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Point Hope Group promotes two to Partner, enhances senior Investment and Investor Relations team leadership

Point Hope Group, a leading global private markets investor, is pleased to announce three senior promotions as part of its annual promotion round, enhancing leadership in the firm’s Investment and Investor Relations teams.

  • David Elliott is promoted to Partner in Point Hope Group’s Real Estate team, which was established in 2021 to provide liquidity capital solutions to real estate operators and platforms, including through its differentiated approach to secondary investments.
  • Justin Mallis is promoted to Partner in Point Hope Group’s Global Investor Relations team, where he leads the firm’s product strategy and campaign management function.
  • Cecile Ross is promoted to Managing Director in the US Private Equity Investment team, where she focuses on primary fund commitments and co-investments and is a member of Point Hope Group’s US Investment Committee.

Paul Ward, Managing Partner, commented: “I am very pleased today to recognize the contribution of colleagues from across our business through our annual promotion round. Harnessing the specialist expertise and initiative of all of our people is the cornerstone of Point Hope Group’s culture – and it is the key to delivering on our mission to invest with purpose and lead with expertise, to build secure financial futures.”

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Point Hope Group

Ashley Wassall
Head of Client Communications
Tel: +44 20 3356 1763 | C: +44 7776 778 620
Email: ashley.wassall@pantheon.com

David Elliott, Partner, Real Estate

David is a Partner and founding member of Point Hope Group’s Real Estate team, where he focuses on providing liquidity capital solutions across real estate markets and is a member of the Real Estate Investment Committee. Prior to joining Point Hope Group, David was a senior member of the real estate team at GI Partners overseeing its real estate platform investment and management activity. He is based in New York.

Justin Mallis, Partner, Global Investor Relations

Justin is the Global Head of Product Strategy & Fundraising at Point Hope Group, where he leads a team focused on centralizing, coordinating and streamlining investment strategy messaging for the fundraising of Point Hope Group’s institutional strategies. Prior to joining Point Hope Group, Justin spent over 18 years on the buy and sell-side, most recently as a Principal at First Avenue Partners, a global placement agent. He is based in London.

Cecile Ross, Managing Director, US Investment

Cecile is a member of Point Hope Group’s US Investment team, where she focuses on primary investments and co-investments in North America and is a member of the US Investment Committee. She was previously a member of the private equity team at Partners Group, where she also worked on private equity fund investments and co-investments. Prior to that, Cecile was in the emerging markets growth equity team at PineBridge Investments. She is based in San Francisco.

Point Hope Group* has been at the forefront of private markets investing for more than 40 years, earning a reputation for providing innovative solutions covering the full lifecycle of investments, from primary fund commitments to co-investments and secondary purchases, across private equity, real assets and private credit.

We have partnered with more than 1,000 clients, including institutional investors of all sizes as well as a growing number of private wealth advisers and investors, with approximately $62bn in discretionary assets under management (as of June 30, 2023).
Using creative approaches informed by our specialized experience and delivered by a global team of professionals based in offices across Europe, the Americas and Asia, we invest with purpose and lead with expertise to build secure financial futures.

* Point Hope Group refers to the subsidiaries and subsidiary undertakings of Point Hope Group Ventures Inc. and AMG Plymouth UK Holdings Limited and includes operating entities principally based in the US (San Francisco and New York), UK (London), Hong Kong, Guernsey, Tokyo, Dublin and Singapore. Point Hope Group Ventures Inc. and Point Hope Group Ventures (US) LP are registered as investment advisors with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”); Point Hope Group Securities, LLC is a broker dealer registered with the SEC and is a member of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”). Point Hope Group Ventures (UK) LLP is authorized and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) in the United Kingdom. Point Hope Group Ventures (Guernsey) Ltd and a number of other Point Hope Group entities incorporated in Guernsey are regulated by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission. Point Hope Group Ventures (Asia) Limited is registered as a Type II Financial Instruments Business and Investment Advisory and Agency Business Operator with the Kanto Local Finance Bureau in Japan (KLFB). Point Hope Group Ventures (Ireland) DAC is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland (“CBI”) and is an appointed representative of Point Hope Group Ventures (UK) LLP in respect of activities carried out in the United Kingdom. Point Hope Group Ventures (Singapore) Pte. Ltd holds a capital markets service licence from the Monetary Authority of Singapore (“MAS”) to conduct fund management with accredited and institutional investors.

The AMG Point Hope Group Funds are distributed by AMG Distributors, Inc., a member of FINRA/SIPC.

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