Private Debt Investor Europe Summit 2026

Joe Abrams

Partner, Head of Private Debt, Europe, Mercer

Joe is the European Head of Private Debt within Mercer Alternatives, based in London. Joe joined Mercer in 2010, and before joining the Private Debt team was focussed on Fixed Income Research for a number of years - including leading Mercer’s research efforts on global credit and absolute return bond strategies. Joe is a member of the Private Debt Investment Committee, the Private Debt Rating Review Committee, and Mercer's Solutions Group (supporting the delivery of strategic research advice across Mercer's global platform). Before joining Mercer Joe worked as a broker of equity, interest rate and FX derivatives for ADM Investor Services, and also as an equity analyst for an asset management firm based in Jersey focussed on options-based equity strategies.

Joe has a degree in Management Studies from Nottingham University and a Masters in Actuarial Science from Cass Business School.‎ He is also a CFA Charterholder and a Fellow of the Institute of Actuaries.

Christopher Anderson

Partner, Cinven

Christopher is a member of the Capital Markets team and has worked on various investments including Allegro, Alter Domus, Amara NZero, Arcaplanet, Arxada (formerly Lonza Specialty Ingredients), Avio, CeramTec, Compre, EnServe, Envu (previously Bayer Environmental Science Professional), Eurovita, Fressnapf, Gondola, Host Europe, Idealista, Kurt Geiger, MasOrange, Miller Insurance, NewDay, Northgate Public Services, Partner in Pet Food, Planasa, Premium Credit Limited, Pronet, RB Iberia, RTB House, SLV, STADA, TK Elevator, True Potential, Ufinet, Ufinet International I, Ufinet International II, Viridium Group and Vitamin Well.

Prior to joining Cinven, Christopher worked at Merrill Lynch in leveraged finance. Before that he worked at GE Capital in a variety of roles including infrastructure investing, financial planning and analysis, controllership, and procurement. He began his career in strategy consulting.

Christopher has a degree in Classics from Oxford University.

He joined Cinven in 2010.

Cinven

Cinven is a leading pure-play, international private equity firm with nearly 50 years of investment experience. Specializing in high-performing businesses with strong growth potential, Cinven invests across Europe and North America. Cinven’s portfolio spans six sectors: Business Services, Consumer, Financial Services, Healthcare, Industrials, and TMT.

Cinven's collaborative approach emphasizes partnerships with portfolio company management teams, investors, external advisers, and colleagues. This strategy drives outstanding performance and sustainable growth. By leveraging sector, country, and functional expertise, Cinven identifies untapped potential and works side by side with management to implement impactful value creation plans. Visit www.cinven.com to learn more about our work.

Phil Arbour

Senior Partner and head of UK, Tresmares Capital

Phil leads the UK operations of Tresmares and is a member of the Investment Committee. Phil has 19 years of experience in private capital, equity investment and leveraged finance. Prior to joining Tresmares in 2022, Phil was a Managing Director in ICG’s senior debt platform. Before that, he was a partner at Palamon Capital Partners, a European middle market private equity firm. Before joining Palamon in 2013, Phil spent 10 years at Lloyds Banking Group where he worked in leveraged & acquisition finance. Phil holds a degree in Business Administration from Bishop’s University in Canada, an MSc. Finance & Investment from Durham University, and is a CFA Charterholder.

Joaquin Ardit

Senior Portfolio Manager, Allianz Global Investors

Joaquin is Senior Portfolio Manager in the Global Private Debt unit of Allianz Global Investors. He joined Allianz in 2012 as a fixed income investment manager for the Life and Health insurance companies of Allianz Germany. Previously, Joaquin worked as a fixed income derivatives structurer for JPMorgan in London . Joaquin holds a Master’s degrees in industrial engineering from Universidad Pontificia Comillas in Madrid, a Master in Finance from Imperial College London and an MBA from Columbia Business School in New York.

Allianz Global Investors

Allianz Global Investors is a leading active asset manager with over 600 investment professionals in over 20 offices worldwide and managing EUR 553 billion in assets. We invest for the long term and seek to generate value for clients every step of the way. We do this by being active – in how we partner with clients and anticipate their changing needs, and build solutions based on capabilities across public and private markets. Our focus on protecting and enhancing our clients’ assets leads naturally to a commitment to sustainability to drive positive change. Our goal is to elevate the investment experience for clients, whatever their location or objectives.

Data as at 31 March 2024. Total assets under management are assets or securities portfolios, valued at current market value, for which Allianz Global Investors companies are responsible vis-á-vis clients for providing discretionary investment management decisions and portfolio management, either directly or via a sub-advisor (these include Allianz Global Investors assets which are now sub-advised by Voya IM since 25 July 2022). This excludes assets for which Allianz Global Investors companies are primarily responsible for administrative services only. Assets under management are managed on behalf of third parties as well as on behalf of the Allianz Group.

Johnnie Barnett

Partner, Foremost Partners

Johnnie joined New Amsterdam in 2017 to lead and expand the firm’s European LP coverage. With over 15 years of experience raising capital from institutional investors globally, he has been involved in 28 capital raising projects, securing more than £2.6 billion in commitments across both alternative and traditional asset classes.

Before joining New Amsterdam, Johnnie was a Business Development Director at Allianz Global Investors in London, where he played a key role in growing the firm’s Infrastructure Debt franchise with UK LPs. He previously worked at Northern Trust Asset Management, bringing in their first UK pension fund clients, and earlier spent three years in Mumbai with ICICI Securities in Corporate Finance. He began his career at Schroders Investment Management in 2005.

Johnnie holds a degree in Classics (Ancient Greek & Latin) from the University of Bristol and became a CFA charterholder in 2011.

Foremost Partners

Foremost Partners brings together leading institutional investors and investment managers, building enduring partnerships in private markets. At Foremost Partners we believe that capital solutions should be more than a transaction — they should be transformative. That’s why we commit to always being Foremost: in our judgment, our standards, and our execution. We do this through the Foremost Formula: a discipline rooted in institutional credibility, selective mandates, and a team structure that ensures depth and alignment. The result? A capital partner whose brand stands for quality — one whose involvement signals confidence to investors, and whose platform delivers efficient outcomes in primary, secondary, and bespoke private market transactions.

Cornelius Belser

Senior Investment Manager, BF.capital GmbH

Cornelius is a Senior Investment Manager in the Fund Investment Advisory Team at BF.capital, where he is responsible for portfolio and investment management with a focus on real assets financing and niche strategies. With over 10 years of professional experience in the financial sector and private markets, Cornelius has held positions at LBBW Bank, Deka Immobilien, W&W Asset Management and Real Blue KVG. He holds university degrees in business administration, specializing in real estate economics and property valuation.

BF.capital GmbH

BF.capital, a subsidiary of BF.direkt AG, has its origins in Real Estate Debt and has been actively operating in the German market for several years. In 2023, it established a joint venture with W&W Asset Management. Since then, BF.capital has managed the Private Debt Program for the W&W Group and is also planning to make Private Debt accessible to third-party investors outside the W&W Group through fund-of-funds structures and separate managed accounts.

Gideon Berger

Co-Founder & CEO, LuminArx Capital Management

Gideon Berger is the co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer of LuminArx Capital Management LP.

Before launching LuminArx Capital Management LP in 2023, Mr. Berger was a Senior Managing Director and the co-Chief Investment Officer of Blackstone Alternative Asset Management (“BAAM”). Mr. Berger was the Chairman of BAAM’s Investment Committee and was a member of BAAM’s Management Committee. During his tenure at BAAM, Mr. Berger oversaw the management of client asset growth from ~$1bn to ~$80bn. Mr. Berger conceived and led several strategic initiatives that contributed to BAAM’s evolution from a traditional fund of funds to a hedge fund solutions provider with a variety of strategies for both institutional and individual investors and a combination of both direct and fund investments. Prior to joining BAAM, Mr. Berger co-founded a technology startup Ez-Ways.com focused on logistics.

Mr. Berger holds a BA in Mathematics and Physics from Vassar College, an MS in Applied Physics from Columbia University, and a PhD in Computer Science from the Courant Institute at NYU.

John Bohill

Partner, StepStone

Since Mr. Bohill joined StepStone in 2013, he has also been a director at Kish Capital, a distressed debt, real estate opportunities, and non-performing loan investor based in Dublin and Lisbon. Before joining Kish he acquired and operated several businesses on his own behalf and was co-head of European technology and communications at BancBoston Capital, a principal private equity investor.
Mr. Bohill graduated with first-class honors with a BBs in finance from Trinity College, Dublin.

Marco Busca

Head of Indirect Private Debt, Generali Asset Management

Responsible for the management of GenAM SGR’s Private Debt Fund-of-Funds, Marco is in charge of the selection, implementation and monitoring of investments in Private Debt funds managed by global asset management companies. He is also advisor of several Private Debt funds carrying out supervision and vetoing activities. Before he was the Head of the Generali Group CIO Office and an investment manager for the insurance companies of the EMEA region.

Before joining Generali, he worked in Banca IMI (Intesa SanPaolo Group) as a proprietary trader structuring and executing securities financing transactions (repos, securities lending, collateral swaps, TRS) and derivatives novations. He started his career in the Financial Risk Management at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Marco holds a Master of Science in Finance from Bocconi University with an exchange program at Vanderbilt University in Nashville (USA). He earned a Bachelor degree cum laude in Economics from University of Padova. He is certified CESGA. He is currently enrolled in an Executive MBA at ESCP Business School.

Generali Asset Management

Generali is one of the world’s largest global insurance and asset management providers. Established in 1831, it is present in 50 countries in the world, with more than 75 thousand employees serving 67 million customers.

Generali Asset Management SGR (“GenAM”), one of the firms within Generali Investments, has an extensive track record of managing the private debt portfolios of the Generali Group. GenAM manages €11bn+ of private debt assets, €9bn+ of which is through private debt fund-of-funds and the other under fund advisory. Fund-of-Funds targets best-in class asset managers and diversified strategies with unique alignment of interest with Generali Group Portfolio.

Kate Campbell

Founding Partner, Astrid Advisors

Kate Campbell is Founding Partner of Astrid Advisors, an independent advisory and placement business focusing on infrastructure, the energy transition and the path towards net zero. She and her business partner, Louisa Yeoman, established Astrid Advisors in 2019.

Kate has 20 years’ experience of capital raising and capital markets, starting her career in investment banking, equity capital markets at Deutsche Bank, London. She subsequently worked at Bear Sterns and JP Morgan, as an Executive Director in the capital introduction team advising hedge funds on marketing and fundraising activities.

Most recently, prior to establishing Astrid, Kate and Louisa were coHeads of European Distribution for AMP Capital, establishing their European client business, raising capital for a series of fund vintages, coinvestments, consortium builds and syndication processes for AMP’s private infrastructure equity and debt platforms.

Kate holds a Masters in Spanish and French from Edinburgh University.

Astrid Advisors

Astrid Advisors is an advisor and placement agent covering infrastructure, the energy transition and real assets investments focused on sustainability and the path towards net zero. We partner with GPs in their capital raising of equity and debt strategies, primary funds, secondaries and co-invests. Founded in 2019, the Astrid team have a proven partnership and track record of fundraising in infrastructure and private credit and are recognised in the GP and LP community as specialist thought leaders and fundraisers in infrastructure and the energy transition, as well as more recent trends in sustainable food production, agriculture, and natural capital. Our philosophy is to partner with a select group of managers who we believe have the potential to be outstanding and differentiated in their field, and to bring our extensive network, expertise and energy to achieving their fundraising goals.

