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Rainer joined Pala Investments in 2022 as an Investment Associate on the core investment team. His responsibilities span the investment cycle, from opportunity sourcing and due diligence to portfolio company reviews and exit strategy.

Before joining Pala, Rainer was an Investment Banking Analyst at Evercore in London where he advised on large-cap M&A, debt and equity capital market transactions across the TMT and Infrastructure sectors. He also held previous roles in M&A Corporate Finance at PwC Switzerland and Trade Finance at Louis Dreyfus Company.

Rainer holds a MA in Accounting and Finance from the University of St. Gallen and a BA in Banking and Finance from the University of Zurich.

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Melchior joined Pala in 2015 and currently leads the firm’s finance team. He is responsible for day-to-day finance operations, producing financial reports, coordinating budgets, and managing internal and external audits for Pala. Among several finance-related projects, Melchior was responsible for implementing new accounting software that improved operational performance and reporting abilities significantly and led the structural reorganisation of Pala Real Estate GmbH.

Prior to Pala, Melchior was Credit Officer at Luzerner Kantonalbank. Melchior holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance & Banking and is a Chartered Expert in Financial and Managerial Accounting and Reporting.

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