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Women in Private Markets Summit London 2021
1 - 2 December 2021,
Royal Lancaster Hotel, London
Keeping diversity at the top of the agenda
The pandemic has shone a spotlight on challenges facing the world and diversity remains an area that businesses globally need to address to realise their full potential. The worlds’ leading diversity event focused on alternatives, the Women in Private Markets Summit is returning to London on 1-2 December. There will be additional opportunities for those unable to travel to participate remotely.
This year’s Women in Private Markets Summit will once again be co-located with the Women in Private Equity, Women in Infrastructure, Women in Real Estate and Women in Private Debt Forums. All registered attendees will have access to the four forums, allowing you to build your network across alternative asset classes. Book now to access the entire Women in Private Markets Summit.
COVERING WOMEN IN PRIVATE EQUITY, INFRASTRUCTURE, REAL ESTATE & PRIVATE DEBT
1 Summit. 4 Forums
What can you expect at the Summit?
Hear from industry leaders
Learn how industry experts are actively addressing diversity within their own businesses and those they work with. Understand how investor allocations have changed, the effect of the rise of impact investing in alternatives, how the SPAC phenomenon will play out for private markets, and if fundraising will ever be the same again.
Build your cross-asset class network
Connect with industry participants across private equity, infrastructure, private debt and real estate. Network in-person at interactive workshops, networking breaks, evening drinks reception, roundtable discussions and invite-only breakfasts. Build lasting relationships and compare best practices with your peers.
Meet institutional investors
Hear from investors who are looking to increase their exposure to private markets. Benefit from our expansive global investor community who will be in attendance throughout the forum. Current investors include Border to Coast Pensions Partnership, CPPIB, EBRD, Greater Manchester Pension Fund, and Japan Post Bank.
Keynote speaker
Level 20’s Chair, Cheryl Potter will discuss why private equity still struggles to retain diverse talent. Sharing her learnings from a career spent on the deal team, how the industry can attract and retain more women, and the wider role of Level 20 at the 8th annual Women in Private Markets Summit.
Speakers confirmed for 2021
Companies registered to attend this year
Testimonials from 2020
Julie Dunne
Investment Operations Manager, The Church of England Pensions Board
An incredibly inspirational event that would be a real benefit to any woman or man, in the industry to attend.
Louisa Yeoman
Co-Founder, Astrid Advisors
A virtual success for Women in Private Markets Summit in 2020 with fantastic representation across the different asset classes and excellent content from the sp…
Katalin Gallyas
Managing Director, c*funds
Well curated, high-quality conference with the very best of industry passionate and practitioners. Lots of new insights and market trends. Cannot be missed!
Louisa Yeoman
Co-Founder, Astrid Advisors
A virtual success for Women in Private Markets Summit in 2020 with fantastic representation across the different asset classes and excellent content from the speakers. It was wonderful to meet so many different people I would not normally have met through speed networking. Thank you, PEI!
View the 2021 agenda
The Summit will take place on 1-2 December 2021, all timings are in GMT, UK time zone.
For more information on the agenda, please contact Charles Gould.
charles.g@peimedia.com | +44 (0) 203 879 3893.
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Agenda
Women in Private Markets Summit - Wednesday 1st
08:00 - 08:45
Registration and coffee
LP invitation only breakfast session
Plenary
08:45 - 08:50
PEI Welcome
08:50 - 09:00
Chairperson’s opening remarks
Laurie Mahon
Laurie Mahon
Vice-Chair, US Investment Banking, Global Investment Banking, CIBC Capital Markets
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09:00 - 09:25
Keynote speech: Building a career as a dealmaker in private equity
Cheryl Potter
Cheryl Potter spent two decades at Permira leading the Global Consumer Team and the London office. She also served on the firm’s Executive Committee and the Compensation and Partnership Committee. Whilst the number of women in private markets has grown since Cheryl joined Permira in 1999, there is still a long way to go with only 10% of women working in Senior Investment roles. (Level 20 and BVCA D&I Survey 2021).
While more women are entering the industry at a junior level, Private Equity still struggles to retain diverse talent.
This keynote speech will share learnings from a career spent in the deal team, how the industry can attract and retain more women and the role of Level 20.
09:25 - 10:05
LP Allocations to private markets in a changed economy
Natalie Breen,
Carolin Blank,
Teia Merring,
Sunaina Sinha,
Tricia Ward
- How well have investments performed compared to other strategies since March 2019?
- Views on the future of fundraising after the changes caused of the past 18 months
- How are LPs supporting emerging managers and are they concerned about the flight to familiarity?
- To what extent are LPs making investment decisions based on diversity?
Moderator: Natalie Breen, Global Head of Strategic Growth, Sanne Group
10:05 - 10:45
How industry leaders are walking the talk on diversity
Aranpreet Randhawa,
Martin Bradley,
Benoît Durteste,
Emma Watford,
Deborah Zurkow
- Examples of the benefits of diverse teams in fundraising
- How are firms recruiting and retaining diverse candidates?
- Changes to working practices since covid-19, returning to the office and the impact on women
- Advice for those making their way in private markets
Moderated by: Aranpreet Randhawa, Partner, Proskauer
10:45 - 11:30
Coffee & Networking
Plenary
11:30 - 12:10
The continued rise of impact investing in alternatives
Ruth Knox,
Rikke Kjær Nielsen,
Cameron McLain,
Joanna Reiss
- To what extent are impact strategies within mega funds integrated with ESG?
- Balancing outcome with fiduciary responsibility
- How are managers in impact differentiating themselves in their investment approach?
- Are impact strategies allowing funds to broaden their investor base?
Moderator: Ruth Knox, Partner–ESG & Impact, Kirkland & Ellis
12:10 - 12:45
How has economic disruption impacted appetite for co-investments?
Floortje Brouwers,
Adriana Ballard,
Laura Ferraris,
Karin Hyland
- Differences across asset classes and lessons learnt: private equity vs real estate or infrastructure?
- To what extent have co-investments been used to help companies through a crisis?
- Opportunities created by the past year
- The blurring lines between secondaries and co-investments
Moderator: Floortje Brouwers, Senior Vice President, GIC Private Markets
12:45 - 13:40
Lunch
12:45-13:15
Oxford style debate: This house believes that unconscious bias training does not work
Virtual discussion available live at the event & online
13:15-13:45
Global perspectives on private markets
Virtual speakers from around the globe will be beamed into speak to the main conference hall for this unique session
Women in Infrastructure Forum
13:40 - 13:45
Infrastructure chairperson’s opening remarks
13:45 - 14:25
Are we entering a ‘roaring twenties’ for infrastructure?
