Munich, January 24, 2023

MPEP appoints Marc Schiedermeier as Co-Head of Business Development

  • Schiedermeier joins MPEP from DWS, where he spent 17 years in various management and sales positions, most recently as Director Institutional Sales.
  • At MPEP, he will work closely with Sebastian Schwarzenegger to further expand the institutional investor base, with a focus on the DACH region.

Munich Private Equity Partners (MPEP), specialist for private equity fund investments in the lower mid-market buyout segment, is strengthening its sales force by appointing Marc Schiedermeier as new Co-Head of Business Development. Since January, he has been responsible for acquiring and servicing institutional clients, with a focus on the DACH region. Schiedermeier will also, in close cooperation with management, contribute to the further ongoing development of MPEP’s institutional sales strategy to identify additional growth opportunities. He shares this role with Sebastian Schwarzenegger, who joined the sales team in September 2022 as Co-Head of Business Development.

Schiedermeier has more than 25 years of experience in business development for renowned fund providers and insurance companies. From 2006 until the end of 2022, he held various management and sales positions at DWS, most recently as Director Institutional Sales. In this role, he further developed the asset manager’s new business with institutional investors, including pension funds, non-profit organizations and church institutions. Prior to his time at DWS, Schiedermeier worked as Senior Sales Executive at JP Morgan Asset Management where he strengthened the relationships with insurers, banks and asset managers.

"Marc Schiedermeier has many years of experience in the field of business development and is well connected within the industry. With his contacts and longstanding professional experience in serving existing and potential investors, he will make a valuable contribution to further expanding our investor base," says Christopher Bär, Managing Director at Munich Private Equity Partners

"Munich Private Equity Partners provides exposure to an attractive niche with its focus on the lower mid-market segment in North America and Europe and has achieved an impressive performance with its programs to date. I am excited to support institutional investors in further expanding their engagement in private equity. Our goal is to provide more investors with access to some of the most sought-after and access-restricted lower mid-market buyout funds," says Schiedermeier.

In 2022, Munich Private Equity Partners has achieved an average gross multiple on invested capital (MOIC) of 4.2x on a total of 26 exits in its four fund of funds generations across Europe and North America.

About Munich Private Equity Partners
Munich Private Equity Partners (MPEP) is one of Europe’s leading private equity specialists for fund investments in the lower mid-market buyout segment. MPEP oversees over EUR 2.4 billion assets and more than 200 fund investments. MPEP’s product and service offering for institutional investors includes focused private equity programs, customized managed accounts as well as advisory and services encompassing the entire private equity lifecycle.