Charlotte is the most recent member of Cygnus Capital’s team, having previously pursued a varied career focusing on corporate intelligence and the Middle East. She brings to her new private equity role significant regional and analytical experience and Arabic language skills.

Charlotte joins Cygnus Capital from Diligence International, a business intelligence firm, where she carried out a range of pre- and post- investment due diligence assignments focusing on the respective reputations and integrities of specific individuals and entities on behalf of a range of clients, including private equity firms, investment banks, nominated advisors to London’s Alternative Investment Market (AiM), multinationals and family offices.

She previously worked for MEED, a weekly business magazine focusing on the Middle East, where she produced a series of investor guides to the region, profiling companies listed on local stock exchanges. She also served as an interpreter in Iraq, in her capacity as a member of the Territorial Army (TA) in Basrah and as a Foreign Office interpreter in Baghdad.

Charlotte read Classics at Cambridge University and spent two years in Alexandria, Egypt, teaching English and studying Arabic before returning to Cambridge to undertake an MPhil in Middle Eastern & Islamic Studies.

Charlotte enjoys travelling - especially to the Arab world - cross-country skiing, outdoor swimming and writing.