Private Debt
Investor
Investor
Germany Forum Munich 2022
17 - 18 May 2022,
Hilton Munich City, Munich
#1 forum in the DACH region for private debt investors
On 17-18 May in Munich, the Private Debt Investor Germany Forum will connect the most influential asset allocators and funds from the DACH region and beyond.
Over 60 institutional and private investors will come together to meet private debt fund managers and the wider market to learn about the latest trends, explore investment opportunities and decide where to allocate their capital.
Attendees will hear from over 70 speakers across the forum and have many opportunities to connect with active investors in debt strategies in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Join your peers at the Germany Forum for an unmissable two days of content and networking for the private debt market.
What can you expect at the forum?
Event content with value
Learn from leading investors and fund managers, and understand investor allocation, get practical guidance on co-investment strategies, hear about the evolving real asset debt opportunities in Europe, and how to continue ESG and impact integration.
Build your private debt network
Connect in-person during roundtable discussions, networking breaks, panel Q&As, invite-only breakfasts and an evening drinks reception. Build lasting relationships and compare best practices with your peers.
Meet institutional investors
Network with active investors in debt strategies in the DACH region, such as MEAG Munich Re, HVB Pension Fund, European Investment Fund, YIELCO Investments, Suva, PensionDanmark, City of Zurich Pension Fund, and many more.
Exclusive investor insights
Hear from Mandatum Asset Management, the asset management arm of a leading insurance group in the Nordics
The forum keynote interview will be held with Jussi Tanninen, Head of Private Debt and Real Estate. Join the event and gain insights on Mandatum Asset Management’s ESG framework for selecting Private Debt managers.
Key event themes
- Passing the stress test – where private debt goes from here – now private debt has truly stepped out of the shadows, what scale of evolution and growth can we expect to see?
- Investor allocation across the DACH market – examining the current sentiments and decision making of some of Europe’s leading LPs
- Uptake in co-investment strategies – how increased LP and GP sophistication might alter the investment landscape of the future
- Evolving real asset debt opportunities in Europe – the reasons behind the growth in appetite and opportunity in real estate, infrastructure and more
- Continuing ESG & impact integration – SFDR challenges, avoiding greenwashing and moving to an engagement approach at the portfolio level: how debt managers must move with the times
Connect with active investors in debt strategies
Featured speakers include
Testimonials from attendees
BNY Mellon
Silvia Mischel, Director Institutional Sales
This is the best private debt conference in Germany, a must for GPs and LPs.
Apolis S.A.M
Ilya Gertsberg, Managing Director and CIO
Intimate experience, frank exchange, highly approachable participants
Prime Capital
Toni Quittschalle, Head of Manager Selection
Great to finally meet industry experts again in a not too big conference format!
Our leading advisory board in 2022
Monika Bednarz
Director
Lagrange Financial Advisory
Hans-Peter Dohr
Founding and Managing Partner
Institutional Capital Associates
Frank Dornseifer
Managing Director
BVAI
Borge Grauel
Managing Director
YIELCO Investments
You-Ha Hyun
Investment Director
Perpetual Investors
Philip Jacobs
Director
Aquila Capital
Ari Jauho
Partner, Chairman
Certior Capital
Gabriella Kindert
Expert in Alternative Lneding and Private Debt, Supervisory Board Member
Mizuho Europe
Matthias Kirchgaessner
Managing Partner
PLEXUS Investments
Olya Kluppel
Partner
GP Bullhound
Dalit Nuttall
Principal
West Valley Capital
Sebastian Schroff
Global Head of Private Debt
Allianz Investment Management
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Agenda
PDI Germany Forum 2022 - Tuesday 17th
PDI Germany Forum 2022
08:00 - 08:45
Registration
08:45 - 08:50
PDI Germany welcome address
08:50 - 08:55
Chairperson’s opening remarks
08:55 - 09:40
Building on the bounce-back: harnessing private debt’s momentum
Trudi Boardman,
Stephan Caron,
Daniel Leger,
Alexander Ott,
Howard Sharp,
Tricia Ward
- Why 2021 and early 2022 fundraising and transaction records show that private debt is on an upward curve
- What scale of evolution and growth can we expect in this now fully mature asset-class?
- Assessing the GP landscape – how blue-chips, established players and emerging managers can thrive in a competitive market
- Inflation expectations, ESG evolution, valuation reforms and more – how are funds preparing for success in the DACH market for 2022 and beyond?
