Our team comprises of very experienced partners with financial and operative background.
| Alexander Fraess-Ehrfeld, Managing Partner |
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- Served in various positions at leading international financial services companies (Goldman Sachs, Dresdner Kleinwort Benson, Deloitte & Touche) specializing in M&A, corporate finance & equity capital markets and direct & investment management. Conducted a broad range of medium-sized corporate and real estate transactions, corporate carve-outs as well as major European Initial Public Offerings (IPOs).
- Currently also serves as senior advisor at STJ Advisors, the leading independent equity & debt capital markets specialist firm based in London.
- Focuses on the sectors general industrials, technology, business & environmental services.
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| Thomaz Burckhardt, Partner |
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- Served in various positions at leading international banks (Credit Suisse, JP Morgan, Deutsche Bank), specializing in asset management, family office management, purchases/ sales of family-owned businesses.
- Held Supervisory Board functions in a variety of medium-sized private and listed companies.
- Focuses on the sectors consumer & luxury goods, media and other services.
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| Gero Wendenburg, Partner |
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- Served as managing partner at RiverRock European Capital Partners, an investment & advisory firm with focus on private equity & debt for small and medium-sized enterprises in Europe; held various positions at leading international investment banks (a.o. UBS and Bear Stearns) specializing in M&A, leveraged & project finance. Conducted a broad range of medium-sized private equity, M&A, financing and capital markets transactions.
- Currently also serves as managing partner at MountainPeak Capital, an independent investment & advisory firm for medium-sized companies.
- Focuses on the sectors consumer goods & trade, energy & infrastructure, general industrials.
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| Dirk Volkmann, Lead Operating Partner |
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- Served as managing director and board member in industrial and engineering companies; provides extensive operative and change management experience a. o. through diverse interim- and project management positions; holds an MBA in Sustainability Management, with numerous publications and speeches.
- Focuses on the sectors renewable energy (biofuels, biomass, biogas, wind, hydro and solar), energy, clean tech, infrastructure, general industrials (machinery and equipment).
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