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Private Equity, Venture Capital, Private Debt, Infrastructure and Renewable Energy, Oil & Gas, Hedge Funds, Cat Bonds / ILS, M&A, Leveraged Finance, Engaged Listed Equity, CFO/CEO/COO and other strategic positions at Private Equity Portfolio companies. Well connected to GPs, LPs, advisory firms (bulge bracket and boutiques), service providers and specialists in above mentioned asset classes. Particular focus on German speaking Europe and Middle East.

Samuel Duncombe is an independent consultant in the private market space and a CAIA Germany chapter executive. He advises clients on topics such as fund selection / manager due diligence, portfolio management and research projects. In addition to Samuel's industry-side work, he is also a postgraduate researcher with the University of Exeter, and has published academic research on private markets. He is a CAIA and CFA charterholder.

Daniel is Senior Managing Director and Head of Ardian Infrastructure Germany, Benelux and Northern Europe. He also serves on the supervisory boards of EWE, LBC and Nevel. Prior to Ardian, Daniel was a Partner at 3i Group in London. At 3i he was involved in origination, execution and asset management of infrastructure investments in energy, telecommunication, and transportation. He joined 3i after working for energy focused private equity firm Hudson Clean Energy Partners in New York and London, where he served on the infrastructure investment committee. He is also a co-founder of Sunlight Financial, a specialty finance company for distributed energy systems in the USA, which recently listed on the New York Stock Exchange. He holds a PhD in Chemical Engineering from the University of Cambridge and speaks English, French and German.

Marc Lauter is a Vice President on the Fund Investment and Managed Solutions team, based in the firm’s Frankfurt office. He is responsible for all aspects of client relationships in the EMEA region, including portfolio construction and strategic planning. Prior to joining Hamilton Lane in 2022, Marc was a Vice President at BNY Mellon Investment Management, where he managed relationships with German institutional prospects and clients. He also held a Client Relationship Manager position at Janus Capital Group. Marc received a B.S. in Business Mathematics from the Technische Hochschule Mittelhessen in Germany and is a member of the Chartered Alternative Investment Analyst Association.

Philip Newzella is a Senior Director at CVC DIF, where he focuses primarily on managing assets in the transport and energy sectors. Prior to that, he held positions at Investkredit, HBOS, Bilfinger Project Investments and MEAG, totalling more than 20 years' experience in infrastructure.

Dominik is a Managing Director on the Infrastructure Investment team based in the firm’s Frankfurt office. He is responsible for infrastructure equity investments and is a member of the Real Assets Investment Committee. Prior to joining Hamilton Lane in 2024, Dominik was Global Head of Infrastructure with HSBC Asset Management where he focused on secondary investments, co-investments as well as primary investments. Prior to that Dominik was Co-Head of Infrastructure and Energy for Deutsche Bank Private Equity, where he was responsible for infrastructure equity investments globally. Previously Dominik held positions at two family offices and a U.S.-based renewable energy developer, and worked in the corporate development team of The Cloud Networks. Dominik started his career at TriStone Partners, a London-based investment boutique. He completed an apprenticeship with Steinway & Sons in Hamburg and received a Bachelor’s degree in Economics & Finance from Westminster University, London.