Aashay joined Hollyport in 2021 as an Associate in the investment team, based in the London office. His role focusses on developing, modelling, and formulating the investment thesis for potential transactions, and supporting with the legals and transfer processes for successful deals. He reaches out to fund managers and potential vendors to source business and build relationships.
Aashay is a qualified Chartered Accountant with the ICAEW. He graduated from the University of Nottingham with a First Class BSc in Economics. He speaks fluent Spanish and Hindi, and is conversant in French.
Aashay was born in India but spent most of his childhood in Spain. This multi-cultural background has helped him develop strong people skills – alongside a passion for football and cricket!
Outside of the office, Aashay enjoys being on the golf course and is working to improve his technique.
Steph joined Hollyport in 2021, and is a Senior Associate in the investor relations team in London. In her role she is responsible for building and supporting client relationships and fundraising. In addition to preparing marketing materials, sharing portfolio updates, and responding to investor queries, Steph leads the preparation of the annual investor meeting. She also attends meetings and conferences in Europe, to develop relationships across the industry.
Before joining Hollyport, Steph spent four years in the wealth and asset management audit and assurance department at EY. During this time, Steph became an ICAS-qualified Chartered Accountant. Steph holds a BSc in Economics from the University of Sussex.
Katy joined Hollyport in 2020, and is a Vice Principal in the investor relations team in London. In her role she is responsible for building institutional client relationships and fundraising.
Katy spends substantial time meeting existing and prospective institutional investors globally to introduce and update them on Hollyport’s strategy. She also attends various conferences on behalf of Hollyport, talking to counterparties and peers to gather market updates. She oversees the creation of Hollyport’s materials for current and prospective investors.
Before joining Hollyport, Katy spent four years in the investor relations team at Coller Capital. Prior to that, she wrote corporate reports for listed companies at Emperor Design.
Katy holds a BSc in Economics and Politics from the University of Bristol. She also has an MA in Globalisation and Development Studies from Maastricht University, and is a CAIA charter holder. Katy has lived in both South Africa and the Netherlands.
Thomas joined Hollyport in 2020 and is an Associate in the investment team in London. His role covers all aspects of the investment appraisal process; valuing businesses, modelling financials and performing due diligence on private equity managers to form the investment thesis. Since joining Hollyport, Thomas has built relationships with fund managers and potential vendors to monitor fund performance and source potential opportunities.
Prior to joining Hollyport Thomas worked in the wealth and asset management team at Ernst & Young, focussing largely on private equity clients.
Thomas has a First Class Masters in Mathematics and is a qualified Chartered Accountant. Outside of work, Thomas is a qualified snowboard instructor and a PADI Divemaster.
Shalini joined Hollyport in March 2020 and is based in the London office. Her role involves treasury, fund operations and structuring, and fund reporting. Shalini works closely with both the investment team and the investor relations team to provide data and contribute to internal papers. Shalini successfully qualified as an ACCA member in 2024.
Shalini studied Economics at the University of Birmingham and has completed level 3 of AAT (Association of Accounting Technicians). Outside of work, Shalini enjoys travelling. She’s visited 20 different countries within Europe and would love to complete the whole continent within the next five years.
James joined Hollyport in 2019 as an Associate in the investment team in London. His role includes developing, modelling, and formulating the investment thesis for potential transactions, and supporting with the legals and transfer processes for successful deals. He reaches out to fund managers and potential vendors to source business and build relationships.
Prior to joining Hollyport, James started his career in the audit and assurance department at Ernst & Young where he obtained his Chartered Accountant qualification. He has a BSc in Biochemistry from the University of Warwick and a Master of Finance from University of Cambridge. He also speaks Mandarin.
James was born in China but has lived in the UK since he was nine. In his free time, he enjoys trekking and climbing, and trying new recipes in the kitchen. He also loves being a parent and spending time with his young daughter.
Arthur joined Hollyport in 2019, and is a Senior Associate in the London investment team where he is responsible for originating and evaluating LP and GP-led transactions. This role involves all aspects of the investment appraisal process, from modelling the transaction to legal support and the transfer process, managing the project team and workflow. In his time at Hollyport, Arthur has developed his negotiation skills and continues to build strong relationships with market participants.
Arthur began his career as a management consultant in PwC, where he performed fair value assessments on private companies and assets across Europe, US and Asia and advised private equity and corporate clients on transaction prices.
Arthur studied at the University of Cambridge and has achieved his ICAEW Chartered Accountant qualification (ACA). He speaks Cantonese and Mandarin. Outside of the office, you’ll often find Arthur on the tennis court.
Olivia joined Hollyport in October 2019 as an Office Assistant, and was promoted to Office Manager and EA in 2023. She is responsible for the day-to-day running of the office, including the management of supplier relationships and IT support. She manages diaries for the wider team, supporting Partners with their travel and meeting schedules as well as the planning of internal and external events.
Olivia studied at the Oxford Media and Business School. Prior to joining Hollyport she was a Studio and Project Team Assistant for industrial designer Marc Newson.
Outside of work Olivia loves being with friends and hosting dinner parties. At the weekend you’ll either find her on the touchline of a rugby pitch or trawling charity shops for a bargain.
Katy joined Hollyport in 2016 as Office Manager, and was promoted to Operations Manager in 2022 before becoming a Vice Principal in 2024. She works closely with all areas of the business on operational processes, managing the firm’s IT systems and cybersecurity and taking a lead role in maintaining and developing the CRM system.
As part of the administration function, Katy works alongside the office managers in London and New York to streamline support processes and coordinate policies across the company. She is currently expanding her management and leadership skills as part of her continued professional development.
Katy has a BA in Italian from the University of Bristol. In her free time she enjoys getting outside to run, cycle, or catch up with friends. She travels to Italy as often as possible, visiting her favourite places and discovering new ones.
Catherine is a Partner and head of the Investor Relations function, focussing on the development of institutional client relationships and investor relations. She joined Hollyport in January 2014 as an Associate.
Before joining Hollyport, Catherine worked in primary research and due diligence for Private Equity and Hedge Fund clients at Coleman Research in London.
Catherine holds a degree in Political Science from Queen’s University, Kingston, Canada, which included a semester at Université Jean Moulin Lyon III, France, and a MSc. International Political Economy from the London School of Economics; she is fluent in French.
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