Moderator: Trudi Boardman, Managing Director, Cambridge Associates
09:40 - 10:00
US opportunities for DACH investors: finding value in the lower mid-market
Dr. Gabriella Kindert,
Jim Fisher
- What key facts should European LPs know about the US direct lending market?
- Key differentiations compared to the European market
- What is your outlook for regions, sectors and strategies?
- How does the risk/return profile of US lower mid-market compare to other areas of the market?
Moderator: Gabriella Kindert, Board Member, Mizuho Bank
10:00 - 10:45
Investor allocation across the DACH market in a high-risk environment
Helene Schutrumpf,
Abhik Das,
Sven Seppeur,
Sina Timm,
Dr. Sebastian Schroff
- Broadening mandates & definitions: what is now considered as private debt in a sophisticated LP portfolio?
- What are the key factors driving manager and selection strategy in 2022?
- Inflation, labour shortages, supply chain disruption… what are the biggest challenges for LPs in managing portfolio risk in private debt?
- DACH LP sentiments for co-investments, secondaries and other emerging return strategies.
Moderator: Helene Schütrumpf, Founder, Ely Place Partners
Dr. Sebastian Schroff
Global Head of Private Debt, Allianz Investment Management SE/Lead Portfolio Manager, AllianzGI
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10:45 - 11:30
Morning networking break
PDI Germany Forum 2022
11:30 - 12:15
How debt managers must move with the times: continuing ESG & impact integration on the continent
Jiří Król,
Jin-Hyuk Jang ,
Vincent Lemaitre,
Luz Martinez,
Priscilla Schnepper,
James Newsome
- The rise of sustainability-linked loans driving an engagement approach at the portfolio level
- Focus on climate & environment in the wake of COP26
- Varying LP attitudes towards ESG & impact in the DACH market
- SFDR and wider ESG-related regulatory challenges for GPs
12:15 - 13:00
Direct lending: enhancing returns with junior debt
Hans-Peter Dohr,
Böerge Grauel,
John Schnabel,
Michael Small,
Nicole Waibel
- Examining the supply and demand for junior debt strategies
- What profile of investors are looking at this and how might this change in the coming years?
- Finding value across the capital structure in the quest for core-level return generation
Moderator: Hans-Peter Dohr, Founder & Managing Partner, Institutional Capital Associates
13:00 - 13:20
ESG Framework for selecting Private Debt managers
Jussi Tanninen
13:20 - 14:30
Lunch & networking break
PDI Germany Forum 2022
14:30 - 14:45
Private debt funds as a way to gain exposure to real estate: yields, business models, risk/reward profiles and risk mitigation
Monika Bednarz
14:45 - 15:15
Real estate debt resilience and revitalisation
Monika Bednarz,
Trevor Castledine,
Ralf Kind,
Jean-Baptiste Meyer,
Alexander Schmitt
- The market factors driving real estate opportunities across the capital structure in Europe
- Who, what, where and why? Assessing new entrants, acquisitions & established players in a revitalised European real estate credit market
- How real estate debt funds are meeting ESG demands with sustainability-linked loans
- Outside of Germany – where will GPs and LPs look elsewhere in Europe for real estate capital deployment?
Moderator: Monika Bednarz, Director, Lagrange Financial Advisory
15:20 - 15:50
Sourcing opportunity in special situations and distress in a post-Covid economy
Andy Thomson,
Cecile Davies,
Adam Philips,
Hans-Jörg Baumann
- Why LPs are increasingly looking to Europe’s private markets for special situation opportunities
- Inflationary pressures, predicted restructurings and other economic factors to consider
- Why might we see an uplift in distressed debt transactions in 2022?
- Regional approach – where is this opportunistic capital being deployed, and why?
15:50 - 16:30
Breaking down the market bifurcation
Nina Dohr Pawlowitz,
Eric Gallerne,
Patrick Suchy,
Reji Vettasseri,
Laust Johnsen,
Matthias Mathieu
- Does the broader trend of big-name managers dominating the debt market ring true in Germany and the DACH region?
- What might European LPs be missing out on by ‘playing safe’?
- What might a blueprint for success look like for emerging managers?
Moderator: Nina Dohr-Pawlowitz, Managing Director & Head of Fund Placement, DC Placement Advisors
16:30 - 16:50
Afternoon networking break
PDI Germany Forum 2022
16:50 - 17:20
Debate with drinks: Emerging income strategies – where does the true value lie?
