Our Team

Antoine Troalen

Antoine is an Associate at Capitalmind, where he works on several M&A and LBO transactions across different sectors. Prior to joining our Paris team, he had gained experience at Eponyme Partners, an independent midcap M&A advisory firm. Antoine graduated...

Arne Laarveld

Arne Laarveld

Arne Laarveld is a Partner at Capitalmind: he leads our FinTech team, and is also a senior member of the Industrial Technology team, especially focusing on the machine vision sector. Arne has worked in corporate finance advisory for 20+...

Arthur Leonhard

Arthur Leonhard

Arthur joined our German office as a Research Analyst in October 2022. He mainly works on projects in the industrial technology sector and in Marketing. He is currently completing a dual study programme at the Accadis University in Bad...

Augustin Alle

Augustin Alle

Augustin is an Associate at Capitalmind in Paris, where he has worked on several M&A and LBO transactions across different sectors. Prior to joining our teams in 2017 he had gained experience in Corporate Finance (BPCE Group and JCDecaux)...

Bart Jonkman

Bart Jonkman

Bart is a Managing Partner and co-founder of Capitalmind, and has almost 30 years dealmaking experience . He has successfully closed 100+ deals as (co-)lead dealmaker for all types of clients. Bart has a deep understanding of international deal...

Carine Soave

Carine Soave

Carine is an Analyst at Capitalmind. Prior to joining our teams in 2022, she had gained experience in M&A at Deomenos Conseil. Carine graduated from EDHEC Business School, and holds a Master degree in Finance from Aston Univeristy.

Chara Dellys

Office Manager / France

Chara Dellys

Office Manager / France

Chara is an Office Manager in our Parisian Office. Prior to joining Capitalmind, in 2016, she had worked as an assistant for several companies including the law firm Ashurst, Primagaz and Euris Group. Chara speaks French and English.

Charles Barlow

Charles Barlow

Charles is Head of Investec’s Cross Border Corporate Finance and International Advisory Group and has over 26 years of investment banking experience. He joined Investec, Capitalmind strategic minority shareholder, in 2017 to lead the bank’s cross border corporate finance...

Christian Maurer

Christian Maurer

Christian joined Capitalmind in May 2014. Before he gained experience within the M&A Execution Team at IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG in Frankfurt, Germany as well as in the area of Financing at Deutsche Bank Privat- und Geschäftskunden AG. He...

Christopher Martin

Christopher Martin

Christopher is a VP at Capitalmind. He joined our Paris office in 2015 and has since then been involved in various M&A and LBO & transactions. Prior to joining Capitalmind, Christopher had gained experience in M&A, Corporate Finance and...

Constantin E. Waider

Constantin E. Waider

Constantin started as an Analyst in our German office in 2022. He mostly works on projects within the tech-enabled industrial and business services sector. In addition to an internship at Capitalmind, he gained experience in the field of M&A...

Corentin Muraro

Corentin Muraro

Corentin started as an analyst in our Paris office in 2019. Before joining Capitalmind, he had gained experience in finance and accounting at Mazars. Corentin holds a Master degree from L’Ecole des Mines St Etienne, and specialized in Finance...

Dorian Billa

Dorian Billa

Dorian started as an analyst in our Paris office in 2023. Before joining Capitalmind, he had gained experience in Private Equity at Omnes Capital after a first M&A experience at Orpea. Dorian holds a Master degree from ESSEC Business...

Erik Dahl

Partner / Nordics

Erik Dahl

Partner / Nordics

Erik is a Partner of Capitalmind. He has great experience in Mergers & Acquisitions, divestments and private placement of cross-border transactions within the Technology, Media, Software and IT & Engineering Consultancy sectors in the Nordic countries. Before joining our...

Ervin Schellenberg

Ervin Schellenberg

Ervin is Managing Partner, Board Director and co-founder of Capitalmind. He focuses on the Industrial technology & technical business services sector. For more than 27 years Ervin has acted as a trusted advisor to the boards and owners of...

Florian Ismer

Florian Ismer

Florian joined Capitalmind in October 2014. Before he gained experience in the fields of corporate finance, M&A and risk management with mid-tier consulting firms as well as with KPMG AG Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft. Florian graduated in Business Administration (B.A.) majoring in...

Gabor Stolmar

Gabor Stolmar

Office Manager / Switzerland

Gabor joined Capitalmind in January 2022. Previously, he worked for PricewaterhouseCoopers in the M&A department in Frankfurt am Main and Budapest, most recently as a Manager in the Automotive and Industrials Team. Prior to that, he worked for Perlitz...

