James Wang

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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.

Arthur Wong

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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).

Olivia Clogg

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Olivia joined Hollyport in October 2019 as an Office Assistant, and was promoted to Senior EA and Operations in 2026. 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.

Katy Moran

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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 to lead operational initiatives, including IT and cybersecurity projects, CRM development, and the introduction of new systems and processes to improve collaboration and efficiency.

Katy oversees the administrative function globally, working with the office managers in London and New York to coordinate policies and ensure operational consistency across the business. She is also responsible for identifying and mitigating operational and technological risks.

Katy has a BA in Italian from the University of Bristol.

Catherine Badour

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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.

Peter Adentan

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Peter joined Hollyport’s London office as a Finance Associate in 2017. He is responsible for the audit, tax, investor reporting, and overall operations of Hollyport’s funds. His role includes managing liquidity, capital flows, and ensuring compliance with ESG and UN PRI standards.

Peter works closely with the investment and investor relations teams on key projects, strengthens internal processes, and ensures smooth fund operations. He is also responsible for supporting the development of junior finance team members.

Before joining Hollyport, Peter was a Finance Business Partner at Dixons Carphone, advising senior management on margin-driving activities and forecasting. He holds a degree in Accounting and Finance from the University of Hertfordshire and is a CIMA Chartered Management Accountant.

Mei Chan

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Mei is a Partner and leads the Finance and Compliance functions, based in the London office.

Mei joined Hollyport in 2017 as Head of Finance, where she led the growing team of fund accountants in the finance and administration activities of the investment funds, including investor reporting, fund structuring and portfolio monitoring. In addition, she served as the firm’s Compliance Officer and ESG lead working on both the investment policy as well internal initiatives.

Mei qualified as an ACA with HW Fisher & Company, and post qualification worked at Ingenious Investments where she was responsible for the financial management and reporting of their media investment funds – their largest business division with £2billion AUM at the time. Mei graduated from Glasgow University with an honours degree in Accounting and Finance.

Ronan Curran

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Ronan joined Hollyport in 2018, and is a Senior Associate within the investment team in London. His core responsibilities are originating and evaluating potential LP and GP-led transactions, taking a lead role in the project team to mentor the investment associates and form the investment thesis for presentation at Investment Committee. Working at Hollyport has enhanced Ronan’s problem-solving skills, which are central to the way we approach transactions.

Prior to joining Hollyport, Ronan completed an accountancy training contract in the banking and capital markets assurance department at Ernst & Young.

Ronan studied Economics at the University of Nottingham, and holds an MSc in International Management from the London School of Economics.

Alexander Gems

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Alex joined Hollyport in 2018 and is a Vice Principal in the Investment Team in London. His main focus is originating, evaluating and presenting LP and GP-led transactions to the Investment Committee.  He mentors junior investment team members and takes a lead on internal processes to originate deal flow from fund managers and vendors. In his time at Hollyport, Alex has improved his presenting and negotiating skills having learnt from the firm’s senior staff.

Alex graduated with a Masters in Mathematics from the University of Oxford and is a designated Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst.

Prior to joining Hollyport, Alex started his career in the banking and capital markets audit and assurance department at PwC, where he obtained his ACA qualification.

Richard Grindrod

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Richard is a Partner in the Investment Team, based in the London Office.

Richard joined Hollyport in 2015 as an Associate.  During his time in the business he has worked on over 80 successful transactions, building strong relationships with fund managers and intermediaries and sourcing proprietary investment opportunities.

He became Partner in 2021, and in addition to being a member of the Investment Committee is responsible for sourcing, negotiating and executing both LP portfolio and GP-led transactions. He works alongside the other investment team Partners to lead and develop the junior team, chairing internal projects to challenge thinking and lead innovation.

Richard is a qualified ACA having started his career at PwC where he worked in transaction services prior to joining Hollyport. Richard graduated from Newcastle University with a First Class Honours in BA Business, Accounting and Finance.