Matilda Setna

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Matilda joined Hollyport in 2026 as an Analyst in the Portfolio team. 

Matilda is an Mathematics undergraduate student at the University of Bath and is completing her placement year at Hollyport. Her role focuses on overseeing the performance of Hollyport’s funds through the review and processing of calls, distributions, financials and capital account statements. In addition, he works closely with teams across the firm to contribute to internal reporting and analysis.

During her time at Hollyport, she is keen to deepen her understanding of market dynamics, the role of the secondaries market and the value it offers to investors, while further enhancing her data management skills.

Freddie Nairne

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Freddie joined Hollyport in 2026 as an analyst in the Portfolio team.

Freddie is an Economics undergraduate student at the University of Bath and is completing his placement year at Hollyport. His role focuses on overseeing the performance of Hollyport’s funds through the review and processing of calls, distributions, financials and capital account statements. In addition, he works closely with teams across the firm to contribute to internal reporting and analysis.

He is keen to further develop his Excel capabilities, strengthen cross-team communication skills and deepen his understanding of private market dynamics.

Jacob Willis

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Jacob joined Hollyport in 2026 as a Senior Associate in the Portfolio, Data & Analytics team, based in London.

In this role, Jacob plays a key role in monitoring and reporting on Hollyport’s investment portfolio, as well as contributing to in-depth analytical insights. He ensures the team deliver a deep understanding of the portfolio and identifies actionable insights to enhance Hollyport’s investment strategy.

Prior to Hollyport, Jacob worked at Pantheon, Nasdaq and Fairvue. Jacob holds a BA in Economics, Politics and International Relations from Oxford Brookes University.

Varun Kale

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Varun joined Hollyport in 2025 as an Associate II in the Portfolio Data & Analytics team based in London. In his role, Varun will focus on analysing both our internal dataset and external data, to find insights and trends that can be used for both data-driven decision making and marketing.

Before joining Hollyport, Varun previously worked on data science and analytics projects within a consultancy called QuantSpark, supporting Global Public Equities Asset Managers and several Private Equity portfolio companies. This experience developed his ability to apply data-driven insights to investment decisions and value creation.

He holds a BSc in Data Science for the University of Surrey and has completed Level I of the CFA Program and plans to pursue Level II soon.

Sherry Xu

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Sherry joined Hollyport in 2025 as an Associate in the Portfolio, Data and Analytics team, based in London.

In this role, Sherry will support the team in ensuring ongoing valuations are collected accurately, reported accordingly and help drive improvements in Hollyport’s understanding of our portfolios.

Before joining Hollyport, Sherry worked at bfinance as a Research Analyst and holds a BSc in Economics from UCL and an MSc in Responsible Finance and Alternative Assets from UCL.

Harvey Nye

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Harvey joined Hollyport in 2025 as an Associate in the Portfolio, Data and Analytics team, based in London.

In his role, he will focus on monitoring, reporting and analysing investment portfolios. Harvey will support the team in ensuring ongoing valuations are collected accurately, reported accordingly and help drive improvements in Hollyport’s understanding of our Portfolio.

Previously, Harvey worked at Emperor Design Consultants Limited as a Senior Finance Assistant, and he holds a BSc from the University of Surrey in Economics and Finance.

Conor Molloy

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Conor joined Hollyport in 2025 as an Associate in the Portfolio, Data and Analytics team, based in London. Conor’s particular focus within the Portfolio, Data & Analytics team is on analysis. This role will focus on analysing both our internal dataset and external data, in order to find insights and trends that can be used for both data-driven decision making and marketing.

Before joining Hollyport, Conor worked as an analyst on the Multi-Asset desk at Russell Investments. He holds an undergraduate degree in Financial Mathematics and Actuarial Science, as well as a master’s degree in Quantitative Finance, and is currently pursuing the CFA designation.