THE TL MARCHMONT TEAM
Careers built at Deutsche Bank, Capital Group, HSBC, Citi, Bridgewater, and Financial Technology Partners. Institutional fintechs chaired, multi-billion-dollar mandates led, companies scaled from Series A to Series D, and reputations earned among Europe’s most influential investors. Every engagement at TL Marchmont draws on that depth — and you work with the people who built it, directly.
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Pedram leads investment activity across all three business lines at TL Marchmont Partners, combining cross-asset investment experience, operator experience, M&A expertise, and a grounding in AI-driven investment strategy. He previously managed private and public equity investments at Clermont Group, a multi-billion-dollar private fund. He also advised some of Europe's leading fintechs across at Financial Technology Partners. Most recently Pedram founded Beurzbyte an investment intelligence platform (acquired by Fintech XII), and led capital raising at Fnality International.
Pedram is a visiting professor at Richmond Business School where he teaches investment and capital markets in addition to Fintech.
Pedram lives in London with his wife and daughter.
· CAIA and FDP Charterholder
· MSc Finance & Management, Cranfield
· BSc Finance (valedictorian), Richmond American University London
Co-Founder and Partner
Jim leads capital markets relationships, bringing two decades of senior leadership across global banking and digital asset infrastructure. Former Executive Chair and CEO of Cobault, Chairman of the Board at Fnality, and Non-Executive Director at Copper.co. Earlier, more than 20 years as Managing Director at Deutsche Bank, following experience at Bankers Trust in Tokyo.
Jim lives in London with his wife Jo and they have four children.
· Studied at Durham University
Co-Founder and Partner
Joerg leads investment strategy and portfolio oversight, bringing the perspective of a senior capital allocator — the person historically on the other side of the table. Former Partner and CIO Europe at Toscafund Asset Management; nearly two decades as Senior Partner at Capital Group. Named for multiple consecutive years among Europe’s most influential investors. He lives in London, is married to his wife Jennifer, and has three children.
· MBA, Stanford Graduate School of Business
· Master’s in Business Administration/Finance, ETH Zürich
Co-Founder and Partner
Rashid leads structured finance and capital markets capabilities, with 30+ years across investment banking, structured products and derivatives. Co-Founder and Head of Products and Partnerships at Cobault; earlier co-founded Guardian/Lacero Platform. Spent over 21 years at Deutsche Bank, rising to Global Head of FICC Structuring; earlier at Credit Suisse First Boston.
· Master of Arts in Economics, University of Cambridge.
Partner
James is a results-driven entrepreneur with a proven track record of building and investing in businesses across multiple sectors. A strategic thinker, he brings deep, practical experience spanning finance, corporate strategy, digital transformation, organisational design, investment banking, and emerging technologies such as machine learning.
He is currently CEO of Stadiaka and an investor and advisor to several companies. Previously he was a Partner at Gladstone Management and at Arrowgrass Capital Partners, Head of Commercial Strategy at Fnality International, and European Chief Operating Officer for Global Markets Equity Trading at Deutsche Bank. His earlier career spans senior advisory and consulting roles at ISG, BearingPoint, and Accenture.
· BSc Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence, University of Birmingham
THE TEAM
INVESTMENT ANALYST
Supports origination and financial analysis across the firm’s investment banking and investment mandates.
INVESTMENT ANALYST
Focuses on research, due diligence, and deal execution across the firm’s mandates.