About
Christian Schütte is European Partner at Presidio. He studied law at the Universities of Passau, Lausanne, and Berlin, then worked in M&A and Corporate Finance at J.P. Morgan starting in 1999, before joining Fortress Investment Group in 2002 where he helped launch its German operations and sourced and managed investments raising over €1.5 billion in equity. He later worked at EQT Group on mid-market growth and succession investments, then became an operator, acquiring and scaling a motorcycle accessories business, co-founding an IoT startup, and currently serving as majority owner and Chairman of the Board of two German industrial companies in industrial services and precision tube manufacturing.
Experience
- Presidio InvestorsEuropean Partnercurrent2024 — present
- RS Traut GmbHAdvisory Board Chairmancurrent2022 — presentHergensweiler, Bavaria, Germany
- Metallbau Pfeuffer GmbHOwnercurrent2016 — presentWerneck, Bayern, Deutschland
- HR WerkerAdvisorcurrent2025 — present
- CavagoAdvisorcurrent2021 — presentBavaria, Germany
- CS Vermögensverwaltungs GmbHManaging Directorcurrent2012 — presentObertheres, Bayern, Deutschland
- Marmony Solutions GmbHAdvisory Board Chairman2022 — 2024Straubing, Bavaria, Germany
- MEC GmbH - The Motorcycle Equipment CompanyCEO & Owner2012 — 2021Theres
- Ellr — Traxx GmbHCo-Founder2017 — 2019
- trnd DACH GmbHMember Board Of Directors2012 — 2016Munich Area, Germany
- EQT GroupSenior Director2009 — 2012Frankfurt & Munich
- Fortress Investment GroupVice President2002 — 2009London & Frankfurt
- J.P. MorganAssociate1999 — 2002New York & London
Skills & more
Management19Strategy2Business Development6Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A)6Board of Directors5Due Diligence16Investment Banking5LBO3Marketing3Mergers4MergersPrivate Equity24
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Colleagues at Presidio
Amy Zhang
Chief Financial Officer at Presidio
Christian Puscasiu
Managing Partner at Presidio
Dirk Swaneveld
Managing Director at Presidio
Emma Browning
Analyst at Presidio
Heather Kirkby
Operating Partner at Presidio
Javier Saade
Operating Partner at Presidio
Josef Auboeck
Partner at Presidio
Karl Schade
Managing Partner at Presidio
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Christian Schütte?
- Christian Schütte is European Partner at Presidio. He studied law at the Universities of Passau, Lausanne, and Berlin, then worked in M&A and Corporate Finance at J.P. Morgan starting in 1999, before joining Fortress Investment Group in 2002 where he helped launch its German operations and sourced and managed investments raising over €1.5 billion in equity. He later worked at EQT Group on mid-market growth and succession investments, then became an operator, acquiring and scaling a motorcycle accessories business, co-founding an IoT startup, and currently serving as majority owner and Chairman of the Board of two German industrial companies in industrial services and precision tube manufacturing.
- Where does Christian Schütte work?
- Christian Schütte is European Partner at Presidio.
- Where did Christian Schütte go to school?
- Christian Schütte studied at Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin (1.Staatsexamen, Law); University of Lausanne - UNIL (Law); Universität Passau (Law).
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