Richard Farr has joined Ely Place Partners as a senior adviser. Farr has more than 30 years’ experience advising pension schemes, sponsors, insurers and institutional investors on complex funding, restructuring and capital allocation decisions. He comes on board to support Ely Place in assisting U.K. pension funds on the disposal of private equity, infrastructure and credit assets.
Farr has held senior roles including partner and head of pensions at PwC, Swiss Re and BDO, and was most recently managing director at Cardano Advisory, operating at the intersection of long-dated liabilities and illiquid assets. Having advised a range of pension funds on numerous stakeholder-sensitive transactions, he brings deep institutional insight to Ely Place.
Farr said, “I’m hugely excited about joining Ely Place Partners. The combination of fundraising, secondaries, and GP advisory gives a much deeper perspective on how capital is moving and where opportunities are emerging. I
