Ian Barnard

Spear’s Review

‘We always knew that the business and the investment strategy had a great deal of inbuilt resilience, but it’s one thing to know it and it’s another to see it in action,’ says Ian Barnard, founding partner and CEO of Capital Generation Partners. 

Known for his rigorous approach, Barnard has in-depth knowledge of the strategies at play in each fund. His firm manages the investment needs of the world’s wealthiest families, from portfolio management to direct private equity and commercial real estate.

The firm is also a signatory of UNPRI, embedding ESG into its investment framework. ‘Our role is to not lose capital, to compound capital and to do the right thing, which is why a philosophy of responsible investing and stewardship has always run through our business,’ Barnard says.