Belgrave Capital Management Ltd.



Belgrave Capital Management Ltd. ("BCM") is a London-based Investment Manager authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority ("FCA") as an Alternative Investment Fund ("AIF") Manager.

BCM specialises in the research and selection of talented investment advisors and discretionary management using Alternative Investment Strategies.

BCM is the Investment Manager of Selection Holdings S.A., SICAV-FIAR, an umbrella fund with four compartments, Atlantic Selection, Pacific Selection, China Selection and Macro Plus. Global Selection SGR S.p.A., a Milan-based sister company to BCM, is the AIF Manager to the fund. This umbrella fund was formed through the portfolio restructuring of the former American Selection Holdings SA, SICAV-FIAR, European Selection Holdings SA, SICAV-FIAR, Global Selection Holdings SA, SICAV-FIAR, Nippon Selection Holdings SA, SICAV-FIAR and Tiger Selection Holdings SA, SICAV-FIAR, previously managed by the Investment Manager. These funds were previously domiciled in Curaçao and managed by Global Selection Advisors Ltd., a sister company to the Investment Manager.

BCM is also the Investment Manager of Vitruvius Sicav, a Luxembourg based multi-portfolio and multi-advisor UCITS fund.

board of directors


Mr. Nocera is the Managing Director and CIO of BCM. He is a member of the investment committee of the Group's multi-manager funds, a director of Global Selection Advisors Ltd. and Global Selection SGR SpA. He is also a member of the Investment Committee of Haussmann General Partner. Mr Nocera established BCM in 1995. From 1984 to 1994 Mr. Nocera worked for Bankers Trust Company in New York and London where he held various positions. He received a BA degree in Economics from Brown University and an MBA from New York University.


Federico Foglia is a member of the investment committee of the Group's multi-manager funds, a director of  Global Selection SGR SpA., and of Ceresio SIM SpA. He is also a member of the Investment Committee of Haussmann General Partner. He holds a degree in economics from Bocconi University (1995) and is member of AIAF (the Italian association of financial analysts). Prior to joining Belgrave Capital Management in 2014, he was a Managing Director and member of the Executive Committee of Banca del Ceresio. He joined Banca del Ceresio in 2000 after five years at Merrill Lynch Mercury Asset Management in London, where he was a director of the Private Investment Management Group. Mr. Foglia also serves as a director on Boards of companies in the media and automation component businesses.


Alan Albert was Director and Chief Investment Officer of LK Advisers Ltd, a London-based family office. Prior to that, he was Senior Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer at Merrill Lynch Global Asset Management and County NatWest.


Antonio Foglia was a Managing Director and Chairman of Banca del Ceresio’s Management Committee until 2010. He is a director of Ceresio SIM SpA and Global Selection SGR SpA and a member of the investment committee of the Group's multi-manager funds. He is also a board member and member of the investment committee of The Capital Holding Funds plc. and a director of M. Kingdon Capital Offshore Ltd. Antonio is a member of the Swiss Bankers Association, the Italian Association of Financial Analysts and the Swiss Society for Financial Market Research. He is also a member of the Scientific Committee of Italy’s Confindustria and holds several other directorships and advisory positions with private companies and foundations. He frequently writes about finance in Italy’s leading newspapers and received a degree in Economics from Bocconi University. 


Giacomo Foglia holds a Law Degree from Statale University, Milan (1988) and is a member of the Italian Association of Financial Analysts. He joined Banca del Ceresio in 1991 after several professional experiences in various banks in New York. He serves on the boards of some of BdC's subsidiaries and is a director of Haussmann General Partner S.a.r.l.


Jeff Blumberg is the Chief Executive Officer and a director of Egerton Capital Limited, a director of Egerton Capital Equity Fund plc, a member of its Management Committee, Egerton’s Risk Manager, and a partner of Egerton.  Prior to Egerton, Jeff held senior positions at Goldman Sachs Asset Management, in the US and London, including co-chief operating officer of Hedge Fund Strategies and one of four managing directors responsible for running its hedge fund of funds business. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, Jeff was an analyst in the investment banking unit of CIBC World Markets in New York and graduated from Harvard University in 1998 with a BA in Government.


Maurizio Solaro del Borgo is Chairman of Ceresio SIM SpA and Global Selection SGR and a director of other companies affiliated with BdC. From 1989 until 2003 he was an Executive Director of BdC. Previously he was at Mediobanca Spa from 1981 to 1987. He holds a degree in Economic Sciences from Libera Universita’ Internazionale degli Studi Sociali, Rome. 


team


Francis Lunn joined BCM in June 2015. He previously was a director and Compliance and Finance Officer with Kairos Investment Management Limited from 2005, and UK Compliance Officer with Lazard Asset Management Limited. Prior to this he was a supervisor with the FSA and IMRO Investment Firms Supervision Divisions from 1995, and also held executive positions with BP Finance International and Barings. He holds an MBA (Finance) from the City University Business School in London and a BSc (Econ) in Economics and Statistics from London University.


Peter joined BCM in December 2011. Prior to joining BCM, he was Financial Controller of Asset Management at Matrix Group plc, and before that, Financial Accountant at hedge fund manager RAB Capital plc. Peter is a chartered accountant and was admitted into The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales on 1st January 2004.


Nick joined BCM in March 2018. Prior to joining BCM, he was Risk Manager at Eclectica Asset Management from 2006, and before that he worked within the Prime Brokerage team at UBS. He holds a MSc in Financial Economics (2004) and a BSc in Economics (2003) from The University of Nottingham.


Contacts

Belgrave Capital Management Ltd.
1 Old Queen Street
SW1H 9JA London, United Kingdom

Tel.: +44 (0) 20 7340 4700
Fax: +44 (0) 20 7340 4701
[email protected]