Dr. Matthias Unser, Co-Head Private Debt, is a member of the Management Board, Founding and Equity Partner of YIELCO, he is also a member of the Investment Committee.

Between 2001 and 2011, he held senior posi­tions at leading German private equity fund of funds providers (DB Private Equity, Sal. Oppenheim Private Equity Partners, VCM Capital Management). He was jointly respon­sible for the struc­turing and port­folio management of 9 private debt funds of funds and 7 managed accounts/advisory mandates. In particular, he was respon­sible for private debt (direct lending, mezzanine, distressed debt, credit oppor­tu­nities). Between 1998 and 2001 he worked as a consultant at Price­wa­ter­house­C­oopers in corporate finance advisory.

In these orga­ni­za­tions he partic­i­pated in more than 240 invest­ments (primaries, secon­daries and co-invest­ments) with capital commit­ments of over EUR 8.8bn as due dili­gence respon­sible or member of the investment committee. He invested in private debt across the entire strategy spectrum, but also in private equity and infra­structure equity strategies.

He holds a degree in banking and business admin­is­tration, a PhD in finance and is a Char­tered Financial Analyst (CFA).