Oliver Collin, who joined the team last year as an analyst, has been promoted to fund manager of the €629 million ($680 million) Invesco Continental European Small Cap Equity Fund, joining lead manager Erik Esselink at the end of the year. He will also join lead manager Jeff Taylor as fund manager of the €535 million Invesco Euro Equity Fund as of March 2016.

Prior to Invesco Perpetual, Collin spent four years at Exane BNP Paribas where he led the pan-European mid cap sales team.

Matthew Perowne, who joined the firm's European equities team five years ago as a trainee analyst, will become fund manager of the £124 million ($187 million) Invesco Perpetual European Opportunities Fund, joining lead manager Adrian Bignell at the end of the year. 

He previously spent three years working for Jones LaSalle, where he qualified as a chartered surveyor. In their newly-created roles, both Collin and Perowne will be based in Henley-on-Thames, Oxfordshire.

“These promotions are in recognition of Oliver and Matthew’s contribution to the success of our European equities franchise. The Invesco Perpetual European equities team continues to grow and focus on delivering strong long-term returns for our clients,” said Invesco Perpetual's head of European equities, Jeff Taylor.

“With supportive conditions for European equities prevailing as we head into 2016, we are optimistic on the outlook for the region and our highly experienced team is well-positioned for the year ahead.”