Johnnie Barnett,
Hans-Jörg Baumann,
Adriana Oller,
Olya Klüppel,
Martin Munte
Our speakers will debate the merits of emerging income strategies for investors in private credit, including:
- Asset-backed strategies
- Private credit secondaries
- Equipment leasing
- Royalties
- Venture debt & growth capital
- NAV lending
Moderator: Johnnie Barnett, Director, The New Amsterdam Group
17:20 - 17:55
Audience roundtables with drinks
Jim Fisher,
Chandi Jethu-Ramkrishan,
Laust Johnsen,
Kristina Matthews,
Agnes Mazurek,
Daniel Roddick,
Catherine Zou
- Embracing infrastructure debt in your private credit portfolio facilitated by Agnes Mazurek, Senior Consultant
- Assessing supply & demand for private debt secondaries facilitated by Daniel Roddick, Founder, Ely Place Partners
- Evolving investor sentiments on unsponsored vs PE driven lending strategies facilitated by Laust Johnsen, Portfolio Manager, Partner, Capital Four
- Emerging markets private credit opportunities facilitated by Chandi Jethu-Ramkrishan, Head of EMEA Distribution, Edelweiss Alternative Asset Advisors
- Delivering impact through debt funds facilitated by Kristina Matthews, Head of Investor Relations & ESG, Brightwood Capital Advisors
- Valuations of private debt assets facilitated by Catherine Zou, Vice President – Portfolio Valuation, Kroll Advisory Ltd.
- Outlook for US direct lending lower middle market facilitated by Jim Fisher, Managing Director, Head of Private Credit, PineBridge Investments
Chandi Jethu-Ramkrishan
Head of EMEA Business Development, Edelweiss Alternative Asset Advisors
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17:55 - 18:00
Chairperson’s day 1 closing remarks
18:00 - 18:05
Close of day 1 & networking drinks reception
Agenda
PDI Germany Forum 2022 - Wednesday 18th
PDI Germany Forum 2022
08:30 - 09:15
Invite-only LP breakfast
Dalit Nuttall
09:15 - 09:30
Chairperson’s day 2 welcome address
Frank Dornseifer
09:30 - 10:10
The changing face of Europe’s private debt market
Alexander Bode,
Barbara Ellero,
You-Ha Hyun,
Ari Jauho,
Huy Nguyen
- How GPs and LPs are innovating their processes, operating models through the rise of tech & data
- What changes are we seeing in European distribution models, and why?
- Growth capital, specialty finance, SME lending and other emerging strategies that are taking hold
Moderator: Alexander Bode, Managing Partner, BB Alternatives
10:10 - 11:10
PDI Investment Committee
Dr. Gabriella Kindert,
Matthias Kirchgaessner,
Paolo Pendenza,
Amy Wang,
Jan Wiklund
Our PDI Investment Committee takes a look at three investment case studies from leading GPs across different regions in this unique interactive format.
Co-moderators: Gabriella Kindert, Board Member, Mizuho Bank and Matthias Kirchgaessner, Managing Partner, PLEXUS Research
11:10 - 11:30
Morning networking break
PDI Germany Forum 2022
11:30 - 12:00
EIF Private Debt Survey: Private Debt for SMEs
Dr. Helmut Kraemer-Eis,
Dr. Frank Lang
The European Investment Fund (EIF) Private Debt Survey results will be presented by EIF’s Research & Market Analysis.
Main topics:
- Private Debt for SMEs in Europe
- Market overview
- ESG considerations
EIF Research & Market Analysis publications are available here:
12:00 - 12:35
A new core infrastructure? How debt is providing security & opportunity for forward-thinking investors
Hans-Peter Dohr,
Philippe Benaroya,
Benjamin Walter,
Kees-Jan van de Kamp
- Fewer defaults and higher recoveries? Why infra debt is outperforming other strategies
- What market factors are causing current debt prices to be so attractive?
- Finding value across the capital structure in the quest for core-level return generation
- The big names and big launches flooding to market as the sub-asset class matures
Moderator: Hans-Peter Dohr, Founder & Managing Partner, Institutional Capital Associates
Kees-Jan van de Kamp
Senior Portfolio Manager, Infrastructure Investments, NN Investment Partners
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12:35 - 13:15
The merits of growth debt investments
Ian Milton,
Mustafa Dincer,
Mårten Vading
- Assessing supply and demand in for SME lending in the Mittelstand/mid-market
- Prospects and opportunities across differing regions and jurisdictions
- Differentiating and finding a balance between venture debt & growth capital
Moderator: Ian Milton, Founder, Mercia Capital Partners
13:15 - 13:30
Closing networking lunch
PDI Germany Forum 2022
13:30 - 13:35
Close of conference
Speakers confirmed for May 2022
For more information on speaking in 2022, please contact James Hatwell.
