Founded in 2018, Sierra Capital is a Frankfurt-based placement agent specializing in alternative and private market investment solutions. Our mission is to connect high-quality asset managers with our established institutional investor network in Germany.
Located in the heart of Germany’s financial center, we’re positioned close to our investors, allowing us to act as a trusted, local representative for international managers. We provide much more than fundraising: our approach is strategic, long-term, and deeply embedded in the local market. We support our partners throughout the entire fundraising lifecycle, from strategic advice during the fund design and setup phase to targeted capital raising with our curated investor network, and a continued local presence for investor communication and servicing.
With a deep understanding of the German institutional landscape and a strong track record of aligning international managers with the right investors, Sierra Capital is your local partner for navigating one of Europe’s most attractive markets.
Sierra Capital is a dedicated specialist in alternative and private market investments, with deep roots in the industry and a strong understanding of the German institutional investor landscape. With many years of experience at leading international investment banks in London and Frankfurt, and a well-established network across the alternatives space, Sierra Capital is ideally positioned to identify managers we consider compelling for the German institutional market.
Since 2022, Sierra Capital has been in an exclusive fundraising partnership with Reach Capital – a globally acitve fundraising and strategic advisory firm with over a decade of experience in private markets. This strategic alliance combines Sierra Capital’s local market insight and trusted institutional relationships with Reach Capital’s global reach. Together, we offer access to a curated selection of established, high-quality private market managers.
At the same time, we provide asset managers with a trusted and highly effective entry point into the German market - built on local expertise, deep investor relationships, and a commitment to long-term value creation.
MANAGEMENT Stephanie Prelle is Founder and Managing Partner at Sierra Capital. This was followed by roles in the institutional client coverage teams at Credit Suisse and later Deutsche Bank in London, where she was responsible for providing derivative and strategic investment solutions to hedge funds and asset managers in the US and the UK, as well as pension funds and insurance companies in the US, UK, and the Nordics. In 2013, Stephanie relocated to Germany to develop the Equity and Liquid Alternative Solutions business for German institutional investors at Deutsche Bank. From 2016 onwards, she served as the Head of Equity Solutions for Germany and Austria. In 2018, Stephanie left Deutsche Bank to set up the placement agent Sierra Capital. Stephanie holds a Master’s degree in Financial Mathematics from Stanford University, USA and a Diplom in Financial and Economic Mathematics from Technische Universität Munich, Germany.
After studying mathematics in Germany and the US, she began her career in the structuring team at Credit Suisse in London.
Jean-Philippe Boige
Managing Partner, Reach Capital
William Barrett,
Managing Partner, Reach Capital
