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Dr Gabriella Kindert 

Dr. Gabriella Kindert is a senior banking and investment professional specialized on Alternative Credit and Private markets.

She has over 20 years of international experience gained at leading financial institutions in banking, asset management and private equity (Mees Pierson, Fortis, BNP Paribas, NN IP) managing investment teams of several illiquid alternative fixed income strategies (€ 22 billion AUM). She is currently an Independent Board member and advisor at several institutions. 

She is the (co)author of several bestselling books (a.o. Alternative Credit and its asset classes, The Wealthtech book), an expert at EU in assessing Fintech projects and a public speaker on Alternative Investment trends and fixed income investment opportunities. 

Her research interest is related to Alternative Lending platforms; Direct Lending 2.0, “how to scale up business models successfully in Alternative Lending".  

She has an M.A. in History, Economics, MBA in Accounting and Finance and a PhD in Finance. 

My Motto in Life 

The World always depends on people who believe in something and not on those who do not.

G. Kindert 

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3 Key Reasons Why working to together? 

1. Knowledge & Practical Experience 

"Walking the talk" & "To the point" 

  • Thought leadership in Alternative Investments
  • Knowing and doing best practices (MIS, governance, investment process)
  • Combination of practical experience and academic validation
  • Experience in different cycles (eg. restructuring credits, restructuring instruments like CLOs in credit crisis)
  • Experience in different geographies in evaluating, selecting and implementing investment solutions  

2. Independent Mind & Vision 

"Always content driven and relevant" 

  • Always independent and always honest
  • Serving your interest with maximum level of integrity and passion for finding the most appropriate solution
  • Always driven by Client satisfaction over long term
  • Free of conflict of interest
  • Service attitude over sales
  • Saving time for all involved 

3. Network

"Calling who matter about what matter" 

  • Access to decision makers from Investor Community
  • C-level network in Financial Institutions developed over two decades
  • Focused approach on Alternative Investments and Investors
  • Strong access to Alumni Community (INSEAD, IESE, Nyenrode)
  • Network in Female GPs and LPs 

Latest Events: 

Super Return Private Credit, 2022 

LPs under the spotlight: headaches and opportunities

  • What challenges are LPs facing and what problems are they trying to solve?
  • In which segments of the market are LPs spending most of their time and what are they looking for in 2022 and beyond?
  • How asset allocation has changed as a result of volatility, geopolitical and economic uncertainty


Global Wealth Tech Summit, by Fintech Global, 2018 

  • What are the key priorities for leaders driving digital transformation across their organizations?
  • What factors will determine which financial institutions will become the leading players in the industry over the next few years?
  • How will innovation redefine the research, investment and distribution processes?

The Global WealthTech Summit is hosted by AltAssets and FinTech Global, sister companies with deep, long-standing relationships with financial institutions, investors and technology companies.

FT Debt Capital Market Outlook, by FT, 2017

Keynote speech: New Alternatives in Financing in the Context of Regulatory Arbitrage

How to navigate in the complex world of Alternative Financing

Central banks around the world are continuing to engage in expansive monetary policy resulting in unprecendented negative interest rates in Europe and Japan. Investors searching for yield are pushing global corporate demand and swelling global corporate debt. This creates conditions of greater market volatility. How will these trends play out in the medium and long term? What will the impact be of rising rates on the debt boom?

Insurance Asset Risk, 2017

Presentation: private debt: investing in and managing private debt asset classes on your balance sheet 

What specific and additional challenges does this asset class pose? From an ALM perspective? From an investment strategy perspective? Ensuring you have the adequate risk management and controls in place to take advantage of this asset class? Ensuring you have the right assets that match the liability with the right duration. Managing the downside risk effectively.

AltFi Global Summit Events, 2016, 2017, 2018

Keynote speeches: 

Fixed income under pressure: Time to look outside the box

Alternative Credit: The Big Opportunity for Investors 

Keynote panel examples: 

The next phase for the SME funding revolution: Taking on mid‐market lending

Using property for alternative income

Standardisation, positioning, or track record: What's the key for long‐term capital managers? 

