Evoco Ltd. is a partnership with funds of EUR 100 million and a portfolio of currently 10 companies. The partnership is providing fund succession solutions in collaboration with existing fund managers of mature private equity portfolios. The strategy is to provide liquidity to existing limited partners and to portfolio companies, working actively with the existing fund managers to maximise value.

Adveq is a specialised provider of private equity investments. We invest globally in venture and growth capital, buyouts and turnarounds. Benjamin covers Adveq’s investment activity in Europe.

Omnes Capital is a venture capital and private equity firm specialising in direct and fund of fund investments. Benjamin has extensive experience in started Transaction Advisory Services and is also a member of Omnes Capital’s Executive Committee.

Pictet Group are a leading European fund of fund, with assets under management of EUR 361 bn. Maurizio heads up the private equity group. His extensive experience in direct buyout investments in Europe puts him in a very good position to discussion PE as an asset class and how investments can contribute to true value creation in portfolio companies

LGT Capital Partners is an award-winning alternative investment specialist with USD 50 billion in assets under management. André co-leads the firm’s Private Equity Secondary practice. LGT Capital Partners has been active on the private equity secondary market since 1998 and has acquired more than 500 underlying limited partnerships representing original commitments in excess of USD 4.5 billion.

Bruno is a partner in the Private Investment Funds Group and has extensive experience in private equity secondaries. He has worked on many of the landmark transactions in this area, both in Europe and in the U.S. He also advises institutional investors, including sovereign wealth funds, and pension funds in their primary investments in private equity funds and other private equity transactions

Quadrivio is one of the main players in the Italian market of the Alternative Investments, with assets under management over 1.2 Billion Euro. It promotes and manages investment funds mainly for qualified investors, operating through dedicated teams in the Private Equity, Venture Capital, Clean Energy, Impact Investments, Private Debt and Fund of Funds sectors. Alessandro is involved in deal origination and fund rising at the firm.

James Burr is Managing Partner of Aerius Associates, a private capital markets advisor. Aerius Associates is focused on fund placement, direct and co-investment placement and strategic advisory services to private equity firms and their investors globally. James has 15 years of experience in the private equity industry and has managed a significant number of private equity fund placements during that time as well as maintaining and developing relationships with general partners and limited partners in Europe and the rest of the world. Previously, James was the co-founder of the Private Funds Group at J.P. Morgan Cazenove and prior to that he was a member of the Private Fund Group at Credit Suisse. James studied English Literature and History and has a Master of Arts from the University of Edinburgh.

Circularity Capital is a specialist fund manager supporting the growth and innovation of small-medium sized businesses in the circular economy. The collective experience and network of the team provides a unique platform from which to source investment opportunities and guide investee companies through the circular economic transition. Circularity Capital seeks out businesses that can out-perform the market and their linear competitors by decoupling future growth from resource constraints.

Jason founded the single family office, Saint Leonard in Monaco, and also sits on the investment committee. He advises and co-invests with other family offices and HNWIs. Jason has over 30 years international experience in investment and finance in Australasia and Europe, most recently with hedge funds Tremont Capital, Tilney Asset Management, Maxam Capital as Regional Director

Sarah established Fund of funds to supply specialist advice and preparation services to alternative asset GPs. She has extensive experience in positioning clients to secure and maximise traction with professional LPs, and has provided fundraising support to over 80 clients worldwide, including a wide range of first time and specialist funds.

Paul Craven is a London-based investment specialist and public speaker and consultant in the area of Behavioural Economics and founder of Paul Craven Partners Ltd. www.paulcraven.com He retired from Goldman Sachs Asset Management at the end of 2013 after six years with the firm where he was a managing director and latterly the head of European Institutional Business, as well as previously head of EMEA and head of UK business. Prior to Goldman Sachs, Paul worked at PIMCO Europe Ltd for four years, where he was head of UK Business Development. Previously, he spent seventeen years at Schroders as a portfolio manager and later as head of UK Institutional Sales. His 27 year business career has focused on financial markets, pension fund investment and latterly Behavioural Economics. Paul has an MA (Hons) in History from St. John's College, Cambridge University, is a Freeman of the City of London, and is on the advisory council to the CFA in the UK. Paul is a non-executive director of the specialist coaching firm, Salomon Partners, helping asset managers and pension funds use behavioural science insights to develop skill. www.salomon-parthers.com He is also a founding director of City Noble, an independent advisory firm for institutional pension funds. www.citynoble.com He is an independent adviser on the Akzo Nobel (CPS) Pension Scheme and the British Steel Pension Fund, and a Trustee Director on the Mitchells & Butlers Pension Plans. Paul is also on the panel of experts for #OgilvyChange, part of the Ogilvy & Mather Group; and is an academic advisor and non-executive director for System Two Advisors, a US-based asset manager.

