Laura Brachs

Principal at Cinven

Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany

About

Laura is a member of the Industrials and Consumer sector team and the regional team for DACH. She has been involved in a number of investments, including Arxada (formerly Lonza Specialty Ingredients), Envu (previously Bayer Environmental Science Professional), Master Builders Solutions, think-cell, TK Elevator and Synlab. Prior to joining Cinven, Laura interned at several companies including Lazard, J.P. Morgan, Goldman Sachs and Deloitte. Laura has an MSc in Finance and Private Equity from the London School of Economics and a dual degree from ESB Business School, Germany and Drexel University, USA, holding a BSc in International Management and in Business Administration respectively. She joined Cinven in 2019.

Experience

  • Cinven (6 yrs 11 mos)
    • Principal
      Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 7 mos

    • Associate
      Jan 2022 - Dec 2024 · 3 yrs

    • Private Equity Analyst
      Sep 2019 - Dec 2021 · 2 yrs 4 mos

  • Non Executive Director at TK Elevator
    Oct 2023 - Present · 2 yrs 10 mos

  • Member of The Supervisory Board at SYNLAB International
    Apr 2024 - Aug 2025 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • Private Equity Intern at Cinven
    Jan 2019 - May 2019 · 5 mos

  • Investment Banking Intern at Lazard
    Sep 2018 - Dec 2018 · 4 mos