LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pantheon, a leading specialist global private markets investor, is pleased to announce that Kathryn Leaf will become Chief Executive Officer, reflecting the ongoing evolution of the firm’s leadership structure and the increasing scale and breadth of its global business. She will succeed Paul Ward, who will become Executive Chairman following a highly successful decade-plus tenure leading Pantheon through a period of substantial growth and expansion. The transition will be effective from January 1, 2025, and is subject to standard regulatory approval. Mr. Ward commented: “Kathryn has played a leading role developing our business during a critical period in our 40-year history, both in terms of the increasing scale and success of our diverse private market investment strategies, as well as our enhanced operating structure and growth trajectory. She is a trusted and seasoned private markets investor with a strong track record of innovation

LONDON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pantheon, a leading global private markets investor, is pleased to announce the final close of Pantheon Global Infrastructure Fund IV and associated vehicles (PGIF IV), marking the firm’s largest-ever fundraise with commitments totaling $5.3bn1. The successful close reflects growing demand for Pantheon’s global infrastructure strategy and in particular its concentrated focus and established expertise in infrastructure secondaries, which have come more into focus in the current market environment amid heightened demand for liquidity from both investors and fund managers. PGIF IV also builds on the growing momentum across Pantheon’s secondaries investment programs, including its largest-ever private equity secondaries fundraise of $3.25bn for Pantheon Global Secondaries Fund VII and associated vehicles (PGSF VII) in November 2023