Why Seeker

Built on decades of execution. Designed to do it differently.

Seeker Capital was founded by practitioners who have built, structured, and raised capital for alternative strategies at the highest institutional level. Our model is selective by design: we work with a small number of managers where the edge is genuine and the ambition to build something enduring is real.

We bring advisory, fund architecture, and capital formation together in one senior relationship, removing the friction that too often separates a great strategy from the capital it deserves.

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Our story

From MontLake to Seeker.

Seeker Capital was founded by John Lowry, who has built and successfully exited two category-defining businesses in the asset management industry, raising $14 billion for specialist alternative deals and fund managers along the way.

John co-founded and sold Tara Capital, a leading hedge fund placement agent, before establishing MontLake Capital, which he grew from $3 million to over $10 billion in assets to become the largest alternative UCITS platform globally, eventually becoming part of the Waystone Group in 2021.

Seeker Capital brings that structuring, capital-raising and manager-selection heritage together in one integrated platform: connecting differentiated alternative managers with the European allocators for whom they solve a genuine portfolio problem.

And we hold one conviction above the rest: the industry too often forces talented managers into structures that do not reflect their strengths. Seeker exists to correct that, interrogating each edge, then architecting the business around it.

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Senior practitioners across every critical discipline.

Founder and CEO of Seeker Capital, where he leads manager selection, fund architecture and the firm’s most senior allocator relationships. Earlier in his career he held senior roles at Old Mutual, Globalvest and Standard & Poor’s Micropal, building close to four decades of relationships with allocators across Europe.

Chief Financial Officer of Seeker Capital, responsible for the firm’s finance, risk and operational infrastructure. Previously held risk, audit and financial-programme roles at Paddy Power. A chartered accountant.

Advises Seeker on alternatives capital raising and allocator coverage across UK and European markets. Previously advised alternatives and private-markets managers at Alvarez & Marsal and EY, and earlier led fund-structuring engagements at MontLake, now part of Waystone. MSc in Finance from Trinity College Dublin.

Supports day-to-day operations, investor materials and execution across Seeker’s active mandates. Previously interned in advisory at PwC Ireland; BComm International from University College Dublin.

Supports manager research, due diligence and market intelligence across Seeker’s mandate pipeline. Previously an analyst at Kroll and in EY’s Strategy and Transactions (M&A) team. CAIA charterholder with an MSc in Finance from Trinity College Dublin.

Supports operations and runs Seeker’s allocator-intelligence platform, mapping and profiling European allocators across active mandates. Previously an associate in KPMG’s Financial Transformation and Performance practice; BComm International from University College Dublin.

Senior executives from across the alternatives universe.

Our board is comprised of senior executives, thought leaders and visionaries from the alternative investments and private wealth industries.

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Stephane
Berthet

Formerly Morgan Stanley, BNP Paribas & Société Générale

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Cyril
Delamare

Former Global Chief Growth Officer and Board Member, Waystone Group

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Anthony
Lacavaro

Partner, Crown Point Equity

Formerly Morgan Stanley & Guggenheim Partners

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Michael
Ogan

Managing Member, 225 LLC

Formerly Koch Global Capital

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Stephen
Scott

Director, CISO Global

Former Head of Alternatives, VanEck

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Matthew
Williamson

Independent non-executive director

Former COO, Man Investments

Relationships built where capital is allocated, across Europe’s leading centres.
London  ·  Geneva  ·  Dublin

London

2 Whitechapel Road
London E1 1EW
United Kingdom

Geneva

Covering Swiss and continental European allocators.

Dublin

107 Baggot Street Lower
Dublin 2, Ireland

Work with people who have done it before.

Whether you are raising or allocating, start a conversation with the Seeker team.

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