Gabrielle Korolnyk

Gabrielle Korolnyk

Office Manager / Switzerland

Gabrielle is Office Manager in our Zurich Office. She is responsible for the back office and the support of the management. Before joining Capitalmind, Gabrielle worked as an Office Manager at Affentranger Associates for several years. Gabrielle holds a...

Guillaume ten Have

Guillaume ten Have

Guillaume is a Partner of Capitalmind. He joined our Paris office in 2013. Guillaume has been involved in several transactions, including acquisitions, disposals, and fundraising projects. He mainly operates in the Industrial, Business Services and Food & Agro sectors...

Ingrid Schneider

Office Manager / Germany

Ingrid Schneider

Office Manager / Germany

Ingrid is an Office Manager in our German Office. She joined Capitalmind in 2007 and has worked in comparable companies as an assistant in the Rhein-Main area for several years. Ingrid speaks German and English.

Jan Willem Jonkman

Jan Willem Jonkman

Jan Willem is a Managing Partner and Board Director of Capitalmind, which he co-founded in 1999. He has 25+ years experience in M&A, and has successfully closed 100+ deals (mainly cross-border), focusing on Consumer/Food, Business Services and TMT. Jan...

Jason Kluge

Jason Kluge

Jason joined Capitalmind in June 2022. Previously, he gained experience at Steen Associates Limited in Frankfurt as well as in Corporate M&A at Douglas GmbH and in the M&A Execution Team at BDO Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft AG in Düsseldorf. He graduated...

Jasper Erhardt

Jasper Erhardt

Jasper is Associate at Capitalmind and joined the company in 2020 Since then, Jasper advised on several (cross border) deals, naturally in multiple sectors. His main responsibilities include advising on sell-side transactions, funding, MBOs and company acquisitions. Besides Dutch,...

Jean-Arthur Dattée

Jean-Arthur Dattée

Jean-Arthur is a Partner of Capitalmind. He’s been actively involved in the development of the Paris office, which he joined in the early days in 2001. He teams up with business owners, corporations & financial investors on supporting them...

Jean-Paul Bruna

Jean-Paul Bruna

Jean-Paul is an Associate at Capitalmind in Paris, where he has worked on several M&A and Financing transactions across different sectors. Prior to joining our teams he had worked for two French banks. Jean-Paul graduated in Finance and Economics...

Jesper de Voijs

Jesper de Voijs

Jesper is an Analyst at Capitalmind. His main work includes advising on sell-side transactions, funding, MBOs and company acquisitions. Besides Dutch, Jesper is fluent in English. Jesper holds a BSc in International Business Administration, where he studied abroad for...

Jonathan Alchenberger

Director / Switzerland

Jonathan Alchenberger

Director / Switzerland

Jonathan is a Director at Capitalmind. He joined our Zurich office in 2022. Jonathan has 15 years of experience in M&A transactions for listed and privately-held companies across various sectors, with a focus on Industrials, TMT and Consumer. Before...

Jonathan Arrowsmith

Jonathan Arrowsmith

Jonathan is Head of Advisory & Co-Head of Investec’s Private Equity Client Group and has over 17 years of Corporate Finance experience. Before joining Investec, Capitalmind strategic minority shareholder, Jonathan was previously Managing Director at DC Advisory and Manager...

Julius Kreutz

Julius Kreutz

Julius joined Capitalmind’s German office as a Research Analyst in October 2019. He mainly works on projects in the industrial technology and business services sector. Previously, he was able to gain experience at a law firm in the Rhine-Main...

Jürgen Schwarz

Jürgen Schwarz

Marketing & Business Development / Germany

Jürgen is a Partner of Capitalmind and leads the Retail & Consumer Business, Logistics as well as the Restructuring practice in Germany. He has been working in international M&A advisory in the Consumer Business sector for 19+ years. Before...

Kavita Datta Chaudhuri

Kavita Datta Chaudhuri

Marketing & Business Development / Germany

Kavita is our Marketing and Business Development Director and leads the activities in Germany. She has over 20 years of experience in the areas of International Marketing and Communications working for Industry Associations and Corporate B2B Consulting Firms focused...

Kilian de Gourcuff

Kilian de Gourcuff

Kilian is a Partner of Capitalmind. Kilian re-joined our Paris office in 2015, after three years as CFO of Yellow Korner – a leading art photography editor and distributor in France. Before that, he spent four years at Capitalmind,...

Louis Le Clec’h

Louis Le Clec’h

Louis is an analyst at Capitalmind. Prior to joining our Paris office in 2021, he had gained experience in M&A and Corporate Finance at Rochefort & Associés, and at BRED – Banque Populaire. He holds and Advanced Master degree...

