Investment Solutions

Four paths. One mindset. That makes the difference.

Those who invest with us are looking for more than directions. They are looking for results. Private markets deliver them – if you know how to access them. We invest with intent: in primaries, secondaries, co-investments and direct investments. Each path is a statement. No coincidence, no standard, but conviction, analysis and discipline. Because success is the result of the right decisions.

Primaries

Primary funds are our foundation. We invest in experienced managers with a compelling strategy, a stable track record and direct access to attractive deals. The result is broad diversification, predictable capital calls and a sustainable portfolio structure with the necessary discipline and foresight.

Secondaries

We acquire existing fund interests and portfolios selectively, data-driven and with a focus on returns. Secondaries shorten the J-curve, accelerate capital deployment and generate early distributions. In the small and mid-cap segment, we deliberately exploit market inefficiencies to realize opportunities with above-average potential.

Co-Investments

We invest alongside leading fund managers in selected companies or assets. This creates focused engagements with strong return potential, shaped by expertise, speed and trust. Our network opens doors and our experience determines which ones we walk through.

Direct Investments

When we invest directly, we do so with conviction. We bring capital, know-how and conviction into companies with clear growth drivers. For us, direct means shaping rather than following. We create value where others merely manage.

Individual paths. Shared success.

Whether entry, experience or expertise: every path to alternative investments is different. We have been advising, supporting and developing our investors for many years.

Multi-manager fundsBroad base. Clear line.

Our fund of funds combines strategies, regions and managers – deliberately curated rather than broadly spread. Diversification is not a reflex, but a principle: stability through selection, resilience through data. We combine market experience with analytical depth – for portfolios that demonstrate substance. The result is well-founded breadth with measurable depth.

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Those who diversify across managers, markets, and time do not just invest more broadly – they invest smarter.

Bernhard Birgmann
Managing Director · Institutional Clients

Co-Investment Funds.
Focus beats quantity.

Our Co-Investment Funds bring together the best deals – handpicked across Managers and Sectors. No coincidence, no standard. We invest only where quality and conviction come together. This creates concentrated portfolios with substance, clear Governance and real influence. For Investors who do not just watch but want to actively shape outcomes.

Golding Capital – Thorsten Birke

Co-Investments are the direct link to the strongest assets and managers. This access cannot be bought – only earned.

Thorsten Birke 
 Managing Director · Institutional Clients International

Secondary Funds.Efficiency in its purest form.

Our Secondary Funds focus on the acquisition of existing Fund interests and GP-led transactions. The goal: faster capital deployment, earlier distributions and stable portfolio performance. Less waiting, more impact.

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Performance is created not by waiting, but by timing.

Dirk Homberg
Partner · Head of Institutional Clients

Individual MandatesTailored. Without compromise.

No Investor is like another. That is why we focus on Individual strategies instead of standard solutions – with dedicated Governance, clear oversight and full transparency. You set the course, we ensure performance. Collaborative, precise, on equal footing.

Golding Capital – Wiebke Kuhne

The best solutions are not created on a drawing board, but through dialogue. In open, trusting collaboration with our Investors. Because only those who truly understand can shape with purpose.

Wiebke Kuhne
Managing Director · Institutional Clients

Your team for our Investment solutions.

Dirk Homberg

Head of Institutional Clients · Partner

As Partner, Head of Institutional Clients, Dirk Homberg looks after institutional investors in the areas of savings banks, banks and churches in Germany and Austria. He first joined Golding Capital Partners in 2008.

Tim Ickenroth

Head of Institutional Clients • Director

Tim Ickenroth has been with Golding Capital Partners since 2023. He heads the institutional sales team for insurance companies and pension funds in Germany and Austria and primarily serves German insurance companies and Austrian institutional investors.

Thorsten Birke

Managing Director · Institutional Clients International

Thorsten Birke has been with Golding Capital Partners since 2013, working with institutional investors across international markets. Thorsten has more than 15 years of capital market experience at banks and financial service providers located in Munich, Frankfurt and New York.

Beat Frühauf

Head of Switzerland · Managing Director

As Managing Director and Head of Switzerland, Beat Frühauf has been responsible for looking after professional investors and for establishing and expanding the Swiss subsidiary in Zurich since 2021.

Wiebke Kuhne

Institutional Clients · Managing Director

Wiebke Kuhne has been with Golding Capital Partners since 2012. As part of the institutional sales team for insurance companies and pension funds in Germany and Austria, she primarily advises and supports pension funds.

Dustin Jungmann

Institutional Clients · Director

Dustin Jungmann has been responsible for servicing institutional clients since January 2024, with a particular focus on pension funds and pension schemes.

Dirk Homberg

Head of Institutional Clients · Partner

As Partner, Head of Institutional Clients, Dirk Homberg looks after institutional investors in the areas of savings banks, banks and churches in Germany and Austria. He first joined Golding Capital Partners in 2008.

Tim Ickenroth

Head of Institutional Clients • Director

Tim Ickenroth has been with Golding Capital Partners since 2023. He heads the institutional sales team for insurance companies and pension funds in Germany and Austria and primarily serves German insurance companies and Austrian institutional investors.

Thorsten Birke

Managing Director · Institutional Clients International

Thorsten Birke has been with Golding Capital Partners since 2013, working with institutional investors across international markets. Thorsten has more than 15 years of capital market experience at banks and financial service providers located in Munich, Frankfurt and New York.

Beat Frühauf

Head of Switzerland · Managing Director

As Managing Director and Head of Switzerland, Beat Frühauf has been responsible for looking after professional investors and for establishing and expanding the Swiss subsidiary in Zurich since 2021.

Wiebke Kuhne

Institutional Clients · Managing Director

Wiebke Kuhne has been with Golding Capital Partners since 2012. As part of the institutional sales team for insurance companies and pension funds in Germany and Austria, she primarily advises and supports pension funds.

Dustin Jungmann

Institutional Clients · Director

Dustin Jungmann has been responsible for servicing institutional clients since January 2024, with a particular focus on pension funds and pension schemes.