Arda Capital is a UK-based financial services firm offering bespoke solutions across investment management, FX brokerage, and corporate advisory services, with a focus on institutional, professional and high-net worth clients. Arda Capital is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).
Our practice is built on discretion, attention to detail, and a thorough understanding of each client's unique circumstances. We believe that investment management should be both rigorous and institutional-grade discipline with the responsiveness and care of a trusted advisor.
We do not pursue scale for its own sake. Instead, we maintain a considered approach to client relationships, ensuring that every engagement receives the time and expertise it deserves.
Arda Capital offers the infrastructure and regulatory standing of an institutional firm with the responsiveness of a dedicated adviser. We hold direct relationships with tier-one banks, custodians, and product providers, giving clients access to execution quality and pricing typically reserved for larger organisations.
Our FCA-regulated platform supports a range of services, from discretionary portfolio management and institutional foreign exchange to corporate advisory and treasury solutions, all delivered through a single, coordinated team. We work with a limited number of clients by design, which means faster decisions, direct access to senior people, and solutions shaped around your specific requirements rather than a standardised product set.
Deep experience across investment management, advisory, compliance, and operations, applied with disciplined judgement and care.
A robust regulatory framework, strong institutional relationships, and defined controls designed to protect client interests.
Clear, direct communication and open dialogue, supporting informed decisions and long-term trust.
We work across liquid markets and advisory mandates, offering considered solutions supported by strong institutional relationships and a robust regulatory framework. Services are delivered with discretion, efficiency, and a high level of personal attention.
We manage client portfolios on a discretionary basis for eligible counterparties and professional investors, operating as an external asset manager through established custody relationships with leading international banks. This structure gives clients institutional-grade execution, independent oversight, and full transparency over holdings.
Portfolios are built around each client's objectives, risk parameters, and liquidity requirements, drawing on liquid market instruments and, where appropriate, selective private allocations. We focus on capital preservation, disciplined risk management, and consistent decision-making rather than chasing short-term performance.
Arda Capital delivers institutional foreign exchange solutions to eligible counterparties and professional clients, combining competitive pricing, efficient execution, and comprehensive risk management through relationships with tier-one banking counterparties.
Our platform supports large-volume and time-sensitive transactions, providing transparency, reliability, and direct access to senior dealing staff for global currency requirements.
Arda Capital provides tailored advisory services to founders, families, and institutions navigating pivotal transactions and structural decisions. We advise on capital structure optimisation, strategic partnerships, and transaction execution, drawing on deep sector knowledge and an established network of institutional relationships.
Our role is to bridge the gap between capital and strategy, helping clients preserve and grow long-term value through considered, well-executed decisions.
Arda Capital invests directly alongside professional clients and co-investors in private, corporate, and asset-backed opportunities. We focus on situations where our involvement, whether through capital, structuring expertise, or active oversight, can create tangible value.
Each investment is evaluated on its own merits and structured individually, not allocated through a pooled vehicle. This approach allows us to move quickly, align interests cleanly, and tailor terms to the specific opportunity.
Working with market-leading investment product providers, we deliver tailored treasury strategies to regulated financial institutions and professional clients, helping them manage liquidity, optimise cash flows, and strengthen financial resilience.
Our offering is built on robust governance and client protection, featuring dedicated, fully segregated accounts held with regulated banking partners and safeguarded under the FCA CASS 6/7 framework. Combined with streamlined onboarding, transparent reporting, and personalised support, we enable clients to access a diversified range of AAA-rated instruments with confidence, clarity, and operational ease.
The team brings deep expertise in portfolio management, risk optimisation, regulatory governance, and client operations, having held senior roles at leading global institutions, hedge funds, family offices, and financial service providers.
John is a Managing Director of Arda Capital with responsibility for the Firm’s liquid market strategies. He currently sits on the Firm’s Management Committee and is a member of the Investment Committee.
He has extensive experience in funds management with a focus on portfolio optimisation and risk management. He was a Portfolio Manager for hedge fund, Nectar Capital LLP. Prior to Arda Capital, John managed a family office and worked as an institutional stockbroker in Australia.
Patrick is a Managing Director and Head of Compliance at Arda Capital with responsibility for the Firm’s regulatory compliance and adherence to best practices. He currently sits on the Firm’s Management Committee.
He has over 30 years of experience in the financial services sector with a focus on compliance and regulation. Previously Patrick held roles with Coutts & Co and Goldman Sachs.
Alexander is a Principal at Arda Capital advising on investment opportunities. Previously, he was a Partner at Walden Capital, an Investment Banking Analyst at Rothschild & Co in London and holds a Bachelor of Science
(Philosophy, Politics & Economics) from Warwick University.
Izabela is the Operations Manager at Arda Capital, overseeing client accounts, asset management, client communication, and account reconciliation. Previously, she was the Head of Operations at ACE Europe, a payment
service provider, and holds a Bachelor of Arts (Politics, Philosophy & Economics) from the University of Southampton.
Stephen has over three decades of experience in financial markets, beginning his career in 1988 as a voice broker. He transitioned to spot trading at Crédit Agricole in 2000 and later moved into hedge fund sales, remaining with Crédit Agricole until 2011. Stephen continued in hedge fund sales roles at TD Securities (2011–2012) and Commonwealth Bank of Australia (2012–2015). In 2015, he joined Arda Capital, where he continues to leverage his deep industry knowledge and client-focused expertise.
With a career in financial markets that began in 1986, Mark has been instrumental in building and leading high-performing teams across FX, Treasury, and Precious Metals trading. He spent nearly 20 years at Prudential Bache before helping launch institutional platforms at FXCM and Alpari, and co-led the creation of FastMatch, a major ECN joint venture with FXCM, Credit Suisse and BNY Mellon which is now under the ownership of Euronext. In 2015 Mark launched a consultancy business which has been helping financial firms develop and launch new products including a primary role since 2018 in developing business and managing liquidity at Arda Capital.
