Our team at Valori Credit Fund, led by industry experts, brings long-term experience in private credit and private equity, with unique expertise across target assets and focus geographies of the fund.
27 years of experience across M&A, private equity, NPLs and distressed assets working in investment banks, NPLs servicing industries and global funds in CEE, SEE and Western Europe.
Viktor headed European distressed debt business of Deva Capital - a global credit fund with offices in London, New York and Madrid. Prior to Deva Capital, Viktor co-founded APS in early 2000s and developed the company to become the major CEE and SEE distressed debt servicer and investor. Previously, he managed the investment banking business of Slavia Capital and partnered all the major M&A advisory, PE and distressed debt transactions of the firm in the CEE.
Overall, Viktor managed transactions of over EUR 1.5bn in CEE, SEE and Western Europe across private equity and NPLs.
Jozef has more than 17 years of experience in the field of private credit and private equity in Central Europe. He served as Investment Director in APS Group and also as Chairman of the Board of Directors at APS Credit Fund SICAV.
During his time at APS, he worked on investments in the volume of more than EUR 750 million in cooperation with renowned investors such as Apollo, Bain Capital, Balbec, Deutsche Bank, LoneStar, Nomura and others.
Prior to APS, he worked at Petrus Advisers - special situations fund, and prior to that as an analyst for a CEE focused private equity house. He graduated from the Faculty of Management at Comenius University in Bratislava and holds the CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) degree.
Jan brings 10+ years of experience primarily in the field of private equity and private credit within the CEE & SEE region.
He held various roles, starting as an Investment Manager specializing in M&A at the family private equity office Odyssey 44. Later as a shareholder representative, Jan held both non-executive and executive roles as Managing Director and Finance Director within portfolio companies, with a focus on the insurance and retail sectors. As a member of the top management team Jan was overseeing business development, strategic transformation and finance agendas.
Before joining Odyssey 44, he contributed to the APS where he held a senior role in valuations team with focus on financial modelling and Investment management. Jan holds a PhDr. degree from Charles University in Prague, with a specialization in Banking, Finance, and Financial Market.