Maik Jannik Piel

Maik Jannik Piel

Maik joined Capitalmind in September 2022. Here, he focuses on financing advisory, especially in the area of project financing. Previously, he gained experience in debt advisory at Grant Thornton AG and as a credit analyst at Kreissparkasse Köln. Maik...

Marcel Deutschmann

Marcel Deutschmann

Communications & Marketing / France

Marcel joined Capitalmind’s German office in 2016 together with Matthias Holtmeyer. Prior joining Capitalmind, he has gained two years of experience in M&A and has participated in small and mid-market transactions in the healthcare, IT and industrial sectors. Marcel...

Marie Dulout-Morin

Marie Dulout-Morin

Communications & Marketing / France

Marie is Head of our communications and marketing activities in France. She joined Capitalmind in 2017 after 10 years of experience as a B2B project & communications manager, with a focus in the consulting industry. She holds a Master...

Marjon Marques

Office Manager / Benelux

Marjon Marques

Office Manager / Benelux

Marjon is Office Manager at Capitalmind, where she has been working since 2005. Within Capitalmind Benelux Marjon is your first point of contact. In addition, she is responsible for the (financial) administration, back-office and support of the management. Besides...

Markus Decker

Markus Decker

Markus is Managing Partner of Capitalmind and co-founded Capitalmind AG in Switzerland. He has 19 years of experience in international M&A and financing transactions for listed and privately-held firms, entrepreneurs and financial investors, focusing on the healthcare, industrial technology...

Marleen Vermeer

Partner / Benelux

Marleen Vermeer

Partner / Benelux

Marleen is a Partner of Capitalmind and joined the company in 2009. In the period 2019-2021, Marleen has temporarily worked from the San Francisco / Silicon Valley region in the US. The last 10+ years Marleen successfully closed over...

Matthias Holtmeyer

Matthias Holtmeyer

Matthias is a Managing Partner of Capitalmind, focused on the Healthcare and TMT sectors. He has been an M&A advisor for 20+ years, and leads our Berlin office, with direct access to some of the most dynamic and fastest-growing...

Maurits Odekerken

Maurits Odekerken

Maurits is Senior Associate at Capitalmind and joined the company in 2019. Maurits is involved in several (cross border) deals, naturally in multiple sectors. His main responsibilities include advising on sell-side transactions, funding, MBOs and company acquisitions. Besides Dutch,...

Max Schneider

Max Schneider

Max joined Capitalmind’s German office as a Research Analyst in November 2022. He mainly works on M&A and Financing transactions. Previously, he was able to gain experience in private equity, venture capital, as well as real estate, where he...

Maxim Zwaan

Maxim Zwaan

Managing Partner / France

Maxim is Associate at Capitalmind and worked on various (international) deals in multiple sectors. His main responsibilities include advising on sell-side transactions, funding, company acquisitions and MBOs. Besides Dutch, Maxim also speaks fluent English and Spanish. Before joining Capitalmind...

Michael Fabich

Chairman / Germany

Michael Fabich

Chairman / Germany

Michael is a co-founder of Capitalmind, with 30+ years of experience in investment banking. He focuses on the Healthcare, Business Services, and Consumer sectors. Michael is a highly experienced M&A advisor, having successfully completed 100+ M&A and financing transactions...

Michel Degryck

Michel Degryck

Managing Partner / France

Michel is Managing Partner and Board Director of Capitalmind, which he founded in 1999. He is also head of the Paris office. He has worked in M&A for 20+ years, as the lead dealmaker on more than 100 transactions...

Mirko Nikkels

Mirko Nikkels

Finance & Controlling / Germany

Mirko is an Analyst at Capitalmind Germany since June 2021. He has been working as an Intern with us since February 2021. He mostly works on projects within the industrials and business services sector. Before joining the team, he...

Nataliya Andreeva

Nataliya Andreeva

Finance & Controlling / Germany

Nataliya joined Capitalmind in 2021 and is responsible for Finance and Controlling in Germany. She has gained her experience in accounting, auditing and controlling in different industries and different countries. Nataliya holds a Diploma (Economics) from Moscow University of...

Nathan Niveau

Nathan Niveau

Nathan is an Analyst at Capitalmind. Prior to joining our teams in Paris in 2021, Nathan had gained experience as a data analyst for several French industrial groups, as well as in M&A at Impulse Corporate Finance. He graduated...

Nicolas Balon

Nicolas Balon

Nicolas is a Partner of Capitalmind. He’s been actively involved in the development of the Paris office, which he joined in the early days in 2003. He teams up with large corporates, entrepreneurs, families and private equity houses on...

