Ex-Goldman Banker’s Firm Pivots to PE With Staff Departures (1)

A money manager founded by a former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. executive is implementing a new business strategy after replacing its investment chief with a private equity veteran.

Nasir Alsharif’s Sackville Capital hired Benson Li as its head of investments, part of a pivot away from publicly traded assets toward private markets, according to people familiar with the matter.

He replaced Vasileios Kocheilas, who departed last year along with portfolio manager Anirban Kundu, said the people, who asked not to be identified as the details aren’t public.

Li joined the London-based firm in May after previously working in ...