Private Markets Profile’s Private Credit Forum

Alexandra is a Vice President – Senior Analyst in the Financial Institutions Group at Moody’s Ratings, based in London. She covers asset managers and leads the analysis of investment funds, including fund finance transactions. Alexandra regularly contributes to research on private credit and broader developments in the asset management industry.

She joined Moody’s in 2013, initially focusing on insurance companies in the UK and continental Europe. Prior to Moody’s, she worked in the banking sector.

Alexandra holds an MSc in Finance from Manchester Business School and a BSc in Accounting and Finance from the University of Macedonia, Greece.

Umang is a Director in the Private Markets team at bfinance, with a focus on Private Debt. He has over 11 years of experience advising institutional investors, with a particular specialism in private markets and alternative investments.

Prior to joining bfinance, Umang held a senior role at Barnett Waddingham as an investment consultant and Head of Alternative Research, leading research and strategy across private markets and supporting client delivery. Earlier in his career, he worked at Willis Towers Watson, supporting institutional clients on funding and investment strategy, having begun his career at OCBC, where he contributed to regulatory oversight and risk monitoring.

Umang is a Fellow of the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries, holds the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation, and has completed the CFA Certificate in Private Markets and Alternative Investments.

Peter leads the investment activity at TPTIM, having developed specialist knowledge of investment strategy and implementation, risk management and responsible investment integration over 16 years at TPT.

Most recently, he played a key role in the development and launch of TPTIM, to enable more pension schemes to take advantage of our fiduciary management service. This involved the creation of a new investment proposition and the launch of a range of asset class-specific funds.

Peter holds a BA in Economics from the University of Exeter and is a CFA charterholder. He is Chair of the Investment Committee, and a member of TPTIM’s Executive Committee.

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

Walter is a Senior Investment Officer in IFC’s Financial Institution Group and focuses on private credit and innovative risk and securitization solutions in CEE. 

Before joining IFC, Walter advised clients in Europe and Japan on strategy, M&A, and private market financing, founded an asset structuring / management boutique in Japan, and worked for UBS in Zurich, Hong Kong, and Tokyo. He started his professional career with the Boston Consulting Group.​

Walter holds a M.S. in Computer Science and a Ph.D. in Information System Science. He is a Swiss and German national and speaks German, English, Italian, and Japanese.

Private markets investment adviser, experienced at supporting institutional investors, family offices, and wealth managers in designing and implementing diversified private markets portfolios across private equity, private credit, and real assets. Advises clients on allocation strategy, commitment pacing, liquidity management, and manager selection within long-term investment programmes.

Acts as a bridge between detailed private and alternative manager underwriting and portfolio-level decision making, helping investment committees translate market opportunity sets into practical portfolio construction and governance frameworks. Experienced presenting investments, risk considerations, and forward-looking positioning to senior stakeholders including pension schemes, family offices, and wealth platforms.

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 I have designed and refurbished several properties, my interests embrace the arts, sports, culture. I am also the founder of Aid-A which is a non-profit organisation, raising funds towards education. Our first project is to build a new school in Khairve, India.

Alexander is a Lead Portfolio Manager within AllianzGI’s Global Private Credit platform, responsible for a broad range of strategies across corporate direct lending as well as infrastructure and real estate debt. Alexander has held several prior roles at Allianz and PIMCO, and he gained international experience across Europe, the US, and Asia. He graduated with a Master’s degree in Finance & Economics from Goethe University, Frankfurt and is a CFA® charterholder.

Robin was global head of private credit at GIC with responsibility for all private credit investments in the US, Europe, and Asia, until he retired in September 2024. He is currently non-executive director at insurance company Rothesay, chair of the investment committee at Goat Group (majority shareholder of private markets administrator Aztec Group), and senior adviser at Anchor Point Industries, Coller Capital, GIC, and G3.

Francesco is part of the Generali Asset Management’s Indirect Private Debt team where he Francesco supports the lead PM in his activities, i.e. selection, implementation and monitoring of investments in Private Debt funds managed by global asset management companies.

Before joining Generali, he worked in the alternative Fund-of-Funds business at DeA Capital Alternative Funds, selecting, implementing and monitoring investments in Private Equity and Private Debt managers. Previously, he worked in M&A in Banca IMI (Intesa SanPaolo Group). He started his career as a macroeconomics research strategist at EFG Asset Management. Francesco holds an MBA from INSEAD, a Master of Science and a Bachelor in Economics from Bocconi University