A themed investment event on Private Markets bringing together insights for our latest Private Markets Report. In addition there will be presentations from companies providing different methods for accessing private markets and the opportunity for roundtable discussions with delegates.
Why should family offices use listed investment trusts to access private markets?
Katya Gorbatiouk has over 20 years of experience in international capital markets. As Head of Investment Funds in Primary Capital Markets, Katya is responsible for driving the growth and liquidity of the London listed funds market, a conduit of capital into vital sectors of the economy. Katya is also a member of the Group Sustainability working group.
Katya serves on the Best Practice Committee of the Board of the Investor Relations Society. Katya is a member of the Stakeholder Insight Group of the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), that acts as an external adviser to the FRC.
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David Maresch
FLOTTE Holding
Professional Managed Investment Club for International Families: Investing in SMEs with Transparency, Engagement, and Networking.
David Maresch is Managing Director at FLOTTE Holding GmbH, leading direct investments for the Piëch family office since 2019. He previously worked at Green Peak Partners, managing wind services acquisitions, and at Boston Consulting Group, focusing on restructuring and strategic realignment. David began his career at Alantra Investment Bank and Aurelius Private Equity. He holds a BSc in Management and Economics from the University of Innsbruck/Taiwan and an MSc in International Management and Finance from IE Business School & London Business School.
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Florian Kamps
Spheres
A European investment office for founders, family entrepreneurs and investors
Florian is one of three founders of Spheres. Prior to founding Spheres in 2023, Florian spent five years at Sequoia Heritage, helping scale the firm to $12bn+ AUM. Before Sequoia Heritage, he was an investor at TowerBrook Capital Partners (2015-2018) and HIG Capital (2012-2015). He began his career scaling and exiting a German software start-up. As one of six investors at Sequoia Heritage, Florian led or co-led more than 60 fund commitments and co/direct investments (c. 50/50), deploying more than $3bn across venture, growth, buyout, real assets and hedge strategies.
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GPFO, FLOTTE Holding, Spheres, London Stock Exchange
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GPFO
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Corporates
Company backgrounds and useful links.
London Stock Exchange
Katya Gorbatiouk
Why should family offices use listed investment trusts to access private markets?
London Stock Exchange operates at the heart of where ideas meet capital, connecting companies, countries and investors in the real world to make measurable and positive differences across the globe.
Customers look to us for broad access to capital markets and liquidity across multiple asset classes. We deliver a broad range of international equity, fixed income, exchange-traded funds/exchange-traded products and foreign exchange markets. Customers can choose from our capital formation and execution venues, London Stock Exchange, AIM and Turquoise. For over 300 years, London Stock Exchange is proud to be a catalyst for opportunity and sustainable growth.
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FLOTTE Holding
David Maresch
Professional Managed Investment Club for International Families: Investing in SMEs with Transparency, Engagement, and Networking.
FLOTTE Holding is a single-family office of the Piëch Nordhoff family (VW, Porsche, etc.) and invests in various asset classes. The family office has been in existence for 30 years.
The NEW Project is an investment club of powerful international families investing together in SMEs in Germany, Switzerland, Austria & Denmark through a professionally managed structure led by an experienced and proven team. The club offers families and their next generation much more transparency, engagement and networking than a traditional PE investment
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Spheres
Florian Kamps
A European investment office for founders, family entrepreneurs and investors
Founded in 2023, Spheres is an investment office for Europe’s most accomplished founders, families, and investors: those who are driven by what’s yet to come, not defined by what they have done. Spheres’ ambition is to maximise its members' strategic resources – capital, time, and expertise – fostering their ability to sculpt a legacy of European growth through entrepreneurship, innovation and philanthropy. The firm provides differentiated private market investment strategies covering venture capital, growth equity and private equity. These are implemented through (i) innovative hybrid funds (direct & indirect investments), (ii) unique syndicated opportunities and (iii) bespoke capital solutions. Spheres’s investment strategies are elevated by an exceptional, curated community comprised of leading Europeans, alongside tech-enabled wealth-management solutions.
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GPFO, FLOTTE Holding, Spheres, London Stock Exchange
