Key Takeaways
- • Richard Olson appointed Managing Director at Alvarez & Marsal to lead EMEA Alternative Investment Services practice, effective November 17, 2025, bringing over 20 years of portfolio valuation and transaction execution expertise in global alternative assets.
- • A&M's Valuation Services platform now leverages over 200 dedicated valuation professionals globally, supporting sponsors across private equity, credit, infrastructure, and complex financial instruments with defensible valuations for LPs and regulators.
- • Olson will expand A&M's pan-European valuation capabilities to address growing market demand for robust portfolio valuation solutions in the EMEA region, particularly among alternative asset managers and sponsors.
- • A&M's valuation services span the full transaction lifecycle, including pre- and post-transaction support, fund analytics, model validation, policy drafting, regulatory advisory, and litigation support across all asset classes.
Summary
Alvarez & Marsal, a leading global professional services firm, has appointed Richard Olson as Managing Director to lead its EMEA Alternative Investment Services (AIS) practice based in London, effective November 17, 2025. Olson brings more than two decades of specialized experience in portfolio valuation and transaction execution across global alternative assets, positioning him to strengthen A&M's market presence in the region.
Olson's primary mandate centers on expanding A&M's support for alternative investment sponsors requiring defensible valuations that withstand scrutiny from limited partners, regulatory bodies, and other key stakeholders. He will build upon A&M's established global valuations platform, which employs over 200 dedicated valuation professionals. The broader Valuation Services practice serves comprehensive needs across multiple asset classes, including private equity and credit, infrastructure, complex financial instruments, and asset-backed finance, alongside LP and GP investments.
The range of services offered under this expanded practice includes pre- and post-transaction support, fund analytics and technology solutions, financial modeling and model validation, drafting and vetting of internal policies and procedures, as well as regulatory advisory and litigation support capabilities. Mark McMahon, Managing Director and Global Practice Leader of A&M's Valuation Services, described Olson as "an outstanding leader of the global private capital valuations industry, with unrivalled experience that bridges the investment and advisory worlds." Richard Bibby, Valuation Services Leader for EMEA, emphasized that Olson's experience will be instrumental as the firm targets "the growing market demand for dependable and robust portfolio valuation solutions" across the region.
This hire reflects A&M's strategic commitment to strengthening its alternative investment advisory capabilities in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa during a period of sustained demand for institutional-grade valuation services among alternative asset managers navigating complex regulatory and stakeholder environments.
Olson's primary mandate centers on expanding A&M's support for alternative investment sponsors requiring defensible valuations that withstand scrutiny from limited partners, regulatory bodies, and other key stakeholders. He will build upon A&M's established global valuations platform, which employs over 200 dedicated valuation professionals. The broader Valuation Services practice serves comprehensive needs across multiple asset classes, including private equity and credit, infrastructure, complex financial instruments, and asset-backed finance, alongside LP and GP investments.
The range of services offered under this expanded practice includes pre- and post-transaction support, fund analytics and technology solutions, financial modeling and model validation, drafting and vetting of internal policies and procedures, as well as regulatory advisory and litigation support capabilities. Mark McMahon, Managing Director and Global Practice Leader of A&M's Valuation Services, described Olson as "an outstanding leader of the global private capital valuations industry, with unrivalled experience that bridges the investment and advisory worlds." Richard Bibby, Valuation Services Leader for EMEA, emphasized that Olson's experience will be instrumental as the firm targets "the growing market demand for dependable and robust portfolio valuation solutions" across the region.
This hire reflects A&M's strategic commitment to strengthening its alternative investment advisory capabilities in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa during a period of sustained demand for institutional-grade valuation services among alternative asset managers navigating complex regulatory and stakeholder environments.
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