INDUSTRY INSIDERS
Founded by leading private markets managers with in-depth due diligence expertise.
ASSET MANAGERS
Over 300 years’ experience in managing private assets on behalf of institutional and private clients.
OPERATIONS SPECIALISTS
Compliance, administration and operations managed by top industry specialists.
CORE TEAM
INVESTMENT ADVISORY BOARD
Thomas Schleicher
Chief Investment Officer at KIRKBI A/S, the holding and investment company of the Kirk Kristiansen Family, which – in addition to a broad investment portfolio – owns the LEGO brand. Thomas also serves as a Board Member for a number of large corporations. Previously, Thomas was a Director at EQT Partners in Sweden and Denmark.
Benjamin Gargui
Head of Manager Selection at EJS Investment Management, the investment company for the Edmond J. Safra Foundation. Prior to this, Executive Director at Goldman Sachs Private Wealth Management. Benjamin holds a Masters from Universite Paris Dauphine and an MBA from The Wharton School at University of Pennsylvania.
Oliver Brugel
Former CEO of Barings in Europe Region, following 5 years as COO. Previously, COO Europe of Babson Capital Management. Prior to this, co-founder of Duke Street Capital Debt Management. Oliver holds a M.Sc. from London School of Economics, a Ph.D from Warwick Business School and was a Research Fellow and London Business School.
ADVISORY BOARD
Jussi Nyrolä
Since 2014 Jussi has been the founder and CEO of Talomon Capital, a long/ short hedge fund based in London. Prior to founding Talomon, Jussi spent 12 years as an investor at EQT, a global private equity firm with €50+bn in raised capital. Jussi is Non-Executive Chairman of Titanbay, a position he has held since the company was founded in 2019.
Simone Gallo
Simone is Managing Director at MainStreet Partners, leading Investment Advisory and Portfolio Analytics business focused on Sustainable, ESG & Impact investments. Previously, Simone was Head of Global Intermediary Distribution at Unigestion, SVP US/Global Clients Group at Pictet Asset Management and Head of Global Partners EMEA at Goldman Sachs Asset Management.
Charles Vernudachi
Managing Director, European Head of Investor Relations at Providence Equity Partners, a premier private equity investment firm with over $45bn in aggregate capital commitments. Previously Managing Director and Head of EMEA at Eaton Partners, prior experiences include Goldman Sachs and SEB.
Clare Johnston
CEO and Founder of The Up Group, a specialist executive search boutique focused on the digital, mobile and technology sectors with an exceptional, international senior talent pool. Part of Atomico’s angel investor network.
Haakon Gresvig
Managing Director at Probitas Partners, focused on institutional capital raising and advisory for private equity, real estate and private debt funds. Previously, Director of PE Capital Raising at Wedge Alternatives and, prior to this, Goldman Sachs.
Alessandro Mazza
Managing Director within the Leveraged & Acquisition Finance team at Morgan Stanley. Previously worked at Credit Suisse for 15 years, primarily covering leveraged finance and private equity-related roles including financial sponsors coverage, leveraged finance origination, capital markets/syndicate and others. Alessandro also holds a number of trusteeships and advisory board roles.
Daniel Von Rothenburg
Managing Partner at New End Associates an independent advisory and capital formation firm with a focus on Fundraising, Co-Investments and Secondaries. Previously, Managing Director, European Head of Investor Relations and Business Development at Oaktree Capital Management and prior to this, Investment Manager at Intermediate Capital Group.
Sebastian Hofmann-Werther
Head of EMEA for 360T Trading Networks, a global FX marketplace. Previously, Sebastian was Managing Director of Frankfurt-Trust Investment GmbH, where he was responsible for institutional clients. Prior to this, Sebastian was a Managing Director at Russell Investments in Frankfurt and London.
Yasmine Daraghi
Principal at Mondrian Alpha, a specialist executive search firm focused on private markets and hedge funds. Yasmine leads the asset raising practice and has a comprehensive network, with insight and access to many industry experts.
Marcello Bottoli
Marcello is the Managing Partner of EVCP Growth Equity, a sector fund investing in consumer lifestyle small & mid caps. Prior to this, Marcello was an Operating Partner for Advent International. Previously Marcello has been the Chairman and CEO of leading lifestyle companies such as Pandora, Samsonite and Louis Vuitton.