Matthew Chapman

Sales and Business Development Director, NewVest

Matt Chapman is on the Business Development team at NewVest and is based in London.

Prior to NewVest, Matt served as a client solutions manager at Partners Group, a global private markets firm. Before joining Partners Group, Matt was part of the team at Goji, a fintech firm building infrastructure for institutional LPs.

Matt received a BEng in Aeronautical Engineering from Loughborough University.

NewVest

NewVest, the private markets index manager, offers innovative, passively constructed index funds designed to provide investors with diversified exposure to some of the largest private market funds globally. By effectively allowing investors to "buy the market" in individual private market asset classes such as private debt for a single vintage period, NewVest seeks to simplify and streamline private markets investing for a broad range of investors.

Evgeny Denisenko

Director, Apolis S.A.M.

Evgeny is the founder of Apolis, a private investment office based in Monaco. At Apolis, he oversees an investment strategy focused on yield generation, with a particular emphasis on direct lending to small and medium-sized enterprises.

Before founding Apolis, Evgeny gained financial experience in both corporate and entrepreneurial settings, where he was involved in private equity investments across various industries, including biotechnology, logistics, and real estate.

Evgeny holds a law degree from Moscow State University and has earned several professional designations, including Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA), Financial Risk Manager (FRM), and Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA).

Aakash Desai

Head - Private Credit, 360 ONE Asset

Aakash is the head of Private Credit at 360 ONE Asset, overseeing more than $1.4 billion in AUM. He has a rich experience of about two decades of diverse experience in Institutional Financial services and specializes in the areas of Corporate and Structured Finance, Syndication & Capital Markets and Treasury - Resource Raising across key global financial markets. Prior to 360 ONE Asset, he was associated with Clix Capital (formerly GE Capital) in the capacity of Head - Corporate and Structured Finance business. Prior to Clix, Aakash has been part of Standard Chartered Bank, ICICI Bank India and UK in various leadership roles.

360 ONE Asset

360 ONE Asset Management is one of the India’s largest alternative asset management companies managing over $10bn of assets across public equity, private equity, private credit and real assets. It forms part of 360 ONE Wealth & Asset Management group, listed on Indian stock exchange (market cap: $4.5bn) with majority ownership by foreign institutions including Bain Capital, CPPIB, Capital Group and others. The company manages over $1.4bn in the private credit space in India and was the market leader in the Performing Private Credit League Table in 2024 and was also rated as the ‘Best Structured Finance House 2024’ by Finance Asia.

Borja Diaz-Llanos

Global Chief Investment Officer (CIO), Santander Alternative Investments

Borja is the Chief Investment Officer of Santander Alternative Investments. Prior to SAI, Borja worked 15 years at Deutsche Bank, where he led different businesses relating to illiquid alternatives. During his last years at DB, he led all the origination and distribution for non-flow CIB business for Iberia, including Real Estate, direct lending, distressed products, credit solutions, Infra & Energy, ABS, DCM, and derivative solutions. Borja holds an MBA from London Business School, and a bachelor’s degree in economics from UAM (Programa de Cooperación Educativa Scholarship).

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 transactions.

Mustafa formerly held leadership roles at Rothschild, Morgan Stanley and Ondra Partners, and he has almost 30 years’ experience as lender, investor and advisor. At Rothschild Mustafa was responsible for the debt advisory and restructuring practice for financial sponsors. His expertise spans private and public financings across corporate, infrastructure and ABL debt.

Mustafa was a Fulbright Scholar and graduated from UC Berkeley.

MD Advisors

MD Advisors provides capital advisory services for financial investors and corporates. Where appropriate, we may co-invest with our clients to truly align our interests.

Our senior team, each with 25+ years’ experience spanning three credit cycles, is comprised of former senior Morgan Stanley and Rothschild debt and corporate finance bankers, providing unparalleled expertise and investor connectivity in respect of complex growth financings and buyouts as well as underperforming situations.

MD Advisors has recently had significant involvement in tech- and tech-enabled buyout and growth debt financings, particularly in the UK, DACH and the Nordics. Our team has advised top-tier large- and mid-cap financial sponsors in buyouts for over two decades with expertise in both private and public debt.

Our partners' restructuring expertise dates back to the early 2000's involving TMT companies as well as multiple financial restructurings during the GFC. We have also been active in selective mid-market financial restructurings post-COVID-19.

As trusted partners of our clients, we offer senior-level resources at each stage of a transaction, helping our clients implement the most optimum capital structure.

Our independent platform benefits from collaboration with a close network of select former Morgan Stanley M&A colleagues, helping to source investment opportunities for our clients.

MD Advisors is an Appointed Representative of Brooklands Fund Management Ltd which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority (FRN 757575).

Manuel Dusina

Head of Real Assets, Phoenix Group

Manuel Dusina is Head of Infrastructure, responsible for the origination, execution and portfolio management of Phoenix Group debt infrastructure investments in the UK, Europe and USA. Prior to joining Phoenix Group, Manuel was at Scottish Widows in the Loan Investments team in London, where he was a Director, responsible for originating and executing infrastructure transactions. Previously, he worked at Lloyds Bank in London as part of the Infrastructure and Energy team. Manuel also held positions at Standard & Poor’s and the European Investment Bank. Manuel received a Master in Finance and Monetary Policy from the University of Brescia.

Phoenix Group

Based in Monaco, Apolis S.A.M. is a single-family office specializing in private credit. In addition to LP commitments to private debt funds, Apolis manages a GP co-investment program, having funded approximately 50 private credit deals since 2018. The firm primarily focuses on senior loans, often structured with additional upside through preferred equity and warrants. Apolis has executed both asset-based and cash flow-based transactions across North America, Europe, developed Asia, and emerging markets. With an industry-generalist approach, the firm has achieved broad sector diversification, emphasizing cycle-neutral borrowers.

Alexandre Falewee

Managing Director, Astorg

Alexandre is a member of the Capital Markets team and has worked on various investments including most recently Anaqua, Armor, Autoform, Clario, Corialis, Corden Pharma, Corsearch, Cytel, HRA Pharma, LeBronze Alloys, LGC, Nemera, Normec, Opus2, Redslim, Solina, Xceptor.
Prior to that, Alexandre worked at J.P. Morgan in the European leveraged finance team, underwriting and distributing high yield bonds and leveraged loans on behalf of Private Equity backed companies, with a specific focus on Business Services, Tech and Healthcare companies. He began his career in M&A.

Astorg

Astorg is a global private equity firm with over 25 years of experience and €23bn in assets under management. The firm focuses on mid-market to large-cap investments in international B2B niche leaders across sectors such as Healthcare, Technology, and Business Services. Astorg targets high-quality businesses with high barriers to entry, robust EBITDA margins, and sustainable competitive advantages.
With a long-term, partnership-driven approach, Astorg works closely with management teams to accelerate growth and drive strategic transformation. The firm leverages deep sector expertise, operational insight, and a collaborative mindset to support sustainable performance and create lasting value. Visit www.astorg.com to learn more about Astorg’s investment strategy and portfolio.

Aida Feriz

Executive Director, Wimmer Family Office

International Real Estate Investment Specialist focusing on originating and analysing high scale real estate projects, providing funds (Equity and debt), in the commercial, residential and infrastructure sphere, ranging from hotels, mixed use, residential, BTR, PRS, co-living and many other projects. Additionally, involved with the Wimmer Group Wealth Management department.

Prior experience working in partnership with developers, including Galliard Homes, to sell off plan properties across prime locations in London. A successful engagement selling luxury villas in the most prestigious areas of France working with highly respected partners including Sotheby’s International. Sourcing off-market residential and commercial opportunities in UK and Europe. Additional experience of selling off plan and lease back properties in France and Switzerland to buyers mainly from the UK and Ireland. A highly motivated individual with a proactive and energetic approach towards property sales with extensive experience of managing property roadshows.

Strong personal presence with excellent interpersonal skills; proven ability to engage with and sell to ultra-high net worth customers. Speaks, reads and writes in three languages: English, French and Serbo Croat.

On a personal basis, Aida has designed and refurbished several properties, with interests embracing the arts, sports, and culture. Aida is also the founder of Aid-A which is a non-profit organisation, raising funds towards education. Aid-A’s first project is to build a new school in Khairve, India.

Wimmer Family Office

Wimmer Family Office (WFO), founded in 2011 by Per Wimmer, offers highly innovative investment solutions to family offices and high-net-worth individuals. WFO prides itself on “thinking outside the box,” a mindset reflected in its unique investment fund – the Wimmer Wealth Protection Strategy (WWPS) – and its strategic partnerships with sister companies. These partnerships create synergies and provide strong competitive advantages, all while emphasizing ESG criteria and promoting advanced technological methodologies.
WFO’s sister companies include:

• Wimmer Financial (WF) – a London-based boutique investment bank.

• Wimmer Space (WS) – an organization founded by CEO Per Wimmer to embody his values and support charitable initiatives, including collaborations with UNICEF, the Hospice Foundation, ShareSpace, and other notable organizations.

Brendan Foley

Director, Private Credit, Rede Partners

Brendan has over 10 years of credit experience within the broader financial services industry. He works closely with Rede’s private credit LPs and GPs on both coverage and origination. Brendan covers a broad range of private credit funds in Europe and the US from high octane special situations, specialty finance to performing senior secured direct lenders. He has a background in Debt Capital Markets, Derivatives and Underwriting. Brendan holds a BA in Finance with a Specialisation in Alternative Assets at Southern Methodist University.

Rede Partners

Rede Partners leads in private markets fundraising advise. We advise on primary fundraising (Buyout, Growth, Impact and Private Credit), GP-led secondary transactions and strategic advisory consulting projects. Rede has offices in London, New York, Hong Kong and Amsterdam. Since inception in 2011 Rede Partners has raised over €100bn for its clients across primary fundraising and transactions.

Alice Foucault

Managing Director, Corinthia Global Management

Alice Foucault is a Managing Director at Corinthia with over 17 years of experience as a principal investor supporting middle-market businesses, specialising in the French market. Alice is also a member of the European investment committee. Prior to Corinthia, she held the same position at Barings in the Global Private Finance team which she joined in 2014. Prior to Barings, Alice worked at SocGen and ING in London and Hong Kong where she was a member of the Leveraged Finance team for five years investing across Asia and continental Europe.

Alice holds a M.S in Corporate Finance from EDHEC Business School and from ICADE.

Corinthia Global Management

Corinthia Global Management is an independent, majority employee-owned private credit specialist, backed by Nomura. Founded in 2022, Corinthia was built to provide a best-in-class private credit platform for institutional investors seeking access to core middle market lending.

Our investment team has decades of experience deploying over $85 billion across, 1,700+ transactions with over 200 private equity sponsors. With a deep-rooted track record in North America and Europe, our team have a history of building leading private credit businesses. Corinthia operates as a single global platform, offering investors direct access to senior secured loans in a disciplined, risk-focused manner.

At Corinthia, we are committed to innovation, leveraging technology to enhance underwriting, risk management, and the client experience. Our highly aligned team and conservative investment philosophy supports stability and attractive risk-adjusted returns. Corinthia is a compelling proposition for private credit investors looking to access experience and deal flow in the core middle market.

