Team

Daniel Roddick – CFA
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Founder

Daniel Roddick founded Ely Place Partners in 2018, an independent private equity placement and second advisory specialist. Prior to this, he ran the placement business of EPIC Private Equity. Daniel has 20 years of experience in corporate finance and private equity advisory. Daniel formerly worked at Campbell Lutyens where he assisted in raising private equity funds, on the sale and restructuring of private equity assets, and led the marketing of funds across the Nordic region. Before Campbell Lutyens, he was at McKinsey and Co., working in the Corporate Finance and Strategy Practice. Daniel read Engineering, Economics, and Management at Oxford University has an MA from the Royal Academy of Music, and is a CFA charter holder.

Francois Bouillon
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Partner

François has 12 years of private equity experience. His latest position was as Principal within ODDO-BHF Private Equity investing in secondary opportunities. Prior to that, he worked for BNP Paribas Capital Partners as a Senior Associate in the FoF team and Allstate Investment Management as an Associate. He began his career as an analyst at BNP Paribas Private Equity. He holds an MSc in International Management from EM Lyon and graduated with a degree in Law from Panthéon-Assas Paris II University. Languages: French and English.

Adrián López de Armentia

Vice President

Adrian previously worked as Vice President at Altment CP, advising international GPs on alternative assets and co-leading the distribution of private market funds in Southern Europe and Mexico. Prior to that, he focused on financial valuations and investment analysis, having started his career in Investment Banking at BBVA. He graduated with a degree in Business from the University of Navarra, holds an MBA from ESADE, led the financial sector initiatives as the President of the ESADE MBA finance club and is a certified European Financial Advisor (EFA). Languages: Spanish and English.

Gareth Morgan
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Head of Research

Gareth supports Ely Place’s clients in identifying the right investor base and on other GP advisory services. Gareth was formerly director of investor marketing at Brackendale Consulting, advising private markets GPs on marketing best practice. His seven years of experience in private markets includes leading LP and fund research at Unquote and overseeing private company research at The Sunday Times Fast Track. Holds a BA in English Language and Linguistics, and an MA in Applied Linguistics, both from The University of Sheffield.