Gwenola Chambon,
Tara Davies,
Roopa Murthy
14:25 - 15:00
Asset Management: How managers have adapted capabilities to manage through disruption
Louisa Yeoman,
Helen Price,
Sergio Ronga,
Valeria Rosati
Moderator: Louisa Yeoman, Founder, Astrid Advisors
15:00 - 15:40
Digital infrastructure: finding value in an ultra- competitive market
Guillaume Richard,
Kriti Madan,
Melissa Cohen,
Rohini Pahwa
Moderator: Guillaume Richard, Head of Infrastructure Funds Coverage, CA-CIB
Women in Private Equity Forum
13:40 - 13:45
Private Equity chairperson’s opening remarks
13:45 - 14:25
How well positioned is Private Equity to turn the crisis into an opportunity?
Alexandra Farmer,
Sofia Ahuja,
Johanna Barr,
Sarah Walker
14:25 - 15:00
Investor perspectives on PE as we enter a new cycle
Carmela Mendoza,
Cecilia Amyot,
Lorna Robertson,
Tina Yu
15:00 - 15:40
Outlining the commercial value of ESG integration in PE
Snehal Shah,
Maria Carradice,
Shami Nissan,
Laura O'Brian
Moderator: Snehal Shah, Reporter, New Private Markets
Women in Real Estate Forum
13:40 - 13:45
PERE chairperson’s opening remarks
13:45 - 14:25
Real estate demand post-pandemic: finding opportunities a dislocated market
Ami Kotecha,
Sarah Acheson,
Michela Hancock,
Joanne McNamara
Moderator: Ami Kotecha, Co-Founder & Head of Venture Investments, Amro Partners
14:25 - 15:00
Where are opportunities in a fiercely competitive logistics market?
Claire Williams,
Sally Bruer,
Jane Harrison
Moderator: Claire Williams, Industrial & Logistics Research Lead, Knight Frank
15:00 - 15:40
The future of offices in a post-pandemic world
Tyler Goodwin,
Roujin Mansour,
Vanessa Muscarà
Women in Private Debt Forum
13:40 - 13:45
Private debt chairperson’s opening remarks
13:45 - 14:25
How has private debt fared in comparison with other investment strategies in the past few months?
Harriet West,
Nicole Downer,
Natalia Tsitoura
14:25 - 15:00
What role can private credit providers play in helping companies integrate ESG and sustainability?
Kristina Kuhnke,
Sabrina Fox,
Kristina Matthews,
Lucie Mixeras
Moderator: Kristina Kuhnke, Director, Head of IR, Business Development and Communications & ESG Committee, RoundShield Partners
Kristina Matthews
Managing Director, Head of Investor Relations & ESG, Brightwood Capital Advisors
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15:00 - 15:40
Distressed & special situations: how is it performing as we move along the credit cycle?
Daniela Jönsson, CFA,
Ivelina Green,
Mathilde Malezieux
15:40 - 16:00
Coffee & networking
Women in Infrastructure Forum
16:00 - 16:35
Defining social infrastructure and where private capital fits into the ecosystem
Estela Bibiloni Diaz,
Annette Bannister,
Gemma McRann
16:35 - 17:10
Opportunities in the Energy Transition as the world aims for net-zero
Ruth Murray,
Patricia Rodrigues Jenner,
Albena Vassileva
17:10 - 17:45
Sustainable value creation: How ESG has moved from a cost centre to a value driver in infrastructure
Lily Stoyanova,
Aurelia Marti,
Julia Prescot,
Patsy Sandys
Moderator: Lily Stoyanova, Independent
Women in Private Equity Forum
16:00 - 16:35
Why growth equity & venture are growing rapidly in Europe and worldwide
Lisya Bahar Manoah,
Shannee Braun,
Saachi Oza,
Maggie Vo
Moderator: Lisya Bahar Manoah, Partner, Catalyst Fund
16:35 - 17:10
How technological innovations can democratise PE investing?
Carine Schneider,
Clare Gaskell,
Olivia Kebble
17:10 - 17:45
Emerging Managers: what it takes to raise a first-time fund
Carmela Mendoza,
Gabrielle Joseph,
Rajaa Mekouar,
Natalia Sigrist
Moderator: Carmela Mendoza, Senior Reporter, Private Equity International
Women in Real Estate Forum
16:00 - 16:35
Why investors are flooding into life sciences
Andrea Carpenter,
Anne Gales,
Eleanor Jukes,
Zara Sless
Moderator: Andrea Carpenter, Director, Women Talk Real Estate
16:35 - 17:10
Traditional vs alternative lenders: what are their intentions for the real estate market post-pandemic?
Laia Massague,
Beatrice Dupont,
Natalie Howard,
Daljit Sandhu
17:10 - 17:45
How sustainability considerations have moved beyond just the environment in real estate
Tzvete Doncheva ,
Sadie Malim,
Pooja Patel,
Gilda Perez-Alvarado
Moderator: Tzvete Doncheva, Investor Relations and Platform Manager, PROPTECH1
Women in Private Debt Forum
16:00 - 16:35
Evolving investor sentiments on sponsorless vs PE driven lending strategies
Nicole Downer,
Nicole Waibel
16:35 - 17:10
Exploring the potential of private debt secondaries
Daniel Roddick,
Carmen Alonso
17:10 - 17:45
Why is interest in asset-backed lending & project finance increasing?
Silvia Calvo Alcalá,
Jemima Atkins,
Sophia Damianou,
Christine Farquhar,
Sophie Littler
Moderator: Silvia Calvo Alcalá, Head of Alternative Sales, Santander Asset Management
17:45 - 19:00
Cocktail reception
Agenda
Women in Private Markets Summit - Thursday 2nd
08:00 - 09:00
Invitation only think-tanks
Sabrina Fox,
Laurie Mahon,
Danai Musandu
These sessions will allow women to speak freely about the issues impacting their office and asset class. It is a closed door, open conversation where attendees can benchmark ideas and share best practices to gain solutions for common concerns.
- Infrastructure (invitation and LP/GP only) led by Laurie Mahon, Vice-Chair, US Investment Banking, Global Investment Banking, CIBC Capital Markets
- Private Equity led by Danai Musandu, Senior Investor Relations Associate, HPE Growth
- Private Debt led by Sabrina Fox, Chief Executive Officer, ELFA
- Real Estate led by Aida Feriz, Executive Director, Wimmer Family Office
Plenary
09:10 - 09:50
Fireside Chat: Measuring the ‘S’ in ESG
Laurie Mahon,
Tina Fordham,
Dr Grace Lordan
- Why do we care about S?
