Accendo Capital has appointed Elise Auer as Director of Investor Relations. In her new role, Ms. Auer will direct business development activities for Accendo Capital and assume responsibility for ongoing communications and client service for existing fund investors.
Auer started her career in corporate finance and private equity investing and then in business development activities for alternative asset managers from new launches to established multibillion organisations – most recently at Broadwalk Asset Management and Galena Asset Management, part of Trafigura.
She is an active Member of the Executive Committee of the CAIA Association in London. Auer is a native of Finland who speaks fluent English and Italian. She is an Economics graduate and a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst.
Henri Österlund, Founding Partner of Accendo Capital, says: “To help meet demand from new investors and ensure a knowledgeable level of service to existing investors, we are pleased to welcome Elise to the team. The Accendo team has worked with Elise on a project basis over the past year, and we are continually impressed by her structured approach and ability to connect Accendo’s distinct activist strategy with suitable professional investors throughout Europe and the United States.”
Auer says: “I’m excited to join Accendo Capital during this expansive phase in their development. In times of increasing predominance of passive approaches – a strategy with a clear edge and active investment style can source even more opportunities in the markets and is attractive to investors.”
