MiFID II Passported Across the EEA

Placement infrastructure
for alternative investments
across Europe.

substnz is the regulated home for independent placement agents and asset managers seeking European distribution. We provide the license, the operations, and the technology.

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About substnz

The regulatory home for Europe’s best placement professionals.

substnz Capital Partners is a regulated investment firm based in Hamburg. We provide MiFID II license infrastructure as a service, giving independent capital markets professionals the regulatory umbrella, operational backbone, and technology platform they need to build and scale their own practice.

Our focus is alternative investments. Real estate, infrastructure, private equity, venture capital, private credit, secondaries, co-investments. We are product agnostic within alternatives.

Hamburg
Our Services

Two models. One platform.

For Placement Agents
Companies and independents

For Placement Agents

You are an experienced placement professional with deep investor relationships. You want to operate independently, or already do, but need a regulated home in Europe. substnz provides the BaFin license umbrella, compliance infrastructure, and EU passporting so you can focus entirely on your mandates and your investors. Whether you are a one person practice or a team, we provide the same institutional grade framework.

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For Asset Managers
Seeking European distribution

For Asset Managers

You manage an alternative investment fund and want to access European institutional capital. substnz provides the regulated distribution infrastructure: your inhouse distribution team can operate under our license to market your fund to professional investors across the EEA. We handle the regulatory architecture. Your fund reaches the investors it deserves.

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Regulatory Umbrella
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Regulatory Umbrella

Operate under our BaFin license as a tied agent. We handle compliance, regulatory reporting, and supervision. No need to establish your own investment firm.

EU Market Access
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EU Market Access

MiFID II passporting across 17+ European markets. Serve professional investors from the Nordics to Iberia, Benelux to Central Europe, and beyond. All from one regulatory framework.

Product Network
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Product Network

Access mandates from other agents on the platform. Share yours. Your investors benefit from broader access to alternative investment opportunities across all asset classes.

Superior Economics
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Superior Economics

Keep significantly more of what you generate. Our transparent fee model is designed to reward the people who do the work. No hidden charges, no opaque structures.

Technology

Complimentary Tech Platform included. Purpose-built.

Every tied agent receives complimentary access to our purpose built fundraising platform. It is included in our standard pricing at no additional cost. You are welcome to use it. You do not have to.

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Investor CRM & contact management
Pipeline tracking & stage management
Virtual data rooms for due diligence
Strategy and fund allocation tools
Team collaboration & task management
Invoicing and fee tracking
Manager cheat sheets & product library

Perfection is achieved not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.

— Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
Our Values

Built on principles that matter.

Independence
Excellence
Transparency
Trust

The best placement professionals deserve freedom. Our infrastructure removes barriers without compromising autonomy.

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EEA Markets
Alternative Asset Classes
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Regulatory Framework
European Coverage

One license. Seventeen markets.

You operate locally with your investors. We handle the regulatory framework centrally.

GermanyAustriaBelgiumDenmarkFinlandFranceIcelandIrelandItalyLuxembourgMaltaNetherlandsNorwayPolandPortugalSpainSweden+ rest of Europe
Our Network

Select Tied Agents and Partners across Europe.

Independent placement professionals and partnerships in our network

Oceanside Capital Partners
French Placement AgentComing soon
US Placement AgentComing soon
Oceanside Capital Partners
French Placement AgentComing soon
US Placement AgentComing soon
Team

The people behind the platform.

Hubertus Bäumer

Hubertus Bäumer

Managing Partner

Over 20 years in alternative investments, with a track record of creating fund structures worth more than €2 billion. Hubertus brings deep expertise in real estate and infrastructure, and leads strategic direction, client relationships, and platform growth at substnz.

Andreas Arend

Andreas Arend

Managing Partner

A career spanning complex real estate transactions across multiple jurisdictions — from underwriting and executing loans to managing assets from both lender and borrower perspectives. Andreas brings operational leadership and a robust institutional network to substnz.

Florian Linz

Florian Linz

Managing Director

Florian leads the Tied Agent business line at substnz, providing compliant fundraising infrastructure for capital-raising professionals across Europe under a BaFin-regulated MiFID II license.

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Ready to build your business?

Whether you have questions about the model, want to understand the economics, or are ready to get started.

contact@substnz.eu
Hamburg, Germany