Eighteen48 Partners
Family officeLondon · 28 people tracked
Investment thesis
Eighteen48 Partners takes an endowment-inspired approach to wealth management, with a singular mission of compounding clients' capital over the long term. The firm favors time in the market over market timing, arguing that compounding builds wealth while market timing erodes returns. It advocates focused, concentrated portfolios rather than over-diversification, believing that high-quality growth businesses can outperform benchmarks over time. The firm emphasizes fundamental opportunity sets rather than short-term macro predictions such as interest rates or fund flows. It also stresses accessing exceptional active managers, who are rare and difficult for most investors to reach, drawing on senior advisors experienced across public and private asset classes.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 28 people
from the firm's website
Co-founded Eighteen48 in 2019 and serves as CEO. Previously founded and co-led Stanhope Capital, and was earlier a principal in Lehman Brothers' Merchant Banking Group and a director of Worms & Cie.
Co-founder of Eighteen48 Partners, director of Rezayat Investments and co-founder of early-stage VC Initial Capital. Formerly a partner at Stanhope Capital and an M&A director at Credit Suisse/DLJ.
Chief Investment Officer with over 15 years in investment management, previously investment director of a single-family office and a senior director at Stanhope Capital where he built its first private equity funds programme.
Senior advisor with over 25 years of investing experience; CIO of Coutts & Co and formerly a director of Nestle's pension fund management company.
Senior advisor who is Managing Director and Co-Head of Marketable Investments at Makena Capital Management, previously at Cambridge University's investment office and GIC.
Experienced private equity fund investor, previously Head of Alternative Investments at the Kuwait Investment Office and a Partner at Altius Associates.
Senior advisor and active angel investor who co-founded Betfair in 1999; director of LMAX and Prodigy Finance.
Private investments specialist with over 20 years in private equity and investment banking, previously co-founder and partner at Greater Pacific Capital and earlier at Goldman Sachs.
Former Partner at Apax Partners with over 20 years of private equity experience, having founded Apax's Italian office and led its European Services team.
Senior advisor and Partner at Greenspring Associates (StepStone Group), a specialist institutional investor in venture capital funds and co-investments.
Senior advisor who is Founder, CEO and Portfolio Manager of Hitchwood Capital Management, a global long/short equity manager he founded in 2014.
CFO with over 35 years in financial services, previously Group CFO at Stanhope Capital and CFO of the listed derivatives business at UBS.
Former joint Managing Partner of Advent International and Chairman of its European operations; independent director and board member, currently a director of Pantheon International plc.
Senior advisor who co-founded international payments business World First in 2004, later sold to Alipay; now runs Q Capital investing in UK early-stage businesses.
CIO of RWJBarnabas Health and former CIO of New York University; an Advisory Investment Committee member for Eighteen48 Partners.
CIO at Makena Capital Management and former CEO/CIO of UVIMCO and CIO of the Georgetown University endowment; sits on the firm's Multi-Asset Advisory Investment Committee.
Chairman of Saintex Capital Management and former Vice Chairman of KGI Financial and co-founder of CDIB Capital International; independent director and board member.
Head of Compliance whose career spans Fortis Prime Fund Solutions, Brown Brothers Harriman, ETF Securities, and Legal & General where she led governance, risk and compliance functions.
CEO and CIO of the University of Florida Investment Corporation and former CIO at the Dalio Family Office and Carnegie Corporation; sits on the firm's Multi-Asset Advisory Investment Committee.
Portfolio manager with over 16 years in investment management, previously a Senior Director in the portfolio management team at Stanhope Capital.
Deputy CIO of Oxford University Endowment Management, having spent over a decade there leading the investment team across all asset classes.
Focuses on direct private equity with over 20 years of experience; formerly CIO of PMB Capital, founder of Moniol GmbH, and a partner at Duke Street.
Senior advisor and former Head of Europe and Asia for Blackstone Credit; principal of investment holding company Haven Grove Holdings with board roles across multiple businesses.
Former Partner at Apax Partners where he led the Tech & Telecoms team worldwide; past Chairman of the EVCA and Council Member of the BVCA.
CEO/CIO of UVIMCO, the University of Virginia's investment company; formerly CIO at Texas Children's Hospital and MD of Private Investments at Morgan Creek Capital.
Legal counsel who was previously general counsel for a private equity infrastructure fund and practiced at Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, Dorsey & Whitney and Walkers Global.
Portfolio management specialist with over 35 years of experience, previously a Partner at Stanhope Capital and Head of Client Relationships at Sandaire.
Portfolio manager with over 12 years as a private banker, having spent 10 years at J.P. Morgan Private Bank in Hong Kong. Formerly a Captain in the British Army.
Principals & officers · per Companies House
what is this? ⓘDirector · British · since 2019
Director · British · since 2018
Julien Bernard Marie Sevaux — 50–75% of shares, right to appoint and remove directors
Frequently asked questions
- What sectors does Eighteen48 Partners focus on?
- Eighteen48 Partners focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Eighteen48 Partners located?
- Eighteen48 Partners is headquartered in London, GB.
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