Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Profile: +20 years senior management positions in international investment companies with a focus on sustainability / infrastructure and a strong track record over the entire investment cycle - +30 years career, of which +15 years as managing director / executive board member; responsibility up €100 Mio. EBITDA and 200 employees - Multinational corporations, asset management / private equity investment firms, listed mid-cap corporations; sustainable infrastructure in Europe - Managing partner / director, executive board member, non-executive board and advisory a investee companies and subsidiaries Key achievements include: - CEO of Windvision - Co-founder and investor of a solar PV development platform in France (>500 MW), sold to a fund managed by BlackRock - Development and execution of the market entry strategy for a large Japanese financial conglomerate in sustainable infrastructure; acquisition of an international renewable energy platform (EV c. €1 bn) - Build-up of a listed independent renewable energy producer, promotion into the S-DAX
Developer and operator of renewable energy projects and assets (solar PV, on-shore wind, battery energy storage systems) in Western Europe
Investor and advisor in sustainable energy infrastructure in Europe, e.g. - Co-founder and investor of a solar PV development platform in France (>500 MW), sold to a fund managed by BlackRock; - Acquisition and asset management of 3 Swedish on-shore wind parks (75 MW) for Swiss Life Asset Management; - Development and build-up of a European investment platform in sustainable infrastructure for ORIX Corp; - Refinancing and asset management of a European Solar PV operating portfolio for a German family office
Leading the European investment team focusing on equity investments in sustainable energy infrastructure companies and assets - Development of a market entry strategy for Europe - Building the investment team (12 professionals) in London - +20 non-binding offers, detailed due diligence and binding offers for +3 targets
Co-CEO and member of the investment committee - Build-up of an independent power producer with a focus on Solar PV und on-shore Wind in Germany, Italy, France, Spain, the Netherlands, und the UK (>500 MW operating, investment volume +€800 m, +40 akquisitions) - Leading the entry into Italy, France, Spain and the UK - Raising +€150 m equity - Increasing market cap from €30 m to €650 m, share price from €1.80 to €6.50; promotion to the S- segment of Deutsche Börse - Building a team of +60 employees (from 5)
Member of the German office leadership team of the €600 m European buy-out fund - Build-up of the German office to 10 investment professionals - Generation of deal flow and network in DACH region - Screening and due diligence of +30 targets in secors such as Services, Health Care, logistics, automotive, chemicals und consumer goods - 5 transactions with a cumulative value of +€200 m (buy-out, growth equity, special situations, distressed debt)