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ConveroConnect

Convero's investor event series, bringing family offices and institutional investors together across Europe's financial hubs for candid, high-impact conversations.

What it is

A curated roundtable

ConveroConnect is Convero's investor event series. Rather than a large conference, each edition is an intimate, invitation-only roundtable built around a single theme, pairing practical market insight with the kind of direct networking a crowded conference floor rarely allows. Since launching in 2024, the series has run across financial hubs in Germany and Switzerland, and returns for its next edition in 2026.

Upcoming, Q4 2026

LP-led secondaries, from process to closing

Planned across DACH financial hubs, including Hamburg, Munich, Düsseldorf, Cologne, Zurich and Geneva, the next edition turns to the LP-led secondary market, walking investors through the process end to end, from a seller's first steps to how a buyer actually underwrites and closes.

Proposed Agenda
01

The LP-Led Secondary Process

Current market dynamics, underwriting metrics, and how buyers evaluate a portfolio before making an offer.

02

Legal Considerations

A law firm's view on common pitfalls, negotiation points, and the terms that matter most through to signing.

03

The Buyer's Perspective

A secondary fund on what makes a portfolio attractive and what separates a smooth process from a difficult one.

04

Panel, Both Sides of the Table

A moderated conversation with a buyer, a seller and legal counsel on pricing, negotiation and lessons learned.

2025, second edition

Munich & Zurich

ConveroConnect returned for its second edition with back-to-back roundtables in Munich and Zurich, both fully booked, bringing investors and dealmakers together for in-depth discussions about the lower mid-market and independent sponsor transactions.

ConveroConnect 2025 roundtable in session around a boardroom table
A speaker presenting at the ConveroConnect 2025 roundtable
Key Takeaways

James Paget

Limerston Capital
  • Structured buy-and-build strategies scale mid-market platforms and compound value over the long term.
  • A strong operational focus is what unlocks a portfolio company's hidden potential.

Gilbert Kamieniecky & Georg Knoflach

Investcorp
  • Tech-enabled lower mid-market companies offer outsized growth opportunities.
  • A hands-on, value-creation approach is what sustains that growth in a fast-evolving sector.

Nicola Zambon

Cleon Capital
  • Southern European SMEs hold significant untapped potential that flexible capital can unlock.
  • Local presence and deep industrial expertise make the difference in navigating complex deals.
2024, first edition

Frankfurt, Düsseldorf, Hamburg & Munich

ConveroConnect launched in 2024 with a four-city series across Germany, from Frankfurt and Düsseldorf through Hamburg to a full house in Munich, bringing GP-led secondaries and lower mid-market opportunities to a room of engaged investors.

ConveroConnect 2024 presentation to a full room
ConveroConnect 2024 breakfast roundtable session
Highlights

Nico Taverna

Mill Reef Capital
  • GP-led secondaries in the European lower mid-market, and where the most attractive opportunities in the segment currently sit.

Grzegorz Bielowicki

Tar Heel Capital
  • Hands-on value creation and how it drives outsized returns in the Polish lower mid-market.