ECI Partners, a mid-market private equity firm, announces two new hires as it scales its investment team.
Ben Kirrage joins ECI as an Investment Manager from FNZ, a global wealth management
platform, where he was Chief of Staff for the European business and a member of the
Strategy and Corporate Development team. Prior to FNZ, Ben worked in the M&A advisory
teams at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods and Raymond James, where he focused on transactions
involving software, data, and services businesses across the financial services ecosystem.
Ben will focus on sourcing and executing investments into high-growth, resilient businesses
across ECI’s core subsectors. He will also work closely with management teams across the
ECI portfolio to support their strategic and operational development.
Georgia Ling joins ECI as Investment Analyst where she will be supporting the team in
identifying and converting deals across the ECI pipeline. After graduating from University
College London, Georgia started her financial career at Rothschild & Co as an M&A Analyst
with a tech focus, gaining experience in the IoT, Office of the CFO and vertical software
sectors.
Chris Watt, Managing Partner at ECI, comments: “Ben brings with him a great deal of
experience in M&A and long-term business planning, which will be extremely useful to
support growth strategies for ECI and our portfolio. His knowledge of PE markets in Europe
and the US will also be extremely beneficial. Georgia is another great addition to our team
and represents the next generation of talented professionals for ECI. We look forward to
working with both Ben and Georgia on our future pipeline of deals.”
