Key Takeaways
- • SEDA Experts LLC, a New York-based expert witness firm specializing in financial services, announced that Matthias Pelzer has joined as Managing Director, expanding its asset management and portfolio management practice (GlobeNewswire, Nov. 5, 2026).
- • Pelzer brings 27 years of European fund management experience, with particular expertise in UCITS, AIFs, AIFMs and SPVs, covering fund governance, delegated responsibilities, risk management and valuation oversight.
- • Pelzer is Founder and Managing Director of Prime Management Consult and has served as an expert witness and independent expert in complex fund disputes, including an international court proceeding with claims exceeding USD 2 billion.
- • SEDA Managing Partner Peter Selman said Pelzer's knowledge of European fund management, including operational and governance aspects, will be invaluable to clients.
Summary
SEDA Experts LLC, described as a leading expert witness firm providing financial expert witness services, announced that Matthias Pelzer has joined the firm as Managing Director. The announcement, distributed via GlobeNewswire and republished by The Manila Times, positions the hire as an expansion of SEDA's asset management and portfolio management practice. SEDA supports international law firms, regulators and financial institutions with independent advice, data analytics, valuation and expert reports and testimony.
SEDA Managing Partner Peter Selman said that Pelzer "has extensive knowledge of European fund management including operational and governance aspects which will prove invaluable to our clients." According to the release, Pelzer has 27 years of experience across European investment fund and asset management markets, with particular expertise in UCITS and alternative investment structures. His remit covers UCITS, AIFs, AIFMs and SPVs, with emphasis on fund governance, delegated responsibilities, portfolio and risk management, valuation oversight, complex cross-border structures and disputes involving AIF, AIFM and SPV structures.
Pelzer is Founder and Managing Director of Prime Management Consult, which advises on investment fund disputes, forensic reviews, governance, independent directorships and senior interim management. His recent mandates include expert witness and independent expert appointments in complex fund disputes, including an international court proceeding involving claims exceeding USD 2 billion and a dispute involving institutional investors and fund managers. Previously, he served as Director, Risk & Valuation at Quantyx, where he helped establish the firm's Luxembourg operations, and held senior roles at LRI Group, TMF Group, Intertrust Group and LRI Invest. Earlier positions included roles at European Fund Administration Luxembourg, Allianz Global Investors, Nordea Investment Funds, Nordea Bank and Bankgesellschaft Berlin.
The release also notes that Pelzer is founder and former Executive Board Member of the Luxembourg Capital Markets Association, has participated in initiatives with ALFI and Luxembourg for Finance, serves as an independent director for investment fund and corporate structures, and is a frequent speaker at industry conferences.
SEDA Managing Partner Peter Selman said that Pelzer "has extensive knowledge of European fund management including operational and governance aspects which will prove invaluable to our clients." According to the release, Pelzer has 27 years of experience across European investment fund and asset management markets, with particular expertise in UCITS and alternative investment structures. His remit covers UCITS, AIFs, AIFMs and SPVs, with emphasis on fund governance, delegated responsibilities, portfolio and risk management, valuation oversight, complex cross-border structures and disputes involving AIF, AIFM and SPV structures.
Pelzer is Founder and Managing Director of Prime Management Consult, which advises on investment fund disputes, forensic reviews, governance, independent directorships and senior interim management. His recent mandates include expert witness and independent expert appointments in complex fund disputes, including an international court proceeding involving claims exceeding USD 2 billion and a dispute involving institutional investors and fund managers. Previously, he served as Director, Risk & Valuation at Quantyx, where he helped establish the firm's Luxembourg operations, and held senior roles at LRI Group, TMF Group, Intertrust Group and LRI Invest. Earlier positions included roles at European Fund Administration Luxembourg, Allianz Global Investors, Nordea Investment Funds, Nordea Bank and Bankgesellschaft Berlin.
The release also notes that Pelzer is founder and former Executive Board Member of the Luxembourg Capital Markets Association, has participated in initiatives with ALFI and Luxembourg for Finance, serves as an independent director for investment fund and corporate structures, and is a frequent speaker at industry conferences.
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