Profil
Mr. De Backer is a member of the private equity team, focused on European fund, direct and secondary investments.
Prior to joining StepStone, Mr. De Backer was a partner at Equity Capital Management GmbH, a Frankfurt-based buyout firm.
Before that he was a senior portfolio manager at the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (ADIA) where he was responsible for ADIA’s European funds portfolio.
Previously, Mr. De Backer was a London-based partner at Parish Capital and subsequently briefly StepStone Group.
Mr. De Backer started his career in private equity in 2000 at BancBoston Capital in London.
Mr. De Backer holds an MSc.
and Ph.D.
in electrical engineering from the University of Ghent as well as an MBA in finance from Columbia University.
Postes actifs de Bernard de Backer
| Sociétés | Poste | Début |
|---|---|---|
StepStone Group Europe LLP
StepStone Group Europe LLP Investment ManagersFinance Functions as an alternative investment manager | Private Equity Investor | 01/04/2012 |
Anciens postes connus de Bernard de Backer
| Sociétés | Poste | Fin |
|---|---|---|
ECM Equity Capital Management GmbH
ECM Equity Capital Management GmbH Investment ManagersFinance ECM Equity Capital invests in mid-sized companies located in Germany, Switzerland and Austria with enterprise value of up to EUR 125 million. The firm targets companies operating across a broad range of sectors and industries. It provides financing for MBO, succession planning, corporate spin-offs and growth stage capital requirements. It also acquires majority stakes. | Private Equity Investor | 01/12/2018 |
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (Private Equity)
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (Private Equity) Investment ManagersFinance ADIA is responsible for investing in private equity globally through externally managed funds and through investments in private companies, typically alongside their external partners. The firm’s primary fund investment activities are broadly organized geographically across North America, Europe and emerging markets with strategies such as venture capital, private credit and distressed credit invest with a global mandate. ADIA’s secondary and principal investing activities operates worldwide on a global platform with portfolios that is diversified by geography, industry, stage, size and timeframe. | Private Equity Investor | 01/07/2017 |
Parish Capital Advisors LLC
Parish Capital Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Parish Capital Advisors seeks to provide a level of service comparable to in-house staff. They limit the number of institutional investors participating in the partnership. The firm is an active participant on the advisory boards of their portfolio funds. When appropriate, they may proactively serve as lead investor. Parish Capital Advisors maintains a commitment to small, early-stage venture and small and middle-market buyout funds. In order to identify and participate in top tier emerging funds, the firm applies a combination of sector experience, hard work, rigorous due diligence and business intelligence. | Private Equity Investor | 01/03/2012 |
BancBoston Capital, Inc.
BancBoston Capital, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance BancBoston Capital provides a variety of financing options including early-stage venture capital for emerging growth companies, later-stage investments in more mature companies in consolidating industries and investments in growth companies requiring capital for expansion or ownership transitions. The firm focuses on investments in information technology, healthcare and communications companies and on small to middle-market manufacturing and service sector companies. | Private Equity Investor | 01/03/2006 |
Formation de Bernard de Backer
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BancBoston Capital, Inc.
BancBoston Capital, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance BancBoston Capital provides a variety of financing options including early-stage venture capital for emerging growth companies, later-stage investments in more mature companies in consolidating industries and investments in growth companies requiring capital for expansion or ownership transitions. The firm focuses on investments in information technology, healthcare and communications companies and on small to middle-market manufacturing and service sector companies. | Finance |
Parish Capital Advisors LLC
Parish Capital Advisors LLC Investment ManagersFinance Parish Capital Advisors seeks to provide a level of service comparable to in-house staff. They limit the number of institutional investors participating in the partnership. The firm is an active participant on the advisory boards of their portfolio funds. When appropriate, they may proactively serve as lead investor. Parish Capital Advisors maintains a commitment to small, early-stage venture and small and middle-market buyout funds. In order to identify and participate in top tier emerging funds, the firm applies a combination of sector experience, hard work, rigorous due diligence and business intelligence. | Finance |
Ghent University
Ghent University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
ECM Equity Capital Management GmbH
ECM Equity Capital Management GmbH Investment ManagersFinance ECM Equity Capital invests in mid-sized companies located in Germany, Switzerland and Austria with enterprise value of up to EUR 125 million. The firm targets companies operating across a broad range of sectors and industries. It provides financing for MBO, succession planning, corporate spin-offs and growth stage capital requirements. It also acquires majority stakes. | Finance |
StepStone Group Europe LLP
StepStone Group Europe LLP Investment ManagersFinance Functions as an alternative investment manager | Finance |
Columbia Business School
Columbia Business School Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (Private Equity)
Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (Private Equity) Investment ManagersFinance ADIA is responsible for investing in private equity globally through externally managed funds and through investments in private companies, typically alongside their external partners. The firm’s primary fund investment activities are broadly organized geographically across North America, Europe and emerging markets with strategies such as venture capital, private credit and distressed credit invest with a global mandate. ADIA’s secondary and principal investing activities operates worldwide on a global platform with portfolios that is diversified by geography, industry, stage, size and timeframe. | Finance |
