james.hatwell@peimedia.com | +44 (0) 20 3994 7961
Johnnie Barnett
Partner, The New Amsterdam Group
Johnnie Barnett is a Partner at New Amsterdam based in London, England. Johnnie leads the firm’s distribution efforts across Europe and is involved across all aspects of fund raising for their GPs. He has been raising capital from institutional LPs a… Read full bio
Hans-Jörg Baumann
Partner, Stepstone Group
Mr. Baumann is Partner and the chairman of StepStone Private Debt. As member of the management team he is responsible for global business development activities of PD. He is also Co-founder of the Swiss Alternative Investments Circle (SFAMA) and acte… Read full bio
Monika Bednarz
Executive Director, Lagrange Financial Advisory
Monika is Executive Director at Lagrange based in Frankfurt, Germany. She advises institutional investors on infrastructure and real estate investments funds (equity and debt). She has over 20 years of professional experience in finance, including co… Read full bio
Philippe Benaroya
CEO & Managing Partner, Generali Global Infrastructure
Philippe Benaroya is the Managing Partner and serves as the firm’s Chief Executive Officer at Generali Global Infrastructure (GGI). GGI was founded in 2018 by Philippe Benaroya, Alban de La Selle and Gilles Lengaigne in partnership with the Generali… Read full bio
Trudi Boardman
Managing Director, Cambridge Associates
Trudi is a Managing Director in the European Pension Practice at Cambridge Associates. She works on discretionary and non-discretionary hedge fund and private credit portfolios of pension funds, foundations and family clients in the EMEA region. Be… Read full bio
Alexander Bode
Managing Partner, BB Alternative Partners
Alexander Bode is one of two founding partners of BB Alternative Partners, a consulting firm that has specialised in supporting institutional investors in Alternative Asset investing. He is an expert in the field of alternative investments and has ga… Read full bio
Stephan Caron
Head of European Private Debt, BlackRock
Stephan Caron, Managing Director, is Head of European Private Debt within BlackRock Alternative Investors (BAI). In this role, he is responsible for leading the platform, originating and executing investment opportunities, leading the investment proc… Read full bio
Trevor Castledine
Senior Director, Head of Private Credit, bfinance
Trevor is a Senior Director in bfinance’s private markets team. He was formerly Deputy CIO and Investment Director at LPPI, the investment management collaboration between Lancashire County Pension Fund and LPFA. Prior to that he was Deputy CIO at LC… Read full bio
Abhik Das
Managing Director, Head of Private Debt - Golding Capital Partners
Managing Director and Head of Private Debt, joined Golding Capital Partners in 2018. He is responsible for the selection, execution and monitoring of private debt fund investments and co-investments, as well as the portfolio management thereafter. Pr… Read full bio
Cecile Davies
EVP & Portfolio Manager, Credit Opportunities
Mrs. Davies is an executive vice president and portfolio manager in the London office, focusing on European distressed and tactical credit opportunities. Prior to joining PIMCO in 2021, Mrs. Davies was a partner and portfolio manager for Hayfin’s spe… Read full bio
Mustafa Dincer
Founder, MD Advisors
Mustafa is founder and partner of MD Advisors, a London-based independent debt advisory and restructuring platform providing high value-added, strategic and confidential advice in growth financings, LBO’s, special situations and distressed transactio… Read full bio
Hans-Peter Dohr
Founder & Managing Director, ICA - Institutional Capital Associates
Hans-Peter founded ICA in 2016. He has nearly 35 years’ experience of debt & corporate finance and alternative investments and holds an MBA from the Vienna University of Economics. ICA Institutional Capital Associates (ICA) ICA is an award-winnin… Read full bio
Nina Dohr Pawlowitz
CEO & Head of Fund Placement, DC Placement Advisors
Nina Dohr-Pawlowitz is CEO and founder of DC Placement Advisors, a leading global placement agent. During her 29-year career, Nina has held a number of strategic leadership positions in the fields of marketing, sales and business development at vario… Read full bio
