BGF has added Daria Polunina to its team in London as a portfolio manager.
Polunina joins BGF from Saphir Capital Partners, where she spent almost ten years as Director of the firm’s London office. Polunina also brings experience of managing and sitting on boards of UK-based portfolio companies as well as providing M&A advisory on buy-side mandates for external clients.
In her role at BGF, Polunina will be working closely with CEOs and business owners in the company’s portfolio and liaising with the portfolio’s management teams. She will also sit on the boards of portfolio companies including Apex Housing Group, Cass Art, Crêpeaffaire, Oliver Sweeney and Sophia Webster.
