Cazenove hires five to expand regional coverage

Building out presence in North West and South West

Cazenove Capital has made five new hires across its regional offices as it prepares to open a new office in Manchester in Q1 2021 and create a local presence in three other cities.

The group has appointed Simon Pearson, Richard Walker, Simeon Livesey and Mark Mace from UBS as portfolio directors to cover the North West region, while Robert Nye joins from LGT Vestra to cover the South West. Pearson and Nye will be responsible for heading the respective teams in the new Manchester office and in Bristol, where the firm aims to establish a local presence, while Birmingham and Leeds will also be looked after by the new hires. Pearson was head of the North West in his previous role at UBS, having spent the last 25 years advising clients in the North of England. In ...