Mercury Capital Advisors
John Franklin is currently the Managing Partner at Mercury Capital Advisors, where John oversees various business and operational functions. Prior to this role, John held key positions at INVESTCORP, including Managing Director & Institutional Coordinator, Managing Director & Head of Institutional Sales, and Chief Operating Officer. With a strong background in finance and systems, John has also worked as a Business Analyst at Citicorp. John holds an MBA in Finance and Systems from XLRI Jamshedpur and a BE in Electronics and Communications from the National Institute of Technology Karnataka.
Mercury Capital Advisors
Mercury Capital Advisors is a global private capital advisor focused on private fund placement, direct, and secondary advisory. Since 2003, professionals at Mercury Capital Advisors have raised over $160 billion and completed fundraising engagements for more than 100 mandates ranging from $200 million to over $10 billion. Our expertise is in navigating complex capital market environments and offering institutional advisors access to leading-edge alternative investments Our clients benefit from the resources and expertise of a globally integrated team of alternative investment specialists. With team members from New York to New Delhi, we pair our personal touch of a tailored approach with a global network. As a full-service placement agent, Mercury advises and raises private equity, credit, infrastructure and real estate funds from institutional investors globally. Mercury has a directs and co-investments advisory practice in which we work with general partners, companies, fundless sponsor and others to structure and raise capital for separate accounts, co-investments, joint ventures and direct placements. Mercury’s secondary advisory practice provides comprehensive solutions to managers and owners of alternative asset portfolios seeking to leverage the secondary market to achieve their objectives. The firm covers more than 2,500 institutional investors around the world. These include sovereign wealth funds, public and corporate pension funds, insurance companies, endowments, family offices, foundations, funds of funds, and consultants. Mercury Capital Advisors is a FINRA registered broker-dealer. www.mercurycapitaladvisors.com.