Driehaus International, the UK arm of US growth manager Driehaus Capital Management, has hired a head of European institutional business to grow and service the firm's institutional business in the UK and Europe from its newly established London office.

Catherine Evans joins from Tremont Capital Management, where she served as vice-president for institutional sales and was chiefly responsible for establishing relationships with global institutional clients for the manager's fund of funds product. Her previous experience also includes senior sales and business development roles at Alpha Investment Management and Pictet Asset Management.