Experience

Yana Investment Partners

• Austria
• Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Founding Partner

  • Oct 2017 - 6 years 3 months

  Geneva Area, Switzerland DIRECT INVESTMENTS IN EUROPEAN SMALL-CAP COMPANIES FOR INSTITUTIONS AND FIOs Yana partners with institutional investors, family offices and asset managers to invest directly in outstanding privately held small-cap companies across Europe. Our investors get exposure to highly attractive, entrepreneurial “off-market” investment opportunities in an organised and risk-controlled manner. To access entrepreneurial companies and unlock their value, we always cooperate with… Show more DIRECT INVESTMENTS IN EUROPEAN SMALL-CAP COMPANIES FOR INSTITUTIONS AND FIOs Yana partners with institutional investors, family offices and asset managers to invest directly in outstanding privately held small-cap companies across Europe. Our investors get exposure to highly attractive, entrepreneurial “off-market” investment opportunities in an organised and risk-controlled manner. To access entrepreneurial companies and unlock their value, we always cooperate with specialised local deal partners. Our deal partners are experienced independent sponsors, emerging private equity managers and tested entrepreneurs. We believe we invest in the most exciting and rewarding space of the private equity market, where entrepreneurship at all levels drives superior performance. Fostering collaboration between our investors, deal partners and entrepreneurs is what we call co-investing! www.yana.partners Show less



Dental Feel

• Italy
• Medical Practices
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Board Member

  • Oct 2022 - 1 year 3 months

  Turin, Piedmont, Italy



POLARIS Investment Advisory AG

• Senior Advisory Board Member

  • Nov 2017 - Jun 2023

  Geneva Area, Switzerland Advising Polaris Investment Advisory on private market investments.



Independent

• Uganda
• International Trade and Development

• Private Equity Investments & Advisory

  • Oct 2016 - Oct 2017

  Geneva Our passion is to maximise your BOTTOM LINE RETURNS by helping you build INNOVATIVE, MORE EFFECTIVE PRIVATE MARKET EXPOSURE AND RELATIONSHIPS: We help you rethink your private market strategy and diversification needs, develop strategies to invest more direct and reduce your fee layers, improve performance and velocity through secondary sales or acquisitions, seek ways to improve your control over the underlying assets and develop innovative relationships with investment… Show more Our passion is to maximise your BOTTOM LINE RETURNS by helping you build INNOVATIVE, MORE EFFECTIVE PRIVATE MARKET EXPOSURE AND RELATIONSHIPS: We help you rethink your private market strategy and diversification needs, develop strategies to invest more direct and reduce your fee layers, improve performance and velocity through secondary sales or acquisitions, seek ways to improve your control over the underlying assets and develop innovative relationships with investment partners. - Advising on the right investment strategy - Restructuring of private market portfolio - Building-up direct and co-investment portfolios - Secondary sales and acquisitions - Expanding your asset universe - Identifying and implementing suitable investment partnerships & joint ventures Contact: bader@target-advisors.com Show less



Unigestion

• Switzerland
• Financial Services
• 100 - 200 Employee

• Managing Director - Head of Private Equity / Private Assets at Unigestion

  • Jan 1999 - Sep 2016

  Head of Private Assets at Unigestion, a leading institutional asset manager with over USD 25 bio of assets under management. Member of the Private Assets Investment Committee and member of Unigestion's Executive Committee. Directed all strategic planning initiatives, held P&L responsibility and managed the private equity division. Built and successfully managed an international first class team of 23 investment professionals across multiple locations. Lead business development… Show more Head of Private Assets at Unigestion, a leading institutional asset manager with over USD 25 bio of assets under management. Member of the Private Assets Investment Committee and member of Unigestion's Executive Committee. Directed all strategic planning initiatives, held P&L responsibility and managed the private equity division. Built and successfully managed an international first class team of 23 investment professionals across multiple locations. Lead business development through launching new strategic initiatives, expanding the product offering and systematic participation in the client acquisition process. Established an industry leading private equity investment process across primaries, secondaries and direct co-investments. Invested USD 3.5 billion in over 190 private equity transactions in the US, Europe and Asia, of which 73 secondary transactions, 21 direct co-investments, and the remainder into private equity funds. Show less



UBS

• Switzerland
• Financial Services
• 700 & Above Employee

• Finance Director, Private Equity Europe

  • 1998 - 1999

  London Management of a rapidly expanding Pan-European private equity portfolio of ~ 50 direct investments and ~ 20 fund investments. Allocated capital of ~ USD 2 billion. Structuring of UBS managed private equity funds.

• Investment Manager, Leveraged Finance

  • 1996 - 1998

  London, United Kingdom All work involved in in deal negotiation, structuring, modelling and execution of management and leveraged buyouts

• Associate Vice President

  • 1992 - 1996

  Zürich Area, Switzerland Management support for the Global Head of Private Equity and Support to the Chief of Staff Global Corporate Finance

• Equity Capital Markets

  • 1989 - 1992

  Zürich Area, Switzerland



Swiss National Bank

• Switzerland
• Banking
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Department for Bank Research

  • 1988 - 1988

  Zürich Area, Switzerland