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Florian Hofer is responsible for the identification, review and selection of investments in the area of Private Credit, in addition to associated portfolio management activities. Before joining Golding Capital Partners in 2018, Florian worked in the Credit team at EQT Partners in London (now Bridgepoint), where he was responsible for the selection and execution of new financings and opportunistic private credit transactions. Previously, he was part of the Leveraged Finance team at the London office of Jefferies, where he was tasked with originating, structuring and arranging the financing of leveraged buyouts and corporates. His career began in 2010, when he joined the Jefferies M&A team based in Frankfurt. Florian completed a degree in Law and Economics with a focus on finance at the University of Augsburg, in addition to holding a Master in Law with honours (LL.M.) from the Chicago-Kent College of Law, the law school of the Illinois Institute of Technology.

Nedelina Lazarova, CAIA, CFA, FRM is a Partner and Head of Private Debt at HQ Trust, one of the largest multifamily offices in Germany. She is responsible for selection, due diligence, execution and monitoring of Private Debt investments. Prior to joining HQ Trust, she was Project Lead for the multibillion Alternative Credit Program of a large German life insurance company, and was covering Private Corporate Debt, Infrastructure Debt, Commercial Real Estate Debt, Mortgages, Leveraged Loans and other alternative lending strategies. Prior experience includes manager due diligence of traditional investments and hedge funds, as well as consulting and project experience in M&A and valuation of structured products. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration from Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich and a Master’s Degree in Quantitative Finance from Bocconi University. She is a CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst), FRM (Financial Risk Manager) and CAIA (Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst) Charterholder.

Martin Munte is Head of Fundraising and Investor Relations EMEA at 17Capital, a private credit manager specializing in NAV finance for the private equity industry. 17Capital has raised over $13 billion and has deployed over $13 billion across 100+ investments. Martin has 17 years of industry experience and drives the fundraising efforts in EMEA. In July 2022, 17Capital announced the completion of Oaktree’s acquisition of a majority interest in 17Capital. The partnership gives 17Capital access to Oaktree’s deep global network. Prior to 17Capital, Martin was at CVC Credit Partners working as the IR director responsible for fundraising across the Nordics, Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Martin has a BSc in International Business Studies from Maastricht University before completing his CFA.

Robert joined M&G Investments in 2022 and co-heads the private credit origination efforts in Europe. His focus is on originating and executing mid-market direct lending investments in Northern Europe and particularly the DACH region. Before joining M&G, Robert spent more than ten years at ING most recently as a Director in their Acquisition Finance team in Frankfurt. In addition, he gained experience in the Infrastructure Finance and Restructuring teams. Prior to ING he spent three years at Commerzbank in Leveraged Finance and completed an apprenticeship at HSH Nordbank. Robert holds a Bachelor in Business Administration from Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, a Master in Finance from INSEAD, Singapore, and is an alumnus of IMD Lausanne.

Tancrede is a Partner at Park Square Capital, based in Frankfurt. Prior to joining Park Square in 2014, Tancrede worked in leveraged finance at UBS Investment Bank. Tancrede holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commercial Engineering from ICHEC and graduated from the London School of Economics with a Master of Science in Management.