Frank Dornseifer
Managing Director, Bundesverband Alternative Investments
Frank Dornseifer is Managing Director of Bundesverband Alternative Investments e.V. (BAI), the German advocacy organization for the Alternative Investment industry. He has been active for more than 20 years in various functions in investment manageme… Read full bio
Barbara Ellero
Partner – Head of Private Debt, Anthilia Capital Partners SGR
Prior to joining Anthilia, Barbara spent nearly 18 years in corporate finance in leading investment banks, where she was responsible for the structuring and execution of a wide range of structured finance and M&A transactions. Since November 2013… Read full bio
Jim Fisher
Managing Director, Head of PineBridge Private Credit, PineBridge Investments
Mr. Fisher joined PineBridge in 2017 to launch and lead the firm’s middle-market private credit business. Mr. Fisher has over 40 years of experience lending to and investing in middle-market companies nationwide, including 22 years at JPMorgan Chase,… Read full bio
Eric Gallerne
Managing Partner - Private Debt, Eurazeo
Eric Gallerne is a Managing Partner in charge of the Private Debt activity and is a member of the Investment Committee. Before joining the Group in 2012, he was co-founder and head of mezzanine investments (ActoMezz) for Groupama Private Equity for f… Read full bio
Böerge Grauel
Managing Director, YIELCO Investments
Boerge Grauel is a managing director at YIELCO Investments AG. From 2006 to 2018 he was a managing director at Golding Capital Partners, responsible for sourcing, assessing and selecting private debt funds (senior debt, mezzanine, credit opportunitie… Read full bio
You-Ha Hyun
Principal, Perpetual Investors
You-Ha Hyun leads the private debt program at Perpetual Investors GmbH, a German based professional single family office. In this role, he is mainly responsible for managing the private debt portfolio and focuses on manager selection across the broad… Read full bio
Philip Jacobs
Director Quantitative Structuring and Credit, Aquila Capital Management
Philip is a director for credit and structuring at Aquila Capital responsible for the debt strategy, rating advisory and portfolio refinancing structuring with more than 10 years of experience. He is also advising emerging corporate private debt and… Read full bio
Jin-Hyuk Jang
International Counsel, Debevoise & Plimpton
Jin-Hyuk Jang is an international counsel at in the Frankfurt office of Debevoise & Plimpton. He advises sponsors on the structuring of investment funds covering numerous sectors and strategies including credit funds, private equity, real estate,… Read full bio
Ari Jauho
Partner, Chairman, Certior Capital
Since 2011 Mr. Jauho is one of the Founding Partners and the Chairman of Certior Capital Ltd, focusing on private equity and private credit fund investing and co-investing. Previously Mr. Jauho was Partner at Access Capital after Access Capital bough… Read full bio
Chandi Jethu-Ramkrishan
Head of EMEA Business Development, Edelweiss Alternative Asset Advisors
Previously, Chandi worked in London for Investment Banks in the area of Credit, Structured Finance and Institutional Clients' Solutions. He joined Edelweiss Alternative Asset Advisors in June 2009 to develop the European and Middle East Institutional… Read full bio
Laust Johnsen
Portfolio Manager, Partner, Capital Four Management
Laust joined Capital Four during 2007 from Nordea Investment Management where he has worked as a quantitative Analyst with responsibilities for various risk management and performance analysis tasks. Since 2007 Laust has held various positions within… Read full bio
Ralf Kind
Head of Real Estate Debt, Edmond de Rothschild Real Estate Investment Management
Ralf is responsible for the development of the real estate debt business at Edmond de Rothschild Real Estate Investment Management. He has over two decades of experience and track record in real estate finance. Ralf has acted as a banker/lender in th… Read full bio
Dr. Gabriella Kindert
Independent Board Member, Neptune Leasing, a.o.
