Global investment firm Fairlight Capital Partners has appointed Matt Nagele as UK CEO to spearhead its drive to bring differentiated investment strategies to the professional investor and wealth management markets.

Founded in 2018, Fairlight Capital Partners, which seeds, backs and builds specialist investment managers, is launching into the UK through a strategic partnership with trend-following global macro firm Bowmoor Capital and will seek to develop additional select partnerships over time.

Nagele brings more than 30 years of experience in the asset management industry, with a proven track record of leadership across global distribution and business development. He spent a decade as Head of Global Distribution at Old Mutual Asset Managers, and has also held senior roles at firms including Castle Trust Capital plc, Janus Capital, and MacKay Shields.

Nagel- will assume responsibility for driving growth among professional investors and wealth managers in the UK, where Fairlight Capital Partners believes there is significant appetite for unconstrained investment strategies run by experienced portfolio managers with strong track records.

Bowmoor Capital’s flagship investment strategy, Global Alpha, a long/short, systematic, quantitative strategy developed by CIO Gareth Abbot, has delivered an annualised return of 17.41% since May 2013. The strategy recently passed $100m in assets under management.