Deirdre leads the DB Private Equity, part of the global alternative investment management business of Deutsche Bank's Asset Management division. Deirdre has over 14 years experience in the private equity and alternative asset management industry and is responsible for investor relations for the Secondary platform and the successful delivery of DB’s social finance strategy in the UK.

Christiaan provides liquidity to institutions and individuals seeking an exit from their private equity investments, including both limited partnership interests and portfolios of direct investments. Headway focuses on small to medium sized deals and more complex situations.

17Capital is a specialist private equity firm providing preferred equity financing for private equity funds as an alternative to debt or a secondary sale. 17Capital has completed 30 transactions in Europe and North America, and is currently investing Fund 3 with 500 million euros of commitments. Pierre-Antoine has more than two decades of private equity experience. Prior to 17Capital, he spent five years with Idinvest Partners where he launched the secondary practice.

The BT Pension Scheme (“BTPS” or the “Scheme”) is the UK’s largest corporate defined benefit (DB) pension scheme with assets of some £39 billion (as of 30 June 2013), paying over £2bn in pension payments per year. Davide is responsible for managing the private equity portfolios, with a core focus on risk assessment and asset management.

Marc co-founded 747 Capital, an investment firm focused on the small-cap end of the North American private equity market. His responsibilities include portfolio management and manager selection. In addition, he oversees the marketing and business development efforts of the firm. Marc is a member of the Investment Committee and holds various board seats.

Silva heads up the sustainable activities for RobecoSAM PE, which involves the organisation and implementation of the environmental, social and governance engagement that is part of the sustainable, responsible and clean tech private equity fund of funds strategies.

Over the last 24 years, Antoine has founded and developed 3 innovative ventures in private equity. The founder of Triago, a global leader in fundraising, secondary and strategic advisory, the founder of Mantra, an investment company focused on listed private equity funds and non-traditional private equity funds and final Palico. His latest venture Palico is the world’s first online private equity fund marketplace for fundraising, co-investment and secondary opportunities, providing him valuable insight into market trends and investor behaviour that can be used to evaluate whether a market correction is imminent.

Martin was previously the European lead for all fundraising and business development at Warburg Pincus. He is now a private consultant in the private equity market.

As the CEO at Reward Gateway, Glenn leads the company to make beautiful products for HR managers that allow them to better connect their organisations to their employees. The technology Reward Gateway build and the service it delivers is the creative output of nearly 200 passionate, enthusiastic and dedicated people based across 6 offices in 5 countries. The culture, values and standards that they operate demonstrate that employee engagement is at the heart of their business.

Pete set up Candela Capital in 2003 to meet the distribution needs of small to mid-sized funds who want a personalised, long-term relationship with a distribution partner. His 25 years' of experience from Pantheon Ventures, InvestorForce, Fleming Asset Management and NM Rothschild & Sons gives him a unique insight into the needs of the institutional investor - be they pension funds, private banks, family offices, insurance companies or fund-of-funds.

Michael Gastauer is a German entrepreneur, venture capitalist and philanthropist with global business experience specializing in financial technology. He is an advocate of the FinTech revolution and is globally ranked amongst the 100 most Influential People in FinTech.

Gastauer founded the Gastauer Family Office(GFO), a single family office with over $500 million in assets under management. GFO manages the substantial asset structure of the Gastauer Family. Gastauer serves as Chairman of the Gastauer Family Office.[5][6] Gastauer Family Office has a venture capital arm investing $50 million in FinTech startup companies. He is the Founder and CEO of WB21, a Financial Institution headquartered in London, UK. WB21 is said to be the fastest growing FinTech company in Europe.

Gastauer sits on the board of the Gastauer Foundation, a philanthropic organization helping people in underbanked countries to overcome poverty by granting micro loans and offering financial inclusion.

