Key Takeaways
- • Neuberger has appointed Michael Bech as Head of Institutional Client Group – Nordic Region, based in Copenhagen, to lead institutional efforts and support distribution across the Nordics.
- • Bech joins from BNP Paribas, where he served as Head of Private Debt Solutions for the Nordic region, handling all private markets distribution to institutional clients in the region.
- • Bech previously led private credit at Danske Bank Asset Management as Head of Private Credit and Chief Investment Director, and spent three years at PFA Asset Management as Principal, Private Credit and Alternative Investments.
- • The hire, announced by Neuberger's Head of Europe Institutional Client Group Fekko Ebbens, strengthens the firm's push to build relationships with Nordic institutions.
Summary
US-based asset manager Neuberger has appointed Michael Bech as Head of its Institutional Client Group for the Nordic Region, according to an announcement reported by Funds Europe. Based in Copenhagen, Bech will lead the firm's institutional efforts and support distribution activities across the Nordics.
Bech joins Neuberger from BNP Paribas, where he served as Head of Private Debt Solutions for the Nordic region from 2023. In that role he was responsible for all private markets distribution to institutional clients in the region. He also supported client relations as a Director in the Financial Institutions Clients group, covering financial institutions, asset management and banking groups.
Fekko Ebbens, Head of Europe Institutional Client Group at Neuberger, said Bech brings "a strong combination of client experience, investment expertise and deep knowledge of the Nordic market." Ebbens added that Bech's experience across investment management and private markets, together with his longstanding regional relationships, would be "highly valuable" as the firm continues to develop its business with Nordic institutions.
Bech's earlier career includes roles in Nordic private credit. He was Head of Private Credit and Chief Investment Director at Danske Bank Asset Management, where he managed the private credit investment strategy and portfolio. Before that, he spent three years at PFA Asset Management as Principal, Private Credit and Alternative Investments, running the firm's private credit investment programme. He also spent more than a decade at Danske Bank, most recently as First Vice President, Leveraged Finance, where he was responsible for origination, structuring and portfolio management of primarily private equity-backed transactions.
Bech joins Neuberger from BNP Paribas, where he served as Head of Private Debt Solutions for the Nordic region from 2023. In that role he was responsible for all private markets distribution to institutional clients in the region. He also supported client relations as a Director in the Financial Institutions Clients group, covering financial institutions, asset management and banking groups.
Fekko Ebbens, Head of Europe Institutional Client Group at Neuberger, said Bech brings "a strong combination of client experience, investment expertise and deep knowledge of the Nordic market." Ebbens added that Bech's experience across investment management and private markets, together with his longstanding regional relationships, would be "highly valuable" as the firm continues to develop its business with Nordic institutions.
Bech's earlier career includes roles in Nordic private credit. He was Head of Private Credit and Chief Investment Director at Danske Bank Asset Management, where he managed the private credit investment strategy and portfolio. Before that, he spent three years at PFA Asset Management as Principal, Private Credit and Alternative Investments, running the firm's private credit investment programme. He also spent more than a decade at Danske Bank, most recently as First Vice President, Leveraged Finance, where he was responsible for origination, structuring and portfolio management of primarily private equity-backed transactions.
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