Phil Fretwell

Co-founder & Partner, AshGrove Capital

Phil Fretwell is a Co-founder and Partner at AshGrove Capital, a pan-European lender focused on providing tailored capital solutions to small and medium-sized companies in the B2B software and tech-enabled services sectors.

Since launching AshGrove in 2019, Phil has played a pivotal role in building a high-quality, independent platform that combines deep sector expertise with a flexible, partnership-driven approach. AshGrove targets an underserved part of the European market — businesses that sit between early-stage venture investors and larger, more traditional funds — helping founders and management teams achieve their strategic goals with customised financing solutions.

Phil started his career at Barclays in 2002, working in the mid-market leveraged finance team. In 2007, he helped establish and growAres Capital Europe, where he was involved indeal origination, execution, portfolio management, investor relations and team management.

In 2014, Phil joined Sixth Street Partners to help them build a specialty lending business in Europe. As a founding Partner and Co-Head of Specialty Lending in Europe, he helped raise a first-time pan-European fund with over €800 million in equity commitments, built the team from the ground up, and sat on both the Investment and Valuation Committees.

AshGrove Capital

AshGrove Capital is an independent pan-European specialty lender providing tailored credit solutions to small and medium-sized companies. AshGrove focuses on senior secured investments in companies with resilient business models within B2B software and services, building long-term partnerships with founder-led as well as sponsor backed businesses.

Established in 2019, AshGrove has built a high calibre team and institutional quality independent platform bringing extensive credit experience, with a proven track record of building leading European credit franchises. The team’s experience has established AshGrove as a trusted partner for founders and sponsors including Private Equity, Growth Equity and Venture Capital.

Simon Garfield

Managing Director, Aksia

Simon is a Managing Director on the Hedge Funds and Private Credit teams and has over 21 years of experience in alternative investments. Simon is responsible for the management and oversight of Hedge Funds and Private credit investment programs in Europe, the Middle East, and Australia and focuses on portfolio construction and manager selection, providing customized investment recommendations. Simon is an instructor for ILPA’s “Private Credit for the Limited Partner”, a one-day, deep-dive seminar offered to ILPA members.

Prior to joining Aksia in 2016, Simon spent twelve years at HSBC. There, Simon held several roles in alternative investments research and portfolio management and most recently was Head of Portfolio Management at HSBC Alternative Investments Limited.

Simon graduated with first-class honors from the University of Oxford with a BA in Philosophy, Politics and Economics and holds an MSc in Comparative Politics from The London School of Economics. He is a CFA charterholder.

Aksia

Aksia is an alternative assets specialist, providing performance focused solutions for institutional investors globally, with Assets Under Advisory totalling $336bn and Assets Under Management totalling $29bn as of December 31, 2024. The firm represents pension plans, insurance companies, government-related institutions, endowments, foundations and superannuation funds among other entities. Aksia employs over 480 professionals across the globe as of February 28, 2025. The firm is 100% employee owned by its partners and is headquartered in New York, with offices in San Diego, London, Tokyo, Chicago, Athens, Hong Kong, Dubai, and Zurich.

Sven Gralla

Fund Manager Private Debt, LBBW Asset Management

Sven Gralla has been working as Fund Manager Private Debt & Infrastructure Equity at LBBW Asset Management Investmentgesellschaft mbH since the beginning of 2024 and focusses on manager selection within various fund of funds strategies, individual advisory mandates and managed accounts. Previously, Sven Gralla was a Senior Associate at Hauck Aufhäuser Lampe, where he was responsible for setting up a private debt fund of funds with a focus on the lower-mid-market as a member of the investment team.

During his Master's degree, Sven Gralla worked as a researcher for BAI e.V. (German Alternative Investment Lobby), where he conducted research projects on topics such as private debt, infrastructure and co-investments. Sven Gralla holds a master's degree in economics from the University of Cologne. He also completed the Alternative Investments Programme at the London School of Economics.

Sven is a member of the Advisory Boards of the PDI German Forum and the PDI Europe Summit since 2023. Sven Gralla is a founding member of the BAI NextGen Council, which focus on networking of future leaders in the industry (GPs & LPs).

Jeffrey Griffiths

Partner, Global Head of Private Credit, Campbell Lutyens

Prior to joining Campbell Lutyens in 2016, Jeff spent five years at Credit Suisse in London, where he was a senior member of the Private Fund Group. There, he worked on a variety of private credit, equity and hedge fund placement mandates globally. Prior to Credit Suisse, Jeffrey started his career in investment banking and debt capital markets, having worked at Morgan Stanley, Lehman Brothers, Houlihan Lokey and Citigroup.

Jeffrey holds an M.I.A. in International Finance from Columbia University, a B.S.F.S. in International Economics from Georgetown University and a Diplôme in Political Science from the Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris.

Campbell Lutyens

Campbell Lutyens is a global and independent private markets advisor, providing fund placement, secondary advisory and GP capital advisory services to leading fund managers and investors. With specialist knowledge in private equity, infrastructure, private credit and sustainable investing, the firm has a team of over 270 operating from offices in London, Paris, Munich, New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Charlotte, Hong Kong, Singapore, Seoul, Tokyo, Melbourne and Dubai ➡ www.campbell-lutyens.com

Damian Hahnloser

Founder and Co-CIO, Growth Credit Partners (GCP)

Damian founded Growth Credit Partners (GCP) in 2022 and is the Co-CIO. GCP is a dedicated, European-focused growth lending fund. Prior to founding GCP, Damian was a Partner at PrimeStone Capital, a concentrated public equities fund investing in European Mid-Cap stocks. Previously, Damian was the third member of GIC’s Private Credit Group, helping to grow the team to one of the largest global investors in Private Credit. He completed more than 30 direct credit deals, investing in 21 PE-sponsored companies. Before joining GIC, Damian started his career at Perella Weinberg Partners advising on M&A and IPO transactions. Damian holds an MA (Oxon) in Economics and Management from the University of Oxford.

Jonathon Haigh

Director, Northleaf Capital Partners

Jonathon participates in all aspects of Northleaf’s private credit investment activities, with a focus on the origination, evaluation and monitoring of investments in the UK and Europe.

Prior to joining Northleaf in 2018, Jonathon was an Associate at J.P. Morgan where he worked on a number of private equity and financial sponsor-led transactions across a variety of industries.

Jonathon received a Master’s in Global Business Analysis from Manchester Business School and an International Bachelor degree in Management from ESC Rennes School of Business.

Northleaf Capital Partners

Northleaf Capital Partners is a global private markets investment firm with US$22 billion in private equity, private credit and infrastructure commitments raised to date from public, corporate and multi-employer pension plans, endowments, foundations, financial institutions and family offices. Northleaf’s 200-person team is located in Toronto, Chicago, London, Los Angeles, Melbourne, Menlo Park, Montreal, New York and Tokyo. Northleaf sources, evaluates and manages private markets investments globally, with a focus on mid-market companies and assets.

Timo Hara

Partner and Founder, Certior Capital

Timo is a founder and partner of Certior Capital, a Helsinki-based specialist in European private equity and private credit investments. Certior seeks to invest in underfunded market segments such as European SME sponsorless lending and technology growth lending. Certior has a strong emphasis on investing with emerging managers often making anchor LP commitments in funds managed by emerging managers. In addition to the fund commitments Timo and his firm have been active co-investors having executed over 70 direct co-investments in private credit and private equity transactions, ranging from co-investments with portfolio funds to deal-by-deal funded transactions and warehoused investments.

Certior Capital

The Certior Capital team has been investing in European private equity and private credit since 1995. Our strategy is simple: we focus on undercapitalised market sectors, seeding emerging managers and being a preferred co-investment partner to produce above average returns for our international investors. Following this approach we have built deep relationships with many country-focused SME direct lending managers over the past decade. We typically transact on 2-3 primaries or secondaries and 10-12 co-investments annually and strongly believe in responsible business practices and good corporate governance.

Aurélie Hariton-Fardad

Managing Director, Head of EMEA Portfolio Management, Private Credit, MetLife Investment Management

Aurélie Hariton-Fardad is a Managing Director and Head of EMEA Portfolio Management for MetLife Investment Management (MIM). She helps insurance companies and pension funds in Europe and Asia invest in infrastructure debt and corporate private credit strategies. Her team builds diversified portfolios of high quality and crossover investments. Aurélie is also the Portfolio Manager of MIM’s Dublin-domiciled infrastructure debt and private credit funds.

In addition to her portfolio management role, Aurélie supports MIM’s Private Credit group by being ESG Team Lead. She is a member of MIM’s ESG Integration Council.

Aurélie joined MIM’s Private Capital team in 2015 and was initially responsible for origination and executing corporate private placement transactions in the UK, Ireland and continental Europe. She transitioned into Portfolio Management in 2022.

Prior to joining MIM, Aurélie was a Director at rating agency Standard and Poor’s, a Vice President in the Investment Banking division of Macquarie Capital, a Credit Analyst at in the Structured Finance business of GE Capital, and a consultant at economic consultancy Oxera.

Aurélie earned a M.Sc. in Regulation from the London School of Economics, a M.A. in Industrial Organisation from Université Paris Dauphine, and a law degree from Université of Lyon.

Carolyn Hastings

Partner, Bain Capital Credit

Carolyn Hastings is a Partner in the Private Credit Group at Bain Capital Credit, a leading global credit specialist with approximately $53 billion* in assets under management. She is based in Bain Capital Credit’s Boston office and serves as a member of the firm’s Credit Committee. The Private Credit Group focuses on global direct lending opportunities across the capital structure to companies with EBITDA ranging from $10M to $150M. Throughout her tenure in the Private Credit Group, Carolyn has held origination, underwriting and portfolio monitoring responsibilities and has partnered with dozens of private equity sponsors to finance companies in the technology, telecom, healthcare, consumer and hospitality industries. Prior to joining Bain Capital Credit in 2008, Carolyn was an Associate at Thomas H. Lee Partners and an analyst in the Healthcare Group in the Investment Banking Division of Goldman Sachs & Co.

Carolyn received an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, a B.S.Ec. from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and a B.A. in Biology from the University of Pennsylvania.

*As of 31/12/24

Bain Capital Credit, LP

Bain Capital Credit (www.baincapitalcredit.com) is a leading global credit specialist with approximately $53 billion in assets under management. Bain Capital Credit invests across the credit spectrum and in credit-related strategies, including leveraged loans, high-yield bonds, structured products, private middle market loans and bespoke capital solutions. Our team of more than 100 investment professionals creates value through rigorous, independent analysis of thousands of corporate issuers around the world. Bain Capital Credit's dedicated Private Credit Group focuses on providing complete financing solutions to businesses with EBITDA between $10 million and $150 million located in North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific. The Private Credit Group, which managed approximately $16 billion of capital as of December 31, 2024, has a dedicated global team that enables Bain Capital Credit to diligence the most complex situations and provide flexible private capital solutions to middle market businesses.

Alice He

Senior Investment Director, Universities Superannuation Scheme

Alice He is a Senior Investment Director in the Private Markets Group at USS Investment Management. She joined USS in 2009, and currently responsible for sourcing, evaluation and execution of investments in Private Credit and Alternative Income. She is an experienced deal professional and funds allocator. Prior to USS, She worked as an investment analyst in fund of hedge funds. Alice received a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the London School of Economics & Political Science.