- Micro measurement: The GOOD FINANCE framework: Why was there a need for this piece of work? What obstacles are preventing progress?
- Macro measurement: The importance of addressing the S & G: Growth and Governance Hub at TII
- Making the research useful and relevant for private markets
Moderator: Laurie Mahon, Vice-Chair, US Investment Banking, Global Investment Banking, CIBC Capital Markets
09:50 - 10:00
Highlights of the PEI LP Insight findings
Dan Gunner
The PEI Investor Research and Analytics team surveyed over 100 LPs to capture investor sentiment on asset allocation, relationships with GPs, and performance predictions. The study also features insight on gender diversity and inclusion. Investors range from established players with diverse fund portfolios, to those planning to make their first alternatives commitments in 2021
10:00 - 10:40
Will fundraising ever be the same again?
Emily Brown,
Anamica Broetz,
Daria Litvinova,
Claire Madden
- Learnings from working remotely: will it make fundraising more efficient in the long-term?
- Stories of completing due diligence remotely
- How to build new LP relationships without travelling the world
- Tips for emerging managers
Moderator: Emily Brown, Partner, Ropes & Gray
10:40 - 11:15
Secondaries market update
Julie Prewer,
Sophia Damianou,
Valérie Handal,
Laura Shen
- To what extent are GP led deals driving growth of the market?
- Are managers looking to opportunities in Asia?
- Comparing performance and growth of secondaries in different asset classes
- Implementing ESG in secondaries
Moderator: Julie Prewer, Principal, Rede Partners
11:15 - 11:45
Coffee & networking
Plenary
11:45 - 12:15
How talent experts are helping to change their organisations
Xin Lewis,
Max Alfano,
Cecilie Soendergaard Nielsen
- The importance of getting the buy-in of senior management
- What innovations have participants brought into their companies and portfolio investments?
- Recruiting and retaining diverse talent
- Stories of success and failure within current and previous position
Moderator: Xin Lewis, Consultant – Investor Relations, Americas, One Search
12:15 - 13:15
Network building in private markets hosted by Sanne Group
Anne Clarke,
Maria Perez Corral,
Kendall Langford,
Marie Measures,
Evie Mulberry,
Sergio Ronga,
Katalin Gallyas
The room will be split up into roundtables each led by an expert moderator. Delegates will have the opportunity to join two tables each for 30 minutes with the aim to meet likeminded people and discuss a topic of interest;
- Maria Perez Corral (Rubicon Partners) – Fundraising in a changed world
- Anne Clarke (ABSTRACT) – Attracting Sponsors & Mentors’
- Kendall Langford (Patron Capital Advisers) – An intro to the world’s first gender-lens property fund
- Evie Mulberry (Astia Fund) – A career in venture
- Marie Measures (Sanne Group) – A pathway to success in technology
- Sergio Ronga (Daiwa International Capital Partners) – Core-plus and the blurring of PE & infrastructure
- Katalin Gallyas (cfunds) – The most common GP mistakes in the fundraising process
Kendall Langford
General Counsel & Senior Partner, Patron Capital Advisers LLP, Women in Safe Home Fund
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13:15 - 14:00
Close of conference and lunch
Speakers confirmed for 2021
For more information on speaking, please contact Charles Gould.
charles.g@peimedia.com | +44 (0) 203 879 3893
Sarah Acheson
Investment Director, Cambridge Associates
Sarah is an Investment Director and is a member of the Private Client Practice at Cambridge Associates in London. Sarah is a private investment specialist working across asset classes, with a focus on real assets. Sarah works with clients in Europe a… Read full bio
Sofia Ahuja
Director, EQT
Sofia is an Investment Professional at EQT and leading the expansion of the Services sector strategy to the UK. She joined EQT in 2011, worked in the New York and London offices and has completed investments in both the Services and Healthcare sector… Read full bio
Silvia Calvo Alcalá
Head of Alternatives Sales, Santander Asset Management
Silvia is head of Alternatives Sales within Santander Asset Management. She has extensive knowledge of European Institutions and their strategies within Private Markets. She is a Fulbright scholar and holds an MBA from Stern (New York University) and… Read full bio
Max Alfano
Portfolio Talent Advisor, Hg
Max is a Portfolio Talent Advisor at Hg, focused on ensuring outstanding talent continues to be hired and supported in our portfolio companies at the C-suite, Chair and Non-exec level. As a team we focus on four pillars in Talent Acquisition, Talent… Read full bio
Carmen Alonso
Head of UK & Iberia, Tikehau Capital
Carmen Alonso is the Head of Iberia & UK at Tikehau Capital where she is responsible in both regions for all investment strategies, Private Debt, Private Equity, Real Estate and Capital Markets as well fundraising Tikehau Capital’s funds among in… Read full bio
Cecilia Amyot
Senior Associate, Neuberger Berman
Cecilia Amyot is a Senior Associate of Neuberger Berman. Prior to joining Neuberger Berman Private Equity in 2019, Cecilia worked for four years in the direct private equity group of CDPQ (Caisse de Dépôt et Placement du Québec), where she focused on… Read full bio
Jemima Atkins
Infrastructure Investments, Allianz Capital Partners
Jemima Atkins is an investment professional within the Infrastructure Direct Investments team at Allianz Capital Partners, based in London. She is particularly focused on infrastructure investments in the energy, utilities and transport sectors, incl… Read full bio
Lisya Bahar Manoah
General Partner, Catalyst Funds
Lisya Bahar Manoah is the Senior Partner at Catalyst Funds since 2019. Lisya holds over 15 years of investment and management experience in private equity and global leading corporations, in particular in the context of M&A transactions, post-mer… Read full bio
Adriana Ballard
Director of Asset Owner Solutions, Nasdaq
Adriana Ballard is a Director of Asset Owner Solutions at Nasdaq. Previously, she worked as a Private Equity Portfolio Manager at Employees Retirement System of Texas (ERS), a public pension fund with $34 billion in assets under management, and was w… Read full bio
Annette Bannister
Managing Director, MetLife Investment Management
Annette Bannister is a Managing Director and Head of European Infrastructure and Project Finance for MetLife Investment Management (“MIM”). Annette is responsible for overseeing the origination and execution of new infrastructure debt transactions in… Read full bio
Johanna Barr
Managing Director, Advent International
Johanna Barr joined Advent in 2007. She co-heads Advent's Limited Partner Services Group and is primarily focused on fundraising and investor relations activities in Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Johanna is a member of Advent’s global Diversity,… Read full bio
Estela Bibiloni Diaz
Policy and Research Executive, GIIA
Estela currently works at the Global Infrastructure Investor Association, the membership body for the world's leading infrastructure investors and advisors to the sector. Estela joined GIIA in April 2021 as a Policy and Research Executive, where she… Read full bio
