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Milan Cvetković

Milan Cvetković

Zurich

Summary

Dynamic private markets investment professional with over 7 years of relevant experience, specializing in private equity fund investments. Expertise encompasses sourcing, research and selection of diverse investment strategies, with a strong focus on due diligence and portfolio management. Proven ability to navigate complex investment landscapes and build robust relationships with fund managers and industry participants. Adept at producing critical investment documentation and communicating insights effectively to stakeholders. Passionate about driving investment success across North America and Western Europe in the private equity sector. Open to opportunities in both full-time and consulting roles.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work History

Private Markets Funds Investment Professional

ISPartners Investment Solutions AG
Zurich
04.2019 - 09.2024

A single family office backed private markets investment advisory firm

  • Sourcing, research and selection of private markets Managers/Funds, with the special emphasis on private equity fund investments (primaries, secondaries, co-investments) in the buyout, growth and venture capital space in different geographical regions and industrial sectors
  • Portfolio management of the fund investments
  • Performing market research, actively looking for new investment opportunities across various private equity investment strategies
  • Regular interaction with Managers and other industry participants
  • Establishing and managing a more institutionalized funds selection investment process
  • Leading in-depth due diligence projects, including quantitative and qualitative assessment
  • Investment Committee ("IC") member
  • Producing main IC decision-making documents
  • Regular interaction with legal department in assessing LPAs and preparation of transaction documentation
  • On-site and off-site Manager interviews, track record analysis, peer group comparison
  • Monitoring and performance analysis of existing investment universe
  • Creating investor communication documents (reports, quarterly newsletters, factsheets, market update, marketing presentations etc.)
  • Building industry expertise through regular interaction with fund providers, advisors, placement agents and administrators
  • Contributing to fundraising, marketing, and business management activities.

Private Debt Investment Analyst

Private Debt Boutique
Zurich
02.2018 - 10.2018
  • Sourcing, research and selection of private debt/alternative credit managers
  • Contributing to the investment decision making process, providing comprehensive research on private debt universe
  • Conducting in-depth investment, strategy and risk due diligence on best in class private debt managers and factoring companies
  • Producing main decision-making documents (investment committee memos), and presenting the findings to the investment committee
  • Leading and participating in meetings with investment managers, evaluating investment strategy, risk management and investment process
  • Writing investment proposals for investment and portfolio committees
  • Contributing to filling the RFPs
  • Monitoring of the existing investment universe

Hedge Fund Research and Selection Analyst

StepStone Group
Zurich
08.2016 - 02.2018
  • Hedge funds sourcing, research and selection
  • Producing in-depth investment, strategy and risk due diligence documents on various best in class hedge fund managers and presenting them at the investment committee
  • Evaluating hedge funds in order to contribute to the management of the hedge funds portfolio
  • Contributing to filling the RFPs
  • Fund market observation and monitoring of existing investment universe
  • Building industry/strategy peer groups for managers comparisons
  • Conducting interviews, conference calls and meetings with managers
  • Producing compelling, investment related marketing material for advisory purposes
  • Independently operating the internally developed asset manager evaluation software

Trainee in the CIO office, Fund Research Department

Bank J Safra Sarasin
Zurich
12.2015 - 05.2016
  • Long only managers sourcing, research and selection with focus on traditional (equity and fixed income) managers
  • Conducting in-depth investment and strategy due diligence on various best in class long only managers and presenting them at the investment committee
  • Monitoring and performance analysis of existing investment universe
  • Building industry/strategy peer groups for managers comparisons
  • Conducting interviews, conference calls and meetings with managers
  • Forecasting Swiss Economics Indicators

Trainee in the Investment Research Department

Bank Julius Bär
Zurich
02.2015 - 07.2015
  • Cross asset class public market investment research
  • Bloomberg and Datastream financial time series data analysis
  • Inspecting Fixed Income Universe Movers and Shakers
  • Publishing daily internal investment publication 'Daily Wire'

Analyst in the Banking Supervision Department

National bank of Serbia
Belgrade
05.2013 - 09.2013
  • Monitoring and qualitative validation of banks’ credit and operational risk models for calculation of minimal capital requirements in accordance with Basel II financial regulation standards

Education

Master of Science - Quantitative Finance

University of Zurich, ETH Zurich
Switzerland
10.2016

Master of Science - Mathematics of Economics

University of Niš
Serbia
10.2011

Skills

  • CEPRES
  • QUPLIX
  • Bloomberg
  • Morningstar
  • Data Stream
  • Windows
  • Microsoft Office (Word, Excel and Power point)

Accomplishments

2022

SECA Seminar: Private Markets in Zurich

Deep insight into the structure, functioning and market dynamics of private markets

2022

SECA Workshop Venture Capital in Zurich

Deep insight into the structure, functioning and dynamics of the VC industry

2015

Invited speaker at the conference „International ICT Forum“, October, Paper „Hedge Fund Data Analysis“

2011

Master Thesis "Hedge Funds Volatility" presentation at Technical University Munich, Department of Mathematics, Division of Mathematical Finance

2011

II prize for the best Master Thesis, at the contest organized by Central Bank of Serbia, for scientific research in the areas of monetary economics and financial stability

Languages

Serbian
First Language
English
Proficient (C2)
C2
German
Advanced (C1)
C1

References

References available upon request.

Timeline

Private Markets Funds Investment Professional

ISPartners Investment Solutions AG
04.2019 - 09.2024

Private Debt Investment Analyst

Private Debt Boutique
02.2018 - 10.2018

Hedge Fund Research and Selection Analyst

StepStone Group
08.2016 - 02.2018

Trainee in the CIO office, Fund Research Department

Bank J Safra Sarasin
12.2015 - 05.2016

Trainee in the Investment Research Department

Bank Julius Bär
02.2015 - 07.2015

Analyst in the Banking Supervision Department

National bank of Serbia
05.2013 - 09.2013

Master of Science - Quantitative Finance

University of Zurich, ETH Zurich

Master of Science - Mathematics of Economics

University of Niš
Milan Cvetković