fundcraft makes two senior appointments
16 December 2025 Luxembourg
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fundcraft, a European digital-native fund operations platform, has appointed Jan Lazar as head of digital transformation, and Benjamin Epstein as head of sales of institutional clients.
The firm says that Lazar joins fundcraft with more than 20 years of senior global experience in private markets, product development, structuring, and operating-model engineering.
His career spans leadership roles at Credit Suisse and Stableton, and advisory mandates across private equity and private debt.
He will spearhead fundcraft’s Digital Transformation Advisory Practice, supporting established managers undertaking operational change.
Commenting on his appointment, Lazar says: “fundcraft was designed to solve complexity and support institutional scale. It replaces legacy processes with one integrated solution that allows managers to scale across strategies, structures and investor channels while reducing operational costs and total expense ratios.
“I experienced the platform’s capabilities first-hand as a client, and it is exciting to join at a moment when the industry is finally ready to redesign its operating model for the next decades.”
Epstein brings more than 15 years of experience across capital markets, private markets, portfolio management, as well as enterprise sales.
His background includes Goldman Sachs and Citi, while most recently he served as director of Scale-up Venture Debt and Innovation Banking at Raiffeisen Bank International.
Epstein will lead fundcraft’s commercial efforts with asset managers, with a particular focus on expanding the firm’s footprint in private equity and private debt, says the firm.
Commenting on his appointment, Epstein adds: “Luxembourg is Europe’s largest fund centre and one of the world’s most sophisticated hubs for alternative investments, with more than €2.6 trillion in alternative assets.
“Demand for digital operating models is accelerating across private equity and private debt, with strong momentum from structures like ELTIF 2.0 attracting global sponsors. fundcraft has established itself as the digital-native partner capable of meeting this demand at institutional scale. I’m excited to help drive the next phase of growth.”
Julien De Mayer, co-founder and CEO at fundcraft, comments: “fundcraft is at a defining moment in the industry. We are seeing unprecedented demand from institutional managers who are rethinking their operational infrastructure and moving away from legacy systems toward fully integrated digital operating models.
“Bringing Jan and Benjamin into fundcraft adds exactly the commercial depth and operating-model engineering we need for this next phase. We now have a battle-tested institutional foundation, and we’re ready to help leading managers modernise their fund operations for the decades ahead.”
The firm says that Lazar joins fundcraft with more than 20 years of senior global experience in private markets, product development, structuring, and operating-model engineering.
His career spans leadership roles at Credit Suisse and Stableton, and advisory mandates across private equity and private debt.
He will spearhead fundcraft’s Digital Transformation Advisory Practice, supporting established managers undertaking operational change.
Commenting on his appointment, Lazar says: “fundcraft was designed to solve complexity and support institutional scale. It replaces legacy processes with one integrated solution that allows managers to scale across strategies, structures and investor channels while reducing operational costs and total expense ratios.
“I experienced the platform’s capabilities first-hand as a client, and it is exciting to join at a moment when the industry is finally ready to redesign its operating model for the next decades.”
Epstein brings more than 15 years of experience across capital markets, private markets, portfolio management, as well as enterprise sales.
His background includes Goldman Sachs and Citi, while most recently he served as director of Scale-up Venture Debt and Innovation Banking at Raiffeisen Bank International.
Epstein will lead fundcraft’s commercial efforts with asset managers, with a particular focus on expanding the firm’s footprint in private equity and private debt, says the firm.
Commenting on his appointment, Epstein adds: “Luxembourg is Europe’s largest fund centre and one of the world’s most sophisticated hubs for alternative investments, with more than €2.6 trillion in alternative assets.
“Demand for digital operating models is accelerating across private equity and private debt, with strong momentum from structures like ELTIF 2.0 attracting global sponsors. fundcraft has established itself as the digital-native partner capable of meeting this demand at institutional scale. I’m excited to help drive the next phase of growth.”
Julien De Mayer, co-founder and CEO at fundcraft, comments: “fundcraft is at a defining moment in the industry. We are seeing unprecedented demand from institutional managers who are rethinking their operational infrastructure and moving away from legacy systems toward fully integrated digital operating models.
“Bringing Jan and Benjamin into fundcraft adds exactly the commercial depth and operating-model engineering we need for this next phase. We now have a battle-tested institutional foundation, and we’re ready to help leading managers modernise their fund operations for the decades ahead.”
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