Alvaro Iñiguez

Managing Director, Frux Capital

Alvaro is the Managing Director at Frux Capital. Prior to joining Frux, Alvaro was one of the founders of Elba Finance, an alternative lending fund. Before that he worked as Director in the Business Recovery Services (BRS) in PwC, being responsible for some of the most known refinancing and restructuring processes in the real estate and construction arena in Spain. He holds two Bachelor’s degrees in Law and Business Administration from Universidad Complutense de Madrid and CUNEF University.

Chandini Jain

CEO and Co-Founder, Auquan

Chandini Jain is the co-founder and CEO of Auquan, the market leader in AI agents for deep work in financial services transforming deal sourcing, due diligence, monitoring, sustainability, and compliance workflows. Driven by a mission to liberate financial professionals from mundane data tasks and bring meaning back to their work, she founded Auquan after spending 10 years in global finance as a trader at Optiver and Deutsche Bank. She is a recognized expert and speaker in the field of using AI for investment and ESG risk management. Jain holds a master's degree in mechanical engineering/computational science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a B.Tech from IIT Kanpur.

Antoni Jofre

Private Credit Investment Principal, Qualitas Energy

Antoni Jofre is an accomplished finance executive with over 17 years of experience in project finance and more than three decades in the banking sector. He currently serves as Investment Vice President at Qualitas Energy, contributing to the leadership of the firm’s credit strategy and drawing on his extensive background in structuring and managing large-scale energy finance transactions.

Prior to joining Qualitas Energy in 2024, Antoni held various leadership roles at CaixaBank from 1999 to 2023. As Executive Director of Energy Project Finance, he led international operations, deploying nearly €9 billion across 90+ deals in over 15 countries. His tenure was marked by the bank's expansion into new sectors such as LNG and offshore wind, and he took on a strategic leadership role in 2023. Earlier, he specialized in project finance for the Iberian market, with a focus on CSP, PV, and onshore wind.

Antoni began his career in corporate banking and SME finance with CaixaBank and Banco Central Hispano, and held earlier roles at Banco Sabadell and the Spanish Consulate in Toronto, where he promoted Spanish business interests in Canada.

He holds a Master in Banking from Universitat Pompeu Fabra, a Master in International Trade, and dual degrees in Business Administration and Economics from Universitat de Barcelona.

Mattias Karnell

Director, Teneo Partners Japan

Mattias Karnell is Director and Head of Sales at Teneo Partners Japan. He graduated from Stockholm University with an MA in Japanese Studies. Despite growing up outside of Japan, he possesses native-level Japanese language skills. He is a US Certified Public Accountant license holder, for which he completed his studies in Japan and in Japanese, and he is a Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst (CAIA).
In addition to overseeing the general sales effort at Teneo Partners Japan, Mattias’ core client base includes the major financial institutions (banks, trust banks, insurance companies) and asset management companies with whom he liaises in Japanese.

He leads the institutional coverage team whose primary product focus is on alternative funds, including private asset funds and hedge funds. Because of his excellent understanding of investment strategies and his fluency in both English and Japanese, both his clients and his colleagues often rely on him to provide a deeper, more nuanced insight into the funds they are reviewing.

Originally from Australia, Mattias speaks three languages fluently: English, Swedish and Japanese.

Justin Karp

Managing Director, Carlyle AlpInvest

Justin Karp is a Managing Director on the Secondary and Portfolio Finance team focusing on the Portfolio Finance strategy. He is based in New York.

Prior to joining Carlyle AlpInvest in 2024, Mr. Karp was a Managing Director at Golub Capital, where he was responsible for originating, executing and managing investments for the firm’s private credit strategy. Mr. Karp spent over 17 years at Golub Capital serving in a variety of capacities across Direct Lending and Credit Opportunities, and notably helped lead the firm’s efforts in NAV financing, GP financing and Credit Secondaries. Prior to joining Golub Capital, Justin worked at Shattuck Hammond Partners, focusing on M&A as well as both debt and equity financings. Justin received a BBA degree with dual concentration in Finance and International Business from the Roberto C. Goizueta Business School at Emory University.

Carlyle AlpInvest

AlpInvest, a subsidiary of Carlyle (NASDAQ: CG), is a leading global private equity investor with $85+ billion of assets under management and more than 500 investors as of December 31, 2024. It has invested with over 380 private equity managers and committed over $100 billion across primary commitments to private equity funds, secondary transactions, portfolio financings and co-investments. AlpInvest employs more than 250 people in New York, Amsterdam, Hong Kong, London, and Singapore. For more information, please visit www.carlylealpinvest.com.

Shu Kawai

Chief Director – Head of European Private Equity, Nippon Life Global Investors Europe

Matthias Kirchgaessner

Managing Partner, PLEXUS Research

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 his experience and thoroughness, for example in conducting due diligence.

Prior to joining PLEXUS, the business administration graduate had been active as a consultant in the field of alternatives with his company CAAAC since end of 2011. Before founding the company, he was a senior product manager for customized hedge fund portfolios at Allianz Hedge Funds Partners in San Francisco and at Allianz Alternative Asset Management (and its successor company NEXAR Capital) in New York. Prior to these positions, he worked as a product manager at Deutsche Investment Trust (dit) and Allianz Global Investors (AGI).

PLEXUS Research

PLEXUS Research is an independent research boutique specializing in alternative investments, with focus on hedge funds and private debt. Our services are aimed at qualified and professional investors, including family offices, foundations, and pension funds.

We provide our clients with detailed analysis of investment opportunities globally, across different markets and asset classes, as well as thorough due diligence reviews of selected alternative asset managers.

We stand out for our worldwide network, which includes financial analysts, economists, entrepreneurs, fund managers, and other investors. This enables us to gain deep insights into global markets and provide detailed and competent investment analysis.

Our expertise and our commitment to excellence make us a trusted partner in the field of alternative investments.

Dr. Gabriella Kindert

Independent Board Member, Neptune Leasing, a.o.

Dr. Gabriella Kindert

Expert in Alternative Lending and Private Debt Non-Executive Director/ independent Board Member.

Dr. Gabriella Kindert is a senior banking and investment professional specialized in Alternative Credit and Private markets. She gained over 20 years of international experience in managing investment portfolios over the cycle for leading institutional investors and global investment teams of alternative and fixed income strategies. She held various managerial positions at Fortis Investments Structured Credit, BNP Paribas Asset Management as Global Head of Loans and at NN IP as Head of Alternative Credit. She is currently a Non Executive Director, advisor and board member at several companies focusing on Private Credit markets.

She holds an M.A. in History, Economics, MBA in Accounting and Finance and a Ph.D. in Finance.

Jordan Kitchen

Senior Associate, Private Debt Specialist, Mercer

Jordan Kitchen is a Senior Associate in the Private Debt team at Mercer. He is responsible for sourcing, evaluating, and monitoring private debt fund investment opportunities globally, and supports the management of fund-of-funds, and the delivery of strategic research, advice, and implementation for Mercer’s global investment clients.

Prior to joining Mercer in 2021, Jordan worked in Debt Advisory at Marlborough Partners and Houlihan Lokey, advising private equity sponsors on raising capital for their portfolio companies. He began his career at Westpac in New Zealand, where he held various roles across Debt Capital Markets, Corporate and Business Banking.

Jordan holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance and Economics from the University of Otago and is a CFA Charterholder.

Daniel Leger

Senior Managing Director, Metropolitan Partners Group

Daniel Leger is Senior Managing Director, Head of Investor Relations and Marketing at Metropolitan Partners Group Management. Prior to joining Metropolitan, he was Managing Director, Head of Marketing and Investor Relations at MGG Investment Group, a $6.3 billion private lending firm in New York. Over his 23-year career, he has held senior asset raising roles at Akre Capital Management in Virginia, a $15B private partnership and mutual fund management company; Geosphere Capital, a $1.4 billion hedge fund; and Steel Partners, a $5 billion global activist manager. Daniel began his career in asset management at BRI Partners, a venture capital firm and joint venture with Mesirow Financial that seeded hedge funds, helping grow their collective assets to $5 billion. Prior to entering the asset management business, he spent several years in academia and holds a Ph.D. in political philosophy and international relations from the University of Notre Dame in Indiana. Daniel received his BA from Concordia University in Montreal, Canada.

Metropolitan Partners Group

Metropolitan Partners is a $1.5B private lending firm providing growth capital to U.S. non-sponsored, lower middle market businesses for over 16 years. With an emphasis on ABL and ABF lending to growing and capital constrained owner operated businesses with loans collateralized by hard assets and/or by self-amortizing, contractual cash flows of discrete, financial or revenue generating assets, the firm faces very little competition in the marketplace. The strategy’s shorter-duration loans (12-36 months) typically combine upside potential through equity warrants and downside protection from discrete hard and/or financial assets, multiple financial covenants and other investor protections, together with low LTVs. Metropolitan has historically delivered low to mid-teens net unlevered returns with high MOICs to investors through multiple market cycles.

Paul Lisiak

CIO, Metropolitan Partners Group

Paul Lisiak founded Metropolitan Partners Group in 2008 and serves as its Managing Partner and Chief Investment Officer. Paul oversees the firm’s investment strategy and execution, leads the firm’s sourcing & research efforts and co-manages the firm’s growth. At Metropolitan, Paul has completed over 170 transactions and deployed over $3 billion of capital. Before founding Metropolitan Ventures with the backing of the Man Group, Paul began his career at Lazard Asset Management. Paul graduated with a B.A. in Economics from the University of Pennsylvania and was an English-Speaking Union Fellow.

Metropolitan Partners

Metropolitan Partners is a $1.5B, 35-person private lending firm providing growth capital to U.S. non-sponsored, lower middle market businesses for over 16 years. With an emphasis on ABL and ABF lending to growing and capital constrained owner-operated businesses, our senior secured loans are collateralized by hard assets and/or by self-amortizing, contractual cash flows of discrete, financial or revenue generating assets. The strategy’s shorter-duration loans (12-36 months) typically combine upside potential through equity warrants with downside protection from highly negotiated loan agreements, multiple financial covenants and other investor protections, together with low LTVs. Metropolitan has historically delivered low to mid-teens net unlevered returns with high MOICs to investors across multiple market cycles.

Matthew Maguire

CFO, Park Square Capital, LLP

Matthew Maguire is the Chief Financial Officer of Park Square Capital, LLP.

Prior to joining Park Square in 2016, Matthew worked at the Children’s Investment Fund Foundation and started his career at PwC. Matthew received his BSc in Geography from Loughborough University and is a Fellow Chartered Accountant.

Park Square Capital

Park Square Capital is a leading private credit manager, providing senior debt, mid-market direct loans, junior debt, and structured equity to private equity-backed companies in Europe and the US. Park Square has invested more than $27 billion since 2004, and currently manages over $17 billion of capital on behalf of its investors. Park Square has more than 120 staff, with ten offices including London, New York, Frankfurt, Paris, Stockholm, Seoul, Tokyo, Dallas and Sydney. Park Square was recently recognised as “Best Performing Direct Lender in Europe” by Preqin and “Lender of the Decade in Europe” by PDI. For more information, please visit www.parksquarecapital.com.

