Stefan Peller

Stefan Peller is a highly experienced senior business development expert with a proven track record in relationship building and asset raising across various asset classes, investment strategies, and services.

With 20 years of consulting, sales, and distribution experience in the institutional asset management sector, Stefan has also spent 5 years in strategic consulting within banking, asset management, and real estate.

His expertise extends to corporate and real estate finance, with a strong network in the DACH region that includes pension funds, insurance companies, endowments, charities, investment consultants, corporations, fund of funds, charitable institutions, private and retail banks, public institutions, family offices, asset managers, and real estate companies.

Additionally, Stefan has experience in regions like Italy, Nordics, and CEE, excelling in forming trusted c-suite relationships and focusing on closing deals, often achieving early wins during the build-up phase.

He has a track record of market building, ESG integration, and impact investments, along with skills in marketing, communication, segmentation, product documentation, media strategies, and organizing high-level events.

Stefan Peller is characterized as an entrepreneurial and success-driven team player with keen attention to detail and high-quality standards, showcasing proven analytical and project management abilities.

He has directly initiated numerous mutual funds, specialized funds, and customized solutions, as well as an exclusive cooperation with a leading global banking group.

Stefan is multilingual, fluent in German as a native language, with proficiency in English, Italian, and French.

In terms of education, he holds a Bachelor's degree in Monetary Theory from Università degli Studi di Verona, a Master's degree in Business Administration with Honors from Universität Passau, and studied Business Administration at the same university for a candidature rerum politicarum.

Stefan Peller has held key roles in various organizations, including being the Founder & CEO of essepe gmbh, Institutional Business Development at Private Markets, Executive Director of Sales & Business Development Institutional Clients DACH at Twelve Capital, Member of the Board at Forum Nachhaltige Geldanlagen e.V., and in senior positions at prominent institutions like RobecoSAM, Lombard Odier, Abegglen Management Consultants AG, Freiherr von Weichs & Partner Gesellschaft für Unternehmens- und Invesititionsberatung mbH, and IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG.