UBS Private Equity Head Joins Fintech
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The head of private equity at the wealth management of UBS is joining a Berlin-based investment platform.
The CVs of the staff at Moonfare, a German private-equity-investment platform, include some serious heavy-weight experience: KKR, Apax Partners, J.P. Morgan, Blackrock, Amazon, Microsoft, Angellist, N26, and Google.
Since this November, Swiss bank UBS is also part of the list of former employers of the Moonfare staff. The German startup has hired Winson Ng as its chief investment officer.
He will work with managing director Magnus Grufman to develop the fund offering of Moonfare. The company is busy expanding the offering from private equity to new asset classes, according to a statement released on Wednesday.
Ng will remain based in London and join the investment committee of Moonfare. He will play a key role in the positioning of the firm in digital private markets investing and growing its presence in the U.K.
Experience From UBS and GIC
Ng was head of the wealth management private equity team of UBS. At UBS and in senior roles at GIC, the Singapore state fund, Ng oversaw large allocations to growth, middle-market, and large-cap buyout funds as well as investments in funds focused on mezzanine capital, credit, infrastructure, and venture capital.
A native of Hong Kong and Malaysia, Ng has an MBA from INSEAD and graduated with a medical degree from the University of London.
Questions & Answers
Q.What is Moonfare and where is it based?
What is Moonfare and where is it based?
Moonfare is a German private-equity-investment platform. It is based in Berlin, and has hired Winson Ng as its new chief investment officer, who will remain based in London.
Q.What will Winson Ng's main responsibilities be at Moonfare?
What will Winson Ng's main responsibilities be at Moonfare?
Winson Ng will work with Magnus Grufman to develop Moonfare's fund offering. He will also play a key role in the firm's digital private markets investing and growing its presence in the U.K.
Q.What experience does Winson Ng bring from his previous roles at UBS and GIC?
What experience does Winson Ng bring from his previous roles at UBS and GIC?
At UBS, Ng headed the wealth management private equity team. In senior roles at both UBS and GIC, he oversaw significant allocations across various fund types, including growth, buyout, mezzanine capital, credit, infrastructure, and venture capital.
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