Vladan Martinović

Senior Debt Origination Manager, Pension Insurance Corporation

Vladan is Senior Debt Origination manager at Pension Insurance Corporation (‘PIC’) responsible for sourcing, structuring, and executing private debt transactions in infrastructure space. Prior to PIC, Vladan was part of HSBC’s sales and trading unit in London, where he focused on rates and credit products for UK Insurance and pension companies. Vladan holds a PhD in Molecular Biology and Biochemistry from University of Cambridge.

Pension Insurance Corporation

The purpose of PIC is to pay the pensions of its current and future policyholders. PIC provides secure retirement incomes through comprehensive risk management and excellence in asset and liability management, as well as exceptional customer service. At year end 2024, PIC had insured 400,000 pension scheme members and had a portfolio of £50.9 billion, accumulated through the provision of tailored pension insurance buyouts and buy-ins to the trustees and sponsors of UK defined benefit pension schemes. PIC has made total pension payments of £16.2 billion to its policyholders and has invested £13.8 billion in UK private investments, including housing and infrastructure, creating considerable social value. Clients include FTSE 100 companies, multinationals and the public sector.

Kristina Matthews

Partner, Falcon Investments

Kristina Matthews is a Partner, heading up Investor Relations and Fund Raising at Falcon Investment Advisors, a leading private credit provider focused on junior capital solutions. She joined the Falcon Team in May 2023 from Brightwood Capital Advisors where she was a Managing Director, Head of Investor Relations and ESG. While she lead investor relations, Kristina primarily focused on business development and fundraising strategy along with oversight and implementation of the firm’s ESG policy. Her engagement commenced in February 2014 in a Consulting role which led to her joining Brightwood full time in May 2018. In 2012 she founded and was the Managing Partner of, Rising Tide Fund Advisors LLC, an entity providing consulting services to private credit and private equity firms. The prior 6 years she was a Managing Director at PineBridge Investments/AIG Investments and Head of Investor Relations for all Emerging Markets Private Equity. She was also part of the Central and Eastern European Private Equity Investment Team and was integrally involved in strategy, deal sourcing, and working with portfolio companies. She spent 6 years at Merrill Lynch as a Regional Sales Manager for Alternative Investments. She was a high-yield bond and distressed securities trader with BNP-Paribas, though most of her early career was as the Head of Sales for Currencies and Currency Derivatives. She holds an MBA in Economics and International Finance from New York University Graduate School of Business and a B.S. in Business Administration from Northeastern University with a dual Major in Finance and International Business and a Minor in Economics.

Kenneth McLaughlin

Director, StepStone Group

Mr. McLaughlin* is a member of the Private Debt Investment Team, focused on Credit Secondaries and the StepStone Credit Opportunities Fund (“SCOF”) strategy.

Mr. McLaughlin received his BSc in business and law from University College Dublin and his first class honors MSc in finance from Michael Smurfit Graduate Business School, UCD. Mr. McLaughlin is a CFA charterholder.

StepStone Group

StepStone Group is a publicly-listed global private markets investment firm focused on providing customized investment solutions, advisory and data services to our clients. The Firm offers comprehensive coverage of the entire private market spectrum: Private Equity, Private Debt, Real Estate, Infrastructure & Real Assets and leverages its strong local presence in all global markets with over 360 global investment specialists. The Firm oversees over US$698 billion of total capital responsibility, including more than US$179 billion of assets under management, as of December 30, 2024. Over the last three years, StepStone allocated an average of US$70 billion across fund investments, secondary investments and co-investments on behalf of some of the world’s most influential and sophisticated investors.

Ian Milton

Founder, Mercia Capital Partners

Since founding Mercia Capital Partners in 2013, Ian has helped GP’s to raise capital, principally from UK investors, for both early and later vintage private credit funds investing across the capital structure in a wide spectrum of strategies and geographies.

Mercia maintains an extensive network of institutional and private wealth LP’s and their advisers, helping them extend their origination capabilities to the next wave of institutional quality, yet often under-the-radar, managers.

Prior to founding Mercia, Ian’s wide-ranging IR experience spanned a 30-year career in the European investment management, pensions and insurance industries, raising capital in public and private markets fixed income, equities and alternatives for the respective fund management businesses of Hill Samuel, Barings, Rothschild, Credit Agricole/Amundi and as a senior consultant with private credit placement adviser, Arbour Partners.

Ian is the host of the “Investor Revelations” podcast and a regular speaker and moderator at private markets conferences globally.

Mercia Capital Partners

Mercia Capital Partners Ltd is an appointed representative of Messels Ltd, which is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority.

Roxana Mirica

Partner, Apax Partners LLP

Roxana Mirica is a Partner and head of Capital Markets in Europe. She is responsible for leading acquisition financing and ongoing debt and equity capital markets transactions for Apax’s portfolio companies. Additionally, Roxana manages day-to-day relationships with banks and institutional debt and equity investors.

Roxana is a Non-Executive Director for Genius Sports and serves as a Trustee to the Apax Foundation and the London Music Fund.

Roxana joined Apax Partners in 2017. Prior to joining Apax Partners, Roxana spent 9 years at Barclays, most recently as Director in Leveraged Finance.

Roxana holds a BA in Economics and Chemistry cum laude from Dartmouth College.

Apax Partners LLP

Apax Partners LLP is a leading global private equity advisory firm. For over 50 years, Apax has worked to inspire growth and ideas that transform businesses. The firm, which operates out of seven offices in London, New York, Hong Kong, Mumbai, Tel Aviv, Munich and Shanghai, has raised and advised funds with aggregate commitments of almost $80 billion. The Apax Funds invest in companies across three global sectors: Tech, Services, and Internet/Consumer. These funds provide long-term equity financing to build and strengthen world-class companies.

Sanjay Mistry

Head of Alternative Credit, Pension Protection Fund

Sanjay Mistry is the Head of Alternative Credit and interim Head of Alternatives. As a senior portfolio manager with 25 years investment experience, he is responsible for setting the strategy and all investments within a portfolio, spanning all sub-investment grade credit markets. His mandate covers performing/non-performing, long/short, liquid/illiquid assets in corporate markets and asset backed sectors including infrastructure debt and real estate debt. Soon after joining the PPF, he worked with the CIO to redesign and expand the PPF’s Alternatives team to its current form. Over the years Sanjay has managed several commingled and single investor vehicles and has multiple Advisory Boards roles. Prior to the PPF he spent over 20 years with Mercer Alternatives, having begun his career with Eagle Star Life Assurance and graduated from City University with first-class honours in BSc Actuarial Science. He is a member of the Institute of Actuaries and holds the CFA’s IMC.

Pension Protection Fund

The Pension Protection Fund (PPF) is a public corporation, set up by the Pensions Act 2004, and run by an independent Board. The PPF reports to Parliament through the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions. When an employer becomes insolvent and its pension scheme can’t afford to pay its promised pensions, the PPF compensate scheme members for the pensions they have lost. The PPF take over responsibility for paying compensation once they’ve assessed that a scheme can’t afford to buy benefits from an insurance company which are equal to, or more than, the PPF would pay. Before the PPF, members of these schemes could have faced significant financial uncertainty and hardship.

Tara Moore

Managing Director, Head of European Originations, Golub Capital

Ms. Moore joined Golub Capital in 2020 and is a Managing Director and Head of European Originations. She is responsible for overseeing all aspects of European transactions for the Firm. Prior to joining Golub Capital, Ms. Moore was a Managing Director in the Corporate Credit Group at Guggenheim Partners, where she led the direct lending origination business in Europe. Previously, she was the Head of Debt Finance in London for Barclays, where she was responsible for providing debt solutions for middle market corporations and sponsor-led transactions. Ms. Moore has also worked at Versatus Advisors, Nomura, West LB and Societe Generale. Ms. Moore earned her BA in Commerce from University College Dublin. She received an MSc in Finance from the Smurfit Graduate Business School at University College Dublin.

Golub Capital

Golub Capital is a market-leading, award-winning direct lender and experienced private credit manager. We specialize in delivering reliable, creative and compelling financing solutions to companies backed by private equity sponsors. Our sponsor finance expertise also forms the foundation of our Broadly Syndicated Loan and Credit Opportunities investment programs. We nurture long-term, win-win partnerships that inspire repeat business from private equity sponsors and investors.

As of January 1, 2025, Golub Capital had over 1,000 employees and over $75 billion of capital under management, a gross measure of invested capital including leverage. The firm has offices in North America, Europe and Asia. For more information, please visit golubcapital.com.

Ross Morrow

Co-Founder ＆ Executive Director, DunPort Capital Management

Ross Morrow is a Co-Founder ＆ Executive Director of DunPort Capital Management. Prior to establishing DunPort, Ross was a Senior Analyst at BlueBay, where he was responsible for the origination, execution and management of debt investments in Irish SMEs. Ross also worked in the debt advisory and restructuring team at Lazard, where he advised European middle market and high yield borrowers. Prior to Lazard he worked for Hawkpoint’s debt advisory ＆ restructuring practice, Acision as Group Treasurer and Anglo Irish Bank as a leveraged finance banker focused on the UK and Ireland. He has a BComm degree in Finance from University College Dublin, an MSc in International Business from the Michael Smurfit Graduate School in Ireland, is a CFA charter holder and has an MBA from Cass Business School in London.

DunPort Capital Management

DunPort Capital Management (“DunPort”) is an Irish based alternatives investment management company focused on the private debt asset class with a particular focus on the European lower mid-market. DunPort was founded in 2017 by Pat Walsh and Ross Morrow who successfully established the first private debt platform in Ireland in 2013. Based in Dublin, Ireland and with an office in London, DunPort has rapidly evolved since its formation and is now the leading provider of non-bank debt capital to SMEs and mid-sized corporates in the Irish market and an established player in the UK lower mid-market. In addition, DunPort has an emerging presence in the fast, growing Benelux lower mid-market. DunPort has delivered over €1bn in loans originated across 67 companies and has a demonstrable track record of delivering strong risk adjusted returns to its investor base which is made up of large institutional investors, Irish pension funds and family offices.

Katharine Neiss PhD

Deputy Head of Global Economics and Chief European Economist, PGIM Fixed Income

Katharine Neiss, PhD, is Deputy Head of Global Economics and Chief European Economist for PGIM Fixed Income, based in London. Ms. Neiss covers the macro-economic outlook in the UK and euro area, including Bank of England and ECB policy. Her own research focuses on thematic issues, such as monetary strategy and trade, with a particular emphasis on their relevance to Europe. Ms. Neiss has appeared as an expert witness on monetary policy for Parliament’s Treasury Select Committee. Prior to joining the Firm in 2020, Ms. Neiss held a variety of roles at the Bank of England. Most recently, as Head of the International Surveillance Division, she was responsible for advising Committee members on the global macro-economic and financial stability outlook and was part of a small group of economists directly supporting the Monetary Policy Committee. Other roles Ms. Neiss held at the Bank of England include Head of the Policy, Strategy and Implementation Division, covering regulation of major systemic U.K. banks, and senior manager roles in the Structural Economic Analysis and Monetary Assessment and Strategy Divisions, covering the U.K. economy. She organized the first women in central banking conference at the Bank of England, and was a member of the Royal Economic Society’s Women’s Committee. Ms. Neiss has been published in the Journal of Money, Credit, and Banking, the Review of Economic Dynamics, Macroeconomic Dynamics and the Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics. She received a BA Honours in Economics from Queen’s University and a Masters and PhD in Economics from the University of British Columbia.