Nicolas Mogarra

Nicolas Mogarra

Nicolas is an Analyst at Capitalmind. Prior to joining our teams in 2019, Nicolas had gained experience in M&A and Private Equity (at HSBC, Alantra and Ardian). He graduated from EDHEC Business School, and speaks French & English.

Oliver Stig Bay Lachenmeier

Analyst / Nordics

Oliver Stig Bay Lachenmeier

Analyst / Nordics

Oliver is an analyst at Capitalmind Oliver joined Capitalmind’s Danish office as a full-time Analyst in January 2021. Prior to joining our team, Oliver has gained experience as part-time Analyst throughout 2020. He graduated from Copenhagen Business Academy as...

Rémi Upadhyay

Rémi Upadhyay

Rémi is an Analyst at Capitalmind. He joined our Paris office in 2020. Rémi started his career at In Extenso Finance before joining Clearwater in France, and later BNP Paribas. He holds a Bank & Corporate Finance Master’s degree...

René Vogt

Analyst / Switzerland

René Vogt

Analyst / Switzerland

René is an Analyst at Capitalmind. René joined Capitalmind at the beginning of 2022 and supports the Swiss team on transactions in the focus sectors. He holds a BSc in Banking & Finance, a MSc in Real Estate and...

Ron Belt

Ron Belt

Ron is a Managing Partner of Capitalmind,. He joined Capitalmind in 2002 and focuses on the TMT/Ecommerce and Business Services. At present Ron has 25+ years experience in M&A. During his carreer Ron has to date successfully closed over...

Ryan Moyal

Ryan Moyal

Ryan started as an analyst in our Paris office in 2022. Before joining Capitalmind, he had gained experience in Corporate Finance at Gimar & Co. Ryan holds a Master degree in Finance from Audencia Business School.

Sayed Deliri

Sayed Deliri

Sayed is an Analyst at Capitalmind, active in M&A since 2020. Since then, Sayed has worked on various (international) deals in multiple sectors. His main work includes advising on sell-side transactions, funding, MBOs and company acquisitions. Besides Dutch, Sayed...

Sebastian Kliess

Director IT / Germany

Sebastian Kliess

Director IT / Germany

Sebastian Kliess is Director IT at Capitalmind. He is responsible for the design and operation of our fully cloud-based system landscape. His focus is on performance, data security, availability and mobility for all Capitalmind applications. Prior to Capitalmind, he...

Sophie Dupin

Sophie Dupin

Sophie is an Analyst at Capitalmind. Prior to joining our teams in Paris in 2021, Sophie had gained experience in Transaction Services & Corporate Restructuring at Eight Advisory. She graduatued from ESCP Business School with a major in Corporate...

Stefano Buratta

Stefano Buratta

Stefano is Associate at Capitalmind and joined the company in 2020. He advised on several (cross border) deals, naturally in multiple sectors. His main responsibilities include advising on sell-side transactions, funding, MBOs and company acquisitions. Stefano is fluent in...

Steven Brosi

Steven Brosi

Managing Partner / Nordics

Steven is Manager of Capitalmind. He has more than 8 years of experience in international M&A and financing transactions for privately-held companies, entrepreneurs and financial investors. He advised on transactions across various sectors, with a focus on deals in...

Stig Madsen Lachenmeier

Stig Madsen Lachenmeier

Managing Partner / Nordics

Stig is a Managing Partner of Capitalmind, which he joined in 2015, as the Nordics lead. During his career he has been involved in 100+ Danish and international transactions, advising clients across most sectors. A core expertise is international...

Teresa Weissbach

Teresa Weissbach

Before Teresa joined Capitalmind in January 2023, she gained experience on cross-border business valuation, financial due diligence and restructuring projects while working within the Deal Advisory section of KPMG in Frankfurt and the Corporate Finance & Restructuring EMEA team...

Théau Roux

Théau Roux

Théau is an Associate at Capitalmind. He joined our Paris office in 2021. Before joining Capitalmind, Théau started his career in Mergers & Acquisitions at Rochefort & Associés in Paris, after gaining experience in M&A and ECM Advisory (ABN...

Thibaud Bedoux

Thibaud Bedoux

Thibaud is an Analyst at Capitalmind. Prior to joining our teams in 2019, Thibaud had gained experience in M&A and Private Equity (at Cambon Partners and Ardian Growth). He graduated from EDHEC Business School, and speaks French & English.

Thibault Bazillon

Thibault Bazillon

Thibault is an Analyst at Capitalmind. Prior to joining our teams in 2020, Thibault had gained experience in M&A (at Alantra and CA-CIB) and in Finance (at Groupe Roullier). He graduated from EDHEC Business School, and speaks French &...

