Ian Berry
Ian has over 25 years’ experience as an infrastructure investment professional, with extensive experience in establishing, investing and managing funds and investing in energy-transition and digital-transition infrastructure. Ian’s experience includes: building and leading infrastructure teams/businesses, defining fund strategy, determining portfolio construction, investment strategy, overseeing origination and post-acquisition investment management and client engagement. Ian’s background is…
Read MoreAnna Pugh, CFA
Anna graduated from the University of Bath with a First-Class Honours degree in Economics in 2012. Prior to joining R&M, Anna worked as a product specialist at Neptune Investment Management undertaking analysis on their equity fund range. Anna joined River and Mercantile in 2018 as an Equity Analyst to work closely on the UK portfolios.…
Read MoreMayan Uthayakumar
Mayan graduated from the University of Oxford in 2007 with an Upper Second-Class degree in Politics, Philosophy and Economics. In 2009 he took a Masters in Finance, Money and Banking at the University of St Andrews where he graduated with Distinction. Mayan joined Goldman Sachs in 2010 where he worked as an Associate in the…
Read MoreFergus Helliwell
Fergus has approximately 9 years’ experience as an infrastructure investment professional with experience working across a number of infrastructure funds investing and managing in social infrastructure as well as renewable energy investments. Fergus’ experience includes: investment strategy development and implementation, origination and postacquisition investment management, fundraising and client engagement.
Read MoreAnne-Sophie Eveno
Anne-Sophie is an experienced investment professional with 10+ years working in the investment management industry, originating and executing a range of transactions across greenfield and brownfield infrastructure in the solar, energy from waste and anaerobic digestion sectors. Anne-Sophie has advanced financial modelling skills enabling the efficient assessment of opportunities as well as support the ongoing…
Read MoreAllan Vlah
Allan has approximately 20 years’ experience as a buy-side infrastructure investment professional with deep European experience in the sustainable energy and transportation sectors from both transaction origination/execution and post-acquisition management perspectives. An extensive track record developing and leading investment strategies. At Aviva Investors, Allan previously led the infrastructure equity’s thermal power investment strategy where he…
Read MoreMatt Hudson
Matt has over 20 years’ experience of managing UK equities, with a deep specialist knowledge of equity income strategies. After qualifying as a chartered accountant with Coopers and Lybrand, Matt started his investment career in 2001 as an assistant fund manager at AIB Govett Fund Management. In 2001, he joined Cazenove Fund Management to launch a new…
Read MoreAlex Hoctor-Duncan
Alex Hoctor-Duncan has worked within the industry since 1995. He was Global Head of Aberdeen Standard Investments until June 2021. Before joining Standard Life Aberdeen in September 2018, Alex was Head of the European Middle East and Africa (EMEA) business at BlackRock. Prior to this Alex was Head of Merrill Lynch Investment Managers UK business…
Read MoreNick Pearse
Nick joined R&M in January 2021 from Jupiter, which acquired Merian Global Investors in 2020, where Nick worked for the past decade.
Read MoreSudin Poddar
Sudin Poddar, CFA is a Portfolio Manager and Analyst on the Industrial Life Cycle (ILC) Equity team. Prior to joining River and Mercantile Group in June of 2017, Mr. Poddar spent ten years at Credit Suisse helping build and grow a core equities business centered on the Industrial Life Cycle framework. Primary amongst his responsibilities…
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