Mubadala Capital, the financial investment arm of UAE-based Mubadala Investment Company, has announced the appointment of three senior executives - Frederic Lardieg, James Peck and Mark Tluszcz - to its London-based Europe venture capital team.

Mubadala said in their new roles, Lardieg and Peck will join the leadership team that is overseeing Mubadala Capital’s ventures business in Europe, while Tluszcz will serve as a senior advisor to the business, providing strategic counsel.

The Lardieg-Peck duo will be responsible for a $439 million fund investing in founders and companies across Europe and additionally, a fund of funds program that invests in established and emerging fund managers.

Lardieg has been a venture capital investor in Europe for the past 10 years. Prior to joining Mubadala, he was a partner at Octopus Ventures, where he contributed to the firm’s growth of assets under management from £150 million to more than £1 billion.