Future Capital Partners (“FCP”), the £6 billion alternative investment boutique, has appointed Piers Denne to lead the firm’s ambitious business development strategy.
Piers takes over an expanded Head of Sales & Marketing role at FCP, with primary responsibility for implementing a new strategic focus for the firm’s business development campaigns. His immediate task will be the marketing of the extensive range of new product launches that the firm has lined up for Q1 2010. FCP has enjoyed rapid growth this year, both in terms of products and personnel, and the appointment of Piers to this expanded role will help to continue this momentum.
Piers brings with him a vast amount of experience in third-party distribution of investment products. FCP’s investment opportunities are available to investors exclusively through channel partners, who include financial institutions, wealth managers, IFAs and accountants, and Piers will be charged with continuing to strengthen FCP’s relationships. Heading up the sales team, recently enhanced by the appointment of Andrew Derrington, he expects to bolster the team’s resources further in the coming months.
In addition, Piers will use his experience in investment solutions to contribute to the further development of FCP’s suite of tailored, risk adjusted products for the firm’s target investors.
Piers bring 23 years of financial services experience to his new role. During this time, he has held senior marketing and distribution roles with some of Europe’s largest asset managers, including Gartmore, Fidelity and Threadneedle.
Tim Levy, Chief Executive at Future Capital Partners said:
“Piers’ appointment comes at an important juncture for Future. Following the success we have enjoyed this year, it is crucial that we have a business development strategy in place to deal with the increase in interest around our products. Piers’ experience in devising and implementing these kinds of strategies will provide us with the means to continue our momentum. We have an extremely exciting range of new products in the pipeline that we hope to bring to market in the next quarter. In order to capitalise fully on these opportunities, we need the most effective business development plan possible. Moreover, in the long term, Piers’ in-depth knowledge of the third party market will help us to optimise our client services and strengthen our distribution base.”
Piers Denne added:
“Future Capital Partners is a market leader in the field of specialised investment opportunities. In an era where IFAs are looking to diversify their clients’ portfolios and maximise tax efficiency, I am excited in joining FCP in order to help develop the range of investment solutions and increase distribution. Having worked consistently within the intermediary community, it is apparent that diversification of assets to reduce risk and a focus on tax management are coming to the fore in the services IFAs offer their clients. FCP is well situated to help them in this.”
Future Capital Partners specialises in alternative investments such as renewable energy, international property, biotechnology and media and entertainment. Future Capital Partners has completed transactions and made investments worth in excess of £6 billion since 2000 and has executed over 500 asset finance transactions. The firm’s current product offerings include Opus, a Real Estate Development in Montenegro; the production services in relation to an upcoming Hollywood blockbuster movie, produced by a premiere independent film company; the construction of a wheat-to-bio-ethanol plant in the UK; and Aramid 1, which provides ongoing debt finance to the entertainment industry.
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About Future Capital Partners
Founded in 2000, Future Capital Partners is one of the UK’s leading alternative investment boutiques, specialising in renewable energy, international property, biotechnology and media and entertainment investing and financing. Its 40-strong investment team works closely with Financial Institutions, Wealth Managers, IFA’s and Accountancy firms to raise capital enabling clients to invest in some of the most unique and commercial financial products and services available in the UK marketplace today. The investments are designed to meet the specific needs of investors who are seeking genuine non-correlated investment opportunities, and range from pure equity investments to tax-efficient structures.
Since its establishment, Future Capital Partners has completed transactions and made investments worth in excess of £6 billion and has executed over 500 asset finance transactions. Future Capital Partners also owns significant investments in other industry groups including Novia Financial PLC, the leading technology- based Wrap platform; Aramid Capital Partners, a leading provider of asset backed finance to the global entertainment industry; and Ethanol Ventures Limited which is developing and financing two “wheat to bio-ethanol” plants in the UK.