Meet the team
Get to know the professionals in our investment team and our board of directors
Nalaka De Silva
Head of Private Market Solutions
Nalaka is responsible for developing and implementing strategies across the Private Markets spectrum. This includes investments across Private Equity, Infrastructure, Real Estate, Natural Resources and Private Credit on a global basis. Solutions based strategies are designed around client outcomes including growth, income and proactive ESG strategies.
Nalaka joined the company in 2012. Prior to this, Nalaka held senior roles at Australian and European Investment management firms. He has lead M&A activity, off-market acquisitions and divestments of assets, offshore and onshore capital rising in debt and equity markets. Nalaka is a Qualified Chartered Accountant and holds a postgraduate degree in Commercial Law and Accounting.
Nic Baddeley
Investment Manager
Aretaios Chourdakis
Senior Investment Analyst
Teo joined Aberdeen in 2019 as part of the Valuation & Complex Asset Pricing team, undertaking valuations for a diverse portfolio of illiquid assets across various sectors and geographies. Subsequently, he participated in a secondment with the Small and Mid-Cap Equity Research team, where he was responsible for drafting research notes and presenting investment recommendations. Prior to his current role, Aretaios worked as an Associate at State Street within the Fund Services division and at Forocom, a Greek business consulting firm. Aretaios holds a BSc in Business Management from the University of Piraeus and an MSc in Accounting and Finance from the Athens University of Economics and Business. He has also earned the Investment Management Certificate (IMC), the Financial Modelling & Valuation Analyst Certification (FMVA) and the Commercial Banking & Credit Certification (CBCA) from the Corporate Finance Institute (CFI).