About Adjuvo

Mark Foster-Brown CVO

Chief Executive Officer, Co-Founder & Director

Mark is the Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founding Partner of Adjuvo. He is also Partner of Altima Partners LLP, a London-based alternative investment manager.

Mark brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the process of introducing capital to private companies. He has a 33 year track record spanning the financial markets and investment process.

He started his career in 1986 at County NatWest Securities. In 1991 he co-founded the Emerging Markets business at James Capel, before moving to Morgan Grenfell & Co (later part of Deutsche Bank) in 1993.

In 1997 Mark was appointed Managing Director and head of Emerging European Equities in London, as well as a member of the Equities Division Management Committee. In 2001 he joined the Equity Special Situations business in Deutsche Bank, which established itself independently as Altima Partners LLP in 2004.

Mark has a MA in English Literature from Cambridge University.

Andrew Rice

Co-Founder & Director

Andrew Rice is a Co-Founding Partner of Adjuvo. He is also the Chairman of Rice Search Partners, a global financial services executive search boutique.

Andrew has a twenty year track record within the Executive Search industry. He has built and led teams, as well as managed senior client relationships across the financial services sector. Specifically, his expertise covers; private equity, capital markets, private wealth management, asset management and global emerging markets. Andrew’s vast personal network of contacts provides Adjuvo with access to a substantial pool of senior professionals.

Rice Search Partners was created in 2013 following a successful MBO of the European business of Rice & Dore Associates.

Andrew co-founded Rice & Dore Associates in 1997. He started his career in Executive Search in 1994.

Andrew has a BA in Business Studies.

Julian Sinclair

Chief Investment Officer & Founding Shareholder

Julian is the Chief Investment Officer of Adjuvo. He is also a non-executive director of Aberdeen Diversified Income and Growth Trust plc, a listed multi-asset investment vehicle.

Prior to Adjuvo Julian spent 10 years as Chief Investment Officer at Talisman. He was responsible for the overall investment process at Talisman and was the portfolio manager of Talisman Strategic Fund, a $1bn global cross-asset hedge fund. Talisman Global Asset Management is the private investment arm of the Pears family, managing c£3.5bn across multiple assets classes (excluding real estate) on a global basis.

Julian has broad investment experience – as a Senior Portfolio Manager at BlueBay Asset Management (2008). Prior to that he was a Partner at Altima Partners LLP, a EuroHedge award-winning London-based alternative investment manager (2003 until 2007).

Julian started his career at Gartmore as an analyst and portfolio manager focusing initially on Emerging Markets and then Global equity markets, running a S&P/Micropal ‘A’ rated fund. He worked there between 1996 and 2003.

He graduated from the University of Manchester with a B.A (Hons) in Economics. He is a CFA Charterholder and an invited speaker at the Ira Sohn Investment Conference series.

Stephen Ireton

Chief Operating Officer & Founding Shareholder

Stephen is the Chief Operating Officer of Adjuvo. He is responsible for delivering the business plan for Members and an efficient platform on which Adjuvo can operate. Stephen joined Adjuvo at its inception.

Stephen previously joined Rice & Dore Associates in 2001 as an executive search head hunter in global equity markets. By 2006 he led the global equity teams; setting-up a 17-person business in Moscow for a premier investment bank, hiring 62 professionals for one core client and making 31 Managing Director placements. In August 2007 Stephen’s responsibilities were supplemented after he was appointed the COO for the Global business.

He started his career in Executive Search in 2000. Prior to his ‘formal’ career he also worked at Conservative Central Office, the Department for Education & Employment and for Rt Hon Ken Clarke QC MP’s leadership campaign.

Stephen has a BA in Politics, Philosophy & Economics, Trinity College, Oxford University.

Ross Reason

Chairman & Founding Shareholder

Ross has a number of Cambridge University and Non-Executive Directorship roles including: the University of Cambridge Investment Board, Director Cambridge Investment Management and Finance Bursar for Robinson College; the Stanhope Pension Trust Director & Investment Committee, EDF & Man Deputy Chairman, Director and Chair of Audit Committee, Remuneration Committee, Director of Man Capital Markets Ltd, and Director of Adjuvo.

Following an economics degree at Cambridge University, Ross qualified as a chartered accountant with Price Waterhouse London. He joined Swiss Bank Corporation International in 1987, Nomura in 1991, SG Warburg 1993, and Salomon Brothers in 1996 (where he was latterly the head of trading equities and equity derivatives, Asia Pacific).

Louis Lundy

Principal

Joined the Adjuvo team in September 2014 as an Associate and Project Manager.

He is responsible for the day-to-day operational aspects of compliance, regulatory and administration that are required for on-boarding new members. He is also responsible for design, production and execution of the syndicate’s bespoke events; as well as all marketing projects.

Prior to joining Adjuvo, Louis worked for two years, in both London and Singapore at Human Capital (the Commodity specialists’ executive search) and the financial market specialists Goodman Masson for two years. Louis has a BA in Geography, Kings College London.

Henry Goode

Associate

Henry joined Adjuvo in February 2017 as an Analyst. He is responsible for processing investments and managing the relationship with Adjuvo’s custodian and nominee, Thompson Taraz. He supports the team in the day to day operational aspects of compliance, regulatory projects and due diligence. Henry works closely with Stephen to implement operational improvement projects at the platform and company level.

Since graduating, with a BA in Geography and Economics from Durham University, Henry has worked for a Strategy Consultancy and as an Analyst at a FinTech start-up.

Harriet Larcombe

Associate

Harriet joined Adjuvo in May 2018. She is responsible for managing the flow of potential investee companies, whilst supporting the team in due diligence projects. She also assists in the design, planning and implementation of the syndicate’s events. Prior to joining Adjuvo, Harriet was a conference producer with a focus on banking. Harriet has worked in France and Spain and has a BA in French and Spanish from the University of Nottingham.