Long Harbour has appointed Christophe de Taurines as Senior Advisor.

Christophe will provide guidance on business development, fundraising and investor relations as the firm looks to accelerate growth, both in the UK and internationally, in 2018.

Over the course of his career, Christophe and his teams have acted and advised on over €40billion of equity, for over 60 investment vehicles and on behalf of investors from around the globe. Senior level positions include Managing Director at Colony Capital (Now Colony Northstar), European Head of Real Estate of Real Estate Private Funds Group at Credit Suisse First Boston and Managing Director of LaSalle Investment Management, London.

Christophe was also Founder and CEO of Capital & Marketing Group, a capital marketing advisory firm, which advised on and raised capital of over $20 billion for alternative investment managers.

Christophe de Taurines, Senior Advisor of Long Harbour, said: “Long Harbour’s proven track record and profitability provides a strong foundation for their growth ambitions for 2018. The firm’s management has built an exceptional team and portfolio of funds and service providers and I am looking forward to drawing on my global networks to help scale up the business and enter new markets.”

William Astor, Founder and CEO of Long Harbour, said: “We have had great success in establishing Long Harbour as a renowned investment platform that pursues high quality, high growth assets. Our entrepreneurial and creative approach has helped us to identify the potential for further financial upside across a variety of sectors and we look forward to working with Christophe to capitalise on these opportunities.”