Speakers at Seminar 'Investing in Private Markets'

Mario Garcia Ribeiro is an Investment Director at the Private Equity team of Schroders Capital, the private assets investment division of Schroders. joined Schroders Capital in 2018 and covers the firm’s PE investments in France, Benelux and Southern Europe across direct /co-investments, secondaries and primaries. Prior to Schroders Capital, he combined direct PE experience in the Spanish mid-market with Investment Banking experience at Santander Bank where he advised private equity firms and corporates on M&A transactions. Garcia Ribeiro started his career focused on the venture side based in San Francisco (USA).

Nicole Downer is Managing Partner and Head of Investor Solutions MV Credit (an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers) where she is managing a number of strategic relationships of the firm. She is also a member of the Management Committee. Downer joined the firm in 2005. Prior to MV Credit, she was a Managing Director at Deutsche Bank where she ran the Structured Securitisation Team. Before that, she has held various positions in credit and structuring at Bankers Trust and Deutsche Bank. Downer holds a Bachelor of Science degree (first class) in Banking & International Finance from City University in London.

Tonko Gast startte in 1998 als Obligatie-Analist bij SNS Asset Management en beheerde na een overstap in 2000 naar ABN AMRO Asset Management alternatieve vastrentende portefeuilles. In 2003 richtte hij Dynamic Credit op in New York en adviseerde hij DNB en het Ministerie van Financiën over de oplossing voor de Amerikaanse hypotheekproblemen waarmee ING Bank werd geconfronteerd tijdens de crisis van 2008-2009. Hij studeerde Monetaire Economie aan de Rijksuniversiteit Groningen en Credit Risk Modeling aan de Stanford Business School.