About
Nicholas Held is a Principal at Vidia Equity, a private equity firm focused on climate action investments. He works on thematically targeted investments in companies that support decarbonization across industries in the DACH and Nordic regions.
Experience
- Vidia EquityPrincipalcurrent2026 — present
- Vidia EquityInvestment Director2023 — 2025Munich, Bavaria, Germany
- Vidia EquityInvestment Associate2022Munich, Bavaria, Germany
- Orlando Management AGInvestment Associate2019 — 2021
- Orlando NordicsPart-time Private Equity Analyst2017 — 2019Stockholm, Sweden
Education
- Stockholm School of EconomicsMaster's degree, Finance2017 — 2019
- Maastricht University School of Business and EconomicsBachelor of Science (BSc), International Business2013 — 2016
- University of RichmondExchange Semester, Finance Concentration2016
Skills & more
Languages English · German
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Colleagues at Vidia
Alexander Schappacher
Investment Analyst at Vidia
Anna May
Value Creation Associate at Vidia
Asma Sarwar
Executive Assistant at Vidia
Carolin Karl
Executive Assistant at Vidia
Caya Momm
Part-Time Analyst at Vidia
Enno Bornemann
Value Creation Director at Vidia
Franziska Scheller
Associate Data & AI Strategy at Vidia
Frederick Held
Investment Manager at Vidia
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Nicholas Held work?
- Nicholas Held is Investment Principal at Vidia.
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