Hermes Private Equity has announced the appointment of Lynsey Register as investment manager.
Hermes Private Equity has announced the appointment of Lynsey Register as investment manager.
Prior to joining Hermes, Register (photo) spent four years working for private equity fund of funds, firstly with BlackRock and then Kedge Capital.
Register started her career at KPMG where she spent time in the financial services audit practice, moving on to the strategic commercial intelligence group focusing on deal related strategic and commercial issues.
She will research, analyse and recommend opportunities to invest in private equity funds for clients of Hermes Private Equity. Register will also be responsible for monitoring the ongoing performance of investments in the private equity fund portfolio.
Susan Flynn, director, Hermes Private Equity Fund Investment, says: ‘We are delighted that Lynsey is joining us and we look forward to harnessing her knowledge within the funds team. It is a challenging environment but we are using the expertise and experience within our team to position our portfolios to best advantage.’
Hermes Private Equity, the private equity arm of Hermes Fund Managers, has about GBP2bn committed to private equity, both as an investor in external private equity partnerships and through its own direct investment activity.
The direct investment activity is currently investing its third fund, HPEP III which has commitments of GBP300m. HPEP III is focused on UK and European middle market buy-out and growth capital transactions.
