Stafford Capital Partners appoints Valentina Abbott to drive business growth globally
Australia, 28 June 2023 - Stafford Capital Partners (“Stafford”) is pleased to announce that it has appointed Valentina Abbott as Global Head of Client Solutions, based in London, to help accelerate investment in the firm’s sustainable alternative investment vehicles.
Valentina Abbott brings a breadth of experience as a highly successful private markets senior executive. Most recently, Valentina worked for IFM Investors as Global Head of that firms Global Relationship Group, during its most significant growth phase and was responsible for international business development and private markets capital raising programs, investor relations and product development efforts.
Commenting on the appointment, Stafford CEO Angus Whiteley said that the firm was excited to welcome Valentina.
“Valentina Abbott is amongst the most senior and accomplished business development leaders in the global finance industry. Her deep experience managing client relations around the world for over a decade at IFM demonstrates that she can build deep, long-standing relationships with clients and deliver outstanding outcomes for them.”
“We are delighted to have Valentina on board as we support institutions towards their net zero goals, and we continue to enhance and scale the client experience globally.”
Valentina Abbott has had a highly successful international career in the finance industry, working across private markets capital raising programs, business-to-business relationship management, strategy development and implementation, project management, risk management and large-scale operational functions on four continents.
Ms. Abbott has also previously held senior positions at UniSuper and JB Were.
Valentina Abbott said today that she was excited about the growth trajectory Stafford is on.
“I am attracted to Stafford’s strong emphasis on its responsible investment partnerships with pension funds and insurance companies and look forward to working to support our clients on their net zero journey.”
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About Stafford Capital Partners
Stafford is an independent private markets investment and advisory firm with USD %%AuM%% billion in assets under management and advice* for more than %%numClients%% institutional clients worldwide. Founded in 2000, Stafford has a global team of 80+ professionals investing in infrastructure, timberland & agriculture and sustainable private equity through secondaries, primaries, and co-investments. Stafford has been a UN PRI signatory since 2010 and has committed to the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative. It puts sustainability at the centre of its investment process and implements a well-defined ESG program across all strategies.
* As of 30 September 2023
This release neither constitutes an offer to sell nor a solicitation to invest in any of Stafford’s funds. It is for information purposes only and is not a recommendation. It does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation to invest in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale would be prohibited or to any person not meeting the required investor criteria.