Somerset Capital

Somerset Capital, at a glance...

Founded: 1999
Located: City of London
Type: Private Market Advisory Firm
Speciality: International Family Offices
Team: Jim Miller
(ex Credit Suisse First Boston, Barclays, Credit Lyonnais)
  Marie Soong
(ex Hewitt Associates and Ernst & Young)
  Kate Campbell
(ex GlaxoSmithKline, Idis)
Advisory Committee: Basil Demeroutis
(ex Jargonnant Partners, ING, Bear Stearns, Deutsche Bank
  David Chandler
(ex substantial family office, Gemini Oil & Gas, BoA)
  Rajaa Mekouar
(ex Lazard, CCP, P&G, Dresdner Kleinwort, DFJ)
  Drew Deley
(ex JP Morgan, Dunrath Capital)
Clients: • Collinson, Howe and Lennox, Stamford, CT
• Fondinvest Capital, Paris, France
• Horizon Capital, Kyiv, Ukraine
• Jafco, Tokyo, Japan
• Millennium Technology Value Partners, New York
• Sterling Partners, Chicago, IL
• Whippoorwill Associates, New York (sub-agent)
Investors: Global network of non-US investors in private markets. Specialty focus on ultra-large family office investors
Events: Founded and manage FOR (Family Office Roundtable), a networking group for the family office market
Research: Private Equity Data Service, a bi-annual note on private equity fund raising, published since 2001