Our Team

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Bart Jonkman

Bart Jonkman

Managing Partner / Nordics

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Alexandre Ebin

Alexandre Ebin

Alexandre is a Partner of Capitalmind, which he joined in 2014. Alexandre leads our Consumer & Retail sector in Paris, leveraging a 20+ years experience in M&A, private equity and financial auditing. Alexandre started his career as an auditor...

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...

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,...

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+...

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...

Jürgen Schwarz

Jürgen Schwarz

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...

Marleen Vermeer

Partner / Benelux

Marleen Vermeer

Partner / Benelux

Marleen is a Partner of Capitalmind and joined the company in 2009. As of beginning 2019 Marleen is temporarily working from the San Francisco / Silicon Valley region in the US. The last 10+ years Marleen successfully closed over...

Guillaume ten Have

Director / France

Guillaume ten Have

Director / France

Guillaume is a Director 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...

Christoph Herrmann

Director / Switzerland

Christoph Herrmann

Director / Switzerland

Christoph is a Director of Capitalmind. He has more than 10 years of experience in international M&A and financing transactions for listed and privately-held companies, entrepreneurs and financial investors. He advised on transactions across various sectors, with a focus...

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,...

Christopher Martin

Vice President / France

Christopher Martin

Vice President / France

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...

Steven Brosi

Manager / Switzerland

Steven Brosi

Manager / Switzerland

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...

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...

Christian Maurer

Christian Maurer

Senior Associate / Benelux

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...

Marcel Deutschmann

Principal / Germany

Marcel Deutschmann

Principal / Germany

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...

Esteban Barnhardt

Esteban Barnhardt

Senior Associate / Benelux

Esteban is Senior Associate at Capitalmind and joined the company in 2015. Over the last years Esteban advised on several (crossborder) deals, naturally in multiple sectors including – but not limited to – Business Services, Industrials and TMT. His...

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...

Karim Mekouar

Karim Mekouar

Karim joined Capitalmind French office in 2018 as an Associate after 4 years of experience in transaction services at EY Paris. Prior to joining Capitalmind, he participated in over 20 financial due diligences for large cap in Energy and...

Emil Aliev

Associate / Germany

Emil Aliev

Associate / Germany

Emil has been working at Capitalmind’s German office since 2018. Before that, he gained experience in a global industrial company, was responsible for the international business development of his family owned business and worked in management consultancy. Emil focused...

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)...

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...

Yanik Costa

Associate / Switzerland

Yanik Costa

Associate / Switzerland

Yanik is an Associate of 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...

Maurits Odekerken

Associate / Benelux

Maurits Odekerken

Associate / Benelux

Maurits is 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, Maurits...

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 &...

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.

Stefano Buratta

Stefano Buratta

Stefano is Analyst 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...

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...

Jasper Erhardt

Jasper Erhardt

Jasper joined as an intern in January 2020 and was granted an Analyst position in the midst of Covid-19 in April 2020. Since then, Jasper advised on several (cross border) deals, naturally in multiple sectors. His main responsibilities include...

Roman Hmilanský

Roman Hmilanský

Roman is Analyst at Capitalmind and joined the company in 2018. Roman advised on several (cross border) deals, naturally in multiple sectors. His main responsibilities include advising on sell-side transactions, funding, MBOs and company acquisitions. Roman is fluent in...

Kasper Juellund

Associate / Nordics

Kasper Juellund

Associate / Nordics

Kasper joined Capitalmind’s Copenhagen office as Analyst in February 2018. He is involved in several sell-side and buy-side transactions across different sectors, including Healthcare and TMT. Prior to joining Capitalmind, Kasper worked as Portfolio Analyst in an asset management...

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.

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...

Théau Roux

Théau Roux

Théau is an Analyst 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...

Mikail Sharganov

Mikail Sharganov

Research Analyst / Germany

Mikail has joined our Paris team in 2020, where he works as an analyst on several transactions (M&A, financing, LBO). He has prior experience in investment banking with Société Générale and Banco Santander in London and Paris. Mikail graduated...

Felix Specht

Analyst / Germany

Felix Specht

Analyst / Germany

Felix joined Capitalmind’s German office as an analyst in January 2020 and has been responsible for M&A transactions in the consumer sector as well as financing/restructuring projects. Prior to Capitalmind he gained experience in portfolio management with an asset...

Julius Kreutz

Julius Kreutz

Research Analyst / Germany

Julius joined Capitalmind as a Research Analyst in October 2019. He has already a completed apprenticeship and is currently a dual student. He is studying Business Administration at the Provadis School of International Management and Technology in Frankfurt. He...

Uwe Kroeger

Director Finance & Operations / Germany

Uwe Kroeger

Director Finance & Operations / Germany

Uwe has worked in investment banking (M&A) for more than 25 years and closed several landmark transactions. Before joining Capitalmind in 2009, Uwe held a leading position in Corporate Development/M&A at Thomas Cook, where he conducted a major divestment...

Kavita Datta Chaudhuri

Marketing & Business Development / Germany

Kavita Datta Chaudhuri

Marketing & Business Development / Germany

Kavita joined Capitalmind in 2019 and is the Marketing and Business Development Director in Germany. She has over 18 years of experience in the areas of International Marketing and Communications working for Industry Associations and Corporate B2B Consulting Firms...

Marie Dulout-Morin

Communications & Marketing / France

Marie Dulout-Morin

Communications & Marketing / France

Marie is responsible for 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 degree...

Christian Sander

Business Development / Germany

Christian Sander

Business Development / Germany

Christian is Senior Advisor Business Development in Capitalmind’s German office, having previously gained experience in M&A and private equity, including at ODDO BHF. After his MBA studies at the Friedrich-Alexander-University in Nuremberg, he obtained the title of Certified International...

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.

Gabrielle Korolnyk

Office Manager / Switzerland

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...

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...

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.

Rob Almering

Rob Almering

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...

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...

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...

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...

Johan Pardoel

Senior Advisor / Benelux

Johan Pardoel

Senior Advisor / Benelux

Johan joined Capitalmind in May 2017 as Senior Advisor. His most recent positions include CEO of Action Holding, board member of Sligro Food Group listed on Euronext and managing director of Lekkerland Germany. For most of his career of...

Ferdinand Robert Schulhauser

Ferdinand Robert Schulhauser

Robert is responsible for Industrials and especially the Automotive Suppliers sub-sector. Before joining Capitalmind in 2014, he worked for almost two decades within the automotive industry, as well as in management consulting, including longstanding operational and strategic experience at...

Vagn Thorup

Senior Advisor / Nordics

Vagn Thorup

Senior Advisor / Nordics

Vagn has over 40 years of work experience first as a technology lawyer, then in the last 20 years as an M&A practitioner, being a partner at i.e. leading Danish law firm, Kromann Reumert for 36 years. Vagn has...

Bernard Zonneveld

Bernard Zonneveld