About the speaker

Peter is the head of Private Companies. He joined the firm in 2010 and became a partner in May 2022. He is also manager of The Schiehallion Fund, our first dedicated private companies fund. Prior to joining the team, he spent time working in our Credit, UK Equities and Global Discovery teams. He moved to our Long Term Global Growth Team in 2014, becoming the first investment manager at Baillie Gifford to work exclusively on private company research.
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