
Kristian Zimmermann
Co-Head of Private Equity Australia
Kristian joined MLC Private Equity in June 2021. As Co-Head of MLC Private Equity Australia, Kristian’s focus is on growing and managing the Australian business, including from a commercial and operational perspective.
Before joining MLC, Kristian worked for Temasek, a Singapore Government-linked global investment firm where he was a Director and Head of the Investment Review team. In his role, he was responsible for leading a team of seven professionals advising Temasek’s global investment committee and origination teams on commercial, financial, valuation, risk and ESG aspects of investment proposals. He covered a wide range of unlisted assets such as private equity, direct property and infrastructure.
Prior to Temasek, Kristian worked for CBA in Sydney in Group Investment Development, and Macquarie Capital principal investments and M&A. He also has experience working for Deutsche Bank and Merrill Lynch M&A in London and Frankfurt. Kristian has a degree in Economics from the University of Bonn, Germany.