Michael Peterseim

Managing Partner QE-3 Equity Partners

Berlin, Berlin, Germany

About

C-level manager with track record in transition management in both financial crises and growth cases. Excellent skills in driving change, performance improvement, transactions (Exits, IPO, debt financing) as well as sell-side and buy side M&A (PE and strategic investors) Expert in fast moving B2C and B2B industries (omnichannel retail, consumer goods, hospitality) Positions at Roland Berger, KaDeWe Group, Camp David, Grundig, Thomas Cook

Experience

  • Partner at QE-3 Equity Partners GmbH
    2016 - Present · 10 yrs 7 mos

    QE-3 acquires interests in small and medium sized companies and pursues buy and build strategies. The QE-3 team assumes board mandates and provides interim C-level support for transition management, e.g. - Due diligence and acquisition of an online travel provider - Due diligence and acquisition of a very large retailer - Interim CEO of a technology company - Process reorganisation for a technology company

  • Member of the Board and CFO at ROTOP Pharmaka GmbH
    Mar 2026 - Present · 5 mos

    ROTOP is a PE backed global leader in the development, cGMP manufacturing and commercialization of radiopharmaceuticals for diagnostics and therapy—with a strong focus on advancing cancer care. ROTOP’s vision is a world without cancer fatalities in 10 years.

  • Member of the Board - TARGION Science Award for Digital Transformation at valantic
    2024 - Present · 2 yrs 7 mos

    TARGION - Valantic Science Award for Digital Transformation - Development, Use and Management of Digital Products, Processes, Systems and Infrastructures

  • Member of the Board and CEO at MFW Fertigteilwerke GmbH
    2025 - 2026 · 1 yr

    Leading company for the design, production, and installation of structural precast concrete elements for industrial and commercial construction

  • THE KADEWE GROUP GmbH (6 yrs 1 mo)
    • CFO & CEO
      2023 - 2024 · 1 yr

      The KaDeWe Group (TKG), the largest luxury department store in Germany and among the largest in Europe, operates the KaDeWe (Berlin), Alsterhaus (Hamburg) and Oberpollinger (Munich) with 800m EUR turnover and 4,000 employees. TKG increased sales by 30% in 2018-2023, making it one of the most successful retail concepts. In 2023, TKG was recognized as the "most innovative Luxury Department Store in the World" by the global association IGDS.

    • CFO & MD Operations and Digitalization
      2018 - 2023 · 5 yrs

      Responsible for eCommerce & Omnichannel, CRM, Merchandise Management, Purchasing, Finance & Controlling, IT & Process Management, FM, Logistics