Carolin Blank
Managing Director, Hamilton Lane
Carolin is a Managing Director at Hamilton Lane, based in the firm’s London office, where she is responsible for all aspects of European client relations including portfolio construction and strategic planning. In addition to her direct client respon… Read full bio
Martin Bradley
Head of Real Assets (EMEA), Macquarie Asset Management
Martin is Head of Macquarie Asset Management’s Real Assets team in EMEA. Based in London, Martin oversees the EMEA investment activities of the world’s largest infrastructure manager and leads a team of approximately 180 people across EMEA. Martin jo… Read full bio
Shannee Braun
Vice President, EQT Growth
Shannee is a Vice President and founding member of EQT Growth, based in London. She focuses on European growth-stage investments across financial technology, including helping lead EQT Growth’s investment in Dutch payments company Mollie, and closely… Read full bio
Natalie Breen
Global Head of Strategic Growth, Sanne Group
As the Global Head of Strategic Growth and Business Development, Natalie will be responsible for driving organic growth across Sanne’s product offering and delivering cross border opportunities through the group’s network of international offices. Na… Read full bio
Anamica Broetz
Head of Coverage & IR | Private Equity & Impact Investing, DWS
Anamica Broetz is Head of Investor Relations for DWS Private Equity. She is responsible for coordinating the private equity platform’s global fundraising campaigns and leading investor relations for our diversified LP base, including sovereign wealth… Read full bio
Floortje Brouwers
Senior Vice President, GIC
Floortje Brouwers leads the Infrastructure Debt strategy for GIC, based out of London. She is part of GIC’s INFRA investment team which covers Equity, Debt and Fund investments. In her role she is responsible for investments in non-investment grade a… Read full bio
Emily Brown
Partner, Ropes & Gray
Emily Brown is a partner in the Ropes & Gray London asset management group. Emily advises private equity, real asset, venture and other sponsors on fundraising, managed accounts and the capital-raising process, as well as on executive and employe… Read full bio
Sally Bruer
Head of EMEA Logistics & Industrial Research & Insight, Cushman & Wakefield
Sally has over 20 years’ experience as an analyst specialising in industrial and logistics commercial property research and analysis. Sally leads Cushman & Wakefield’s EMEA research for logistics & industrial property and has extensive experi… Read full bio
Maria Carradice
Managing Director, Mayfair Equity Partners
Maria joined Mayfair in 2015 to work alongside portfolio companies to identify, quantify and unlock business process improvement activities. Maria’s expertise as both a former practitioner and consultant allows her to focus on opportunities to drive… Read full bio
Andrea Carpenter
Director, Women Talk Real Estate
Andrea Carpenter is a Director of Diversity Talks Real Estate, and a writer and communications consultant in the property industry. As a Director of Diversity Talks Real Estate, Andrea helps raise the visibility of under-represented groups in the ind… Read full bio
Gwenola Chambon
CEO and Managing Partner, Vauban Infrastructure Partners
Gwenola Chambon, is CEO and Managing Partner of Vauban Infrastructure Partners. She has built and developed this equity infrastructure activity through the past 10 years. She developed the team, lead the various vintages of fundraising, designing the… Read full bio
Anne Clarke
Programme Manager, ABSTRACT
Anne is Programme Manager and Senior Consultant for ABSTRACT. Anne leads the delivery of ABSTRACT’s award-winning learning and development programmes including ACCELERATE, our career management development programme aimed at the development of women… Read full bio
Melissa Cohen
Managing Director - Infrastructure, Eurazeo
Melissa joined Eurazeo as Managing Director of the Eurazeo Infrastructure team. Prior to that, Melissa was in the investment team of Marguerite, a European manager infrastructure fund with 1.5bn€ AuM, where she spent 10 years. During her time at Marg… Read full bio
Maria Perez Corral
Principal, Rubicon Partners
Originally from Spain, Maria has been a longstanding corporate finance and strategy professional focused on the industrials sector across corporates, investors and investment banks. She joined Rubicon Partners in 2020. Prior to joining Rubicon, Maria… Read full bio
Sophia Damianou
Managing Director, Business Development (EMEA), Northleaf Capital Partners
Sophia Damianou is a Managing Director, responsible for Northleaf’s business development activities in the UK and Europe, including working closely with existing and prospective investors and investment consultants to design, develop and monitor thei… Read full bio
Tara Davies
Partner, Global Head of Core Infrastructure, and Co-Head of European Infrastructure, KKR
Tara Courtney Davies (London) joined KKR in 2016 and is a Partner, Global Head of Core Infrastructure, and Co-Head of European Infrastructure. Ms. Davies is a member of the Infrastructure Investment Committee and Infrastructure Portfolio Management C… Read full bio
Tzvete Doncheva
International Investor Relations Lead, Proptech1 Ventures
Tzvete Doncheva leads global investor relations at PropTech1 Ventures, one of Europe's first ESG-compliant venture capital firms, focused on real estate innovation. She overlooks fundraising activities in non-German markets and supported the fund in… Read full bio
Nicole Downer
Managing Partner, MV Credit
Joined in 2005 - Managing Partner and Head of Investor Solutions, managing a number of strategic relationships of the firm. Nicole is also a member of the Management Committee. Prior to MV Credit, Nicole was a Managing Director at Deutsche Bank where… Read full bio
Beatrice Dupont
Partner, ARA Venn
Beatrice is co-founder of ARA Venn Commercial Real Estate business, having joined the firm in 2013 and helped transform the firm into the successful credit manager it is today with over €4bn of AUM and over €6bn of additional available capital from i… Read full bio
Benoît Durteste
Chief Investment Officer and Chief Executive Officer, ICG
Benoît joined ICG in Paris in September 2002 from Swiss Re where he was a Managing Director in their London Structured Finance division. Prior to Swiss Re, Benoît worked in the Leveraged Finance division of BNP Paribas and in GE Capital’s Telecom and… Read full bio
Alexandra Farmer
Partner - ESG & Impact, Kirkland & Ellis
Alex heads the Firm’s ESG & Impact Practice Group, which advises some of the world’s most sophisticated and dynamic private equity firms, corporations, and project sponsors and lenders on complex and evolving legal issues relating to ESG and clim… Read full bio
Christine Farquhar
Global Co-Head of the Credit Investment Group, Cambridge Associates
Christine is the Global Co-Head of the Credit Investment Group and oversees all manager and market research across public, hedge fund, and private credit investment strategies. Christine has more than 30 years of industry experience and has been with… Read full bio
