Alisevket Karaca
ALISEVKET KARACA
PARTNER

Alisevket is involved in all aspects of business strategy with a focus on delivering the services of a private investment office to his select client group of clients. He works closely with the investment team and focuses primarily on portfolio construction and longer-term investments. Alisevket has a breadth of experience in the industry having held senior positions at UBP, ACPI Investments, Julius Baer and Merrill Lynch. He completed postgraduate studies in International relations and Economics at Johns Hopkins University, and in Finance at London Business School. He also has a degree in political science from Bogazici University.

Ammalan Annalingam
AMMALAN ANNALINGAM
CO-HEAD OF MULTI-ASSET INVESTMENTS

Ammalan has over 20 years of experience and is jointly responsible for investment oversight of all mandates managed by the multi-asset team. Additionally, he is responsible for contributing towards the team’s macroeconomic views and multi-asset portfolio positioning and construction. Previously he has worked for London Diversified Fund Management, a global macro hedge fund, ECM, a fixed income asset manager and Credit Suisse First Boston. He began his career at Ernst & Young in the International Capital Markets Group where he qualified as an accountant. He also sits on the Derivatives exam panel of the CISI.

Carnegie Smyth
CARNEGIE SMYTH
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, PARTNER

Carnegie is the co-founder of Arbion Holdings. He is the CEO and drives strategy. Carnegie is also the Co-Founder of Squared Investments, now part of Arbion Holdings. Previously, Carnegie advised entrepreneurs and high-profile sports clients on tax and corporate advisory issues at Deloitte. He has a BA (Hons) in Management Finance at University of Nottingham and is a member of CIOT and CISI. Carnegie is committed to his family’s initiative in Liberia and Sported as Deputy Chairman. He is a former Ambassador with the British Olympic Association and personally invests into early-stage businesses where he acts as an advisor.

Changmao Song
CHANGMAO SONG
HEDGE FUND ANALYST

Chan joined Arbion’s Hedge Fund Business following his graduation from Imperial College London. He supports the management of hedge fund portfolios, conducts quantitative and qualitative research and executes trades. Chan received an MSc Statistics (Finance Stream) from Imperial College London, and a BSc Mathematics with Applied Mathematics from The University of Nottingham. Chan is passionate about football and enjoys swimming and traveling.

Charlotte Thursfield
CHARLOTTE THURSFIELD
SENIOR CLIENT ADVISOR

Charlotte joined Arbion as a Senior Client Advisor specialising in international clients with complex structures. Charlotte was previously at Union Bancaire Privée, where she joined as a relationship manager in 2019 following the acquisition of ACPI Investments Ltd. Prior to joining ACPI in 2015, Charlotte previously worked at Julius Baer and Merrill Lynch. Charlotte holds a BSc in History and Philosophy of Science from University College London and is a Chartered MSCI. Charlotte enjoys playing tennis, skiing and chess.

Chris Stone
CHRIS STONE
HEAD OF EQUITIES, PARTNER

Chris is responsible for the firm’s equity and multi-asset strategies. Chris has 18 years of investment management experience. Previously, he was Head of Discretionary Portfolio Management at UBP London and a member of the Global Equity and Global Investment Committees. Chris served in a similar position at ACPI, where, in addition, he was Head of the firm’s trading and execution business. Prior to joining ACPI, Chris worked as an analyst for Goldman Sachs International. Chris holds a master’s degree in finance and economics from the University of Cape Town and is a CFA Charterholder.

Daniel Pasini
DANIEL PASINI
PARTNER

Daniel oversees the Wealth Management business in Arbion. He started his career in Gruppo Mediolanum in Dublin, then joined Goldman Sachs Private Wealth Management division in London. In 2001 he joined the founding team of ACPI Investment Limited becoming the Head of Wealth Management. Following the acquisition by UBP of ACPI at the end of 2018, Daniel became a Managing Director at UBP London until July 2022. Daniel received a M.A in Economics from Università Commerciale Luigi Bocconi (Milan) and a B.A. in Economics from Northwestern University (Chicago). He is a CFA Charterholder and also holds the CFA Certificate in ESG Investing.

Dotan Lieberman
DOTAN LIEBERMAN
PARTNER

Dotan started his career on the trading floor dealing with Fixed Income and Equities before moving on to look after families and private clients. He has more than 20 years’ experience of investing in markets and managing clients wealth. Dotan enjoys learning and researching companies and works closely with the investment team, focusing primarily on long-term investments. Previously, he was in charge of the Israeli desk at UBS London, was Partner at ACPI and Managing Director at UBP. Dotan received an MSc in Investment Management from Cass Business School, and completed a Value Investing Programme at Columbia Business School.

