Matthias is the initiator and founder of Bright Capital and a member of the investment committee. Prior to founding Bright Capital, he served as Managing Director of the Munich based deal by deal investor Mountain Lake Investment. Matthias has more than 10 years of operational management experience in the German Mittelstand.
Jakob is the Founder and Co-Managing Partner of CORDET. He sits on the Firm’s investment committee and has day to day responsibility for the management of CORDET, a European alternative investment management firm with more than $1 billion of assets under management. Jakob is Chairman of Trust Payments Limited, one of CORDET’s portfolio companies where…
Eric M. Smith is the Chief Executive Officer and a founding member of Locust Point Capital. In 2016, under Mr. Smith’s leadership, Locust Point Capital launched its first institutional private debt fund focused on the senior housing and care industry. Mr. Smith is responsible for establishing the foundation of the firm’s core investment philosophy. In…
Mr. McGovern has over two decades of investment and advisory experience with much of that time spent launching and managing private credit funds and working with institutional investors around the world. At Star Mountain, Mr. McGovern is involved in all aspects of the firm’s investment and portfolio management activities in addition to business development and…
Adam is a Principal on the Credit team at the Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP), having joined in 2011. He focuses on fund investments across credit strategies globally (public and private, performing and distressed) with an emphasis on Europe and is also responsible for originating co-investment opportunities within the region. Adam holds a Bachelor of…
Mr. Baumann is the chairman of StepStone Private Debt. As member of the management team he is responsible for business development activities of private debt. He is also Co-founder of the Swiss Alternative Investments Circle (SFAMA) and acted for more than 15 years as its chairman. Before founding Swiss Capital Alternative Investments AG, Mr. Baumann…
As Chief Commercial Officer, Steve is responsible for the growth of Altum’s Alternative Asset services focusing on Debt, Real Assets and Private Equity alongside developing our ESG offering.<br><br> Steve has more than 15 years’ experience in the financial services industry and is an Associate Chartered Secretary with a degree in Accounting and Finance. Steve is…
Steve Swanson is the Executive Director for the Park Employees’ Annuity and Benefit Fund of Chicago (PEABF). The PEABF is a single employer, defined benefit plan covering the eligible public employees of the Chicago Park District. The PEABF has total fund membership of 10,878 and approximately $350m AUM. Steve’s prior position was the Executive Director…
At EIF since January 2009, Marco is heading the Lower Mid-Market team investing in equity, hybrid debt / equity and private debt funds across Europe, with a particular focus on the Northern, Eastern and Southern regions. He coordinates the Lower Mid-Market investment activity for several fund-of-funds initiatives, each one with specific geographical scope, (i.e. Turkey,…
