Eaton Partners Increases Professional Staff with Two Senior Hires to Enhance Team's Origination and Distribution Capabilities

ROWAYTON, Conn., Dec. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Eaton Partners, a leading independent global placement agent, is pleased to announce the addition of two senior team members to their London and La Jolla, California offices. Messrs. Olav Konig, based in London, and Christopher Maduri, based in La Jolla will further enhance the firm's origination and distribution capabilities. Despite difficult market conditions over recent years, Eaton Partners has successfully raised capital from institutional investors globally for high quality funds across the broad spectrum of alternatives. Increased demand for global fundraising expertise and advice has driven the continued expansion of the Eaton Partners team, which has grown by 43% over the last two years making Eaton Partners one of the largest independent placement agents in the world.

London

Mr. Konig joins Eaton Partners as a Partner and will co-head the firm's European fundraising efforts along with Franklyn Chang. Mr. Konig was most recently a Managing Director at Capital Dynamics, a global alternatives asset manager where, during his tenure as Head of Business Development, he was responsible for building out a global distribution and client coverage team. Most recently he was responsible for key clients and consultants coverage. Previously, Mr. Konig worked at a London-based venture capital firm, Sitka Partners, involved in fundraising and investments. Prior to Sitka Partners, he was a member of the structured and principal finance team at Dresdner Kleinwort Benson in London, where he was responsible for origination and structuring of European ABF and principal finance transactions.

Mr. Konig, a German national and qualified solicitor, earned his Master's degree having read Law at Bonn University and Freiberg University in Germany. 

La Jolla, California

Mr. Christopher Maduri joins Eaton Partners as a Vice President in its La Jolla office, where his focus will be on the distribution of the firm's illiquid products. He brings over 12 years of professional management experience and five years of direct private equity and real estate experience. Prior to joining Eaton Partners, Mr. Maduri was a Vice President at Triton Pacific Capital, where he provided strategic advisory and private equity placement services to top-tier private equity real estate and infrastructure managers. Previously, he worked for Heitman, where he was responsible for identifying potential investments for joint ventures, separate account clients and in-house investment funds. Mr. Maduri received both a B.S. in economics and an MBA from the University of Missouri.

Mr. Charlie Eaton, founder of Eaton Partners, said, "In enlisting the talents of Olav and Chris, Eaton Partners continues to strengthen its professional staff with the best and the brightest individuals. Olav is a respected leader in Europe who possesses a breadth of global experience and strong relationships, significantly augmenting the firm's distribution and origination efforts. The addition of Olav also cements the leadership of our London office with a local professional, and further builds-out the firm's presence in Europe. Chris is an experienced salesman with a robust background in private equity and alternative assets, who will be a great complement to our established distribution team. We are pleased to welcome these esteemed professionals."

About Eaton Partners

Eaton Partners is a leading independent global alternative asset placement agent, having raised over $33 billion of institutional capital across 70 funds. Since its founding in 1983, Eaton Partners has been dedicated to raising capital for investment managers throughout private equity, real estate, real assets and hedge fund/liquid strategies. Eaton Partners' global platform consists of 50 employees located in six offices: Rowayton, Connecticut; Houston, Texas; La Jolla, California; London; Shanghai; and Hong Kong.  To learn more, please visit www.eatonpartnersllc.com.

For more information, please contact:

Jeffrey S. Davis
Eaton Partners, LLC
Rowayton, CT
(203)831-2970
[email protected]

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