Dr. Gabriella Kindert is a senior banking and investment professional specialising in Alternative Credit and Private markets. She gained over 20 years of international experience in managing investment portfolios over the cycle for leading institutio… Read full bio
Matthias Kirchgaessner
Managing Partner, PLEXUS Research GmbH
Matthias Kirchgaessner has been Managing Partner of PLEXUS Research GmbH since 2021. He specializes in alternative investments such as hedge funds and private debt. He dedicates his work to research balanced risk-adjusted returns. Clients appreciate… Read full bio
Olya Klüppel
Partner, Head of Credit, GP Bullhound
Olya Klueppel is a Partner in GP Bullhound Investment Management, focusing on debt investments into digital economy and technology companies. She is based in Zurich. Prior to joining GP Bullhound in 2021, Olya was a co-founding partner of Global Grow… Read full bio
Dr. Helmut Kraemer-Eis
EIF Chief Economist and Head of EIF’s Research & Market Analysis, European Investment Fund (EIF)
Dr. Helmut Kraemer-Eis is Head of Research & Market Analysis and Chief Economist at the European Investment Fund (EIF), the EIB Group's specialist provider of risk finance to benefit SMEs across Europe. His team supports EIF’s business developmen… Read full bio
Jiří Król
Deputy CEO, Global Head of Government Affairs, AIMA
Jiří Krόl, Deputy CEO, Global Head of Government Affairs, joined AIMA in April 2010. Jiří started his career at the Czech securities market regulator. He then moved to the European Commission’s Internal Market Directorate-General, where he was respon… Read full bio
Dr. Frank Lang
Senior Manager at EIF’s Research & Market Analysis, European Investment Fund (EIF)
Frank Lang joined the Research &; Market Analysis team at the EIF in 2011 and co-authored various studies on European SME and innovation financing. He coordinates the European-wide EIF surveys of business angels and fund managers active in privat… Read full bio
Daniel Leger
Managing Director, MGG Investment Group
Mr. Leger has over 18 years of experience in the asset management business. Prior to joining MGG, Mr. Leger was Head of Strategic Planning and Client Services at Akre Capital Management in Virginia where he helped grow the then 24 year old firm’s pri… Read full bio
Vincent Lemaitre
Head of ESG for private debt, Tikehau Capital
Vincent joined Tikehau Capital in 10/2021 as head of ESG for Private Debt. In his role, he works to design and implement Tikehau’s ESG strategy on private debt. He has 5 years of corporate ESG experience across Europe and America. Prior to joining Ti… Read full bio
Luz Martinez
Sustainability Manager, ILX Fund
Luz Martinez is responsible for designing and implementing the sustainability strategy of ILX Fund. Prior to joining ILX Luz coordinated a portfolio on financial inclusion and impact investing at the KIT’s unit of Sustainable Economic Development, ad… Read full bio
Matthias Mathieu
Managing Partner, Bright Capital
Matthias is Managing Partner and founder of BRIGHT CAPITAL. In his capacity he oversees the investment activities of the firm and signs responsible for investor relations and business development. Matthias is a member of the investment committee. Pri… Read full bio
Kristina Matthews
Managing Director, ONEX
Kristina Matthews is a Managing Director at Onex within the Client & Product Solutions team, primarily focused on the firm’s credit strategies. Prior to this she was at Brightwood Capital serving as Head of IR & ESG where the main focus was o… Read full bio
Agnes Mazurek
Head of Product Innovation, APEX Group
Agnes Mazurek is Global Head of Private Markets Innovation at APEX Group. Her role entails identifying and delivering new product and technology opportunities across the entire spectrum of private market clients managed by APEX, leveraging the latest… Read full bio
Jean-Baptiste Meyer
Senior Vice President & Portfolio Manager, PIMCO
Mr. Meyer is a senior vice president and portfolio manager in the London office, focusing on real estate debt investment opportunities across EMEA, and serves as a member of the European commercial real estate debt investment committee. Prior to join… Read full bio
Ian Milton
Founder, Mercia Capital Partners
Since founding Mercia Capital in 2013, Ian has served as an adviser to Arbour Partners, helping to raise capital from UK investors for both first-time and later vintage funds of Arbour's private debt General Partner clients. In a 30 year career in th… Read full bio
Martin Munte
Head of Investor Relations and Fund Raising, EMEA, 17Capital
Martin started at 17Capital in 2020 to lead the investor relations and fund-raising efforts in EMEA. Martin joined from CVC Credit Partners, where he held similar positions, and was previously at Bluebay Asset Management and HSBC. Martin studied at t… Read full bio
James Newsome
Managing Partner, Arbour Partners
James Newsome founded the London and Berlin-based capital markets firm Arbour Partners in 2010. Prior to Arbour, James led fund development at Merrill Lynch’s Alternative Investment Group in London from 2000-2009. At Merrill Lynch James designed, ori… Read full bio
Huy Nguyen
Head of Private Debt, Teylor Capital
