London-based Thames River Capital has continued the expansion of its European Equities team with the appointment of a new fund manager.

Trygve Tøraasen joins recent appointees James van den Bergh, Carlos Moreno and Omer Tore, bringing Thames River’s European team up to to eleven.

Working in London, Mr Tøraasen will manage the Thames River European fund alongside Mr Moreno. The pair previously worked together at Fidelity Investments where Mr Tøraasen managed the FMR Europe, Fidelity European Dynamic Growth, Fidelity Nordic and FMR Nordic funds.

Chief executive Charlie Porter said that, as a growing business, Thames River was continuing to look for fund managers with strong track records who will complement existing personnel.

As at 31 July 2009 Thames River and its affiliate Nevsky Capital manage £6.9 billion ($11.4 billion) of assets.