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Unigestion rewards seven private equity professionals with promotions

Unigestion rewards seven private equity professionals with promotions

Unigestion, the independent asset manager specialising in mid-market private equity transactions, has announced seven promotions within its 70-strong global private equity team.

The promotions reflect the strong talent pool in Unigestion’s global Private Equity team, which manages some $11.5bn on behalf of more than 200 clients across secondaries, directs, primaries and climate impact strategies. Seven nationalities across three offices in Europe and Asia have been rewarded, with 43% of the cohort being female:

NameTitleLocationExpertise
Kim PochonPrincipalZurichEmerging Managers/Primaries
Christine ZhuSenior Vice PresidentZurichSecondaries
Borja Fernandes TamayoVice PresidentGenevaImpact/Primaries/AI
Marco PerfettoVice PresidentZurichAI/Primaries/Secondaries
Manuel BockVice PresidentZurichDirects/Secondaries
Reka TivoranAssociateGenevaImpact/ESG
Yang MengAssociateSingaporePrimaries/Secondaries

Mark Zünd, Partner and Head of Private Equity at Unigestion, said: “Private equity is very much a people business. Our people are critical to Unigestion’s success and we firmly believe in developing our home-grown talent. We are delighted to be able to recognise these seven up-and-coming individuals for their contribution, expertise, commitment and values – my congratulations to each of them.”

Unigestion has built significant expertise in private equity over some 30 years of investing in the global mid-market. Its investment team, which has an average of 18 years’ experience, seeks to invest in the market leaders of tomorrow across Europe, North America and Asia, selecting exciting, hard to access companies with resilient profiles across seven themes – climate transition, resource efficiency, sustainable cities, service efficiency, future of work, personal wellbeing and healthcare re-engineered.

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