Joaquín Ruiz
Joaquín Ruiz
European Investment Fund
Head of Secondaries

Joaquin is currently Head of Secondaries at the European Investment Fund, where he joined in 2008 as part of the primaries lower mid-market investment team. At EIF he has led and closed transactions in Buyout, Development Capital, Growth, Credit & VC strategies, having successfully executed primaries, buy-side and sell-side secondaries (including single asset and multi-asset GP-leds, LP-tenders, preferreds, single LP-led and portfolio LP-led transactions) as well as co-investments across Europe.

As part of the EIF’s private institutional investor programme (AMUF), a platform which has raised over EUR 1.6bn to date, Joaquin led and closed a EUR 100m private equity secondaries fund focused on GP-led solutions and acquisition of single LP positions in the lower end of the mid-market. Regular panellist on secondaries, primaries and co-investments across Europe.

Holds a Degree in Law from Nebrija University, an International MBA from IE Business School and the Private Equity Certification Program from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. Fluent in English (proficiency), French (mother language) and Spanish (mother language).

 

Speaking at

Luxembourg-Kirchberg
Wednesday, 25 September 2024
15.50 - 16.30
Unwinding funds: beyond liquidations

This panel will delve into the strategic unwinding of investment fund vehicles, exploring the implications for investors and fund managers alike. The panel will also shed light on the trend of continuation funds, which offer a novel pathway for managing the lifecycle of investments by allowing existing assets to be transferred into new vehicles, as well as the landscape of secondary transactions, a critical component of the private assets ecosystem, where interests in funds are bought and sold, providing liquidity in a market that is inherently illiquid.

Michelle Barry
Michelle Barry
Maples and Calder (Luxembourg) S.à r.l.

Partner

Michel Marques Pereira
Michel Marques Pereira
Elvinger Hoss Prussen S.A.

Partner

Joaquín Ruiz
Joaquín Ruiz
European Investment Fund

Head of Secondaries

Herbert Thomas
Herbert Thomas
ECE Real Estate Partners GmbH

General Counsel - Funds