Nuveen Private Capital hires Ralph Hora to lead DACH region
Nuveen Private Capital has appointed Ralph Hora as partner and head of DACH business development.
Arcmont Asset Management and Churchill Asset Management, the European and US asset management companies of Nuveen Private Capital, have made the addition to expand their pan-European coverage.
Hora will assume the role this month and be based in Arcmont’s Frankfurt office, focusing on strengthening Nuveen Private Capital’s coverage and private credit solutions across Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
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Previously, Hora was a partner and head of business distribution at Pemberton Asset Management for eight years where he led coverage of the DACH region.
He also held leadership roles at The Royal Bank of Scotland, including managing director, head of financial institution, insurance and managing director, head of solution sales, in addition to positions at Citigroup Global Markets and Commerzbank Securities.
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“Ralph has significant experience and a strong network across the German, Austrian and Swiss markets, having partnered with institutional investors throughout the region for well over two decades, said Arcmont Asset Management chief executive Anthony Fobel. “His expertise will continue the growth of Nuveen Private Capital’s coverage and provide leading private credit solutions to our growing investor base in the DACH region.”
Nuveen Private Capital was formed in March 2023 following Nuveen’s majority acquisition of Arcmont, which in combination with Churchill, created a $74bn (£55.6bn) private capital platform.
Collectively, Arcmont and Churchill have deployed more than $18bn in support of European and US private equity firms and their portfolio companies.
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