Laura Ferraris
Senior Vice President (MAM), Client Solutions Group, Macquarie Asset Management
Laura joined Macquarie Asset Management (MAM) in 2018 as MAM’s Global Co-investment Director. Laura leads MAM’s global co-investment activities, ensuring MAM’s global institutional investor relationships are provided with opportunities to co-invest a… Read full bio
Tina Fordham
Partner - Head of Global Political Strategy, Avonhurst
Tina Fordham is a leading thinker and practitioner in the field of global political analysis for financial markets, with over two decades’ experience advising institutional investors, corporate boards and international organisations. Since 2020, Tina… Read full bio
Sabrina Fox
Chief Executive Officer, European Leveraged Finance Association (ELFA)
Sabrina is the Chief Executive Officer for the European Leveraged Finance Association, an investor-only trade association comprised of European leveraged finance investors from over 60 institutional fixed income managers, including investment advisor… Read full bio
Anne Gales
Partner, Threadmark
Anne is a co-founder of Threadmark. She has over 25 years’ experience of capital raising and financial markets, and has advised and raised capital for over 60 different fund managers in real estate, credit, infrastructure and private equity since 200… Read full bio
Katalin Gallyas
Managing Director, c*funds | Fund Placement Agency
Katalin has a longstanding institutional fundraising experience (EIF and EC) and has raised capital for tech startups (e-commerce, SaaS scaleups) in Amsterdam. Since 5,5 years Managing Director & Founder of c*funds BV in Amsterdam - Fund Placemen… Read full bio
Clare Gaskell
Partner, Simpson Thacher
Clare Gaskell advises private equity firms and corporate clients on private M&A and public takeovers as well as equity capital markets transactions and general corporate matters, with a particular focus on private equity and other financial spons… Read full bio
Ivelina Green
CIO and Founder, Pearlstone Alternative
Ivelina Green is a Founder and CIO of Pearlstone Alternative. Pearlstone’s investment philosophy focuses on fundamental credit underwriting, process control and portfolio construction. Prior to launching Pearlstone, Ivelina was a Partner at CQS where… Read full bio
Tyler Goodwin
CEO & Founder, Seaforth Land Holdings Limited
Tyler is the Founder and CEO of Seaforth Land. He has over 30 years of international real estate experience across Asia, North America and the UK in property development, investment banking, principal investment, and investment management. He is a pa… Read full bio
Dan Gunner
Director of Research ＆ Analytics, PEI Media Group
Dan has led PEI’s research products for the private equity, private real estate, private debt and infrastructure markets since he joined in 2010. A graduate of the University of Bristol, he previously worked at EMAP as Operations Director of its poli… Read full bio
Michela Hancock
Managing Director, Europe, Greystar
Michela Hancock is a Managing Director for Greystar Europe, and focuses on expanding and strengthening Greystar’s third-party platform and strategic partnerships. She works closely with Greystar’s six country leaders in France, Germany, Ireland, The… Read full bio
Valérie Handal
Managing Director, HarbourVest Partners
Valérie Handal is a Managing Director of the global secondaries team based in London. Valérie joined the firm in 2006 and has played a lead role in a broad range of transactions. She currently serves on the Advisory Boards of funds managed by CapVest… Read full bio
Jane Harrison
Real Estate & Customer Experience, Director, Prologis
Jane Harrison, director, real estate and customer experience, is currently focusing on implementing asset management strategies to enhance the long-term strategic value of the Prologis UK asset portfolio. Ms. Harrison previously worked for Liberty Pr… Read full bio
Karin Hyland
Senior Investment Director, Abrdn
Karin is responsible for sourcing, evaluating and executing investments for abrdn’s (formerly Aberdeen Standard Investments) Private Equity business. She specialises in co-investments but also undertakes secondary and primary fund investing. Karin ha… Read full bio
Natalie Howard
Head of Real Estate Debt, Schroders Capital
With over 30 years' experience in Real Estate, Natalie heads up Real Estate Debt for Schroders. Natalie has worked across all levels of the capital structure in all real estate asset classes on both the sell side and the buy side. Prior to joining Sc… Read full bio
Daniela Jönsson, CFA
Managing Director, Ares Management
Daniela is a Managing Director in the Ares European Relationship Management Group and is responsible for the marketing and client relations effort across all strategies of the firm (credit, private equity, real estate) to institutional investors in G… Read full bio
Gabrielle Joseph
Head of Due Diligence and Client Development, Rede Partners
Gabrielle is responsible for Rede's origination and due diligence activities including, leading the comprehensive due diligence process carried out prior to any new Rede engagement. With over 13 years’ private equity experience, Gabrielle joined Rede… Read full bio
Eleanor Jukes
Head of Transactions, Urban Regeneration, Legal & General
Eleanor is the Head of Transactions for the Urban Regeneration portfolio within the Future Cities mandate of Legal & General Capital. She leads on transactional activity for the portfolio alongside asset management of existing holdings. Eleanor h… Read full bio
Olivia Kebble
Investment Professional, Moonfare
Prior to joining Moonfare, Olivia previously worked as an associate at the Townsend Group, carrying out due diligence on Infrastructure and Private Equity funds, secondaries, and co-investments on behalf of large institutional investors. She started… Read full bio
Rikke Kjær Nielsen
Partner, EQT
Rikke Nielsen joined EQT Partners in April 2010 and is a Partner in the Copenhagen office. Rikke has extensive experience from EQT’s portfolio companies, is a member of several of EQT’s investment committees and is part of EQT’s global Healthcare man… Read full bio
Ruth Knox
Partner – ESG & Impact, Kirkland & Ellis
Ruth Knox is a partner in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP and member of the Firm’s ESG & Impact Practice Group, which advises some of the world’s most sophisticated private equity firms, corporations, and project spons… Read full bio
Ami Kotecha
Co-Founder & Head of Venture Investments, Amro Partners
Ami is Co-Founder and Head of Venture Investments at Amro Partners. In her current role, she leads Amro’s venture investments strategy that is focussed on investing in technology for sustainable development and financial inclusion in the built enviro… Read full bio
Kristina Kuhnke
Head of Investor Relations and Business Development, RoundShield
Kristina Kuhnke heads Investor Relations and Business Development at RoundShield Partners. Kristina also sits on the ESG and Diversity and Inclusion Committee. Kristina is a member of 100 Women in Finance and the firm ambassador for Level20. Kristina… Read full bio
