Mergermarket Private Equity and M&A Forum Germany
Our flagship event for key players in the German private equity and M&A market
Marriott Hotel, Frankfurt, 60486
23
Apr
Panel: The rise of family offices in Germany
Recent statistics show a notable increase in fundraising, strategic deployment, and successful exits within the family office sector. Family offices globally have started to move funds allocated to real estate towards start-ups, with the top ten family offices and family-backed investment companies investing in start-ups dominated by US and German players, including Germany’s Samwers’ Global Founders Capital and Picus Capital. Panellists will debate:
- How are family offices strategically deploying capital? Are there distinctive investment strategies or preferences emerging?
- Can you highlight specific successful strategies employed by family offices for profitable exits?
- To what extent are family offices collaborating with traditional private equity firms in deal sourcing and execution?
- Are there anticipated shifts of developments that may further shape the trajectory of family office engagement?
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SpeakersUwe Kolb Single Family Office Board Member, Investor SINGLE FAMILY OFFICE
Marc Brugger CEO & CFO HQ CAPITAL
Rajaa Mekouar Founder & Managing Partner CALISTA DIRECT INVESTMENTS
Catherine Ford Consultant Editor MERGERMARKET
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Uwe Kolb joined Bridgepoint in 2006 and was the partner responsible for the German speaking region and member of the Bridgepoint Group Operating Committee and Investment Committee. He then took over the role as Chairman and Advisory Partner. He has previously worked as a Partner at Permira. Prior to Permira, Uwe was the Managing Partner of PwC‘s transaction services team in Germany and was the Managing Partner of the PwC EMEA Mid Market Practice. Uwe now shares his longstanding experience as an investor, Non-Executive and Senior Advisor at owner/board room level for family offices and Mittelstand companies.
Marc Brugger, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of HQ Capital, has been working in finance for 25 years. Marc, who joined HQ Capital beginning of 2023, is responsible for the global strategy of the business, its fundraising activities and the management of the organization as a whole.
In addition, Marc is a Partner and Managing Director at LFPI Group (since 2007), where – prior to joining HQ Capital - he was in charge of the indirect Private Equity business of LFPI Group, based in Geneva and New York.
Marc is a member of LFPI Group’s Global Risk and Investment Committees for all Private Equity and Private Debt investment activities and in charge of the investor relations in the DACH region for LFPI.
Marc holds a Bachelor degree in Banking from Baden-Wuerttemberg Cooperative State University Villingen-Schwenningen.
Rajaa is a PE investor and financial entrepreneur with 25 years of experience across private markets globally. She worked as a GP in different funds focused on the mid markets and as an LP with family offices in UK and across Europe. She is the founder and CEO of Calista Direct Investors, an independent investment platform dedicated to partnering with Single Family Offices, as their “outsourced dealteam” across the board (www.calistadirectinvestors.eu).
Rajaa sits on several PE-related family-owned boards in Luxembourg where she moved in 2016, after 15 years in London. She was awarded “Inspirational Woman in Finance” in 2020 and led the Luxembourg Private Equity Association (LPEA), between 2018 and 2020. There, she launched the PE4W platform to promote Women in PE and the LPEA Insights conference series. Rajaa also supports young artists and musicians and participates in local charity projects.
Rajaa was born and raised in Morocco, studied in France and spent most of her career in the UK. She speaks 6 languages and is a graduate of HEC Paris (Grande Ecole) and INSEAD (MBA). Rajaa holds three nationalities: Moroccan, Luxembourgish and British.
Catherine Ford is a consultant editor for the events division at Mergermarket. She is a consultant editor to event programmes, and engaged in the development of timely editorial content for global corporate finance, M&A and capital markets related conferences and events. She routinely moderates discussion panels at conferences across the region. She has worked for Mergermarket since early 2002, holding a number of senior editorial roles in the company’s European, US and Asia-Pacific head offices.