Lynn Fordham

"We went round to all our shareholders and said these are the options, what would you like."

"One of the alternatives was to go into some kind of run-off, which would be fine if our shareholders wanted that."

"They want a strong listed private equity sector."

"There is huge execution risk to such a plan, I can’t promise what the outcome would be."

"But we are happy to ask shareholders to a vote if that is what they want."

"I am looking forward to joining Pollen Street and working with the Board and the executive team."

"The private markets are set for significant growth, and Pollen Street’s expertise, track record and focus on industry shaping structural changes make this an exciting time to come on board."

"I look forward to contributing to the firm’s continued success."

"We will not be going back where we were."

"There was too much leverage for that cycle and not enough diversification."

"I don’t think that our record from the crisis would indicate that this model is a busted flush."

"SVG’s market value is now nearly £1bn."

"That’s the nice thing about private equity, you can look quite far in advance at funds that you might be getting into."

"We’re quite close to managers, so we’ve got a pretty good idea of when they’re going to come back to market."

"But we as investors would not be comfortable assuming that this will continue."

"At some point this cycle is going to tip and you’re not going to be able to hide behind market beta or quantitative-easing beta."

"‎I am quite comfortable with the cash."

"To put it bluntly, we need to get some in the door."

"Every time I meet him, I ask him if he has any bricks with him."

"SVG awaits 'wall of cash' to kick start commitment."