Huy Nguyen is the Head of Private Debt at the Swiss Fintech Teylor AG. He is responsible for all direct investments of Teylor Capital, the company's private debt investment arm including the Teylor Debt Fund I. He previously held various roles in the… Read full bio
Dalit Nuttall
Principal, West Valley Capital
Following an institutional career with Morgan Stanley, Merrill Lynch and Wachovia, Dalit founded WestValley Capital in 2007 to connect preferred solution providers with European pension funds, insurance companies and asset managers in ways that addre… Read full bio
Adriana Oller
Founder and Partner, Resilience Partners
Adriana Oller started her career as a principal investor over 20 years ago and continued providing direct lending solutions to SME’s. Specifically focused on established and profitable Spanish companies, which could not find suitable financing soluti… Read full bio
Alexander Ott
Managing Director, Partners Group
Alexander Ott is part of Partners Group's European Private Debt business unit, based in Zug, and has been with the firm since 2006 holding 19 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Partners Group, he was responsible for the Long Term Investme… Read full bio
Paolo Pendenza
Head of Private Debt – Alternative Asset Management, Equita Capital SGR
Paolo joined Equita in 2014 to set up the private debt business and has an extensive experience in the private debt and private equity. Prior to Equita, Paolo spent eleven years as partner with the mid-market private equity firm BS Investimenti in Mi… Read full bio
Adam Philips
Partner, Head of DM Special Situations, BlueBay Asset Management
Adam Phillips is Head of Developed Markets Special Situations at BlueBay Asset Management. Adam has 33 years’ experience in special situations and distressed investing having previously been Head of Investments at Blantyre Capital, European CIO of Ma… Read full bio
Daniel Roddick
Founder, Ely Place Partners
Daniel Roddick CFA founded Ely Place Partners in 2018. Daniel has 20 years of experience in private equity advisory, formerly running the placement division of EPIC Private Equity. Prior to that he worked at Campbell Lutyens and McKinsey and Co. Dani… Read full bio
Alexander Schmitt
Senior Portfolio Manager, Allianz Global Investors
Alex is a senior portfolio manager for global private debt with a focus on real estate debt at Allianz Global Investors. Prior to joining Allianz Global Investors in 2021, Alex was part of Allianz Investment Management’s Private Debt team where he ov… Read full bio
John Schnabel
Managing Director & Chief Investment Officer, ONEX FALCON
John S. Schnabel, Managing Director and Chief Investment Officer, joined Falcon at its inception. Mr. Schnabel was previously a Partner at Canterbury Capital Partners LLC. Prior affiliations include Generation Partners and General Motors Investment M… Read full bio
Priscilla Schnepper
Diversified Debt Funds Investment Manager - European Investment Fund
Priscilla works on investments in private credit funds focused on portfolio diversification, across Europe. In EIF since 2016, Priscilla has more than 6-years' experience in structured credit products, private credit fund investment and private equit… Read full bio
Dr. Sebastian Schroff
Global Head of Private Debt, Allianz Investment Management SE/Lead Portfolio Manager, AllianzGI
Sebastian Schroff is responsible for the Allianz Group private debt portfolio of over EUR 100bn and leads the Global Private Debt Team at Allianz Global Investors. Previous roles at Allianz since 2014 include being the responsible Investment Manager… Read full bio
Helene Schutrumpf
Director, Ely Place Partners
Helene Schütrumpf has over 15 years of experience in financial markets, having started her career in proprietary trading at Merrill Lynch, analysing credit and structured credit products. She has been fundraising for Private Equity funds for 10 years… Read full bio
Sven Seppeur
Senior Investment Manager Private Markets, Feri Trust
Sven Seppeur is a Senior Investment Manager in the Private Markets department of FERI Trust. He focuses on the selection and monitoring of investments in private debt and infrastructure funds. Prior to joining FERI in October 2021, he worked in the i… Read full bio
Howard Sharp
Head of Origination, Direct Lending, Alcentra
Howard Sharp joined Alcentra as Head of Origination from Park Square Capital where he was a Partner and Head of Mid-Market Direct Lending for 4 years. In this role he was responsible for co-ordinating the sponsor coverage and origination activities o… Read full bio
Michael Small
Partner, Credits & Markets, KKR
Michael Small (London) joined KKR in 2021 as a Partner and is a member of the Global Private Credit Investment Committee, European Direct Lending Investment Committee, and KKR Credit Portfolio Management Committee. Prior to joining KKR, Mr. Small was… Read full bio
Patrick Suchy
Head of Credit, Private Markets, HSBC Alternatives
Patrick has more than twenty years of experience in private markets and investment banking. Since 2015 he is heading the German private debt business and took over global responsibility in 2020. Prior to joining HSBC in 2006 he worked for another ban… Read full bio
Jussi Tanninen
Head of Private Debt and Real Estate, Mandatum Asset Management
