Hannes Ambacher

About

• Private markets funds investment management (developed and emerging markets) • Fundraising • Portfolio construction • Sourcing, due diligence, investment execution • Portfolio management (monitoring, reporting) • Direct private equity and real estate investments • Secondary transactions (buy and sell side transactions) • Deal structuring • Direct investment and private markets fund restructuring • Extensive global network: institutional investors, family offices, family trusts, private investors, private equity firms (primary, secondary), private real estate firms, service providers (private markets intermediaries, law firms, tax advisors)

Experience

• Founder, Managing Director at 8 Capital (Eight Capital GmbH)
  Nov 2005 - Present · 20 yrs 9 mos

  8 Capital is a private investment office focusing on private equity and private real estate investments (direct and indirect). Principal investments (of 8 Capital or affiliates) include: Private equity fund-of-funds, a venture capital fund, an emerging markets private equity fund, a secondary fund, five direct investments in industry roll-up strategies (thereof 4 exits), two early-stage tech investments, and some real estate investments.

• Managing Director at Ambacher Real Estate GmbH
  Mar 2012 - Present · 14 yrs 5 mos

• Speaker, panellist, jury member at Speaker and panellist at various private equity and family office conferences
  2009 - Present · 17 yrs 7 mos

  SuperReturn US, SuperInvestor Europe, SuperReturn Middle East, Marcus Evans Elite Summit, Marcus Evans DACH Investments Gipfel, Marcus Evans Alternative Investment Summit, C5 Private Equity, Family Office Forum, unquote private equity congress, unquote private equity congress central & eastern europe, 13th International CEE Private Equity Forum, invest.austria. Member Jury & Advisory Board, Private Equity Exchange Awards (2011 - 2019).

• Supervisory Board Member at Global Private Equity Holdings
  Jul 2015 - Jun 2020 · 5 yrs

  The Global Private Equity Holding companies – Global Private Equity Holding AG, Global Private Equity II Holding AG, Global Private Equity III Secondary Fund AG, and Global Private Equity IV Holding AG – represent the majority of Bank Gutmann's private equity investment activities.

• Managing Director at Global Private Equity Holdings & GHK (Bank Gutmann AG)
  Feb 2007 - Dec 2014 · 7 yrs 11 mos

  Managing Director of Global Private Equity Holding AG (Aug. 2008 – Dez. 2014), Global Private Equity II Holding AG (Aug. 2008 – Dez. 2014), Global Private Equity III Secondary Fund AG (Aug. 2008 – Dez. 2014), Global Private Equity IV Holding AG, Managing Director (Feb. 2007 – Dez. 2014), and Co-Managing Director of G & H Kapitalpartner AG (Jul. 2010 – Dez. 2014). Led a team dedicated to private equity investment management. Responsibilities included fundraising, portfolio construction, sourcing, due diligence, execution and monitoring of investments for five private equity investment vehicles, comprising ca. 45 private equity partnerships. Executed several buy and sell side secondary transactions. Led restructuring effort for the three more seasoned private equity vehicles. In addition, led restructuring efforts of principal investments (direct real estate investment, private real estate fund).