DC Placement Advisors
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| Private company | |
| Founded | 2008 |
Number of locations |
Munich Zurich London Melbourne |
Key people |
Nina Dohr-Pawlowitz (CEO & Head of Fund Placement) Hans-Peter Dohr (Managing Director & Head of Advisory) Eva March (Managing Director & Head of Investor Communications) |
| Website |
www |
DC Placement Advisors (DCPLA) is an independent placement agent and a private markets advisory firm focused on fundraising and strategic advisory of alternative investment management firms as well as providing investor communication services. The firm has 11 staffs and is based in Munich with representations in London, Melbourne and Zurich. DC Placement Advisors covers private equity, private debt, infrastructure, real estate, and other real assets (including timberland and farmland).
History
In 2008, DC Placement Advisors was established as a 100% subsidiary of Dohr Capital GmbH, an international corporate finance boutique in Munich.[1][2] In 2010 DC Placement Advisors became a stand-alone entity.
Business line
- Fund Marketing and Distribution: assisting private market firms in their fundraising activities and advise on all the stages and areas of the fundraising process including strategy, structuring, documentation, investor mapping and marketing, investor due diligence, closing and post-closing support.
- Advisory: Advising investment managers on fund positioning, fund structuring and terms, investor mapping and market testing.
- Investor Communications: Advising managers on strategic communications with existing or potential investor base.
Rankings
The firm was ranked as number 5 in the global placement agent ranking of Dow Jones Private Equity Analyst in 2010.[3][4]
DC Placement Advisors is among the four finalists of the Global placement agent of the year in the Infrastructure Investor annual awards by PEI Media for two consecutive years in 2013 and 2014.
Events and publications
DCPLA organizes different Investor Forums together with co-organizers each year. These events are members’ only platform for information, discussion and networking in the area of alternative investment, such as private equity, private debt, real estate, legal and regulatory issues, etc.
The conference was founded in 2013 by DC Placement Advisors, a Munich based placement agent for alternative investment, together with its 2013 co-organizer SJ Berwin.[5] In 2015, the conference extended its geographical presence by holding a similar forum in Frankfurt, Germany, under the title of Frankfurt Investor Forum (FIF).[6] The MIF and FIF 2015 together, have brought together 100 senior representatives representing over EUR 2.8 trillion in assets and investing funds, 23 speakers and 100 unique delegates.
Munich Investor Forum 2013 (MIF)
On 9 October 2013, DCPLA, together with SJ Berwin conducted the Munich Investor Forum 2013. It was a free-to-attend, by-invitation event, dedicated to the private debt asset class, which was planned as a response to the low interest rate environment of the time. The forum offered interested parties the opportunity to get together with leading private debt fund managers, to share insights and exchange ideas with institutional investors and to discuss the latest legal and regulatory updates. Detailed discussions were held in dedicated panels in which experienced professionals mapped out the opportunities available in the infrastructure debt, real estate debt, and corporate credit/debt markets.[7][8]
- The discussion topics included: The Growth of Private Debt, The Emerging Market Private Debt Opportunity, Private Debt Investments for Institutional Investors: Regulatory and Tax Issues, Trends that are Defining the Private Debt Asset Class in 2013, How to Benefit from the Dislocation in the Real Estate and Credit Markets, How to Get Exposure to the Right Credit in the Private Corporate Debt Market.
- Speakers and Panelists included: 3i Debt Management, Aalto Invest LLP, AgFe Group, Alpha Associate, AMP Capital, CEPRES, Cordiant Capital Inc., DC Placement Advisors, Deka Immobilien GmbH, Feri Trust GmbH, Five Arrows Credit Solutions, Rothschild, LaSalle Investment Management, LFPE S.A., Rantum Capital, Sequoia Investment Management Company, SJ Berwin.
Munich Investor Forum 2015 (MIF)
The MIF 2015 was organized by DC Placement Advisors and international law firm Dechert LLP which brought together some of the most experienced professionals in the areas of infrastructure, private debt/credit, private equity, and real estate along with the regulatory issues and outlook.[9]
The MIF 2015 was held on 29 January 2015 in Hotel Vier Jahreszeiten Kempinski. It was a free-to-attend, by-invitation event dedicated to a broader perspective within the alternative asset class, including real estate, private equity, credit, and infrastructure markets. Regulatory issues and outlooks, as well as investment consultants perspective were discussed in respective panels. [10]
- The discussion topics included: Legal overview and investment impacts under the current regulatory environment, 10 things your investment consultant should have let you know, Private Equity Panel: Niche versus Mega Strategies, Infrastructure Panel: What is next for infrastructure investing? Predictions for 2015 and beyond, Real Estate Panel: Key market drivers for the next 12–18 months (regulation/deal flow/pricing/risk), Credit Panel: A private walk along Credit.St - current market state / sourcing credit assets / investor demands / market outlook
- Speakers and Panelists included: 17Capital, Activa Capital, Altius Associates, AMP Capital, Arbour Partners, Babson Capital, BC Partners, Beechbrook Capital, DC Placement Advisors, Dechert LLP, Equistone, FAROS Consulting, Feri Trust GmbH, Helaba Invest, ICG, LaSalle Investment Management, Neuberger Berman, Optimum Asset Management, Peakside Capital
Frankfurt Investor Forum 2015 (FIF)
The Frankfurt Investor Forum (FIF) is the extension of the Munich Investor Forum, a similar conference which takes place in Munich since 2013 by DC Placement Advisors together with its co-organizers. The FIF 2015 had almost the same structure as the MIF 2015, and was co-hosted by the international law firm Dechert LLP in Frankfurt. Topics and panels included discussions about private debt/credit, private equity, infrastructure and real estate as well as the regulatory issues and outlook.[6]
Frankfurt Investor Forum 2015 was a free-to-attend, by-invitation event, dedicated to the private debt asset class, which was planned as a response to the low interest rate environment of the time. The forum offered interested parties the opportunity to get together with leading private debt fund managers, to share insights and exchange ideas with institutional investors and to discuss the latest legal and regulatory updates.
