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September 2008
Alliance
Trust Equity Partners (ATEP), the private equity arm of Alliance Trust PLC,
today announces the appointment of Layla Fear as Investment Manager. Layla will add to ATEP’s skill set as it
drives forward Alliance Trust’s commitment to
Layla
will work as part of the team headed up by Raymond Abbott, alongside Iain
Christie and John Morrison (Directors of ATEP) and Richard Hope (Investment
Director).
Layla
joins Alliance Trust Equity Partners from SL Capital Partners where she worked
as Private Equity Investment Analyst with responsibilities for the origination,
execution and monitoring of investment opportunities in Europe. She was also an
Advisory Board Member of three European private equity funds.
Raymond
Abbott, Head of Alliance Trust Equity Partners, said, "The addition of
Layla to the ATEP team adds a wider experience of European funds and allows
ATEP to increase the pace of commitment to private equity over the coming
years. Her skills complement the direct
deal skills in the team and we are very pleased with her appointment. This is
at a time when we believe our fund partners will be operating in a market where
new investments will be at attractive valuations and provide the opportunity
for superior returns for Alliance Trust.”
Layla
Fear added “I am very excited to be joining a dynamic private equity team and I
look forward to helping build a high quality Fund of Funds business.”
Contacts
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Notes
to editors
- Alliance Trust PLC is a self-managed investment company with investment trust
status. A FTSE-100 company, it has
been investing since 1888 and is the largest generalist
2. Alliance
Trust Equity Partners is a fully-owned subsidiary of Alliance Trust PLC.