PGIM Fixed Income

PGIM Fixed Income is a global asset manager offering active solutions across all fixed income markets. The company has offices in Newark, NJ, London, Amsterdam, Paris, Sydney, Singapore, Munich, Zurich, Hong Kong, and Tokyo. As of December 31, 2024, the PGIM Fixed Income has $837 billion of assets under management including $409 billion in institutional assets, $188 billion in retail assets, and $240 billion in proprietary assets. Over 1000 institutional clients have entrusted PGIM Fixed Income with their assets.
PGIM Fixed Income is a United States business operating as a unit within PGIM, Inc. (formerly known as Prudential Investment Management, Inc.) (“PGIM”). PGIM is the largest investment adviser within Prudential Financial, Inc. (“PFI”). As of December 31, 2024, PGIM had $1.4 trillion in assets under management across their real estate, equity, public fixed income, and private fixed income businesses and is ranked 12th largest investment manager globally.*

*PGIM is the investment management business of Prudential Financial, Inc. (PFI). FI is the 12th-largest institutional investment manager (out of 411 firms surveyed) in terms of global institutional assets under management based on Pensions & Investments’ Top Money Managers list published on June 10, 2024. This ranking represents global institutional assets under management by PFI as of December 31, 2023.

Jakob Nilsson

Executive Director - Head of Private Markets Sales ex North America, Federated Hermes Limited

Jakob joined Federated Hermes in September 2012, initially to focus on promoting our investment strategies to large European investors. From January 2014 until April 2023, Jakob headed up the firm’s business development efforts in the Asia Pacific region, based in Singapore. In April 2023, he relocated back to the UK to lead the firm’s private markets business development activities in EMEA and Asia Pacific. Prior to his time at Federated Hermes, Jakob spent 15 years on the sell side working for Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers and Bank of America Merrill Lynch. He started his career as a European equity institutional salesperson and latterly moved to prime brokerage origination. Over the course of his career, Jakob has worked with a broad range of asset managers, investors, products and geographies. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Literature from the University of Rochester, New York, and has completed the Stanford-National University of Singapore Executive Program in International Management.

Vincent Nobel

Head of Asset Based Lending, Federated Hermes Limited

Vincent joined in January 2015 as the Head of Real Estate Debt and is now responsible for all asset-based debt strategies. He is responsible for leadership of the team and the coordination, origination, execution and management of commercial real estate debt investments for the Real Estate Senior Debt strategy and the Multi Asset Credit strategies. Prior to this, Vincent was a senior member of the M&G Real Estate Debt team from 2011, where he helped found and develop the Senior Real Estate Debt Fund. This fund successfully raised capital from third-party investors, and Vincent deployed over £2 billion in senior real estate debt investments across a range of assets and structures. Prior to this, Vincent worked for three years at Barclays Corporate in their specialist debt team, and before that at Barclays Capital from 2004, where he successfully led the structuring and negotiating of secured lending transactions within the Real Estate Group. Vincent has a MSc in International Business Studies from the University of Maastricht and an MA from Sciences-Po (IEP) in Paris.

James Oussedik

Partner, Proskauer Rose

James Oussedik is a partner in Proskauer’s Private Funds Group and Private Capital Team, and co-leads the Firm’s global credit funds and sovereign wealth funds initiatives. James advises a broad range of sponsors and investors, covering the establishment of all types of private funds, and advice to sovereign wealth funds, seed investors, pension funds, family offices, and financial institutions, across a range of private and public market strategies. James’s sponsor practice is particularly strong in credit-related strategies of all types across the liquidity spectrum, including credit opportunities, corporate funding solutions, litigation funding, special opportunities, and special situations/distressed. James also has particular experience of advising spin-out managers on the structuring of management arrangements and fund formation, as well as joint venture arrangements and co-investments for both sponsors and investors. James has considerable experience in relation to the establishment and maintenance of investment funds, funds of one and managed accounts, co-investments, investor negotiations, and related legal and regulatory issues.

Proskauer

The world’s leading organizations and global players choose Proskauer to represent them when they need it the most. With 800+ lawyers in key financial centers around the world, we are known for our pragmatic and commercial approach. Proskauer is the place to turn when a matter is complex, innovative and game-changing. Proskauer offers a full suite of services for the investment management industry, with a market-leading global team dedicated solely to advising investment funds, including credit, private equity, venture, hedge, real assets and secondaries funds as well as other asset managers, financial institutions and institutional investors.

Christian Ovesen

Partner & Investment Professional, CORDET Capital Partners

Prior to joining CORDET in 2013, Christian was part of Credit Suisse’s Financial Sponsor Group working on origination, structuring and execution of financings for LBOs and other private equity related transactions. Before that, he worked at StormHarbour and Dresdner Kleinwort in leveraged finance. Earlier in his career, Christian served in the Royal Danish Armed Forces (Navy).

Christian holds a MA (Honours) in Financial Economics from the University of St Andrews and an MBA from INSEAD.

He speaks Danish (native), Swedish (fluent), Norwegian (fluent), German (conversational) and French (basic).

Certified Function, SMF27 (Partner).

Vijay Padmanabhan

Managing Director, Credit Investments, Cambridge Associates

Vijay Padmanabhan is a Managing Director at Cambridge Associates.

Vijay is based in our London office and leads the manager research for European private credit. Vijay and has over 15 years of experience as a credit investor. He helps lead the firm’s private credit efforts in Europe, performing due diligence on investment opportunities in credit, special situations, and distressed markets. Vijay is based in London.

Prior to joining CA in July 2022, Vijay spent 15 years in credit investing, most of which was in London. Vijay also spent a couple of years in Mumbai and Hong Kong investing in credit markets in the Asian region. During his career in investing, Vijay deployed over $5bn across various types of credit – both public and private - across credit cycles. Vijay worked on credit teams at Citigroup, Post Advisory, Fidelity and KKR. He has held several senior roles on credit committees, including overseeing restructuring situations across different jurisdictions. Previously, Vijay was a Partner at PwC leading restructuring efforts in India where he managed one of the largest insolvencies in the country.

Philip Pallone

Managing Director, Goldman Sachs Asset Management

Philip is a managing director in the External Investing Group (XIG) within Goldman Sachs Asset Management. He leads XIG's opportunistic co-investment program and is the lead portfolio manager of Union Bridge Partners. Philip is chair of the Union Bridge Investment Committee and is a member of the XIG Private Credit Investment Committee.

Previously, Philip was a portfolio manager in Goldman Sachs Investment Partners, a multidisciplinary investment fund of which he was one of the founding members in 2008. In 2007, he joined Goldman Sachs Principal Strategies Group, one of the firm's proprietary investing businesses. Prior to that, Philip was a vice president in the Mergers Leadership Group in the Investment Banking Division from 2005 to 2007. He joined Goldman Sachs in 2005 as a vice president and was named managing director in 2012.

Prior to joining the firm, Philip was an attorney at Skadden Arps in New York from 1998 to 2005.

Philip earned a BA, cum laude , in Government from Georgetown University and a JD from Georgetown University Law Center.

Corrado Pistarino

Chief Investment Officer, Foresters Friendly Society

Corrado has over 25 years’ experience in investment banking, asset management and insurance. He is CIO and Chair of the Climate Risk Forum at Foresters Friendly Society. Corrado holds a degree in Physics from Turin University and a Master in Finance from London Business School.

Foresters Friendly Society

The Ancient Order of Foresters Friendly Society Limited was established in 1834. Before the development of the National Health Service, employer-sponsored welfare benefits and easily accessible financial services, friendly societies played an important part in the lives of many people. Our first members recognised they had a duty to assist their fellow men who fell into need “as they walked through the forests of life”. Addressing this need has been the main purpose of Foresters Friendly Society throughout its long history. Today, Foresters is a mutual insurance business with a social, fraternal and benevolent mission. The Society delivers a wide range of benefits to members, including savings, investment and insurance products and additional benefits, from free nurse advisers to discretionary grants in time of need, all made available at no additional cost. The Society also encourages members to participate in one of its 189 local branches, known as Courts.

Eamon Ray

Head of Private Credit, Universities Superannuation Scheme

Eamon is responsible for the Private Credit and Alternative Income (‘PCAI’) business.

The PCAI business invests across the private credit risk spectrum, both directly and through fiduciary managers. Eamon has responsibility for strategy, sourcing, underwriting and asset management. Prior to joining PMG, Eamon worked at GE Capital and Deloitte.

Eamon graduated with an honours degree in Economics from the University of Nottingham. He is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales, and is a CFA Charterholder.

Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS)

Universities Superannuation Scheme (USS) was established in 1974 as the principal pension scheme for universities and higher education institutions in the UK. We work with around 330 employers to help build a secure financial future for 554,000 members and their families. We are one of the largest pension schemes in the UK, with total assets of around £77.9bn (at 31 March 2024).

The Private Markets Group (PMG) was established in 2007 to manage our private market investments in-house. The team is part of USS Investment Management Limited, or USSIM, our in-house investment manager, and manages nearly £26bn of private assets. This comprises over a third of USS’s total assets under management.

Private markets are a good fit for schemes like USS as we can provide long-term, patient capital. They can often provide long-term inflation linked returns that align to our long-term pension promises.

Brendan Renehan

Managing Director, Credit, Vista Equity Partners

Brendan Renehan joined Vista Credit Partners in 2018. Mr. Renehan is the Co-Portfolio Manager of Flagship Credit and a member of the VCP Investment Committee. Mr. Renehan also serves as a Vice President of Vista Credit Strategic Lending.

Mr. Renehan is responsible for the origination and evaluation of investments across VCP with a focus on the Flagship Credit strategy.

Prior to joining Vista, Mr. Renehan worked at Ares Management in the Direct Lending division for four years. While at Ares, Mr. Renehan underwrote and maintained credit facilities for corporate and sponsor-backed companies across a wide array of industries. In addition to his credit responsibilities, Mr. Renehan also assisted in strategic endeavors of the firm, including portfolio acquisitions and fundraising activities. Before his time with Ares Management, Mr. Renehan was an Analyst at Bank of America Merrill Lynch in the Leveraged Finance division.

Mr. Renehan is a board member of Afiniti, RapidAI, and Rocket Lawyer and a board observer of AssureCare, Artsy, Certane and Arcadia.

Mr. Renehan earned a B.A. in Political Economy from Georgetown University.

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 Salomon Brothers as a graduate trainee in security arbitrage, moving on to Bankers Trust and Deutsche Bank where she specialised in structured credit and securitisations. She then made a transition to the world of asset management, joining the global manager Invesco, working with private banks and strategic partners, covering alternative asset strategies, bespoke fund solutions and fund-linked structured products.

Connection Capital clients can invest on a self-select basis so a bespoke portfolio can be built up over time. Opportunities can broadly be classified as either direct private equity, private debt and commercial property investments or pooled allocations to alternative asset funds. Connection Capital’s team manages over £548m across these products.

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. Daniel read Engineering, Economics and Management at Oxford University, has an MA from Royal Academy of Music and is a CFA charter holder.

