About
Franzke has 30+ years in management consulting, private equity and venture capital across Europe, having worked at Kearney, Bain & Company (where he built its PE/M&A practice and led bainlab), L.E.K. Consulting, and his own buyout fund Ingenium. He co-founded pharmaceutical startup Cellact (sold to Mundi Pharma in 2017) and joined Eudemian Ventures as an LP and Strategic Advisory Committee member in 2019.
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
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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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Ekkehard Franzke?
- Franzke has 30+ years in management consulting, private equity and venture capital across Europe, having worked at Kearney, Bain & Company (where he built its PE/M&A practice and led bainlab), L.E.K. Consulting, and his own buyout fund Ingenium. He co-founded pharmaceutical startup Cellact (sold to Mundi Pharma in 2017) and joined Eudemian Ventures as an LP and Strategic Advisory Committee member in 2019.
- Where does Ekkehard Franzke work?
- Ekkehard Franzke is Strategic Advisor at Eudemian Ventures.
- Where did Ekkehard Franzke go to school?
- Ekkehard Franzke studied at WU (Vienna University of Economics and Business) (PhD, Economics); University of Regensburg (MA (Diplom-Volkswirt), Economics); Hohe Landesschule Hanau (Abitur).
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