Christian von Schimmelmann

Founder & Managing Partner at PACT Capital Partners

Discussion leader

Christian von Schimmelmann is the Founder & Managing Partner of PACT Capital Partners, an independent middle-market GP stakes and seeding firm. Prior to founding PACT, Christian was the global co-head and co-chair of the investment committee of Petershill, the GP Stakes and seeding business at Goldman Sachs. Under his leadership, Petershill successfully raised several successive GP Stakes funds, launched a seeding strategy, invested over $7.5 billion of capital across more than 30 private market transactions, publicly listed part of its legacy portfolio, sold multiple individual investments, and raised investment grade debt for one of its funds. Earlier in his career, Christian was a senior member of Goldman Sachs’ secondary private equity team and led the creation of the Goldman Sachs Senior Loan Program, a direct lending program specifically designed for insurance companies. Prior to his 24-year career at Goldman Sachs, Christian worked at Salomon Brothers and McKinsey. Christian earned a B.S. in Finance from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and an MBA from the University of Chicago.