Ely Place Partners

Ely Place is a specialist adviser in alternative assets. It assists PE, credit, infrastructure and venture GPs raise capital from institutional investors, and acts as a specialist adviser on secondary and co-investment transactions. In addition, the team offers GP advisory services including fundraising strategy, documentation, presentation support and investor relations.

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Daniel Humphrey Rodriguez

Head of Private Markets Research, PEI Group

Daniel Humphrey Rodriguez is PERE’s Head of Private Markets Research. Based in London, he is responsible for leading PERE’s research and analysis of private market GPs globally. He is also responsible for a number of leading market rankings and reports such as the PERE 100 and PEI 300. Daniel graduated from Royal Holloway University of London with an Upper Second class Honours degree in Mathematics and Management.

Julian Schickel

Co-Founder, Managing Partner, Avellinia Capital

Julian is a Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Avellinia Capital, a private credit investment firm based in London and Luxembourg that provides asset-based lending solutions to startups and growth companies in the innovation economy. He has over 20 years of experience in leadership roles on both the buy and sell sides, covering investing, structuring, trading, business development, and senior management. His sector experience primarily spans alternative and structured credit as well as commodities at leading institutions. Before joining Avellinia Capital, Julian was the European Chief Executive of ZAIS Group, a previously NASDAQ-listed alternative asset manager focused on structured and complex credit, with more than US$ 6bn in AuM. Prior to ZAIS, he worked in commodities trading at Glencore in Zug, Switzerland. Julian began his career at Lehman Brothers in London, where he advised institutional investors on structured credit products and solutions. Additionally, he has served as an advisor to hedge funds, alternative asset managers, and startups and scale-ups.

Avellinia Capital

Avellinia Capital (‘AvCap’) is a private credit investment manager that provides tailored and flexible asset-based financing solutions to startups and growth companies in the innovation economy. Our capital efficiently finances assets and predictable revenue streams. We implement a diligent investment process based on our ability to source compelling opportunities, conduct data-driven quantitative analyses and qualitative assessments, and leverage deep structuring expertise and experience. All investments are secured and backed by financial or other assets.

Jakob Schramm

Partner / Head of Private Credit, Golding Capital Partners GmbH

Jakob Schramm joined Golding Capital Partners in 2004. As Partner and Head of Private Credit, he is responsible for the identification, due diligence and selection of fund investments, secondary investments and co-investments, in addition to associated portfolio management activities.

Since 2016, he focused on the US side of the business, before returning to the company’s Munich headquarters at the end of 2023 after seven years stateside.

Jakob holds a graduate degree in Economics graduate from the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and is member of the CFA Institute.

Golding Capital Partners

Golding Capital Partners is one of Europe’s leading independent asset managers for alternative investments, focusing on the asset classes infrastructure, private credit, private equity, secondaries and impact. With a team of more than 200 professionals at its offices in Munich, Luxembourg, Milan, Tokyo and Zurich, Golding Capital Partners helps institutional and professional investors to develop their investment strategy and manages around €15 billion in assets. Its more than 230 investors include pension funds, insurance companies, foundations, family offices and ecclesiastical institutions, as well as banks, savings banks and cooperative banks. Golding became a signatory of the United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI) in 2013 and has been a supporter of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) since 2021.

Helene Schutrumpf

Director, AURELIUS

Helene Schutrumpf leads fundraising and investor relations for AURELIUS, a globally active alternative investor, distinguished and widely recognised for its operational approach. It focuses on Private Equity, Private Debt and Real Estate.

AURELIUS Finance company, the Private Debt segment of AURELIUS, is an independent direct lender, focused on providing financial solutions to mid-market companies across the UK, Ireland, and Europe.

Prior to joining AURELIUS, Helene started her career as a proprietary trader at Merrill Lynch, and spent the last decade as a placement agent. She has raised capital from Europe, US and Asia for private equity, private credit and real estate funds.

Helene has a degree in Economics from Yale and is a German national who played basketball for her national team.

Kanako Shimazaki

Vice President, Corporate & Structured Finance Group, DBJ Europe - Development Bank of Japan Group

Kanako currently serves as Vice President in the Corporate & Structured Finance team at DBJ Europe (a subsidiary of DBJ, London-based) covering infrastructure related transactions (airport, road, rail, telecom and hydrogen). From 2020-2022 he was VP, energy at Development Bank of Japan (Tokyo-based) engaged in project finance and equity investment in the energy sector. From 2013-2019 he was an Associate at MUFG (Tokyo-based); engaged in real estate finance & corporate finance.

Nick Smith

Managing Director, Private Credit, Alternative Credit Council

Nick Smith joined AIMA in February 2017 and is the Managing Director, Private Credit for AIMA’s private credit affiliate, the Alternative Credit Council (ACC). His role focuses on public policy and regulatory issues affecting private credit managers as well as the ACC’s active research and events programme.

Nick is a financial services policy and government affairs specialist having previously worked in advocacy roles for the retail, banking and asset finance sectors. Nick has a degree in Politics and Modern History from the University of Manchester and Chairs the networking group Labour in the City.

Alternative Credit Council

The Alternative Credit Council (ACC) is a global body that represents asset management firms in the private credit and direct lending space. It currently represents 250 members that manage over US$2 trillion of private credit assets.

The ACC is an affiliate of AIMA and is governed by its own board which ultimately reports to the AIMA Council.
ACC members provide an important source of funding to the economy. They provide finance to mid-market corporates, SMEs, commercial and residential real estate developments, infrastructure as well the trade and receivables business.

The ACC’s core objectives are to provide guidance on policy and regulatory matters, support wider advocacy and educational efforts and generate industry research with the view to strengthening the sector's sustainability and wider economic and financial benefits.

Alternative credit, private debt or direct lending funds have grown substantially in recent years and are becoming a key segment of the asset management industry. The ACC seeks to explain the value of private credit by highlighting the sector's wider economic and financial stability benefits.

Beatrice Stanoescu

Investment Consultant, Head of Alternative Investments, XPS Group

I am an Investment Consultant within the XPS Investments team and based in London.

I work on a range of clients of different sizes across the UK. I am also a member of the Charities and Endowments team and lead our Alternative Investments research team.

I possess investment expertise, across private markets in particular, from my previous role managing private debt portfolios for a diverse clientele via designated mandates as well as bespoke solutions and providing alternative investments advisory for family offices. As part of the Secondaries team, I manage market specific updates, like the Secondary Market Watch, thought pieces as well as relations with secondary market intermediaries.

James Staunton

Head of Structured Finance, Berenberg

James heads Berenberg’s structured finance team in Frankfurt, Germany, where he is responsible for originating and executing leveraged loans supporting mid-market buyouts in the European market. James has been working in the leveraged loan markets for over 20 years. Having started out with Allied Irish Banks plc., he subsequently worked for the acquisition finance teams of Dresdner Kleinwort and Commerzbank. Since joining Berenberg in 2015, he has played a key role in building out the bank‘s direct lending strategy. James holds a Master’s in Business Studies from the UCD Smurfit Graduate Business School and a Commerce (International) bachelor's degree from University College Dublin.

Disha Suresh

Research Manager, Funds, PEI Group

Disha Suresh is a Research Manager at PEI Group, where she leads the production of private markets reports, fund manager rankings, and research projects. She began her career at Edge Analytics in Leeds, supporting public sector planning through demographic analysis. She later worked with Leeds City Council on a policy evaluation of their Best Council Plan.

Paul Tannenbaum

Partner, Proskauer Rose

Paul Tannenbaum is a Finance partner at Proskauer and member of the Private Capital industry group (working closely with the Private Funds Group). Paul has extensive experience acting for lenders, borrowers and financial institutions on both fund financings and acquisition and leveraged finance transactions. Paul's fund finance experience includes advising GPs and lenders in connection with traditional subscription lines, hybrid and NAV facilities, co-investment facilities, GP support facilities, management fee facilities, asset leverage facilities for credit funds, loans to separate managed accounts and fund of fund financings.

Proskauer

The world’s leading organizations and global players choose Proskauer to represent them when they need it the most. With 800+ lawyers in key financial centers around the world, we are known for our pragmatic and commercial approach. Proskauer is the place to turn when a matter is complex, innovative and game-changing. Proskauer offers a full suite of services for the investment management industry, with a market-leading global team dedicated solely to advising investment funds, including credit, private equity, venture, hedge, real assets and secondaries funds as well as other asset managers, financial institutions and institutional investors.

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Dominik Thienel

Head of Private Equity & Private Debt, WPV Advisory & Asset Management

Dominik is responsible for the Private Equity and Private (Corporate) Debt portfolio at WPV Advisory & Asset Management GmbH & Co. KG (WPV AAM). He is heading sourcing, execution and monitoring of numerous Private Equity (i.a. Buyout, Special Situation, Secondary) and Private Debt investments (i.a. Direct Lending, Senior, Mezzanine, Dislocation) on a global basis and successfully conducted onsite Due Diligence for various managers in the US, Europe and Asia. Dominik is a member of the Advisory Committee and various LP Advisory Boards. Prior to joining WPV AAM, Dominik spent more than 10 years in Luxembourg with i.a. Sal. Oppenheim, Ernst & Young and M.M.Warburg and was in particular responsible for supporting institutional investors in structuring / managing alternative investment portfolios. Dominik holds a degree in Business Administration from University of Applied Sciences in Trier and has successfully completed advanced courses in the field of Private Equity at EBS Executive Education in Oestrich-Winkel.

Andy Thomson

Senior Editor, Private Debt Investor, PEI Group

Andy has been with PEI Group 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 half of 2016, became Editor of Private Debt Investor. He is a regular writer for the magazines and websites and has also often contributed to our events as a panel moderator. Prior to joining PEI, Andy had senior roles at venture capital portal Venturedome.com and at Thomson Financial. Andy was voted State Street’s Alternatives Journalist of the Year in 2022.

Alexandra Trapes

Head of Private Debt - Co-Investment, AXA IM Prime

Alexandra joined AXA IM Prime in July 2023 and is a senior investment professional within the Private Debt team.

Prior to that, she was a founding member of the Federated Hermes Direct Lending platform, which focused on senior secured loans to mid-market companies. From 2011 to 2015, she was a senior member of the investment team at GE Capital, managing a European mid-cap leveraged loan portfolio, with responsibilities in execution, restructuring, and portfolio management. Additionally, Alexandra spent over six years in leveraged finance underwriting at the Royal Bank of Scotland, concentrating on European large-cap private equity-backed transactions and UK mid-market deals.

She holds a Specialized Master’s in Corporate Finance from EM Lyon School of Management and a Master of Science in Management from ESC Grenoble School of Management.

AXA IM Prime

AXA IM Prime is the private capital unit of AXA IM, providing investment solutions across private equity, private debt, infrastructure and hedge funds with €40bn of AUM, 130+ people spread across 6 countries in Europe, US and Asia.

Our approach is anchored on providing liquidity solutions for GPs while generating compelling risk-adjusted returns for LPs.

Prime was an early mover in innovative solutions, including secondaries, co-investments, NAV financing and GP stakes.

Alison Trusty

Associate Partner, Aon

Alison Trusty is an Associate Partner within the global investment management team, with 15 years investment experience. At Aon Alison’s research focus is on alternative credit, with expertise across both liquid and private debt markets. She has lead the firm’s research efforts in strategies such as distressed debt, regulatory capital relief and litigation finance. Alison is also a member of Aon’s global private credit group.