Alan focuses on buyout funds, co-investments and secondary investments. His fund portfolio includes a mixture of leading pan-European and mid-market Spanish funds. He joined Aberdeen in 2014 as part of the Scottish Widows Investment Partnership acquisition. Alan holds a BSc (Hons) in Genetics from the University of Edinburgh and is a qualified chartered accountant

Guy has got extensive experience in working at special situation investment firms, where he helped numerous companies define their strategies, hire new talent, develop clear cultures, and bed in new systems and operating procedures. It was this experience that formed the basis for Guy’s admiration for management teams and their willingness to embrace challenges. This provided the inspiration to set up Tenzing; a firm to provide capital, material and operational support to high-energy teams and their businesses.

Thorsten founded a leading investment office that professionalises long-term portfolio ownership for large enterprising families and institutions. GFEP Family Equity strategically structures, builds and manages bespoke portfolios of direct and strategic investments. The investment office thereby creates scalable entrepreneurial value for its clients.

Before joining Ardian in 1998, where he now develops and leads the Fund of Funds business, Vincent Gombault worked in AXA Group’s Industrial Holdings department from 1991 to 1998, after a spell as Investment Manager in the M&A department of Société Générale. He began his career at the French Trade Commission in Detroit, USA.

Christopher advises a number of fundsponsors on fundraisings, primary fundraisings, spin-out arrangements andincentive structures.  He has particularexperience in helping newly established managers scale up prior funds or set upnew authorised vehicles.  Christopheralso advises a number of institutional investors on their investmentprogrammes, co-investments and management arrangements with fund sponsors.

Privateer Holdingsis the world’s leading investment firm focused exclusively on legal cannabis. With over a decade of experience in strategic sales, operations, and management, Christian is known for operating at new commercial frontiers and for being instrumental in developing the emerging cannabis industry. Previously, Christian was an executive at Silicon Valley Bank, specializing in early stage, venture-backed companies.

Christian has backed numerous entrepreneurs and managers to help them grow their businesses and develop them internationally. These UK champions include Reward Gateway, Aspen, CP Electronics, Griffin, CloserStill and ACIS. He joined Tenzing as a managing partner in 2016, and prior, he was a partner at Inflexion Private Equity, one of Europe’s most successful private equity firms. Christian has invested in fast growing entrepreneurial businesses for over 15 years.

Craig is a Co-Founder & General Partner of Next World Capital (NWC), an international early-revenue stage venture capital firm investing in leading enterprise technology companies. NWC leads investments and focuses on US companies with the potential to become global category leaders. Notably, NWC is the only U.S. VC operating a comprehensive European expansion platform with (1) strategy, sales, and business development to help its US companies access and grow in Europe, and (2) briefings, events and an innovation center to help 80 of the largest European corporations tap into the trends, technologies and companies emerging from Silicon Valley. Based in San Francisco, NWC has additional offices in London and Paris. @craigalanhanson www.nextworldcap.com

Adam is responsible for origination and structuring of fund level credit facilities for Private Equity, Real Estate and Infrastructure funds. Prior to join RBI Adam built up extensive experience in providing capital call facilities, GP support, asset backed and liquidity facilities at a major European Bank.

Greg is a Partner and is responsible for all aspects of the secondary business, including strategy, investments, fundraising and portfolio construction. He is a member of the Adams Street Partners Secondary Investment Committee and also serves on the advisory boards of several funds within Adam Street’s portfolio.

Richard heads the Investor Team at PAI Partners, one of the top 30 global GPs by AUM and is the leading private equity investor in the French market. He is responsible for managing all interactions with the Firm's investors as well as its debt financing activities and has been involved in managing and advising dedicated private equity funds with a total equity value of over €7 billion. Over the last decade, PAI has led 45 transactions in 8 European countries for a value of more than €30 billion.

Sam specialises in advising lenders to funds on financing products across all fund sectors (including private equity, secondary, primary, funds of funds and listed funds). She has been acting for lenders and funds for over a decade and her practice covers the full range of fund lending products, including capital call lines, general partner support and co-invests in facilities and secondary leverage facilities. Over the past 18 months Sam has advised on more than 70 new lending transactions totalling over €13 billion.

Summa Equity is a newly established Nordic PE investor in the lower mid-market. It is a thematic investor, focusing on sectors within Resource Scarcity, Energy Efficiency, Changing Demographics, and Technology, as these are expected to grow due to current megatrends. The founders of Summa have background from leading Nordic PE firms such as Altor and Nordic Capital.

StepStone is a global private markets firm overseeing over US$81 billion of private capital allocations, including approximately US$14 billion of assets under management. David leads StepStone's European business, and has extensive experience in the secondary and co-investment businesses.