Kendall Langford
General Counsel & Senior Partner, Patron Capital Advisers LLP, Women in Safe Home Fund
Kendall Langford is a founding partner of Patron Capital Partners having previously worked at Cargill, following time as a banking lawyer at Clifford Chance. Kendall is committed to readdressing the lack of gender diversity in the finance industry. K… Read full bio
Xin Lewis
Consultant – Investor Relations, Americas, One Search
Xin leads the Infrastructure, Energy and Real Assets Fundraising and Investor Relations executive search efforts for One Search in the Americas region. With a background in asset management search spanning the last decade, Xin has worked in Sydney, H… Read full bio
Sophie Littler
Associate Director, Fundraising & Investor Relations, LendInvest
Sophie is an Investor Relations and Capital Raising professional with 7 years experience in alternative lending, private credit and FinTech. Sophie built her career at LendInvest, a real estate debt manager, specialising in short duration senior secu… Read full bio
Daria Litvinova
Partner, Head of Investor Relations, Vauban Infrastructure Partners
Daria Litvinova, is Head of Investor Relations and Partner at Vauban Infrastructure Partners. She holds a substantial experience in Finance, Asset Management & Client Relationship Management across several markets in Europe. Daria has joined Vaub… Read full bio
Dr Grace Lordan
Associate Professor/Founding Director of The Inclusion Initiative, London School of Economics
Dr Grace Lordan is the Founding Director of The Inclusion Initiative (TII), Director of the MSc in Behavioural Science and an Associate Professor in Behavioural Science at the London School of Economics and Political Science. Grace has a PhD in Econo… Read full bio
Kriti Madan
Vice President, Northleaf Capital Partners
Kriti Madan is a Vice President, responsible for the due diligence, execution and asset management of Northleaf’s infrastructure investments in the UK and Europe. Prior to joining Northleaf, Kriti was at KPMG in the Infrastructure Corporate Finance g… Read full bio
Claire Madden
Founder and Managing Partner, Connection Capital
Claire is Managing Partner of Connection Capital, a private client investment business specialising in alternative investments. Claire’s career began as a private equity investor at 3i having graduated in Banking & International Finance from Loug… Read full bio
Laurie Mahon
Vice-Chair, US Investment Banking, Global Investment Banking, CIBC Capital Markets
Laurie Mahon served as Vice Chair of CIBC’s Global Investment Banking business until May of this year, a role she assumed after having led the Global Infrastructure and Power team since August 2013. She has spent her entire professional life in the i… Read full bio
Mathilde Malezieux
Principal, H.I.G Capital / Bayside Capital
Mathilde Malezieux is a Principal in the H.I.G. / Bayside Capital team. She focuses on European corporate debt special situations and is responsible for sourcing, executing, and managing primary and secondary debt investments. Mathilde has over sixte… Read full bio
Sadie Malim
Head of Special Projects & Legal, Moorfield
Sadie joined Moorfield in 2007 and sits on the Operational Board as Head of Special Projects & Legal. She is responsible for overseeing and implementing specific projects that require both private equity and real estate knowledge, as well as lead… Read full bio
Roujin Mansour
Senior Investment Analyst, AustralianSuper
Based in London, Roujin is a Senior Investment Analyst at AustralianSuper covering European Real Estate investment in the private market. Prior to joining the superannuation fund in February 2021, Roujin had developed some expertise of the European O… Read full bio
Aurelia Marti
Associate Vice President, Sustainable Investments, Blue Orchard
An investment professional with 8+ years of experience in the field, Aurelia's key focus is to support the energy transition via the financing of sustainable infrastructure projects worldwide. She joined BlueOrchard, a member of the Schroders Capital… Read full bio
Laia Massague
Managing Director, StepStone Group
Ms. Massague is a member of the real estate team. Prior to StepStone, Ms. Massague worked with the real estate finance fund at GAM International where she was responsible for the conception, structure and execution of real estate investments across t… Read full bio
Kristina Matthews
Managing Director, Head of Investor Relations & ESG, Brightwood Capital Advisors
Kristina Matthews is a Managing Director, Head of Investor Relations and ESG, at Brightwood Capital Advisors. She is primarily focused on business development and fundraising strategy as well as the firm’s ESG initiatives while overseeing the Investo… Read full bio
Cameron McLain
Founding Partner, Giant Ventures
Cameron McLain is Co-Founder & Managing Partner of Giant Ventures, a multi-stage venture fund that backs purpose-driven founders solving the world's most pressing challenge. Prior to Giant, Cameron founded and exited a social analytics company, w… Read full bio
Joanne McNamara
EVP – Europe and Asia Pacific, Oxford Properties
Joanne McNamara is Executive Vice President, Europe and Asia-Pacific of Oxford Properties. This role oversees Oxford’s efforts as an active investor, asset manager and builder of businesses across Europe and Asia-Pacific. Jo is a member of the Execut… Read full bio
Gemma McRann
Senior Vice President, Macquarie Capital
Gemma has more than 10 years of infrastructure investing and financing experience across PPPs, social, transport and digital infrastructure projects. Since joining Macquarie Capital in 2017, Gemma has led principal investment and financial advisory p… Read full bio
Marie Measures
Chief Technology Officer, Sanne Group
As Chief Technology Officer, Marie is responsible for implementing a technology strategy, which underpins the business vision, and subsequently leads the transformation across Sanne's Business System Innovation, Cloud, Data, Cyber and Modern Workplac… Read full bio
Rajaa Mekouar
Founder and CEO, Calista Direct Investors
Rajaa is a PE investor and financial entrepreneur with 25 years of experience across private markets globally. She worked as a GP in different funds focused on the mid markets and as an LP with family offices across Europe. She is the founder and CEO… Read full bio
Carmela Mendoza
Senior Reporter, PEI
Carmela Mendoza is a senior reporter for Private Equity International based in London. She first joined PEI in Hong Kong in 2015 and covered Asia. A graduate of Ateneo de Manila University, she previously worked for a digital agency in Singapore focu… Read full bio
Teia Merring
Senior Investment Director, USS
Teia Merring is a Senior Investment Director in the Private Equity Funds and Co-Investment team at USS Investment Management (~£70bn under management), the corporate pension plan for universities in the United Kingdom. She is responsible for executin… Read full bio
Lucie Mixeras
Associate Director, IFM Investors
