Nikola Sutherland
Nikola joined Duke Street in 2009 as Partner, Finance and Operations and is a member of our investment, operating and remuneration committees. Nikola has worked in financial services since 1987 in the Far East, US and UK with JP Morgan Chase and Rothschild. Before Duke Street, she was one of four partners who established Park Square Capital in 2004, a $1.15bn European mezzanine fund, the largest independent mezzanine fund in Europe. As Chief Financial Officer at Park Square, she was a member of the investment committee as well as being responsible for all investor relations and reporting, fund structuring and administration, on top of wider COO responsibilities. Prior to Park Square Capital, Nikola was Vice President Leverage Finance for JP Morgan Chase, where she built the European high-yield bond business in 1997 with responsibility for setting up the origination group and high-yield distribution function participating in over 32 transactions and raising over $7.4 billion for clients during her 12 years at the firm.