Thibault Laroche-Joubert

Thibault Laroche-Joubert

Thibault is a Partner of Capitalmind. He joined our Parisian team in 2010 and has great experience in finance, M&A and private equity. He’s been involved in many transactions with a focus on Business Services & Food & Agro...

Thom Deckers

Thom Deckers

Thom is Senior Associate at Capitalmind, active within M&A since 2017. Thom is involved in several (cross-border) deals, in multiple sectors. His main responsibilities include advising on sell-side transactions, funding, MBOs and company acquisitions. Prior to joining Capitalmind, Thom...

Thomas Ellenberger

Thomas Ellenberger

Thomas is Managing Partner of Capitalmind and co-founded Capitalmind AG in Switzerland. He has 16 years of experience in finance, strategic consulting, business development and entrepreneurial activities with a particular focus on Business Services, Industrials and TMT. Thomas serves...

Thorsten Gladiator

Thorsten Gladiator

Thorsten is a Partner of Capitalmind, focused on debt advisory for both private equity-driven situations and in various corporate financings. He has over 25 years experience in the European LBO markets and has arranged 100+ debt financings, ranging from...

Torsten Aul

Torsten Aul

Torsten is a Partner of Capitalmind. He focusses on debt financing solutions for the German Mittelstand across all sectors with particular focus on asset heavy industries such as real estate, solar and wind. Acquisition financings and re-financings round up...

Valentin Desdoits

Valentin Desdoits

Valentin joined Capitalmind French office in 2019 after 4 years of experience in Mergers and Acquisitions at Mazars, where he was involved in various M&A, LBO and financing transactions. Prior to that, he started his career in Chicago within...

Yanik Costa

Yanik Costa

Yanik is a Manager at Capitalmind. He has more than 7 years of experience in corporate finance and M&A transactions for listed and privately-held companies, entrepreneurs and financial investors. He advised on numerous transactions focused on the Healthcare and...

Achim Klüber

Achim Klüber

Achim Klüber has over 37 years international experience in Corporate Finance/Wholesale Banking, having worked for leading international firms including JP Morgan, Deutsche Bank, RBS, BNP Paribas. He has been deeply involved in major European M+A situations including equity and...

Martijn Franssen

Senior Advisor / Benelux

Martijn Franssen

Senior Advisor / Benelux

Martijn joined Capitalmind as Senior advisor in 2020. He has more than 20 years of experience in the financial services industry: investment banking, private equity and restructuring. From the start of his career within ABN AMRO he fulfilled positions...

Martin Hallinger

Martin Hallinger

Martin joined Capitalmind in September 2019. He is focussed on utilities and energy-related topics based on his 28 years of experience in the sector. He started his career in the controlling department with CONTIGAS Deutsche Energie AG, a subsidiary...

Niels Frederik Holm

Niels Frederik Holm

Senior Advisor (Automotive) / Germany

Niels is a Senior Advisor of Capitalmind, focused on the Healthcare sector. Before joining Capitalmind, Niels has worked as a consultant and board member. Previously Niels worked as Global Executive at IBM, Lenovo and other software companies in the...

Patrick Atzel

Senior Advisor / France

Patrick Atzel

Senior Advisor / France

Patrick worked 35 years as financial auditor and chartered accountant, being partner at Arthur Andersen and Ernst & Young. As such, Patrick acted as legal auditor of many listed French middle market groups (eg CNIM, Les Nouveaux Constructeurs, Outremer-Telecom,...

Peer Günther

Peer Günther

Senior Advisor (Automotive) / Germany

Peer joined Capitalmind as Senior Advisor in 2022 with more than 30 years of experience in a wide range of automotive industries, from special interest groups to OEMs to B2B volume marketers, specializing in the design and implementation of...

Rob Almering

Senior advisor / Benelux

Rob Almering

Senior advisor / Benelux

Rob joined Capitalmind as Senior advisor in January 2020. He has more than 20 years experience in the business and financial services industry, especially within the banking environment. From the start of his career within ABN AMRO he fulfilled...

Dr. Stefan Keh

Dr. Stefan Keh

Stefan joined Capitalmind as a senior advisor in November 2017. Now with Capitalmind, Stefan is focusing on the company´s German Industrials and TMT practice. Before joining Capitalmind, Stefan served as Senior Vice President Worldwide Sales Travel, Transport, Logistics at...

Dr. Thomas Kettern

Dr. Thomas Kettern

Dr. Kettern looks back to more than 30 years in top management of leading German banks. His responsibilities included corporate banking and corporate finance for large and medium sized German corporates. He holds degrees in business administration from Ludwig...

Vagn Thorup

Vagn Thorup