About
Senior partner at Bain, L.E.K., and Kearney with 30+ years in management consulting, private equity, and venture capital across Europe. Initiated Bain's digital startup accelerator and co-founded a pharmaceutical startup with a successful 2017 exit.
Experience
- SCHWAPe Holding AGPartnercurrent2026 — presentMünchen / Potsdam / Zürich
- SCHWAPe Holding AGStrategic Advisor2026München / Potsdam / Zürich
- Franzke Advisory GmbHStrategic and Corporate Finance Advisory, Investorcurrent2019 — presentMunich
- KearneySenior Advisorcurrent2023 — presentMunich, Bavaria, Germany
- Eudemian VenturesStrategic Advisor / Limited Partnercurrent2019 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area / Munich
- ValueWorks.aiSenior Advisor & Investorcurrent2021 — presentKarlsruhe, Baden-Württemberg, Germany
- Falling Walls FoundationVenture Advisory Board Membercurrent2013 — presentBerlin, Germany
- SymantoAdvisory Board Member2022 — 2024Nuremberg
- Cognostics AGMember of the Supervisory Board2014 — 2021Greater Munich Metropolitan Area
- KearneyPartner2008 — 2019Munich
- Rudolf Wöhrl AGChairman of the Supervisory Board2011 — 2017Nuremberg
- L.E.K.ConsultingPartner & Managing Director2005 — 2008
- Ingenium CapitalManaging Partner2004 — 2005
- Bain & CompanyPartner1995 — 2003
- Deutsche Handelsbank AGInvestment Manager1992 — 1995
- KearneyManager1988 — 1992
Education
- WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business)PhD, Economics1984 — 1987
- University of RegensburgMA (Diplom-Volkswirt), Economics1977 — 1983
- Hohe Landesschule HanauAbitur1967 — 1977
Skills & more
Private Equity76Venture Capital44Due Diligence61Restructuring33TransformationStrategy Development3Data Transformation1Strategy34Mergers & Acquisitions65Management Consulting37M&A experience6LBO4
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Capital MarketsCorporate FinanceCorporate DevelopmentJoint VenturesDivestituresPortfolio ManagementAcquisition IntegrationMarket EntryEmerging MarketsValuationStrategic ConsultingAngel InvestingLanguages English · French · German
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Investor at Eudemian Ventures
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Strategic Advisor at Eudemian Ventures
Gisela
Investor at Eudemian Ventures
Gisela Maier
Operations Manager at Eudemian Ventures
Ilan
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Ilan Pragaspathy
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Mark
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