Our people - Secondary and Portfolio Finance

Eric is a Managing Director in the Secondary and Portfolio Finance team where he is responsible for sourcing, evaluating and executing transactions in North America. He joined AlpInvest in 2011 from Jefferies, where he was an Investment Banking Analyst. Prior to Jefferies, Eric was with B.C. Ziegler and Company where he focused on mergers and acquisitions. Eric received a B.A. from Colgate University.

Vjerana Burleigh is a Managing Director on the Secondary and Portfolio Finance team focusing on the Portfolio Finance strategy. Vjerana rejoined AlpInvest in 2019 from 17Capital, a London-based credit manager, where she was an Investment Director.

She first joined the AlpInvest team in 2012 as an Investment Analyst pursuing equity and credit secondary investments in Europe and globally. Vjerana received a BSc in Economics summa cum laude from the University of Zagreb, an MSc in International Finance from the Amsterdam Business School and an executive diploma from the Said Business School.

Louis Choy is a Managing Director on the AlpInvest Secondary and Portfolio Finance team, where he focuses on European transaction execution and origination. He is based in London. Prior to joining AlpInvest, Louis was a Senior Principal at Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, where he focused on secondaries in Europe, Asia and North America. Previously, he worked at Pantheon Ventures, focused on European secondaries. Louis received his BBA and BMath (Double Degree) from Wilfrid Laurier University and University of Waterloo, where he graduated with Distinction and on the Dean’s Honour List.

Neal is a Managing Director in the Secondary and Portfolio Finance team. Based in London, he focuses on European transactions and leads the European secondary sourcing effort. He originally joined AlpInvest Partners in 2003 in New York, where he helped found the AlpInvest US Secondary Investments team. Over the course of his tenure at AlpInvest, he has also led the firm’s Asia Secondary efforts via the Hong Kong office, and the European efforts from the Amsterdam office.

Neal also spent time with the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, where he led the Secondary and Co-investments business in Europe. Previously, he was also with CIBC World Markets’ Mergers & Acquisitions Investment Banking division. He currently serves as a Director on the Columbia University Business School Private Equity Board. Neal received his MBA from Columbia University in New York and an Honors Business degree (HBA) from the Ivey School of Business at Western University in Canada. He is also a CFA® Charterholder.

Michael Hacker is a Partner, Managing Director and Global Head of Portfolio Finance. Michael is also the Chairman of AlpInvest’s global Investment Committee. He represents AlpInvest Partners on numerous Advisory Boards, including The Audax Group, Court Square Capital Partners, Dubin Clark & Co., GSO Capital Partners, Kinderhook Industries, Lee Equity Partners, Manulife Private Equity Partners, the Stagwell Group and Sumeru Equity Partners. Michael joined AlpInvest Partners in 2007 from UBS Investment Bank, where he was an Associate Director in the Private Funds Group responsible for providing Secondary Market advisory services. Previously, he was an Associate in the Leveraged Finance Group of CIBC World Markets. Michael received a BA in History, cum laude, from Williams College and an MBA from The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania.

Christophe is a Managing Director and Partner in the Secondary and Portfolio Finance team. He is also a member of the AlpInvest Operating Committee. He joined the firm in 2012 and co-leads the European transaction sourcing and execution effort. Christophe has over 20 years of private equity investment experience that includes European and US secondaries at Morgan Stanley and direct buyouts at Permira. His prior professional experience was in investment banking at Goldman Sachs and Broadview (now Jefferies) in London and BNP in Hong Kong. Christophe received an MBA from Ecole Superieure de Commerce de Paris (“ESCP”).

Chris Perriello is a Partner, Managing Director and Global Head of Secondaries. He is also a member of the Investment Committee. Chris represents AlpInvest Partners on the Advisory Boards of Ridgemont Equity Partners, One Equity Partners, Roark Capital and Oaktree Principal Opportunities. Chris joined AlpInvest Partners in 2007 from Paul Capital Investments, where he was a Principal focused on fund investing. Previously, he was a Principal at Invesco Private Capital responsible for evaluating venture and LBO fund investments as well as direct investments. Chris received a BA in Economics, cum laude, from the University of Pittsburgh and an MBA from The Georgia Institute of Technology.

Julian is a Managing Director in the Secondary and Portfolio Finance team focusing on North American transactions. He joined AlpInvest Partners in 2011 from Warburg Pincus in London, where he focused on mid-market consumer and industrial buyout investments. Prior to completing his MBA, Julian worked in the AlpInvest Secondary and Portfolio team in Amsterdam since 2004. Julian received an MBA with honors from The Wharton School and an MSc in Econometrics from the Free University of Amsterdam.

Matthew Romanczuk is a Managing Director in the Secondary and Portfolio Finance team where he is responsible for sourcing, evaluating and executing transactions in North America. He joined AlpInvest Partners in 2011 from Peter J. Solomon Company, where he was an Investment Banking Analyst. Matt received an A.B. in Economics, magna cum laude, from Harvard University.

Wendy is a Partner, Managing Director and Global Head of AlpInvest Partners’ Primary Fund Investments team. She is also responsible for the Secondary and Portfolio Finance team in the Asia Pacific region and a member of the Operating Committee.

She joined AlpInvest Partners in 2007 from Macquarie Funds Management, where she was Senior Vice President of Asia-Pacific regional private equity fund investments and co-investments. Previously, Wendy was a Director with Deutsche Bank Asset Management and an Associate Director at MetLife.

Wendy received a BS in Business Administration and an MS in Accounting from the University of Southern California. She represents AlpInvest Partners on various Advisory Boards.

Jorn Krenn is a Principal in the Secondary and Portfolio Finance team where he is responsible for sourcing, evaluating and executing transactions in Europe. He joined AlpInvest in 2012 in Amsterdam, relocated to New York in 2015, and returned to Amsterdam in 2018. Prior to joining AlpInvest, Jorn was an analyst in the Corporate Finance Group at the Royal Bank of Scotland. Jorn received a MSc in Financial Economics from the Erasmus University of Rotterdam.

Joe is a Principal in the Secondary and Portfolio Finance team where he is responsible for sourcing, evaluating and executing transactions in Asia. He joined AlpInvest Partners in 2013 from Morgan Stanley where he worked within the investment banking division. Joe received a BS in Business Administration from the University of California in Berkeley.

David Pareja is a Principal focused on Secondary and Portfolio Finance opportunities. He is based in New York. Prior to joining AlpInvest, David worked at Macquarie Group, where he invested Macquarie Group's balance sheet in infrastructure assets across the Americas. Prior to completing his MBA, David was an Associate at Palladium Equity Partners focused on middle-market private equity investments. David began his career as an investment banking Analyst at Citigroup. David received an M.B.A. from Harvard Business School, an M.P.P. from Harvard Kennedy School, and a B.A. from Yale University.

Marianne Parker is a Principal in AlpInvest’s Secondary and Portfolio Finance team focused on European transactions. She is based in London. Prior to joining AlpInvest, Marianne was a member of CPP Investments’ secondaries team, where she focused on secondaries in Europe and North America. Prior to that, she worked in the investment banking division at RBC Capital Markets in London. Marianne received a first class masters degree (MPhys) in Theoretical Physics from the University of St. Andrews.