With three generations of funds successfully invested since 2002 and a fourth closed in 2015, Ardian’s small cap activity has established a leading position across Europe with France, Germany and Italy-based investment professionals. The Expansion team focuses on companies valued at less than €250M, led by François. He leads the investments in Iliad/Free, Sateco, SynerLAB, Altares, Arkadin, Cegos, Micropross and Bio7.

Jobst’s approach to evaluating investment opportunities has been shaped by his experience as both a direct and fund investor. He also brings the perspective of having worked closely with ultra high net worth clients to meet their private equity objectives. Jobst sources and analyses investment opportunities for Abbott across all strategies including venture capital, growth equity, buyouts and special situations, and secondaries.

With a heritage stretching over 40 years, SL Capital Partners aims to provide innovative Private Market solutions that maximise long-term performance for its clients. The company operates within a distinct collegiate culture and strive to build long-term relationships with its clients, partners and intermediaries. Their expertise is founded on long-established private equity experience in primary fund investing, secondary opportunities and direct co-investment. They have further strengthened their offering through direct infrastructure and strategic credit investing. To date, they have raised €9.4bn* through pooled funds, separate accounts and listed vehicles.

Hermes GPE is a leading specialist investor in global private equity with AUM of US$5.5bn. Hermes GPE manages one of the longest running co-investment programs in the industry, with a 15 year track record of providing institutional investors with access to alpha-generating global co-investment opportunities.

Andreas Lange is Chief Investment Officer of Argenthal Private Capital Ltd. where he oversees the program for private equity and private debt investments. Prior to his position at Argenthal, he co-founded a financial services group which he sold successfully in 2012. In this context, he pioneered the development of a number of different investment strategies and grew the companies` asset under management to 1bn US$. Andreas began his professional career in 1999 in the M&A practice at Lazard Ltd. Andreas graduated with distinction from the University of Bayreuth, Germany, where he received his MBA.

Jean-Francois Le Ruyet is a Partner of the Quilvest Private Equity team, co-managing US/Europe co-investments and funds programs with a focus on buy-out in Europe. Jean-Francois has over 12 years of experience in PE. Prior to joining Quilvest, Jean-Francois gained strategic consulting experience first with Bain & Company, then with McKinsey, advising PE firms among other assignments. Jean-Francois is a graduate of HEC in Paris and holds an MBA from Columbia Business School.

Stéphane Legrand joined European Capital in July 2005 as a Vice-President and was promoted to Principal in July 2006. Prior to joining European Capital, he spent over six years at Close Brothers (Daiwa SMBC's affiliate in Europe), a middle-market M&A advisory firm. In the Paris office, Stéphane was responsible for origination, execution and realization of Mid-Cap transactions. He completed more than 15 transactions for corporates and private equity firms, especially in the consumer goods, services and manufacturing sectors.

Rick joined USVP in 2004 and is a General Partner in the firm. He focuses on software (enterprise SaaS and security) and consumer services (mobile and e-commerce). In software, Rick currently serves on the Board of Directors at Act-On Software, Skytree, ThreatMetrix, and Wayin. In consumer services, he currently serves on the Board of Directors at EasilyDo, HotelTonight, Pluto TV, Primary.com, and ScoreBig. Rick previously managed numerous USVP investments that have seen successful exits, including Intermolecular (NASDAQ:IMI), Instantis (acquired by Oracle), myYearbook (NYSE:MEET), Trunk Club (acquired by Nordstrom), Victrio (acquired by Verint), and Yammer (acquired by Microsoft). He also was instrumental in USVP’s investment in Trusteer (acquired by IBM).

Tom drives the management of the private equity portfolio at JP Morgan Asset Management, one of the largest asset and wealth managers in the world, with assets under management of $1.7 trillion. Prior to joining J.P. Morgan, he worked at AT&T Investment Management Corporation (ATTIMCO) managing private equity assets, including corporate finance, venture capital and natural resources.

Mark leads the EMEA & Asia Secondary Advisory business at Credit Suisse. Prior to assuming his current role in 2013, Mark gained twelve years of experience with several private-equity firms in Europe including 3i, Keyhaven Capital Partners and Pomona Capital; where he was responsible for the secondary, primary and direct co-investment business in Europe and sat on the Advisory Boards of various underlying investment partnerships.

