Florian Bucher

Bundesverband Alternative Investments e.V.

Bundesverband Alternative Investments e.V. (BAI) is the central advocacy association for the alternative investment industry sector in Germany. The BAI serves as a catalyst between institutional and professional German investors and recognized providers of alternative investment products worldwide. Particularly, one goal is to make it easier for institutional and professional German investors to more effectively diversify their financial assets into Alternative Investments. Another core task is to improve public awareness and enhance the understanding of asset classes and strategies in public. The BAI maintains an intense dialogue with political institutions as well as supervisory bodies. It advocates for legal reforms to design an attractive and competitive regulatory environment for AI in Germany. BAI counts more than 200 members from all areas of the professional alternative investments sector. www.bvai.de.