Lucie has ten years of experience in infrastructure debt. At IFM investors, Lucie is responsible for origination, credit analysis and due diligence for infrastructure debt assets in the UK/Europe. Amongst other things, She has been involved in the st… Read full bio
Evie Mulberry
Managing Director, Astia
Evie is a Managing Partner of the Astia Fund, one of four members of the Investment Team deploying an early stage venture fund investing in women-led companies, responsible for dealflow curation, deal execution and portfolio management. Evie joined A… Read full bio
Ruth Murray
Associate Director, Gresham House
Ruth has been an Associate Director at Gresham House since February 2021, delivering investments in sustainable infrastructure, prior to which she supported the team as a consultant from April 2020. Ruth has 20 years’ of infrastructure experience thr… Read full bio
Roopa Murthy
Partner - Infrastructure Debt, AMP Capital Investors
Roopa Murthy joined AMP Capital’s Infrastructure Debt team in the London office in 2015. Ms Murthy is responsible for originating, structuring and managing infrastructure debt assets in Europe. Ms Murthy brings over 16 years’ experience to the team,… Read full bio
Danai Musandu
VP Investor Relations, HPE Growth
Danai Musandu is the Vice President Investor Relations at HPE Growth. In her role, she leads and supports the public and investor relations function. Her work entails fundraising and strategic communication. She has 7 years’ experience in private equ… Read full bio
Vanessa Muscarà
Head of Research & Strategy, Europa Capital
Vanessa joined Europa Capital as Head of Research & Strategy in September 2020. She is responsible for providing expert guidance to support Europa’s tactical and strategic business support needs. Before joining Europa Capital, Vanessa held resear… Read full bio
Shami Nissan
Partner - Head of Sustainability - Actis
Shami leads Actis’ approach to responsible investment, sustainability and impact, working closely with investment colleagues and company management to assess and manage ESG issues, helping to build world-class businesses and to deliver measurable soc… Read full bio
Laura O'Brian
Investment Director - Private Equity, Cambridge Associates
Laura is an Investment Director focused on private investments in Cambridge Associates’ London office, having joined the firm in 2014. She is a member of the Endowment & Foundation Group covering primarily foundation clients in the UK ranging fro… Read full bio
Saachi Oza
Senior Investment Associate, Bregal Milestone
Saachi is a Senior Associate at Bregal Milestone and joined the company in 2019. Prior to Bregal, she was an Investment Banking Analyst at J.P. Morgan, executing a wide variety of M&A and capital markets transactions across sectors in Europe, wit… Read full bio
Rohini Pahwa
Managing Director, Arjun Infrastructure Partners
Rohini is a Managing Director at Arjun where she is responsible for originating and executing investments with focus on Digital Infrastructure. She brings 20 years’ experience in the financial services industry. Her focus over the last decade has bee… Read full bio
Pooja Patel
Managing Director, StepStone Group
Ms. Patel is a member of the real estate team. She is also involved in the Firm’s responsible investing initiative. Prior to StepStone, Ms. Patel worked in the Corporate Development Group at AT&T where she was involved in strategic projects, incl… Read full bio
Gilda Perez-Alvarado
Global CEO, JLL Hotels & Hospitality
Gilda Perez-Alvarado is the Global Chief Executive Officer of JLL Hotels & Hospitality, where she is responsible for investment sales, debt and equity placement, strategic advisory and asset management. Additionally, Gilda leads the group’s Globa… Read full bio
Cheryl Potter
Chair, Level 20
Cheryl Potter is currently Chair of Level 20, having previously served on the Level 20 Advisory Council. Level 20 is a not for profit focussed on getting more women into senior roles in the private equity industry. She is also a BVCA Council member h… Read full bio
Julia Prescot
Partner, Chief Strategy Officer, Meridiam
Julia is co-founder and Chief Strategy Officer of Meridiam Infrastructure. She is a Commissioner at the National Infrastructure Commission, a member of the UK Investment Council and was a Commissioner for the International Development Infrastructure… Read full bio
Julie Prewer
Principal, Rede Partners
Julie is a senior member of Rede’s Transactions team, helping advise Rede’s broad network of clients on bespoke, structured solutions. Julie brings over 15 years’ private equity and financial markets experience to Rede and is an experienced GP-led tr… Read full bio
Helen Price
Director Infrastructure, InfraRed Capital Partners
Helen joined InfraRed in 2021. Helen holds the Finance Director role for HICL Infrastructure plc and leads the financial and portfolio management of HICL as well as other pools of capital for the core income funds. Prior to joining InfraRed, Helen wo… Read full bio
Aranpreet Randhawa
Partner, Proskauer
Aranpreet is a partner in our Private Funds Group in London. She advises European and international clients on the structuring, formation and operation of both open- and closed-ended investment funds across a range of strategies, including private eq… Read full bio
Joanna Reiss
Partner and Co-lead of Impact - Private Equity, Apollo Global Management
Ms. Reiss is the Co-Lead of Impact Investing at Apollo, where she is responsible for the impact investing private equity strategy. She joined Apollo from Cornell Capital, a private equity firm where she was a partner since founding in 2013. At Cornel… Read full bio
Guillaume Richard
Head of Infrastructure Funds Coverage, CA-CIB
Guillaume Richard joined the Energy & Infrastructure team of Crédit Agricole CIB (“CACIB”) in 2000 in Paris, moving to London in 2002. Guillaume initially focused on non-recourse project finance in the energy sector before moving to the Infrastru… Read full bio
Lorna Robertson
Head of Funds, Connection Capital
Lorna Robertson is the Head of Funds at Connection Capital, a private client investment business specialising in alternative investments. Lorna started her career in the challenging world of Investment Banking straight out of Glasgow University, at S… 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
Patricia Rodrigues Jenner
Member of Boards LGAS/AER plc and Investment Committees , GLIL Infrastructure
Patricia is an experienced Non-Executive Board Director with a breadth of institutional investment experience across infrastructure, private equity and sustainability. Over the past two decades, Patricia has been an investment manager at Macquarie an… Read full bio
Sergio Ronga
Founding Partner, Daiwa International Capital Partners
Sergio is the co-founder of Daiwa International Capital Partners, an independent fund manager investing in high quality European infrastructure assets. Sergio previously established and headed the market leading infrastructure advisory team at DC Adv… Read full bio
Valeria Rosati
Senior Partner, Vantage Infrastructure
