Volpi Capital

Catherine Smith is a Team Assistant supporting the Investment Team at Volpi Capital, where her responsibilities include diary management, meeting and travel coordination, event planning, and team communication. She has more than 10 years of experience in administrative roles within corporate environments. Smith holds a BSc and is an Associate member of the CIPD.

Emer Fogarty is a psychologist and People Adviser at Volpi Capital, where she works with management teams in private equity-backed businesses. Her work focuses on the behavioural and interpersonal factors affecting team effectiveness, including leadership mindset, trust, role clarity and collective accountability, particularly during periods of scaling and organisational change. She supports executives across the Volpi Capital portfolio in navigating high-stakes decisions and sustaining performance through the investment cycle.

Fernando Piekenbrock is a Technology Investor at Volpi Capital LLP, a pan-European technology fund managing €1.1bn that invests in software and IT services businesses. His current investment focus includes Microsoft Dynamics independent software vendors, Enterprise Asset Management software vendors, and specialized ServiceNow and Google Cloud Platform consultancies. He also serves as a Non-Executive Director.