BlackFin Capital Partners is a private equity firm dedicated to financial services, looking to assist through the strategic stages of their development, making investments within the range of €20m to €50m. Paul began his career on the trading floors of major banking groups in France and abroad, before taking a more entrepreneurial path and building up a successful track record in business start-ups, private market investments and divestments.

Christophe is the driving force behind the Global Tactical Asset Allocation strategy at UBS, which seeks to maximise total portfolio return through capital appreciation and income distribution over the full market cycle, of assets under management of $2.04 trillion. Typically the Global Tactical Asset Allocation Strategies give great flexibility and are unrestricted, often independent of any benchmark, allowing more active management to react swiftly in changing market conditions.

LGT Capital Partners is an award-winning alternative investment specialist with USD 50 billion in assets under management. Wolfgang drives the private equity investments within the company, with a specific focus on primaries, secondaries, co-investments.

Olaf is a true industry expert with a highly specialised focus on placement of institutional quality managers, spin-outs and growth funds of excellent management teams. Top Capital Advisors is an Alternative Asset firm specialised in Private Equity Secondaries and Capital Introductions and is the leading buy side agent for Private Equity Secondaries. In Primaries, Top Capital Advisors has built a strong business in Europe focused on developing partnerships with Family Offices, Private Banks, Insurances, Pensionfunds and other institutional investors.

Paul leads Unigestion's private equity investment team and is responsible for the oversight of primary fund investments, secondaries and co-investments globally. Unigestion is an alternative asset management firm with EUR 7 billion of assets under management, headquartered in Geneva with offices in London, Paris, New York and Singapore.

One of the top 5 European fund of funds and managing €9.1 billion in private equity assets, SL Capital is a leading asset manager working with clients from leading institutional investors including family offices and high net worth individuals from the UK, US and Europe. Mark is responsible for primary fund investments, secondary investments and direct co-investments in Europe. He also leads SL Capital's coverage of the UK and Germanic markets. Mark sits on SL Capital's Investment Committee and also serves on the Advisory Boards of a number of European private equity funds.

Richard is Managing Partner of Greencoat Capital, a specialist asset manager with €1.5 billion AUM currently across two segregated strategies: private equity and renewable energy infrastructure assets. Prior to founding Greencoat in 2009, he previously enjoyed a long career in the City, first at Morgan Grenfell and then Merrill Lynch, where he led the EMEA Energy and Power Team. On leaving Merrill Lynch in 2007, Richard joined the Government’s Shareholder Executive, with responsibility for British Energy, BNFL and Urenco.

Vincent now sits on the investment committee and executive board for Nesta Impact Investments, which is a leading investor in the UK impact investing sector and Impax Asset Management, a leading investment firm, managing and advising on approximately US$4.4 billion (£3.2 billion) primarily for institutional clients through both listed and private equity strategies.

Preqin is a leading source of data and intelligence for the alternative assets industry.Mark was one of the founders of Preqin in 2003, and is responsible for the company's strategic development. He is a point of contact for other companies and organisations wishing to form strategic partnerships with Preqin.

Medicxi Ventures is a new venture capital firm comprising all of the existing life sciences portfolio companies, funds and team from Index Ventures. Michele currently serves on the board of directors of Ipsen Pharmaceuticals, and also sits on the investment committees of the accelerator and technology transfer companies of Paris-Saclay and France-Nord.

Seligman invests in small European private equity funds, operating in the growth equity and buy-out segments and is the only fund-of-funds manager exclusively dedicated to this top-performing segment of European private equity. Debbie is responsible for sourcing, due diligence and manager selection across all segments of private equity, both in Europe and the US. She also gained in-depth experience in other asset classes and developed the firm's valuation, monitoring and reporting systems.

Phil is responsible for the strategic development of August Equity and the investment strategy of the funds under management. The company focuses on investments in lower middle market, management buyouts, buy-ins, development capital, replacement, and expansion capital. He chairs the Investment Committee and leads the firm’s investment development activities, and in 2013, he led the successful fundraising of August Equity Partners III.

Bain Capital is one of the world's leading private alternative asset management firms, whose affiliates collectively manage over $75bn. With over $30 billion in assets under management, Bain Capital Credit is a global leader in opportunistic fixed income and credit investing. Tom leads Bain Capital Credit's London office and is responsible for investor relations and business development. He has extensive experience in raising capital and business development, having worked for with the hedge fund strategy group at Goldman Sachs Asset Management.

