Chris is responsible for the operation of Stafford Private Equity’s funds, including cash management, processing of corporate actions and performance monitoring of investments. Prior to joining Stafford, Chris worked at Computershare for six years where he was a project manager in the corporate actions division. He holds a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance from Kaplan.
Read MoreKate Pargaman is a Private Equity Associate in Stafford's US Private Equity Team.
Prior to joining Stafford, Kate was an International Tax Senior Consultant at Deloitte where she helped clients with compliance and strategic planning around international M&A and financing.
Kate is a Certified Public Accountant in the state of Texas and has a Bachelor degree in Business Administration and Master degree in Professional Accounting from the University of Texas at Austin.
Luke is an Associate in the Client Solutions team. He is involved in all aspects of client interactions from business development, investor relations and distribution and marketing.
Luke holds a Bachelor degree in Business Management from the University of East Anglia, UK.
Read MoreRahul Patel is a Financial Accountant and is responsible for the Corporate Accounting at Stafford Capital Partners.
Prior to Stafford, Rahul worked across Fin-Tech and Professional Services sectors where he trained and qualified as a Chartered Accountant.
Rahul is a Chartered Accountant with the ACCA and holds a Master’s degree in Engineering from The University of Nottingham.
Jay Peay is a Vice President with Stafford Timberland and is involved in due diligence and transaction sourcing for Timberland investments.
Prior to joining Stafford, Jay was a Deals Associate at PricewaterhouseCoopers where he focused on M&A valuations, market research, and analytics.
Jay is a Certified Public Accountant. He has a Master of Accountancy from Vanderbilt University’s Owen Graduate School of Management as well as a BA in Finance and Accounting from Wofford College.
Read MoreDaniel is involved in investment research, due diligence, transaction execution, portfolio management, and origination. He also works on various sustainability projects.
Prior to joining Stafford, Daniel was part of the assurance and advisory team at Deloitte in Australia, servicing listed, multinational, and private clients across a range of industries.
He holds a Bachelor of Commerce with majors in Accounting & Finance from the University of Sydney, is a qualified Chartered Accountant with Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand (CA ANZ) and has completed level 1 of the CFA Program.
Read MoreDan is an Vice President with Stafford’s Timberland team. His focus areas are market analysis, investment due diligence and operational management of timberland investments.
Prior to Stafford, Dan worked as a Forestry, ArcGIS and Bioenergy Analyst at Pöyry in both New Zealand and Australia. His experience includes: forest appraisals, asset due diligence, market trends and analysis and forecasting with a focus on the Asia Pacific region.
Dan holds a Bachelor of Forestry Science from the University of Canterbury.
Christophe is Regional Lead for Europe. His focus markets include Switzerland, France, the Nordics, and the Benelux.
Prior to joining Stafford in 2020, Christophe worked as an associate with Deutsche Bank’s asset management arm, DWS, where he completed the global graduate programme and integrated the Insurance Coverage team. As part of his responsibilities, Christophe maintained relationships with insurance companies and supported senior management on various sales activities.
Christophe has a Master in Finance degree from EDHEC Business School, and a Bachelor’s degree from the École Hôtelière de Lausanne (EHL).
Read MoreCarlos Ruiz is a Vice President with Stafford Timberland and is involved in due diligence and transaction sourcing for Timberland investments.
Prior to joining Stafford, Carlos was a Transaction Manager at Manulife where he focused on Farmland and Farmland plus acquisitions in US and Canada
Carlos holds a master’s degree from the University of Georgia as well as a BS in Industrial Engineering.
Read MoreUjjaval Sadana is a Finance professional who is currently completing the ACA - ICAEW qualification, with experiences across Asset Wealth Management, Fund Administration & Operations.
Ujjaval began his career with PwC in Asset Wealth Management division, later moving into management accounting and financial reporting within direct private equity structures at Belasko. Ujjaval now works for Stafford Capital Partners in Fund Controller/Operations.
Victoria is Chief Compliance Officer at Stafford and is responsible for all aspects of compliance across the business.
