Neil Brown

As Head of the Investor Development Group, and member of the Executive Committee, Neil plays a key role in building and managing relationships with investors, supporting their decision-making and partnering with them to deliver investment outcomes that meet their needs. Actis’ commitment to sustainable investment and values-driven culture attracted Neil to join the firm in 2013.

Before joining Actis, Neil co-founded Minerva Capital, a boutique advisory firm for private equity, hedge fund and real estate clients, specialising in capital raising and strategic transactions.

Prior to Minerva Capital, Neil spent a number of years at Citigroup in New York and London as a business head within Citi’s Alternative Investments business, which at its peak managed more than US $100bn in assets. Neil was a member of the business leadership group, leading a team working on product development, sales, client service and alternative investments research. He was subsequently with Allco Finance Group in Sydney as Head of Funds Management and Head of Debt and Equity Capital Markets.

An Australian by birth, Neil holds a Bachelor of Science with First Class Honours from the University of New South Wales, and an MBA with distinction from the University of Melbourne.