Interview with Hubertus Theile-Ochel

The secondaries market is changing, and continuation vehicles (CVs) are playing an increasingly central role in this. With rising transaction volumes and growing institutional acceptance, CVs are becoming an essential tool for GPs and LPs to generate liquidity and strategically retain and grow investments further.

Golding Capital Partners announces the final closing of its first dedicated private equity impact fund with capital commitments of EUR 115.5 million. Institutional investors include pension funds, insurance companies, savings banks and foundations from Germany, Switzerland, Sweden and Portugal. The investment programme attracted interest from both existing and new clients: around 20 per cent of the capital comes from new investors. A successor product with a strong focus on climate technology companies in Europe and North America is scheduled for Q4 2025.

Discover how Golding Capital Partners is shaping the future of private markets in our exclusive double interview with Lukas Eckhardt and Christian Schnabel. They delve into the pivotal role of the Luxembourg entity, the evolution of their product strategy, and the increasing significance of ESG in the investment value chain.

Private credit has become an established part of institutional portfolios in recent years. While the focus has been on low-risk senior direct lending strategies, opportunistic approaches are increasingly coming to the fore.