HarbourVest Partners, the US-headquartered private markets investment firm,
has appointed Olav König, to be based in the UK
with a brief to cover the Europe, Middle East and Africa
region. He holds the title of managing director and head of sales and client
service at HarbourVest Partners (UK).

He is a German national and a lawyer by background, working
alongside a team including Hannah Tobin, a principal who is focused on client
and consultant relations, and HarbourVest’s 28 investment and client service
professionals based in Europe.

König previously worked at Eaton Partners, a global
placement agent where he was a partner and head of Europe,
with a focus on German-speaking countries and UK-based limited partners.  Prior to that, he spent eight years at
Capital Dynamics in Zurich and London, latterly as managing director, business
development.

Globally, HarbourVest, a firm with more than 30 years of investing in private equity, has
committed over $25 billion to newly-formed funds, completed over $9
billion in secondary purchases, and invested $4 billion directly in
operating companies, according to its website.