About
Fritjof Franz is a Managing Partner at Capiton AG with experience across mergers and acquisitions, corporate development, and restructuring. He has worked as a lawyer, consultant, and manager for private equity investors and global companies, developing expertise in M&A execution, post-merger integration, strategy, and restructuring. Franz focuses on mid-market investment opportunities.
Experience
- CapitonManaging Partnercurrent2025 — present
- CapitonPartnercurrent2018 — presentBerlin Metropolitan Area
- SAPV CARE GmbHAdvisory Boardcurrent2026 — presentLebach, Saarland, Germany
- AlphaPet Ventures GmbHAdvisory Boardcurrent2023 — presentMunich, Bavaria, Germany
- SOLVIS GmbHAdvisory Boardcurrent2021 — presentBrunswick, Lower Saxony, Germany
- Wundex Group GmbHAdvisory Boardcurrent2021 — presentSenden, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
- Frankfurt School of Finance & ManagementVisiting Lecturer2016 — 2024Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Area
- Hamm Reno Group GmbHAdvisory Board2021 — 2023Osnabrück, Lower Saxony, Germany
- GPEGroupAdvisory Board2019 — 2023Neumünster, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
- HARTMANN GROUPHead of Global M&A & Licensing2014 — 2018
- Waterland Private EquityHead of Corporate Development / M&A (Portfolio Company)2013 — 2014
- hww hermann wienberg wilhelmLawyer2009 — 2011Greater Hamburg Area
- Buse Heberer FrommTrainee Lawyer2007 — 2009Frankfurt / Toronto
- CORESTATE Capital GroupFund Management (Part-time)2007 — 2008Frankfurt / Zürich
- KPMGTransaction Services (Intern)2005Greater Hamburg Area
- CitiCorporate Finance / M&A (Intern)2004Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Area
- Hogan & HartsonCorporate Law (Intern)2004Berlin Metropolitan Area
Education
- IE Business SchoolMaster of Business Administration (MBA)2012 — 2013
- Frankfurt School of Finance & ManagementMaster of Mergers & Acquisitions (LL.M.), Law2009 — 2011
- Higher District Court FrankfurtSecond State Exam (Bar Exam), Law2007 — 2009
- Humboldt-Universität zu BerlinFirst State Exam, Law2002 — 2007
Skills & more
Mergers & Acquisitions47Business Development30Corporate Finance11Private Equity27Restructuring15Business Planning11M&A experience4Cross-border Transactions1Consulting1Strategy Implementation3Due Diligence6Project Finance
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Interim ManagementInsolvencyEntrepreneurial FinanceEntrepreneurshipEntrepreneurship DevelopmentHealthcareStart-upsVenture CapitalGermanEnglishStrategyBusiness StrategyLanguages Deutsch · Englisch · Spanisch
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Colleagues at Capiton AG
Agunda Kochieva
Finance Associate at Capiton AG
Alexander Kretzer
Partner, Head of Investment Controlling at Capiton AG
Alexander Marxen
Partner (Finanzen) at Capiton AG
Christiane Storch
Finance Director at Capiton AG
Christin Beyer
Büroleitung at Capiton AG
Christoph Karbenk
Managing Partner und Vorstand at Capiton AG
Christoph Spors
Partner at Capiton AG
Daniel Genin
Investment Director at Capiton AG
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