Fatma Robertson
FATMA ROBERTSON
CLIENT ADVISOR

Fatma is responsible for managing and developing client relationships. She has experience in the investment banking, retail and government sectors as well as in structuring early stage tech start-up financing. She worked at Lehman Brothers to originate debt financing and restructuring for institutional clients as part of the global debt capital markets team. She received an MBA in Finance from the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania and a BA in Economics and International Relations from Brown University. Fatma has an interest in modern history of art, is a keen museum goer and enjoys mountain life.

Graham Noble
GRAHAM NOBLE
PRIVATE CAPITAL

Graham is a highly experienced investor, with two decades of experience including UBS and Credit Suisse. He has significant experience in sourcing and investing in direct transactions, co-investments and fund investment in a variety of sectors including taking minority, majority and co-investment positions. Graham has been instrumental in the founding of many successful asset management businesses focused on the private client market, and today advises a select number of UNHW individuals and families. Graham holds executive and non-executive positions in several firms, with interests in finance, asset backed transactions, gaming, and defense.

Greg Malone
GREG MALONE
PARTNER

Greg is the co-founder of Arbion Holdings and is responsible for strategy across the business as well as advising clients. Greg is also the co-founder of Squared Investments, now part of Arbion. Greg has worked across and invested in both public and private markets, bringing this expertise to his clients who use this experience in decision making across their investments. He is a Fellow of the CISI and has received a BSc (Hons) degree in Economics and Econometrics from the University of Nottingham. Greg is a keen cyclist and personally invests in or acts as an advisor to some fast-growing businesses across technology, software and wine!

Harry Elliman
HARRY ELLIMAN
SENIOR INVESTMENT ANALYST

Harry's role is to assist with investment research and supporting the management of our multi-asset portfolios & UCIT funds. Prior to Arbion, Harry completed an accountancy placement, and worked within a family office for two years as an Investment Research Analyst primarily focusing on economic and fund research. Harry received a BA (Hons) Business Management with Accounting and Finance from the University of the West of England, holds his Investment Management Certificate (IMC), and his CFA Level 1. Outside of work Harry is enthusiastic about films, music and sports, especially football and skiing.

James Robertson
JAMES ROBERTSON
PRIVATE CAPITAL

James is highly experienced in private capital and private placement, representing several UHNW clients who wish to source strategic transactions or to raise private capital. James sits as Trustee, Chairman, or non-executive director for several families and private companies and has advised on family office structures and succession planning and is an expert in advising on inter-generational strategic planning and charitable giving. Prior to Arbion James was head of corporate law and private wealth at international law firm Taylor Wessing, sitting on their main Board for many years and oversaw the firm's expansion into over 30 countries.

Kirin Ohbi
KIRIN OHBI
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER, GENERAL COUNSEL

Kirin oversees all business operations and forms part of Arbion’s Board of Directors. Kirin is also responsible for all legal matters related to the firm. Kirin trained and qualified as a solicitor at Pinsent Masons (Formerly McGrigors LLP) where she spent 5 years in their London office. Having qualified into the Corporate team, Kirin has experience in a wide range of corporate matters including M&A, private equity and venture capital transactions. Prior to McGrigors Kirin worked as a paralegal with the M&A team at Freshfields LLP. Kirin received an LLB Law and LLM Corporate & Commercial Law from University College London.

Luigi F. Bellini
LUIGI F. BELLINI
PARTNER

Luigi heads the Private Capital and Family Board Services divisions. Prior to joining Arbion, Luigi was a Partner at ACPI Investment Limited where he led the Family Office and Institutional Business. Before this, Luigi was Managing Director at Bear Stearns where he built an investment management business focusing on Institutional & Family Office investors across Europe and Latin America. Luigi has also worked at Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB) and was Co-Head of UBS Private Banking division, heading up their offerings in Italy, Monaco and Switzerland. Luigi holds a degree in Economics and a degree in Business Administration.

Marco Pabst
MARCO PABST
CHIEF INVESTMENT OFFICER, PARTNER

Marco is responsible for investment decision making across the business. He leads strategy and oversees all activity across equities, fixed income and third-party funds. Previously he was the CIO of UBP London, Chairman of the Global Equity Investment Committee and member of the Global Investment Committee, continuing in his previous role from ACPI where he was partner and CIO. Marco previously worked at Sal Oppenheim and UBS as an equity research analyst. He has an MBA from the Technical University of Dresden, Germany, with a focus on finance. He has been a CFA Charterholder since 2004.