Before joining Aon, Alison spent five and half years at Hymans Robertson, a UK Consultancy, where she led the firm’s research and advice on hedge fund strategies and managers. Prior to this, Alison worked as a hedge fund analyst at Olympia Capital Management, a Paris-based multi-strategy fund of hedge fund.

Alison started her career at a private wealth management firm where she was co-portfolio manager for the firm’s discretionary managed AIM portfolios.

Aon

Aon plc (NYSE: AON) exists to shape decisions for the better — to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world. Through actionable analytic insight, globally integrated Risk Capital and Human Capital expertise, and locally relevant solutions, our colleagues in over 120 countries provide our clients with the clarity and confidence to make better risk and people decisions that protect and grow their businesses.

Toni Vainio

Partner & Head of European Private Credit, Pantheon

Toni is a Partner in Pantheon’s Global Private Credit Investment and European Investment Teams. He previously worked in the private markets team at Cambridge Associates, where he advised institutional investors on their private market investment programs and conducted research and due diligence on private market funds, managers, and markets. Toni has an MPhil in economics from the University of Oxford and a BEng in engineering with business finance, which was jointly taught at University College London and the London School of Economics and Political Science. He is fluent in Finnish, Spanish and English.

Pantheon

Pantheon has been at the forefront of private markets investing for more than 40 years, earning a reputation for providing innovative solutions covering the full lifecycle of investments, from primary fund commitments to co-investments and secondary purchases, across private equity, private credit, infrastructure, and real assets. We have partnered with more than 650 clients, including institutional investors of all sizes as well as a growing number of private wealth advisers and investors, with approximately $70.8bn in discretionary assets under management (as of September 30, 2024). Leveraging our specialized experience and global team of professionals across Europe, the Americas and Asia, we invest with purpose and lead with expertise to build secure financial futures.

Menno van den Elsaker

Head of Alternative Credits & Dutch Mortgages, APG Asset Management

Menno van den Elsaker is Head of Alternative Credits and Dutch Mortgages at APG Asset Management. Since 2017 Menno has been leading the development of Alternative Credits and Dutch Mortgages into stand-alone investment products, which are included in the strategic asset allocation of APG’s clients. In this role Menno has expanded the investment platform in terms of investments, team, (data) infrastructure and investment process. With 23 years of investment experience, Menno has global responsibility for all illiquid and private debt investments, which includes specialty finance, real asset credit, structured credit, direct lending, distressed debt strategies, and mortgages.

Menno joined APG in 2002 and prior to the current role he was Head of European ABS and responsible for European securitization and mortgage investments. Menno is a member of the management team of Fixed Income at APG and a member of APG’s investment committee for capital market and private market investments.

Menno has a MSc. in Financial Econometrics from the University in Amsterdam and is a CFA charterholder.

Reji Vettasseri

Lead Portfolio Manager – Private Markets, DECALIA

Reji is the Lead Portfolio Manager for Private Markets Investments at DECALIA, where he runs a programme that invests through fund investments, co-investments, secondary transactions and seeding deals, with a particular focus on private credit and special situations. Reji has 16 years of industry experience and was previously an executive director at Morgan Stanley Alternative Investment Partners, an executive director at Goldman Sachs Investment Banking and a consultant at Bain & Company. Reji received a B.A. (Hons) in law and a Master of Laws from the University of Cambridge and an M.B.A. with Distinction from Harvard Business School.

Orla Walsh

Portfolio Manager, Global Private Finance, Barings

Orla Walsh is a Managing Director and Portfolio Manager in Barings’ Global Private Finance Group. Orla has worked in the industry since 2009, most recently for StepStone Group where she built out the European Private Debt asset class and team. Prior to that, Orla held roles at The Carlyle Group, Goldman Sachs and European Investment Bank. She holds a Bachelor of Business Studies and a master's degree in business, economics and social studies from Trinity College Dublin.

Barings

Barings is a $421+ billion* global asset management firm that partners with institutional, insurance, and intermediary clients, and supports leading businesses with flexible financing solutions. The firm, a subsidiary of MassMutual, seeks to deliver excess returns by leveraging its global scale and capabilities across public and private markets in fixed income, real assets and capital solutions.

*As of December 31, 2024

Axel Wehtje

Partner, Park Square Capital

Axel is a Partner at Park Square Capital, Stockholm. Prior to joining Park Square in 2017, Axel was an Executive Director at Goldman Sachs in London, during which he spent 8 years in the leveraged finance team. Axel graduated from the Stockholm School of Economics with a Master of Science in Finance.

Park Square Capital

Park Square Capital is a leading private credit manager, providing senior debt, mid-market direct loans, junior debt, and structured equity to private equity-backed companies in Europe and the US. Park Square has invested more than $27 billion since 2004, and currently manages over $17 billion of capital on behalf of its investors. Park Square has more than 120 staff, with ten offices including London, New York, Frankfurt, Paris, Stockholm, Seoul, Tokyo, Dallas and Sydney. Park Square was recently recognised as “Best Performing Direct Lender in Europe” by Preqin and “Lender of the Decade in Europe” by PDI. For more information, please visit www.parksquarecapital.com.

Ian Wiese

Managing Director, Portfolio Finance, Barings

Ian is a Managing Director at Barings Portfolio Finance where he is responsible for sourcing and structuring transactions. He is also a member of the investment committee. He was previously a Portfolio Manager at MassMutual’s Direct Private Investments team. Prior to joining MassMutual, Ian was the Head of Secondaries at Investec Fund Solutions, a team part of Investec Plc providing innovative liquidity solutions to funds and fund managers. Before that he also spent several years in the banks leverage finance and investment banking teams. Ian graduated with an accounting and law degree from the University of Stellenbosch as well as achieved a B.Com (Hons) Accounting. Ian is a Chartered Accountant and a qualified attorney.

Sven Gralla

Fund Manager Private Debt, LBBW Asset Management

Sven Gralla has been working as Fund Manager Private Debt & Infrastructure Equity at LBBW Asset Management Investmentgesellschaft mbH since the beginning of 2024 and focusses on manager selection within various fund of funds strategies, individual advisory mandates and managed accounts. Previously, Sven Gralla was a Senior Associate at Hauck Aufhäuser Lampe, where he was responsible for setting up a private debt fund of funds with a focus on the lower-mid-market as a member of the investment team.

During his Master's degree, Sven Gralla worked as a researcher for BAI e.V. (German Alternative Investment Lobby), where he conducted research projects on topics such as private debt, infrastructure and co-investments. Sven Gralla holds a master's degree in economics from the University of Cologne. He also completed the Alternative Investments Programme at the London School of Economics.

Sven is a member of the Advisory Boards of the PDI German Forum and the PDI Europe Summit since 2023. Sven Gralla is a founding member of the BAI NextGen Council, which focus on networking of future leaders in the industry (GPs & LPs).

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Dr. Gabriella Kindert

CEO Snappi Bank; Chair Neptune Leasing; Senior Advisor to CVI

Dr. Gabriella Kindert is an experienced banking and investment professional with a strong track record across various asset classes and geographies.

Her career began in 1998 at MeesPierson Corporate and Investment Banking, where she built a solid foundation in finance. She has since held several senior roles, including leading European Leveraged Loans at Fortis Investments, serving as Global Head of Loans at BNP Paribas Asset Management, and heading Alternative Credit at NN Investment Partners. From 2019 to 2024, she contributed her expertise as a board member and advisor to several FinTech companies and alternative lenders, focusing on strategic advice, international expansion and scaling operations.

Since early 2024, Dr. Kindert became CEO of Snappi Bank, an innovative digital bank majority-owned by Piraeus Bank. The fully licensed digitial bank specializes in payments and lending services, including BNPL solutions, and is positioned to expand these services across Europe.

She holds an M.A. in History and Economics, an MBA in Accounting and Finance and a Ph.D. in Finance.

Neptune Leasing, a.o.

Neptune Maritime Leasing Ltd is a dynamic maritime leasing platform focused on generating attractive, long-term, risk-adjusted returns for investors. Specializing in highly liquid maritime assets, Neptune supports global trade and economic growth while promoting environmental and social responsibility. With extensive industry experience, Neptune is known for its integrity, transparency, and strategic support, offering stable cash flows and inflation protection. Their mission is to assist management teams in achieving business goals and ensuring efficient decision-making and execution.
For more details, visit Neptune Leasing.

Kristina Matthews

Partner, Falcon Investments

Kristina Matthews is a Partner, heading up Investor Relations and Fund Raising at Falcon Investment Advisors, a leading private credit provider focused on junior capital solutions. She joined the Falcon Team in May 2023 from Brightwood Capital Advisors where she was a Managing Director, Head of Investor Relations and ESG. While she lead investor relations, Kristina primarily focused on business development and fundraising strategy along with oversight and implementation of the firm’s ESG policy. Her engagement commenced in February 2014 in a Consulting role which led to her joining Brightwood full time in May 2018. In 2012 she founded and was the Managing Partner of, Rising Tide Fund Advisors LLC, an entity providing consulting services to private credit and private equity firms. The prior 6 years she was a Managing Director at PineBridge Investments/AIG Investments and Head of Investor Relations for all Emerging Markets Private Equity. She was also part of the Central and Eastern European Private Equity Investment Team and was integrally involved in strategy, deal sourcing, and working with portfolio companies. She spent 6 years at Merrill Lynch as a Regional Sales Manager for Alternative Investments. She was a high-yield bond and distressed securities trader with BNP-Paribas, though most of her early career was as the Head of Sales for Currencies and Currency Derivatives. She holds an MBA in Economics and International Finance from New York University Graduate School of Business and a B.S. in Business Administration from Northeastern University with a dual Major in Finance and International Business and a Minor in Economics.

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Managing Director, BF.capital GmbH

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 half of 2016, also for Private Debt Investor. He is a regular writer for the magazines as well as websites and has also often contributed to our events as a panel moderator. Prior to joining PEI, Andy had senior roles at venture capital portal Venturedome.com and at Thomson Financial. He has a degree in Sociology from the University of Surrey.

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Partner, Head of Private Debt, Europe, Mercer

Partner, Cinven

Senior Partner and head of UK, Tresmares Capital

Senior Portfolio Manager, Allianz Global Investors

Partner, Foremost Partners

Senior Investment Manager, BF.capital GmbH

Co-Founder & CEO, LuminArx Capital Management

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Head of Indirect Private Debt, Generali Asset Management

Founding Partner, Astrid Advisors

Sales and Business Development Director, NewVest

Director, Apolis S.A.M.

Head - Private Credit, 360 ONE Asset

Global Chief Investment Officer (CIO), Santander Alternative Investments

Founder, MD Advisors

Head of Real Assets, Phoenix Group

Managing Director, Astorg

Executive Director, Wimmer Family Office

Director, Private Credit, Rede Partners

Managing Director, Corinthia Global Management

Co-founder & Partner, AshGrove Capital

Managing Director, Aksia

Fund Manager Private Debt, LBBW Asset Management

Partner, Global Head of Private Credit, Campbell Lutyens

Founder and Co-CIO, Growth Credit Partners (GCP)

Director, Northleaf Capital Partners

Partner and Founder, Certior Capital

Managing Director, Head of EMEA Portfolio Management, Private Credit, MetLife Investment Management

Partner, Bain Capital Credit