Stockholm (HedgeNordic) – Federated Hermes is expanding its private markets-focused sales team with the appointment of Lisa Ravlo as Private Markets Director for the Nordic region. Based in Oslo, Ravlo will work alongside Federated Hermes’ Nordics team, including Magnus Kristensen, Director of Business Development in the Nordics, and will report to Jakob Nilsson, who was appointed last year as Head of Private Market Sales, ex-North America.

“We are delighted to welcome Lisa to the Private Markets Sales Team at an important juncture in the growth of the platform,” says Jakob Nilsson, Head of Private Market Sales, ex-North America at Federated Hermes. “We are starting the year in a strong position, as we continue to apply our deep understanding of our clients’ needs to connect them with differentiated strategies and investment opportunities across all of our Private Markets asset classes.”

“We are delighted to welcome Lisa to the Private Markets Sales Team at an important juncture in the growth of the platform.”

Before joining Federated Hermes, Ravlo worked for Barclays Investment Bank in both London and Paris and holds a Bachelor of Science (BSc) degree in Economics from the London School of Economics. In this newly created role, Ravlo will contribute to expanding the distribution of products within private markets across the Nordic region. The Private Markets division of Federated Hermes, managing €20 billion in assets, includes private equity, private debt, real estate, infrastructure, and natural capital investment products.

“With deep institutional pools of capital, the Nordic region is an important and growing market for Federated Hermes across a number of investment strategies,” says Lisa Ravlo, Private Markets Director – Nordics at Federated Hermes. “As we seek to expand our Private Markets platform, I am looking forward to showcasing Federated Hermes’ high quality private markets investment teams to this key market for the firm.”