CNBC Interview, 2018 

CBNC Interview 

 Analyst: Optimistic about alternative lending solutions

4:26 AM ET Tue, 27 March 2018

Lendit, 2017, 2018 

Moderator Panel Discussions: 

  • How Innovative Companies are Scaling Their Operations

Some companies across Europe are gaining scale. What were the key aspects for gaining scale? As platforms scale will they all eventually become banks? What are the advantages and costs that this brings?

Private Debt Events, 2017, 2018 

Participant: Panel Discussion of fundraising trends

Panel discussion on latest opportunities in Private Debt

A panel of fundraising experts will comment on data showing fundraising levels – where LPs are allocating their money today, what GPs should expect when walking into LP meetings and why.

SuperInvestor, 2018

Moderator: Real asset debt: the smart money move

Are real asset and infrastructure debt good diversifiers, what are the real risks and where are the most compelling investment opportunities? Where is the smartest money being deployed and how will changes to bank regulation and Basel IV affect leverage ratios and overall deal flow?

Participant: ‘Uberisation’ of credit

Exploring big data and online lending platforms: how is technology disrupting the traditional model of private debt? How are savvy investors and lenders harnessing this trend to enhance access to deals and improve capital raising?

Global Wealth Tech Summit, by Fintech Global, 2018 

  • What are the key priorities for leaders driving digital transformation across their organizations?
  • What factors will determine which financial institutions will become the leading players in the industry over the next few years?
  • How will innovation redefine the research, investment and distribution processes?

The Global WealthTech Summit is hosted by AltAssets and FinTech Global, sister companies with deep, long-standing relationships with financial institutions, investors and technology companies.

FT Debt Capital Market Outlook, by FT, 2017

Keynote speech: New Alternatives in Financing in the Context of Regulatory Arbitrage

How to navigate in the complex world of Alternative Financing

Central banks around the world are continuing to engage in expansive monetary policy resulting in unprecendented negative interest rates in Europe and Japan. Investors searching for yield are pushing global corporate demand and swelling global corporate debt. This creates conditions of greater market volatility. How will these trends play out in the medium and long term? What will the impact be of rising rates on the debt boom?

Insurance Asset Risk, 2017

Presentation: private debt: investing in and managing private debt asset classes on your balance sheet 

What specific and additional challenges does this asset class pose? From an ALM perspective? From an investment strategy perspective? Ensuring you have the adequate risk management and controls in place to take advantage of this asset class? Ensuring you have the right assets that match the liability with the right duration. Managing the downside risk effectively.

AltFi Global Summit Events, 2016, 2017, 2018

Keynote speeches: 

Fixed income under pressure: Time to look outside the box

Alternative Credit: The Big Opportunity for Investors 

Keynote panel examples: 

The next phase for the SME funding revolution: Taking on mid‐market lending

Using property for alternative income

Standardisation, positioning, or track record: What's the key for long‐term capital managers? 

CNBC Interview, 2018 

CBNC Interview 

 Analyst: Optimistic about alternative lending solutions

4:26 AM ET Tue, 27 March 2018

Lendit, 2017, 2018 

Moderator Panel Discussions: 

  • How Innovative Companies are Scaling Their Operations

Some companies across Europe are gaining scale. What were the key aspects for gaining scale? As platforms scale will they all eventually become banks? What are the advantages and costs that this brings?

Private Debt Events, 2017, 2018 

Participant: Panel Discussion of fundraising trends

Panel discussion on latest opportunities in Private Debt

A panel of fundraising experts will comment on data showing fundraising levels – where LPs are allocating their money today, what GPs should expect when walking into LP meetings and why.

SuperInvestor, 2018

Moderator: Real asset debt: the smart money move

Are real asset and infrastructure debt good diversifiers, what are the real risks and where are the most compelling investment opportunities? Where is the smartest money being deployed and how will changes to bank regulation and Basel IV affect leverage ratios and overall deal flow?

Participant: ‘Uberisation’ of credit

Exploring big data and online lending platforms: how is technology disrupting the traditional model of private debt? How are savvy investors and lenders harnessing this trend to enhance access to deals and improve capital raising?

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