Valeria joined the business in 2006 and has two decades of relevant experience. Based in London, Valeria leads Equity asset management and is the portfolio manager of the NatWest Group Pension Fund’s unlisted infrastructure equity mandate. She is Cha… Read full bio
Daljit Sandhu
COO & Founder, Précis Capital Partners
Daljit Sandhu is co-founder and chief operating officer of Précis Capital Partners, a real estate lending platform that delivers large-ticket financing solutions to real estate developers for projects across the UK. In her role as COO, Sandhu is resp… Read full bio
Patsy Sandys
Head of Global Direct Investments, Infrastructure Equity, AMP Capital
Patsy Sandys is an Investment Director responsible for sustainability within the Infrastructure Equity portfolio, including the scoping and implementation of a programme of ESG enhancement at both the fund and individual asset level. Ms Sandys is als… Read full bio
Carine Schneider
President, Astrella
Carine Schneider, FGE is an experienced and well-connected leader in the private market and global compensation industry with deep experience working in consulting, technology & financial services. She is the President of AST Private Company Solu… Read full bio
Snehal Shah
Reporter, New Private Markets, PEI Media
Snehal Shah is a reporter for New Private Markets, PEI Media’s sustainability-focused publication. She covers ESG, sustainability and impact investments including investors’ allocations and policies; managers’ investment strategies and ESG and divers… Read full bio
Laura Shen
Partner & Co-Founder, Headway Capital
Laura Shen is a partner and co-founder of Headway Capital Partners, a London based investment firm with advised funds of over €900 million. Headway provides bespoke liquidity and capital solutions to private equity GPs and managers, investing globall… Read full bio
Natalia Sigrist
Partner - Private Equity, Unigestion
Natalia Sigrist, Partner Private Equity, leads the “digitalization” of Unigestions’ business, with projects across investment activities. Natalia covers venture capital investments and is on the advisory board of several private equity funds. She joi… Read full bio
Sunaina Sinha
Global Head, Private Capital Advisory, Raymond James
Sunaina Sinha Haldea is the Global Head of Private Capital Advisory at Raymond James. Sunaina founded Cebile Capital, a placement agent and secondaries advisor that was acquired by Raymond James Financial, a Fortune 500, NYSE-listed bank in 2021. Und… Read full bio
Zara Sless
Director, Capital Markets & Life Sciences Lead, JLL
Zara Sless is a Director within the JLL National Office team and is JLL’s Capital Markets Life Sciences lead. She has over 10 years’ experience in the South East and Regional Office markets. Zara’s specialisms include income producing investment acqu… Read full bio
Cecilie Soendergaard Nielsen
Managing Director, Human Capital, Helios Investment Partners
Cecilie is an experienced HR leader and Executive Coach, with 15 years of experience working across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Cecilie joined Helios as MD, Human Capital in 2018 from Vitol Services in London, where she was Head of HR, with r… Read full bio
Lily Stoyanova
Independent
Lilia’s last position was an Associate Partner at the Townsend Group where she was responsible for the origination and execution of infrastructure investmentsin Europe and the selection of Europe-based infrastructure fund managers on a primary and se… Read full bio
Natalia Tsitoura
Partner, Apollo Management International
Natalia is Head of European Private Credit at Apollo and is responsible for originating, structuring and underwriting transactions. Natalia has over 14 years of investing experience and extensive knowledge in direct lending dealflow, having worked cl… Read full bio
Albena Vassileva
Executive Director, Infrastructure, IFM Investors
Albena is responsible for the sourcing, execution and management of infrastructure investments across Europe, as well as the development of key industrial relationships. Albena has more than 14 years of Private Equity track record, leading a range of… Read full bio
Maggie Vo
Managing General Partner and Chief Investment Officer, Fuel Venture Capital
Maggie Vo, CFA®, Managing General Partner and Chief Investment Officer of Fuel Venture Capital, is a finance expert with more than a decade’s experience in the public markets, analyzing and managing investments across a wide spectrum of asset classes… 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
Sarah Walker
VP-Global Head of Private Equity Practice, Salesforce
Sarah Walker is the VP, Global Head of Private Equity Practice at Salesforce. Her team’s remit is to build strategic partnerships with the Private Equity community, supporting and accelerating our partners’ portfolio companies and acquisitions to ach… 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
Emma Watford
Co-Head of UK, Bridgepoint Europe
Emma is a Partner based in London and is co-head of Bridgepoint Europe investment activities in the UK and co-chair of Bridgepoint's Diversity & Inclusion Committee. She sits on the boards of Zenith and Hobbycraft and has worked on a number of tr… Read full bio
Harriet West
Associate, Proskauer
Harriet West is a senior associate in the Finance and Private Credit Group as Proskauer. Harriet primarily acts for alternative lenders and private credit funds on acquisition and leveraged finance facilities, corporate facilities, refinancings or de… Read full bio
Claire Williams
Industrial & Logistics Research Lead, Knight Frank
Claire is an experienced property researcher. Skilled in using data in innovative ways to produce thought-provoking research. Claire’s research experience stretches across commercial and residential real estate markets, in the UK and Europe. Claire l… Read full bio
Louisa Yeoman
Founding Partner, Astrid Advisors
Lousia is a Founding Partner of Astrid Advisors and has worked in capital raising and investment management for close to two decades. Prior to setting up Astrid Advisors, Louisa was co-Head of European Distribution for AMP Capital and, alongside Kate… Read full bio
Tina Yu
Principal, KSL Capital Partners
Ms. Yu works in the European office for KSL Capital Partners, based in London and has led its international expansion strategy – helping open the European office in 2013 and Singapore office in 2019. KSL is a private equity firm dedicated to investin… Read full bio
Deborah Zurkow
Global Head of Investments, AllianzGI
Deborah Zurkow is Global Head of Investments at Allianz Global Investors, and a member of the Executive Committee. In January 2020, Deborah took on responsibility for leading AllianzGI’s investment platform, which comprises Alternatives, Equities, Fi… Read full bio
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Advent International
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Brunel Pension Partnership
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StepStone Group
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Global Head of Investments
AllianzGI
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