LP Profiles Archive > 2007 Institutional Investor Profile: Jos van Gisbergen, Senior Fund Manager, Private Equity, Commodities and Infrastructure, MN Services 12/12/2007. Jos van Gisbergen on the importance of value creation, on financial engineering, on opportunities in Europe, on portfolio construction and on why greed is not always good. Institutional Investor Profile: Wolf-Dietrich von Wrede, Managing Director, Swift Capital Partners 21/11/2007. Wolf-Dietrich von Wrede on his team's focus on the European buy-out segment, on networks and experience, on the importance of continuously staying in touch with GPs and on recent trends and developments in the buy-out business. Institutional Investor Profile: Bernd Kreuter, Head of Alternatives, Feri Institutional Advisors 07/11/2007. Bernd Kreuter on the benefits of a broad market knowledge, on sourcing good investments, on emerging managers and on the potential for falling returns at the larger end of the buy-out business. Institutional Investor Profile: Lauge Sletting, Managing Partner, North Sea Capital 31/10/2007. Lauge Sletting on his fund's interest in distressed debt, the benefits of a contrarian approach to investing, and on the risk that too much capital in the market could drive returns down. Institutional Investor Profile: Robert Womsley, European Head of Citi Private Equity 24/10/2007. Robert Womsley on Citi Private Equity's fund and direct investments, on the consequences of the US credit crunch and on the future outlook for the private equity business. Institutional Investor Profile: Fabio Quaradeghini, Senior Fund Manager, and Jon-Ingvi Arnason, Head of Alternatives, Landsbanki 17/10/2007. Fabio Quaradeghini and Jon-Ingvi Arnason on Landsbanki’s focus on buy-out funds, on the market for distressed funds, on future investment opportunities and returns in the mid-market, and on why even as a generally cautious investor Landsbanki is looking at opportunities in new markets and segments. Institutional Investor Profile: Melissa Ma, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Asia Alternatives 26/09/2007. Melissa Ma on the rise of Asian private equity, on the benefits of local experience, on the case for risk-adjusted return and on the importance of a diversified portfolio. Institutional Investor Profile: Arne Trondsen, Investment Director, Argentum 12/09/2007. Arne Trondsen on the rise of private equity in Norway, on the need for new fund managers in the country, on the benefits of local knowledge, on due diligence and on supporting other LPs. Institutional Investor Profile: Marc Brugger, Director, LFPE 05/09/2007. Marc Brugger on why LFPE was established as a Western-Europe-focused fund of funds manager, on the future of the firm, on the buy-out segment, on venture capital, and on LFPE's portfolio construction strategy. Institutional Investor Profile: Spur Capital 22/08/2007. AltAssets spoke to the team at Spur Capital Partners to find out about their views on early stage venture capital, on venture in the US and worldwide, on due diligence, on competition in the fund of funds market, and on what they think it takes to be successful in private equity investing. Institutional Investor Profile: Ronan Cunningham, Head of Private Equity, National Pensions Reserve Fund 08/08/2007. Ronan Cunningham on setting up NPRF's private equity programme, on the prospects of venture capital, on the attractiveness of large buy-out funds, and on why access strategies are important when you are a new institutional investor. Institutional Investor Profile: David Hunter, Managing Director, NESTA Investments 01/08/2007. David Hunter on investing in early stage venture capital partnerships in the UK, on NESTA's regional focus and on how his team plans to help the early stage venture capital segment grow. Institutional Investor Profile: Irwin C Loud III, Chief Investment Officer, Muller & Monroe Asset Management 11/07/2007. Irwin Loud III on why Muller & Monroe Asset Management focuses on the niche end of the private equity market, on first-time fund managers, on assessing risk, and on the mix of skill sets that a good fund management team should have. Institutional Investor Profile: David Currie, CEO, Private Equity Investments, Standard Life Investments 06/06/2007. David Currie on his team's focus on buy-out investments, on why he would select certain fund managers, on the Private Equity Investments group's expansion in the US, and on his team's opportunistic approach. Institutional Investor Profile: CalPERS 30/05/2007. The California Public Employees' Retirement System is one of the major investors in private equity funds globally. Currently six per cent of the total fund, or about $15bn is invested in private equity, mostly in fund investments. AltAssets spoke with Clark McKinley, information officer, CalPERS, about the organisation's private equity investment strategy. Institutional Investor Profile: André P Jaeggi, Managing Director, Adveq 23/05/2007. André Jaeggi on why Adveq prefers fund managers who take an active role in their portfolio companies, on the need for a diversified investor base, on why European venture is attractive, on investor discipline and on opportunities across the emerging markets. Institutional Investor Profile: Beat Bühlmann, Managing Director and Head of Investment Management, Horizon21 Private Equity 09/05/2007. Beat Bühlmann on Horizon21's acquisition of Swiss Re's private equity fund of funds business, on the latest fundraising effort and the strategy for Fund IV, on fund selection and on why his team is increasingly interested in the emerging markets. Institutional Investor Profile: Haydee Celaya, Director of the Private Equity and Investment Funds Department, International Finance Corporation 04/04/2007. Haydee Celaya on backing new and established managers in developing countries, on which countries and regions are hot in the emerging markets, and on why networks, reference checks and reputation are so very important when investing in riskier opportunities. Institutional Investor Profile: Seong C Gweon, CEO, Korea Venture Investment Corporation 07/02/2007. Seong C Gweon on the Korea Venture Investment Corporation's investment strategy, its focus on venture capital funds and on why the private equity market in Korea is in a growth phase. Institutional Investor Profile: Charles Soulignac, Chairman and CEO, Fondinvest Capital 31/01/2007. Charles Soulignac on Fondinvest's independence from Caisse des Dépôts, on the firm's primary and secondary fund investments, and on the qualities a good GP should be able to demonstrate. Institutional Investor Profile: Jeremy Golding, Founder and Managing Director, Golding Capital Partners 24/01/2007. Jeremy Golding on his firm's focus on providing innovative private equity investment solutions for German institutional investors, on the growing importance of the German private equity market, and on his team's differentiated approach.