Towers Watson hires professionals from Squadron, Navis
Professional services provider Towers Watson has appointed Richard Tan and Agnes Lee as senior private markets consultants in Hong Kong. As part of the company’s private markets research team, they will focus on helping private equity firms and other clients to structure and populate their portfolios, as well as offering advice on strategy, risk management and due diligence.
Tan joins from Hong Kong-based fund-of-funds Squadron Capital, where he was investment director. Lee was previously an investment director at Navis Capital Partners, tasked with focusing on mid-market...
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