Jussi Tanninen is Head of Private Debt and Real Estate at Mandatum Asset Management. He has 20 years of experience in illiquid investments in Private Debt, Private Equity and Real Estate. Currently heading the alternatives portfolio management team w… Read full bio
Andy Thomson
Senior Editor, Private Debt Investor
Andy has been with PEI since 2003, working on a number of titles including as Editor of Private Equity International and Senior Editor of Infrastructure Investor. Since H2 2015, he took over responsibility for Real Estate Capital and, in the first ha… Read full bio
Sina Timm
Private Debt Lead, Viridium Group
Sina Timm is the Private Debt lead at Viridium Group. Sina is responsible for selecting, implementing and monitoring illiquid debt mandates in real estate, infrastructure and corporate loans. Before joining Viridium in 2020, Sina was an Investment Ma… Read full bio
Mårten Vading
General Partner, Kreos Capital Management
Over the past 22 years Marten has built a market leading position for Kreos in Europe with a particular focus on the Nordics and the DACH region. He has also executed a number of transactions in the UK and Ireland and supports the portfolio throughou… Read full bio
Kees-Jan van de Kamp
Senior Portfolio Manager, Infrastructure Investments, NN Investment Partners
Kees-Jan van de Kamp is a Senior Portfolio Manager in the Infrastructure Debt team, part of Alternative Credit at Dutch asset manager NN Investment Partners. NN IP is the asset management arm of Nationale-Nederlanden Group, the leading Dutch Insuranc… Read full bio
Reji Vettasseri
Lead Portfolio Manager, DECALIA SA
Reji is the Lead Portfolio Manager for Private Markets Investments at Decalia SA, where he runs a private market solutions programme that invests through fund investments, co-investments, secondary transactions and seeding deals, with a particular fo… Read full bio
Nicole Waibel
Managing Director, Crescent Credit Europe
Nicole Waibel is a Managing Director at Crescent Capital and has been working in European Private Debt for over 20 years. Prior to joining Crescent in 2013 she worked with Indigo Capital, a leading European specialist lending funds since 2001. She pr… Read full bio
Benjamin Walter
Portfolio Manager, Allianz Global Investors
Benjamin Walter is a Director in Allianz Global Investors’ Infrastructure Debt Investment team, based in Frankfurt. Benjamin has worked on transactions across Europe with a focus on German-speaking markets. He has led the closing of a number of trans… Read full bio
Amy Wang
Managing Director, Head Credit Strategies, Blue Earth Capital
Amy Wang joined Blue Earth Capital in 2016 and heads the firm's Credit Strategies division. She is currently the interim Head of Portfolio Management and sits on the firm's Executive Committee. Prior to joining Blue Earth Capital she worked as an Ass… Read full bio
Tricia Ward
Head of Private Markets, Redington
Tricia joined Redington in June 2021 as a Director in Manager Research, with responsibility for leading the private credit team to source, select and deliver best-in-class investment solutions to Redington’s institutional and wealth management client… Read full bio
Jan Wiklund
Managing Partner, Armada
Jan Wiklund is a joint Managing Partner at Armada Credit Partners, an independent credit financing provider for small and mid-sized businesses in Northern Europe. Prior to founding Armada in 2010 and joining its predecessor in 2008, Jan was a Directo… Read full bio
Catherine Zou
Vice President-Portfolio Valuation, Kroll Advisory Ltd.
Catherine Zou is a vice president in the Kroll Portfolio Valuation practice, based in London. Catherine specialises in private credit and private equity instruments valuation. She leads valuation engagements across a range of asset classes, which inc… Read full bio
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Pre-Event Resources
Network at the leading private debt event in Munich
Join the market-leading event in the DACH region and meet with 60+ active investors at this pivotal time for the private debt industry. Connect with institutional investors, fund managers, as well as the wider private debt community for two days of learning and networking.
The in-person networking experience
Gain access to the community
Network with active investors in debt strategies in the DACH region. Benefit from our expansive regional investor community who will be in attendance throughout the two day forum.
Network in-person in Munich
Connect in-person during roundtable discussions, networking breaks, panel Q&A, invite-only breakfasts and an evening drinks reception. Build lasting relationships and compare best practices with your peers.
Build a valuable private debt network
Network with active investors such as MEAG Munich Re, HVB Pension Fund, European Investment Fund, YIELCO Investments, Suva, PensionDanmark, City of Zurich Pension Fund, and many more.
Connect with active investors in debt strategies
Testimonials from attendees
BNY Mellon
Silvia Mischel, Director Institutional Sales
This is the best private debt conference in Germany, a must for GPs and LPs.
Apolis S.A.M
Ilya Gertsberg, Managing Director and CIO
Intimate experience, frank exchange, highly approachable participants
Prime Capital
Toni Quittschalle, Head of Manager Selection
Great to finally meet industry experts again in a not too big conference format!
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