Felix von Berg

SVP Global M&A and Alliance Management bei Stada Arzneimittel AG

Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany

About

- Experienced investment management and M&A specialist with ample experience in investment management and an outstanding track record of 20 years of M&A transactions around the globe - Proven skills in building and leading M&A teams and corporate development departments with ample board exposure - Sector expertise in pharma, infrastructure (airports) and strong Latam background - Senior management experience with strong general management and strategic background - Hands-on investment (including via non-executive board functions) and interim management skills as well as restructuring experience

Experience

  • STADA Group (12 yrs 2 mos)
    • SVP Global M&A and Global Alliance Management
      Oct 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 10 mos

      - Heading group's Global M&A, PMI and Alliance Management

    • SVP Global M&A
      Apr 2020 - Sep 2023 · 3 yrs 6 mos

      - Heading group's Global M&A, PMI activities

    • VP Corporate Development
      Oct 2016 - Apr 2020 · 3 yrs 7 mos

      - Leading group’s Corporate Development department with 6 direct reports.

  • Project Director / Regional Manager Americas at Fraport AG
    Aug 2008 - May 2014 · 5 yrs 10 mos

    Company description - Owner & operator of Frankfurt Airport. Further 12 airports on four continents operated by Fraport (concessions, equity ownership and management contracts). In total 244m passengers handled in 2013 Business responsibilities - Business development Americas, especially Brazil - Investment Manager Lima Airport (until 2012) - Project lead for bid preparation for airport privatizations of Rio de Janeiro Int. (2013), São Paulo Int. (2011/2012), San Juan (Puerto Rico; 2011) and Priština (2010) - Project lead for various consulting mandates (focus areas: economic viability studies and economic regulation)

  • Vice President Corporate Development at City Solar AG
    Dec 2006 - Jul 2008 · 1 yr 8 mos

    Company description - Start-up company building photovoltaic power plants with strong R&D programmes in photovoltaic and other renewable energies Business responsibilities - Leading mergers & acquisitions department (identifying targets, investors and partners as well as negotiating and executing deals) with one direct report - Lead / key-account for special top-level business development projects

  • Director Corporate Development, Member of the Executive Board at M+W Zander Holding AG
    Mar 2001 - Nov 2006 · 5 yrs 9 mos

    Company description - Facility engineering (market leader in semiconductor production plants) and facility management. M+W Zander until divesture in 2006 with € 2bn of revenue and 8,000 employees largest part of MDAX traded Jenoptik Group Business responsibilities - Leading corporate development department with 4-5 direct reports - Responsible for group’s mergers & acquisitions, strategy development and special projects for the board management, such as reorganisations - Significant part in formulating and executing strategy that led company to triple its revenue base to over € 2bn and strong increase in profitability (well above revenue growth) - Outstanding track record with fifteen successful M+A transactions (including post-merger integration) - Restructuring of one business unit with EBITDA effect of €30m per annum Lead for realigning group structure and organisation - Co-lead for planned IPO of business unit in Singapore (cancelled due to bad market conditions) - Successful interim management for group with over 1,000 employees acquired from the administrator - Lead for divestment process of M+W Zander group to private equity investor (including responsibility for acquisition financing)

  • Chief financial officer / turn-around manager at M+W Zander do Brasil
    Sep 2000 - Feb 2001 · 6 mos

    Business responsibilities - Leading Finance & Administration department with three direct reports - Turn-around: analysis of business set-up, fundamental restructuring including headcount reduction