Matthew Barnes
MATTHEW BARNES
CO-HEAD OF FIXED INCOME, HEAD OF CREDIT

Matthew is Arbion's Fixed Income Credit Portfolio Manager. He has 25 years of industry experience, most recently managing the Rubrics Global Credit Fund for over 10 years. Matthew has invested across the credit spectrum in a wide variety of global bond issuers, spanning a diverse breadth of industries. Complementing his credit knowledge, Matthew has strong debt-capital structure and cross-currency bond awareness, having been an active investor in both senior and subordinated bonds issued in a range of global currencies. Matthew is a Chartered Financial Analyst.

Max Chapman
MAX CHAPMAN
CLIENT ADVISOR

Max is responsible for managing and developing UHNW client relationships. He is also involved in the evolution of Arbion’s ESG offering. Max comes from an institutional background and previously worked at Insight Asset Management where he managed a book of UK pension schemes and insurance firms. He has a B.Sc. in Economics from Newcastle University; he holds the Investment Management Certificate and the Certificate in ESG Investing. Outside of work, Max is a reluctant Arsenal supporter and a Miniature Dachshund enthusiast.

Michael Rosenthal
MICHAEL ROSENTHAL
HEAD OF ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS

Michael is Head of Alternative Investments and the Portfolio Manager of the Absolute Return Alpha Strategy. He has 27 years of investment management experience having joined Arbion from Amundi Alternative Investment where he was Global Head of Investment and Head of the London office.During his 11year tenure AUM grew from $1bil to $31bil. Prior to Amundi, Michael was a Portfolio Manager at JPMorgan Investment Management where he managed Asia and Japan portfolios and JPMorgan’s Japan hedge fund.Michael has been awarded several awards for the strategy’s performance over recent years including the global industry award for Long Term Performance.

Richard Hanlon
RICHARD HANLON
SENIOR CLIENT ADVISOR

Richard is a Senior Client Advisor working with clients both in the UK and overseas. He has in-depth experience of working with successful entrepreneurs and their families, advising on all aspects of their wealth including multi-asset investment portfolios, cash management and debt solutions. Prior to Arbion, Richard was a Private Banker at Coutts & Co focusing on UK resident non-domiciled individuals and their tax efficient wealth structuring requirements. Richard is a member of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment.

Robert Lee
ROBERT LEE
CO-HEAD OF MULTI-ASSET INVESTMENTS, HEAD OF RATES

Robert has been managing the wealth of private clients since 2006 as a portfolio manager and fixed income specialist. He is jointly responsible for the multi-asset investment team, global fixed income strategies, and Arbion's retail funds business. Previously, he worked for Lehman Brothers on the European Capital Markets team, and then Coutts & Co where he was a member of the fixed income and foreign exchange selection committees, responsible for managing the advisory and discretionary portfolios for private clients and institutions. Robert is a Chartered Financial Analyst and a member of the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment.

Robert Seiver
ROBERT SEIVER
HEAD OF RISK

Rob works closely with both the investment and operations team's. His role involves monitoring, managing, and reporting on Arbion's risk profile, including market, operational and third-party risks. He also has oversight of portfolio exposures and risk statistics as well as maintaining the model portfolios. Rob is a qualified Financial Risk Manager (FRM) certified by the Global Association of Risk Professionals. He holds an MSc in Financial Mathematics from King’s College London, as well as MSc and BSc in Mathematics from Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.

Tim Frost
TIM FROST
FINANCE DIRECTOR

Tim is responsible for managing all aspects of the firm’s, financial operations. Prior to joining Arbion; Tim spent 3 years with UBS, in Sydney Australia, managing a cross-divisional finance team, and 5 years with Nomura Code Securities, in London, as their Financial Controller. Tim is a member of Arbion's Business Operations Committee, a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), and holds a BSc in Geology from the University of Birmingham. Tim enjoys visiting new countries and experiencing different cultures with his family.

Valentini Panteli
VALENTINI PANTELI
CLIENT ADVISOR

Valentini has over 14 years of Wealth Management and Private Banking experience, focusing throughout on building great relationships with her clients. Before joining Arbion as a client advisor, Valentini was an assistant relationship manager at Union Bancaire Privée and prior to that an Assistant Director in the client service team at EFG Private Bank. Valentini has an MSC in Financial Mathematics and a Certificate of Mortgage Advice (CeMAP). Outside of work Valentini can be found working out in the gym or jogging through one of London’s many parks.