Keynote interview: successfully navigating difficult market conditions, creating resilient portfolios and positioning companies for growth

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Keynote interview: successfully navigating difficult market conditions, creating resilient portfolios and positioning companies for growth

Keynote interview: successfully navigating difficult market conditions, creating resilient portfolios and positioning companies for growth

About the speakers
  • Donat Auf der Maur
    Donat Auf der Maur
    Senior Portfolio Manager at SUVA
    Donat Auf der Maur joined Suva in 2011 as Senior Portfolio Manager in private markets. He started his career in private equity in 2000 at Swiss Re and later was a Senior Portfolio Manager at Horizon21. Donat is responsible for investing in private equity and private credit funds globally, with a particular focus on North America. Donat was also involved in various co-investments and secondary transactions during his time at Suva and Swiss Re. Donat holds an undergraduate degree in business economics from Berry College and an international MBA degree from the University of South Carolina. Donat is a CAIA Member.
  • Steven Klinsky
    Steven Klinsky
    Founder & CEO at New Mountain Capital LLC
    Steven Klinsky established New Mountain Capital in 1999. Prior to founding New Mountain Capital, Mr. Klinsky was co-founder of the Leverage Buyout Group of Goldman Sachs & Co. (“Goldman”) (1981-1984), where he helped execute over $3 billion of pioneering transactions for Goldman and its clients. He then joined Forstmann Little and Co. (“Forstmann Little”) as an Associate Partner (1984-1986) and a General Partner (1986-1999), helping to oversee seven private equity and debt partnerships totaling over $10 billion in capital. Mr. Klinsky was the most senior partner of Forstmann Little outside of the Forstmann family for a majority of the 1990s. Mr. Klinsky received his B.A. in Economics and Political Philosophy, with high honors, from the University of Michigan in 1976. He received his M.B.A. from Harvard Business School (class of 1979) and his J.D., with honors, from Harvard Law School (class of 1981). He is or has been chairman or a director of numerous corporations and philanthropies.

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