Our people - Secondary Investments

Wouter is a Managing Director and co-head of AlpInvest Partners’ Secondary Investments team. He is also a member of the Board and a member of the Operating Committee. Wouter joined the firm in 2005 from The Carlyle Group, where he was a Principal responsible for investments in the telecoms and media sector. Previously, Wouter was a Vice President of corporate finance with JP Morgan and a Director of corporate finance for Lehman Brothers. He received an MSc in Business Administration from the University of Groningen and holds multiple Advisory Board positions, including Nazca Capital, AAC Capital, Lyceum Capital and Paragon Partners.

Chris is a Managing Director and co-head of AlpInvest Partner’s Secondary Investments team with a focus on the Americas. He is also a member of the Investment Committee. Chris joined AlpInvest Partners in 2007 from Paul Capital Investments, where he was a Principal focused on fund investing. Previously, he was a Principal at Invesco Private Capital responsible for evaluating venture and LBO fund investments as well as direct investments. Chris received a BA in Economics, cum laude, from the University of Pittsburgh and an MBA from The Georgia Institute of Technology. Chris represents AlpInvest Partners on the Advisory Boards of Ridgemont Equity Partners, One Equity Partners and Aurora Resurgence.

Neal is a Managing Director in the Secondary Investments team and a member of the Investment Committee. He focuses on European transactions and leads the European secondary sourcing effort. He rejoined AlpInvest Partners in 2015 from Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, where he focused on secondaries and co-investments in Europe. Neal originally joined AlpInvest in 2003 in the New York office, and was ultimately a Principal based in Hong Kong leading the firm’s Secondary efforts in Asia through 2013.
Previously, Neal was with CIBC World Markets’ Mergers & Acquisitions Investment Banking division. He currently serves as a Director on the Columbia University Business School Private Equity Board. Neal received his MBA from Columbia University in New York and an Honors Business degree (HBA) from the Ivey School of Business at Western University in Canada. He is also a CFA ® Charterholder.

Michael is a Managing Director in the Secondary Investments team where he is responsible for sourcing, evaluating and executing transactions in the North American market. He is also Chair of the Investment Committee. Michael joined AlpInvest Partners in 2007 from UBS Investment Bank, where he was an Associate Director in the Private Funds Group responsible for providing secondary markets advisory services. Previously, he was an Associate in the Financial Sponsor Coverage/Leveraged Finance Group of CIBC World Markets. Michael received a BA in History, cum laude, from Williams College and an MBA from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

Garrett is a Managing Director in the Secondary Investment team focusing on US transactions. He joined AlpInvest Partners in 2012. Prior to completing his MBA, Garrett worked on the AlpInvest Secondary Investment Team in New York. Garrett received an MBA from Harvard Business School with Distinction and a B.S.B.A from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where he was a Carolina Scholar.

Christophe is a Managing Director in the Secondary Investments team, based in Amsterdam, where he co-leads the European secondaries investment effort. Christophe has over 18 years of experience as a private equity investor. Christophe started his private equity career as a direct private equity investor at Permira where he specialized in investments in European technology and media companies. Christophe’s prior professional experience was in investment banking at Goldman Sachs and Broadview (now Jefferies) in New York and London and BNP in Hong Kong. Christophe received an MBA from Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Paris (“ESCP”).

Julian is a Managing Director in the Secondary Investments team focusing on US transactions. He joined AlpInvest Partners in 2011 from Warburg Pincus in London, where he focused on mid-market consumer and services growth investments. Prior to completing his MBA, Julian worked in the AlpInvest Secondary Investment Team in Amsterdam. Julian received an MBA with honors from The Wharton School and an MSc in Econometrics from the Free University of Amsterdam.

Wendy is a Managing Director and responsible for primary and secondary investments in the Asia pacific region. She is also a member of the Operating Committee. She joined AlpInvest Partners in 2007 from Macquarie Funds Management, where she was Senior Vice President of Asia-Pacific regional private equity fund investments and co-investments. Previously, Wendy was a Director with Deutsche Bank Asset Management and an Associate Director at MetLife. Wendy received a BS in Business Administration and an MS in Accounting from the University of Southern California and is a CFA ® Charterholder. She represents AlpInvest Partners on various Advisory Boards.

Eric is a Principal in the Secondary Investment team where he is responsible for sourcing, evaluating and executing transactions in North America. He joined AlpInvest in 2011 from Jefferies, where he was an Investment Banking Analyst. Prior to Jefferies, Eric was with B.C. Ziegler and Company where he focused on mergers and acquisitions. Eric received a B.A. from Colgate University.

Vjerana is a Principal 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.

Aquila is a Principal in the Secondary Investment team, where he is responsible for sourcing, executing, and monitoring equity transactions in Asia. He joined AlpInvest Partners in 2016 from Bain Capital Private Equity in Hong Kong, focusing on the China and Australia markets. Prior to joining Bain Capital in 2010, he spent 4 years at The Monitor Group, working for clients in engagements across the Asia-Pacific region. Aquila graduated from Hong Kong University of Science and Technology with a double major in Global Business and Finance. He is a CFA ® Charterholder.

Matt is a Principal in the Secondary Investment team where he is responsible for sourcing, evaluating and executing transactions in North America. He joined AlpInvest Partners in 2011 from Peter J. Solomon Company, where he was an Investment Banking Analyst. Matt received an A.B. in Economics, magna cum laude, from Harvard University.

Wiebe is a Principal in the Secondary Investment team focusing on European transactions. He joined AlpInvest Partners in 2010 from J.P. Morgan in London, where he was an Associate in the Investment Banking Division focusing on advising clients on their mergers and acquisitions. He holds a master degree in Food Science & Technology from Wageningen University.

Jorn is a Vice President in the Secondary Investment team where he is responsible for sourcing, evaluating and executing transactions in Europe. He joined AlpInvest in 2012 in Amsterdam, relocated to New York in 2015, and returned to Amsterdam in 2018. Prior to joining AlpInvest, Jorn was an analyst in the Corporate Finance Group at the Royal Bank of Scotland. Jorn received a MSc in Financial Economics from the Erasmus University of Rotterdam.

Joe is a Vice President in the Secondary Investment team where he is responsible for sourcing, evaluating and executing transactions in North America. He joined AlpInvest Partners in 2013 from Morgan Stanley where he worked within the investment banking division. Joe received a BS in Business Administration from the University of California in Berkeley.

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B.S. from the Wharton School of Business at the University of Pennsylvania

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Bank of America Merrill Lynch (Technology, Media & Telecom Investment Banking Group)

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

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Rabobank International

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B.S. from Martin J. Whitman School of Management at Syracuse University

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William Blair (Leveraged Finance)

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M.S. in Finance and B.S. in Finance, University of Florida

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Wells Fargo Securities (Mergers & Acquisitions)

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B.S. in Finance and Information Systems, University of Maryland

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Bank of America Healthcare group

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B.B.A from the Ross School of Business and B.S. in Financial Mathematics, University of Michigan

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JP Morgan Leveraged Finance group. CFA ® Charterholder

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MEng, Imperial College London

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Société Générale

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MSc in Finance, Bocconi (Milan)
BA in Economics and Finance, Bocconi (Milan)

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Bank of America Merrill Lynch

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B.A. in Economics, Washington and Lee University

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J.P. Morgan (Leveraged Finance)

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BS in Statistical Science & Economics, Duke University

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Deutsche Bank (Mergers & Acquisitions, Investment Banking division)

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Master in Financial Economics and Bachelor in Economics, both from Erasmus University Rotterdam

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The University of Exeter