- The discussion topics included: Legal overview and investment impacts under the current regulatory environment, 10 things your investment consultant should have let you know, Private Equity Panel: Niche versus Mega Strategies, Credit Panel: A private walk along Credit.St - current market state / sourcing credit assets / investor demands / market outlook, Real Estate Panel: Key market drivers for the next 12–18 months (regulation/deal flow/pricing/risk), Infrastructure Panel: What is next for infrastructure investing? Predictions for 2015 and beyond,
- Speakers and Panelists included: 17Capital, AMP Capital, Arbour Partners, Activa Capital, Altius Associates, Babson Capital, Beechbrook Capital, Brockhaus Private Equity, DC Placement Advisors, Dechert LLP, FAROS Consulting, Feri Trust GmbH, Harbert Management Corporation (HMC), Helaba Invest, ICG, Neuberger Berman, Optimum Asset Management, Peakside Capital, Towers Watson, Yielco Investments
Publications
Global Infrastructure Debt Report
In Q4 2012 DCPLA was asked by one of the most active German pension funds infrastructure investor to provide an overview of the infrastructure debt space. It has continued to publish a quarterly report on the global infrastructure debt industry since then, which is written in a casual, easy to understand format, with the cooperation of the infrastructure funds in the market.
The report includes the latest details and updates about the funds, as well as market intelligence, and statistical analysis such as supply and demand in the market.
Industry conferences
DCPLA has been speaker at various high-rank infrastructure and investor events:
| Conference | Conference Host | Date & Location | Topic/Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Private Debt Investor - Germany Forum 2015 | PEI Media | June 2015 Munich, Germany | Supporting Partner & Chairman of Conference Discussing the opportunities for investors in Europe and beyond with leading institutions, fund managers and advisors |
| Real Estate Financing: New Ways 2015 | DC Placement Advisors Berwin Leighton Paisner | April 2015 Frankfurt, Germany | Co-Organizer Real Estate Loan and Regulations, Capital Market Products and Competitive Dynamics |
| Infrastructure Investor Debt and Project Finance Forum 2015 | PEI Media | Mar 2015 Berlin, Germany | Panel moderation “Going it alone: overcoming the challenges of investing directly into infrastructure projects” |
| Munich & Frankfurt Investor Forums 2015 | DC Placement Advisors Dechert LLP | Jan 2015 Munich & Frankfurt, Germany | Host of 2 conferences which included a dedicated Credit Panel: “A private walk along Credit St.” |
| Private Debt Investor – Investors’ Council | PEI Media Private Debt Investors | Dec 2014 Versailles, France | Panel moderation “Comparing and contrasting debt strategies” |
| Munich Private Equity Training | P+P Pöllath + Partners | May 2014 Munich, Germany | Presentation on “Private Debt Funds – fundraising environment and current experience” |
| Munich Investor Forum 2013: Private Debt | DC Placement Advisors SJ Berwin | Oct 2013 Munich, Germany | Host of the conference which included a dedicated Infrastructure Debt Panel “How does infrastructure debt compare to infrastructure equity” |
| Berwin Leighton Paisner Roundtable | Berwin Leighton Paisner | Sep 2013 London, UK | Infrastructure Roundtable |
| Infrastructure Investor Forum | IIR Conferences (IIR & IBC Financial Events) | Jul 2013 London, UK | Presentation on “Attracting LPs to the Infrastructure Debt Space” |
Memberships
Association of the German Alternative Investment Industry
DC Placement Advisors is a supporting member of BAI Bundesverband Alternative Investments e.V.),the association of the German alternative investment industry.[11]
EVCA
DC Placement Advisors is an associate member of EVCA (European Private equity & Venture capital Association).
References
- ↑ "Dohr Capital gründet Placement Agent DC Placement Advisors". Institutional-money.com. 2008-10-27. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
- ↑ Daniel Hausmann (2008-11-05). "Dohr Capital Starts DC Placement Advisors". Pevc.dowjones.com. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
- ↑ "Dow Jones Private Equity Analyst" (PDF). Ict-industry-reports.com. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
- ↑ "DC Placement Advisors belegt Platz 5 beim globalen Dow Jones Placement Agent Ranking". Institutional-money.com. 2010-04-23. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
- ↑ "Anspruchsvolles Neuland". Institutional-money.com. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
- 1 2 "DC Placement Advisors GmbH - Experts in Fund Raising for Alternative Fund Managers - Frankfurt Investor Forum 2015". Dcpla.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-05. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
- ↑ "Anspruchsvolles Neuland" (PDF). Hsfp.de. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
- ↑ "DC Placement Advisors GmbH - Experts in Fund Raising for Alternative Fund Managers - MIF MUNICH INVESTOR FORUM". Dcpla.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-05. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
- ↑ http://www.institutional-money.com/events/aktuelle-termine/temine-details/?tx_seminars_pi1[showUid]=3065
- ↑ "DC Placement Advisors GmbH - Experts in Fund Raising for Alternative Fund Managers - Munich Investor Forum 2015". Dcpla.com. Archived from the original on 2015-04-05. Retrieved 2015-04-04.
- ↑ "Mitgliedersuche Detail - Bundesverband Alternative Investment e.V". Bvai.de. Retrieved 2015-04-04.