Victoria brings over 20 years of experience in legal and compliance roles within financial services. Most recently at gunnercooke LLP, Victoria advised investment managers on all aspects of private investment management, compliance strategy, and global regulatory matters. Prior to that, Victoria was General Counsel at MVision Private Equity Advisers for nine years.
Victoria holds a Batchelors degree in Natural Sciences, a Distinction in Legal Practice from BPP Law School and trained in the Private Equity Group at SJ Berwin LLP.
Dhara is Stafford’s Tax Manager and is Responsible for tax compliance, planning and reporting on behalf of the Stafford funds.
Prior to joining Stafford, Dhara worked as a Vice President in the transaction tax team at Duff and Phelps and as a Tax Manager in the KPMG private equity funds team.
She is a qualified Chartered Accountant, qualified Chartered Tax Advisor and holds a bachelor’s degree in Law from Reading University.
Read MoreHaiko is a Vice President in Stafford’s European Private Equity business, and is responsible for sourcing, execution, due diligence and monitoring of European Private Equity investments.
Prior to joining Stafford Capital Partners, Haiko was involved in multiple areas of the Robeco Private Equity team, which managed and advised over USD 2bln of assets in private equity. Prior to Robeco, Haiko worked in IT Development at Omron for five years, and as an IT Engineer and Developer specializing in Human Resource platforms.
Haiko studied Financial Control at the Hogeschool van Amsterdam.
Read MoreSyed Muhammad Abdul Raffay is a fund controller within Stafford’s Fund Finance team, leading the firm’s US private equity operations through fund operations, investor reporting, and financial oversight.
Prior to joining Stafford, Raffay worked at KPMG UK for over five years, rising to Assistant Manager within the Asset Management audit practice. There, he led audits for clients across private equity, real estate, and institutional asset management, with a focus on financial reporting, fund structures, valuation assessments, governance reviews, and fund-level control testing.
Raffay is an ACA-qualified Chartered Accountant through the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). He also holds a Master of Science in Business Analytics from Queen Mary, University of London, and a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Mathematics from the Institute of Business Administration, Karachi.
Justin is a Tax Transaction Manager within Stafford's tax team and is responsible for providing tax structuring and advice across Stafford's international investments.
Read MoreJordan Vincent supports Stafford with sourcing, execution, and monitoring of investments within the Timberland team.
Prior to Stafford, Jordan oversaw finance and corporate strategy responsibilities serving on the leadership team of a private equity platform acquiring and managing renewable power and oil & gas mineral investments. Before this, Jordan worked at Equilibrium Capital and Lime Rock Resources, where he led and monitored private equity investments in sustainable agriculture and natural resources, and at Petrie Partners, where he advised on a variety of mergers, acquisitions and corporate restructurings.
Jordan holds an MBA from Northwestern University and bachelor's degrees from the Business Honors Program and Engineering Route to Business Program at the University of Texas at Austin.
Marcus Wallace is a Fund Controller, working in the Fund's Operations team and is responsible for the oversight of Stafford’s Timberland & Agriculture Fund's finances & operations.
Prior to Stafford, Marcus worked for Fund Operations at Pantheon, with specific focus on their Primary & Co-Invest Strategies and had spent 4 years with KPMG in their private equity audit department.
Marcus a holds a Masters Degree in Economics from the University of Glasgow where he received the 'Adam Smith Scholar Award for Excellence' and is a Chartered Accountant with the ICAEW.
Read MoreStephen is involved in relationship management, strategy formulation and investment sourcing and evaluation for Private Equity in Australia and New Zealand. He co-founded Stafford Capital Partners in 2000.
Prior to Stafford Capital Partners, Stephen spent over 10 years at Macquarie Bank’s Asset Management Division, where he established and invested its $220 million private equity program. Stephen joined Macquarie Bank when it acquired Risk Averse Money Managers, of which he was an owner and director.
Read MoreAngus is responsible for all aspects of the business at Stafford, working across strategy formulation, team development, relationship management and investment evaluation.
Prior to Stafford Angus worked as a direct investor in the private equity and venture capital markets. He started his career with Thompson Clive & Partners, a life sciences and technology private equity firm with investments in Europe and the US. He then co-founded Solon Ventures, a UK venture capital firm.
He received an MA in Law from Cambridge University.
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