,
with a focus on mid-market companies and assets.
“I am excited to further develop Northleaf’s footprint in Europe and the
Middle East, and to execute the firm’s customized, high-end client
servicing strategy,” said Sophia. “This is a very compelling opportunity
to enhance Northleaf’s position as a top-calibre institutional asset
manager worldwide.”
About Northleaf Capital Partners
Northleaf Capital Partners is an independent global private markets fund
manager with more than US$12 billion in private equity, private credit
and infrastructure commitments under management on behalf of public,
corporate and multi-employer pension plans, endowments, foundations,
financial institutions and family offices.
Northleaf’s 130-person team, located in Toronto, Montreal, London, New
York, Chicago, Menlo Park and Melbourne, is focused exclusively on
sourcing, evaluating and managing private markets investments globally.
Northleaf’s portfolio includes more than 350 active investments in 34
countries, with a focus on mid-market companies and assets. Northleaf
currently manages seven global private equity funds, two specialist
global private equity secondaries funds, three global private credit
funds, three direct OECD-focused infrastructure funds and a series of
customized investment mandates tailored to meet the specific needs of
institutional investors and family offices. For more information on
Northleaf, please visit www.northleafcapital.com.
Contacts
Investor and media inquiries:
Nadine Cannata
Director,
Marketing & Communications
t: +1 416 477 6623
e: [email protected]
