Our people

Vjerana is a Vice President in AlpInvest’s Secondary Investments team with a focus on structured equity and preferred equity investments. She is based in London. Vjerana rejoined AlpInvest in 2019 after four years at 17Capital, a specialist firm focused on making preferred equity investments in private equity funds and fund portfolios. She originally joined AlpInvest in 2012 in the Amsterdam office and started her career as a central bank economist. Vjerana received a BSc in Economics summa cum laude from Zagreb University and an MSc in International Finance from Amsterdam Business School.

Ella is a Vice President in AlpInvest Partners’ Co-Investment team, where she is responsible for sourcing, executing, and monitoring equity transactions in Europe. She joined AlpInvest Partners in 2015 from First Reserve, where she was an Associate working on private equity transactions in the energy industry. Previously she was an Analyst in the Investment Banking division of Merrill Lynch. Ella received a MSc in Finance from the Stockholm School of Economics and a BSc in Economics from the London School of Economics.

Michael is a Senior Legal Counsel based in the New York office and responsible for advising the firm’s deal teams on legal documentation and related issues. He joined AlpInvest Partners in 2014 from Morgan Lewis, where he was a lawyer in the private investment funds practice, advising private equity and hedge fund clients. Michael received a J.D. from Boston University School of Law.

Annemarie is a Vice President in the Investment Accounting team. This team is responsible for managing and reporting investment related information. She joined AlpInvest Partners in 2000 from Rabobank, where she worked as an Account Manager in Private Banking. Annemarie received an MSc in Economics and Business Administration from VU University Amsterdam.

Wouter is an Associate Vice President in the Investment Accounting team and responsible for managing and reporting investment related information. He joined AlpInvest Partners in 2011 from RBS where he worked as Senior Board Reporting Analyst. Previously he worked for Schroder Property Investment Management and Fortis Bank. Wouter received an MA in Business Administration from the University of Amsterdam.

Maaike is AlpInvest Partner’s Responsible Investment Officer and oversees the development and implementation of the Responsible Investment policy. She joined AlpInvest Partners in 2002. Prior to her current role, she was an investment manager in the Co-Investment team. Maaike previously worked at Morgan Stanley in London as an investment banking analyst. Maaike received an MSc in Financial Economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam.

Education :
Executive Master of Finance and Control (EMFC), Maastricht University (The Netherlands)
MSc in Business Administration, Erasmus University Rotterdam (The Netherlands)

Previous Experience :
Zanders Treasury & Finance Solutions
Deloitte Consulting

Serina is a Vice President in the Primary Fund Investments team, where she is responsible for sourcing, evaluating and executing transactions in North America. Serina rejoined AlpInvest Partners in 2016 and was previously a senior associate at AlpInvest. Before that, Serina worked at GoldPoint Partners as an associate and she started her career at Deutsche Bank as a financial analyst. Serina received a BS in Economics from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.

Education:
MSc in Quantitative Finance and Risk Management, Bocconi University, Milan, Italy
MSc in Economics, Tilburg University

Education:
LLB and BBA(Law), University of Hong Kong

Previous Experience:
Barclays (M&A)

Education:
B.A. in Economics, Harvard University

Previous Experience:
H.I.G. Capital
Macquarie Capital
Deutsche Bank

Education:
MSc in International Finance, University of Amsterdam

Previous Experience:
Shell Asset Management (Primary Fund Investments)
PGGM Investments

Education:
MSc in Finance and Investments, Rotterdam School of Management

Previous Experience:
Deutsche Bank

Education:
MSc in Corporate Finance, Jönköping International Business School, Sweden

Previous Experience:
Sun Capital Partners
Deutsche Bank
McQueen
RBS

Education:
MSc in Quantitative Finance & Actuarial Science, Tilburg University
BSc in Econometrics & Operations Research, Tilburg University

Previous Experience:
Goldman Sachs

Education:
Msc in Finance, IE Business School, Spain
BA in Economics, Athens University of Economics and Business, Greece

Previous Experience:
Rabobank International

Education:
English literature and Economics at the School of International Business, Beijing Foreign Studies University

Previous Experience:
Silver Lake
McKinsey

Education:
the University of Georgia with a B.A. in Finance and Economics

Previous Experience:
SixPoint Partners, Citi

Education:
MSc in Financial Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam
BSc in International Business, Maastricht University

Education:
M.S. in Finance and B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Villanova University

Previous Experience:
Investment Banking Analyst in the Diversified Industrials group at Stifel

Education:
BCom Accounting, University of Stellenbosch, South Africa
Certified Chartered Accountant (South African Institute of Chartered Accountants)

Previous Experience:
Deloitte
Baker Tilly Greenwoods