
ECI Partners boosts investment team with two hires

UK-based growth-focused private equity firm ECI Partners has expanded its investment team with the appointment of William Ip and Fiona Evans.
Evans was appointed head of marketing to lead marketing and communications across the firm. She has worked in marketing since 2012 and was previously senior marketing manager at private equity firm Livingbridge.
William Ip, ECI
In his new role, Ip will be a member of the commercial team at ECI, which focuses on supporting the growth of ECI's portfolio companies and assessing potential investment opportunities.
Ip joins from Oliver Wyman where he worked on a wide range of sectors, focusing on financial services, consumer retail and tech, and was recently part of the due diligence team for the London Stock Exchange Group's acquisition of Refinitiv.
Prior to this, he was a strategic adviser and founding team member at Grass & Co, a wellness startup, supporting the development of the business ahead of a series-A investment.
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