Alexander Herbert

Head of Private Equity, Germany Bethmann Bank

Alexander covers the entire value chain, including sourcing, due diligence, structuring, sales, and life cycle management. He is a member of ABN AMRO's Investment Committee for private market solutions, which are offered in the Netherlands, France, Belgium, and Germany through ABN AMRO's local entities. He is also Co-Head of Bethmann Bank's Product Management & Specialised Sales department. Over the past several years, Alexander's team has offered a variety of private market solutions for wealth management clients. Structurally, they have used fiduciary contracts, securitisations, and Alternative Investment Funds to efficiently access private markets. The target investments range from well-diversified fund of funds, secondaries, co-investments, growth, and primarily single-name buyout funds to venture capital. In 2025, the go-live of the first third-party ELTIF evergreen is planned. Besides selecting attractive investment opportunities, Alexander finds it important to offer a compelling service package as a differentiator in an increasingly competitive environment. The ELTIF evergreens will accelerate the competition between banks and other financial service providers. The right combination of streamlined processes and personalised service will be decisive. Therefore, collaboration across all parts of the bank is mission critical.

Day 2 | 26th November

1:40 PM Panel: Growth investing through PE & VC: Where PE & VC fit within a diversified portfolio, and how investors can navigate their trade-offs to unlock alpha over time

Private equity and venture capital are often positioned as high-conviction plays for generating long-term alpha – but their risk-return profiles, liquidity constraints and timing sensitivity pose challenges for private wealth investors.

This session will examine where these strategies best fit within a diversified portfolio, the complexities of positioning PE and VC effectively, the factors that influence performance across market cycles, and considerations when targeting niche or next-gen innovation themes.

Drawing on practical experience with UHNWIs and family offices, the discussion will explore growing client appetite for single manager strategies, and the role of private equity and venture capital for performance pickup, diversification and risk mitigation.

Gain insight into the use of feeder structures to reduce ticket sizes and streamline access, and explore the trade-offs involved in seeking outsized returns – and the uncertainty that comes with them.

3:30 PM Roundtable 2: Evergreens

How evergreen structures are evolving and how allocators can use them to access more clients

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Alexander.

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