As the largest alternative investment firm in the world, Blackstone specialises in private equity, credit and hedge fund investment strategies, as well as financial advisory services. Michael drives the fundraising and business development group in New York. He is heavily involved in all facets of the fund raising business from business development, origination and marketing strategy to account coverage responsibility in the US, Canada and the Middle East.

Chris joined Dynamo Software in Q1 2016 as a founder member of the firms' European Headquarters in London. In his role as Institutional Sales Director EMEA, he is primarily responsible for on-boarding new clients and reinforcing Dynamo as the leading Alternative Investment software platform across the region.

Previously Chris had been at Preqin since 2007, most recently being a member of the senior management team and responsible for directing the company's sales operations in the EMEA region whilst also overseeing the company's Global Account Management team.

Lyrique provides private equity investment solutions for family offices and institutions with a focus on high quality fund and co-investment opportunities in less efficient, niche markets in Europe and North America. Kaarina has over 14 years of experience in investing and managing investment programs in private equity, prior to Lyrique as Head of Private Equity at FERI Trust in Germany and before that at CalSTRS in the US.

Access Capital partners has €6 billion of assets under managements and focuses on the European mid-market in private equity, private debt and infrastructure offering fund investments’ solutions (primary and secondary) as well as direct investments’ solutions both through co-mingled funds and managed accounts. Louis manages the private equity investments and fundraising and is integral in managing LP demands and commitments.

Hans has been active in private equity for more than twenty years and has co-founded Lyrique, as Head of Private Equity at Pictet & Cie and served as Managing Director of UBS Capital, to name a few. Lyrique invests in private equity for family offices and for private banks. Lyrique makes fund investments in the world’s best private equity and venture capital funds. It also co-invests with these funds. In specific situations Lyrique makes direct investments in and around Switzerland with a focus on succession situations and re-structuring.

Gijs van Thiel is Managing Partner of 747 Capital, a New York based private equity team that is specialized in manager selection of small cap US private equity funds both through discretionary multi-manager funds and non discretionary programs. Gijs and his partners at 747 Capital allow private equity investors from around the globe direct access to a segment of the US private equity market that is hard to analyze without an experienced team on the ground.

Nigel van Zyl is a partner and head of the European Private Investment Funds Group at Proskauer. He has over 14 years’ experience as a legal adviser to the private funds industry. Nigel advises private equity fund managers, institutional investors and investment advisors on a broad range of issues, including fund formations, secondary transactions, fund investments, internal governance, co-investment arrangements, spinouts, re-organisations and restructurings. He also represents institutional investors on their primary investments. Nigel advises buyers and sellers of secondary fund interests and the structures used for these transactions, including synthetic secondary and co-investment structures.

Bernard's main focus is within the internet and consumer sector, as well as cleantech investments. He is responsible for all the financial, administrative and legal dimensions of the firm. He also currently serves on the board of Spartoo.com, Retailo, Tagsys RFID Group Inc. and Perigee. He was previously a director of PolySpace Technologies (sold to The Mathworks) and Mobile News Channel (sold to Alcatel).

Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners is an investment advisor which offers a range of hedge and private equity products. Nash leads the Morgan Stanley Alternative Investments Partners' Private Equity Secondaries group and has 13 years of industry experience. Prior to his current role, Nash was an analyst working across the AIP platform on primaries, co-investments and secondaries. Previously, he was a member of the quantitative strategy group supporting the Morgan Stanley's Value equity teams.

Tom works with private equity houses, multi strategy funds, management and corporates helping them deploy capital across the world. He works on cases from initial buyouts (including secondary buy outs, take privates and co-investments), M&A, bolt on, restructuring's and refinancing's through to exits. Clients can rest assured that Tom is always on hand to help. Once the deal is done, he is there to advise on portfolio company work and management incentive plans.He executes transactions in regulated sectors such as healthcare, media and telecoms, financial services, water and the energy sectors are our key focus.

The European Investment Fund is part of the EIB Group and is the specialist provider of risk finance to benefit small and medium-sized enterprises (SME) across Europe. As part of the EIF Lower Mid-Market team, Thierry is responsible for making and monitoring new investments in the growth equity, hybrid debt-equity and debt segment in Europe. Throughout his career, Thierry analysed over 300 transactions and performed over 50 due diligences. His portfolio includes some 30 funds. Next to his investment activity, Thierry has been involved in the set-up of the Mezzanin Dachfonds für Deutschland (a EUR 200m investment program dedicated towards mezzanine funds in Germany) for which he also assumes the investor relations activities.