Haakon has more than 21 years of industry experience and leads Probitas Partners’ activities in Europe and the Middle East. Prior to joining Probitas Partners, Haakon was a Director at Wedge Alternatives, a boutique placement agent in London focused on raising capital for private equity and hedge funds. Prior to that, Haakon worked at Goldman Sachs in New York and London, most recently as an Associate supporting the interest rate derivatives sales desk in London. Haakon earned a BSc in Business Administration from University of Colorado at Boulder. He also holds the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA) Designation.

Jack has more than nine years of industry experience and is responsible for Probitas Partners’ relationship management activities across EMEA. Prior to joining Probitas Partners, Jack was at AZR Capital where he was responsible for raising assets across a range of private equity and private credit mandates from institutional investors and family offices in EMEA and Asia. Prior to AZR, Jack also held a similar role at AA Advisors and before that was at Merian Global Investors (OMGI before their MBO alongside TA Associates) where he covered the UK investor market distributing their range of alternative, equity and fixed income strategies. Jack earned a BA(econ) from the University of Manchester with a specialty in Finance and is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA).

Connor has four years of industry experience and is responsible for Probitas Partners’ project management activities. Prior to joining Probitas Partners, Connor worked at AA Advisors, a London-based placement agent, where he worked in different capacities of the capital raising process, including research, LP intelligence, fund distribution and due diligence. Connor earned a BA in International Relations from Regents University London.

Mayowa has more than five years of industry experience and is responsible for Probitas Partners’ project management activities. Prior to joining Probitas Partners, Mayowa worked at Searchlight Capital Partners, where he was involved in several stages of the deal process including sourcing, research, due diligence, and financial modeling. Prior to this, he worked as a Financial Analyst at Morgan Stanley in London. Mayowa earned a BSc in Business Economics and Finance from Loughborough University.

Tanaka has more than 21 years of industry experience, and is responsible for Probitas Partners’ relationship management activities across EMEA. Prior to Probitas, Tanaka worked in fundraising for Engel & Völkers Capital, a German real estate fund manager. Previously, he served as advisor to an impact-driven investment firm focused on solar projects into emerging markets. In 2016, he was relocated to Munich from London by a spinout from von Braun & Schreiber Private Equity Partners (AssetMetrix). Prior to that, he ran the M&A advisory and PE sponsor revenue book at Mergermarket Group where he focused on Nordics & Western Europe. The firm successfully transitioned from VC/founder ownership to an exit to BC Partners and GIC during his 9 year tenure. Tanaka began his career with Spark Ventures followed by a stint as a Lloyd’s of London M&A/property broker. Tanaka earned a Masters in Management (Hons) from Durham University and has completed a Real Estate Programme at Oxford University Saïd Business School.

Sam has more than 11 years of industry experience and is responsible for Probitas Partners’ project management activities. Prior to joining the project management function at Probitas, Sam worked on the research team under Kelly DePonte. Sam earned a BA in Economics with an emphasis in Finance from San Francisco State University.