Overview
UK Private Capital's annual CFO-COO Reception brings together senior finance and operations professionals from private capital firms. The aim of the event is to provide a forum for networking where peers can exchange knowledge and experience.
As part of the event, attendees will hear from Vistra with a short fireside chat - The Challenges of Automation: Standardising Data Across the Private Markets Lifecycle Positioning - How private markets are still dominated by PDFs, bespoke Excel, email trails, and inconsistent definitions across funds, strategies, and jurisdictions, and how that blocks automation and AI.
If you are a CFO, COO, or equivalent at a member GP or LP firm, please register your interest in attending by emailing [email protected].
Date and Timings
Tuesday, 24 March 2026
18:00-20:30
Speakers
Karen Sands
Karen Sands is the Chief Operating Officer of Federated Hermes Global Private Equity business. She has overall responsibility for ensuring a best-in-class organisational infrastructure for clients, investment teams and business development activities. Her role also involves growth strategy design and implementation including the planning and prioritisation of strategic initiatives.
Karen sits on the Federated Hermes Private Markets Management Committee and is a member of the private equity Senior Management Team. Karen previously worked in finance at Matrix Property Management and began her career at Equity Asset Management.
Karen is Chair of Invest Europe’s Professional Standards Committee, and she is Vice Chair of the British Venture Capital Association Accounting, Reporting & Governance Committee. She is a Fellow Member of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and a Chartered Member of the Chartered Institute for Securities and Investment. Karen holds a BSc (Hons) in Psychology with Criminology and a Master of Arts in Psychoanalysis. At the Real Deals 2021 ‘The Drawdown Awards’, Karen received the accolade of ‘COO of the Year’ and was named on ‘The Drawdowns’ inaugural list of Operational Leaders in 2025.
Rosemary McCollin
Rosie McCollin is the Executive Vice President Head of Vistra Fund Solutions for EU & ME, managing the Commercial and Product functions and ownership for revenues of the region. Her team is responsible for expanding key client relationships and developing strategy within the business for Private Capital fund managers.
Prior to joining Vistra in February 2020, Rosie spent nearly 20 years in the Funds industry based in both London and New York working for J.P. Morgan as an Executive Director. She has focused the majority of her career in the Fund Services business and is an expert in Fund Administration, Investor Services, Custody and Depositary needs of asset managers, including Private Equity, Hedge Funds, European regulated structures and ETF’s. Her experience has covered Irish, UK, Delaware and Luxembourg domiciled structures.
Rosie holds a degree in Economics and Finance from The University of Southampton. She is a Freeman of the City of London and Liveryman of The Worshipful Company of Wheelwrights.
Location
4 Hamilton Place
London
W1J 7BQ
Dress Code
Business attire
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