Jarno Tanhuanpää
Partner at Castrén & Snellman Attorneys in Helsinki, with more than 10 years of experience in financial markets covering private equity and venture capital. Previously, Jarno was Counsel at the European Investment Bank (EIB) in Luxembourg.
Robert Bee
Robert is a Principal at Campbell Lutyens in UK & Europe. Previously, Robert has focused on institutional distribution at Affiliated Manager Group, Ashmore, Schroders and Baring Asset Management.
Nicolas Seghers
Head of Business Development at Chorus Capital an independent alternative credit manager specialised in credit risk-sharing transactions. Previously Investor Relations at Permira Debt Managers. Prior to this, Senior VP at Oaktree Capital Management.
Martin Munte
Investor Relations Director at 17Capital. Prior to this, Director Investor Relations, CVC Credit Partners, responsible for fund raising from institutional investors. Previously, Director of Sales for DACH and Luxembourg at BlueBay Asset Management, a fixed income focused asset manager.
Sten Olsson
Partner at Hannes Snellman, leading Nordic law firm focused on PE and VC. Previously, Director at EIF and prior to this, Sten worked for top law firms Debevoise & Plimpton in New York and Mannheimer Swartling. M.Sc. Finance from Solvay Brussels School, LLM UC Berkeley.
Jack Wasserman
Investment Director at BlueOrchard Finance, a part of Schroders. Jack was previously at Schroders, where he focused on Intermediary Business Development. Jack holds a B.Sc. in Accounting and Finance from University of Leeds.
Joachim Sonne
Joachim is a business angel, board member and M&A / IPO advisor to a number of early and growth stage companies. Prior to this, Joachim was a Managing Director at J.P. Morgan, where he was the Co-Head of EMEA Telecoms, Media and Technology Banking.
Vincent Le Hodey
Vincent is a Partner at Northern Lights Alternative Advisors. Previously, Vincent held roles with Vendis Capital, Probitas Partners, Deloitte, Hamilton Lane and Campbell Lutyens. Vincent holds a B.Sc. in Law and an M.Sc. in Political Science.
Robin Bade
Currently a board member at a number of startup and growth companies, Robin previously build a large, pan-European digital agency exited to WPP. Since, Robin has founded and helped a number of successful startups in the digital and media spaces.
Joonas Kettunen
CFO of Ductor Corporation, a globally operating Finnish biotech company. Previously, Joonas was a Director at EQT Partners in Finland and also holds board positions at a number of companies. Joonas holds a Master of Science in Finance from Helsingin kauppakorkeakoulu.
Martin Ash
Partner and Managing Director at Plurimi Wealth, a UK based wealth manager. Previously, Martin as a Director at Credit Suisse and, prior to that, Vice President at Morgan Stanley. Degree from Durham University and started his career at AllianceBernstein.
Manuela Thomys
Currently Manuela is a Director at Hg Capital. Previously, Manuela was a Principal at Ares Management for 3 years and prior to this spent 4 years at EQT in Munich Manuela holds an MBA from Harvard and started at McKinsey.
Archie Robertson
Currently, Archie is a Director of Sales for UK & Ireland at BlueBay Asset Management, a fixed income specialist. Previously, Archie held roles with SEI Investments, Hermes Investment Management and PwC.
Paola Tarazi
Paola is an independent advisor to General Partners with a focus on Fundraising, CoInvestments and Secondary Liquidity Solutions. Recently, Paola spearheaded and successfully executed on c. $2.3 billion of GP-led secondaries for InvestCorp. Previously, Paola was a Partner and Head of Europe for BerchWood Partners; and prior to this, a founding member of ABN AMRO’s private equity fund of funds platform.
Eugene Kyim
Previously CEO of Lapithus Management, part of Apollo’s EPF funds. Prior, Board Member, Altamira Asset Management, largest Spanish RE manager. Prior experience includes Deutsche Bank Principal Investments, Morgan Stanley Real Estate Private Equity, and Lehman Brothers’ Principal Transactions Group.