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Charles Williams

Private Alternatives Capital Raising and Advisory

£800/day
Riyadh, SA
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Charles

I'm a senior team member within institutional distribution at a U.S. Placement Agent, working across private equity, credit, infrastructure, and real estate asset classes having worked with numerous European and U.S. GPs of various strategies (buyout, growth, direct lending, complex situations, real assets - tech / B2B SaaS, digital / AI infra, renewable energy, business and consumer services) and fund sizes ranging from $200m - $3b. I cover EMEA LPs, primarily in the UK, Nordics, W. Europe and the Middle East. I have developed strong, proprietary relationships with hundreds of individuals at hundreds of institutional investors across these EMEA regions and have further relationships globally predominantly in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and Japan. I have raised multiple tickets from an array of LP type and geography into numerous funds of varying asset classes and strategies. Prior to this, I was 8 years with two asset management firms within the investment / asset management teams.
  • English

    Native or bilingual

Can work on-site
Riyadh (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Probitas Partners
    Placement Agent | Institutional Distribution
    May 2025 - Today (1 year)
    Private alternatives capital raising and fund placement advisory management firm that partners exclusively with leading managers of alternative investment products seeking to raise capital from sophisticated institutional investors. Probitas Partners has been active for 20+ years in private equity, private credit, infrastructure, and real estate fundraising with over $120b raised across 150+ funds advised, leveraging a network of over 3000 global institutional investors. Senior team member within fundraising distribution and private capital advisory across private equity, credit, and real assets covering EMEA LPs and with further relationships globally. Responsibilities include consulting clients of fund positioning, fundraising strategy, collateral, macroeconomics, and pitch preparation. Guiding through the capital raising process and market aiding in the execution of transactions, diligence requests, benchmarking, and distribution messaging. Leveraging Probitas' and my personal network of global institutional LPs based on the targeted parameters of our clients with proprietary relationships across the UK, Nordics, W. Europe, and the Middle East. Have raised multiple tickets from an array of LP types into numerous funds of various asset classes. Further exposure to global origination efforts with a particular focus on new European mandates. Key day to day tasks include LP prequalification & demand assessments, maintaining and developing LP relationships, prospecting and outreach to institutional investors, CRM management, scheduling and attending GP/LP calls/meetings, organising and attending roadshows, VDR management, strategy preparation / execution, LP next steps / follow up management, market mapping / competitor analysis, and training junior team members.
  • Clivedale
    Asset Manager
    March 2025 - May 2025 (2 months)
    Front end investment exposure to £1.6 billion of varying real estate asset classes in prime central London. Including sourcing new projects, valuations and appraisals, feasibility studies, and transaction and acquisition. Further support across planning and asset management of the portfolio.
  • Countrywide
    Asset Manager
    June 2024 - October 2024 (4 months)
    Real estate investment for family office, Countrywide, as an investment analyst of prospective projects. Assessing potential development opportunities and aid in the introductions, negotiations, valuation, and acquisition of new projects across London. Further support in project management of the portfolio across planning, sales, and asset management.

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Education

  • Physical Geography BSc
    Reading University
    2013
    Physical Geography BSc
  • Canterbury A Level: Geography
    The King's School
    2009
    Canterbury A Level: Geography

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