Bio

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 in his career, including a wide range of clients: high-profile large-caps (eg. Deutsche Telekom and Lafarge); global financial sponsors (eg. BC Partners and Terra Firma); and many mid-cap or Mittelstand clients in the German market‘ (eg. Progroup AG, Wohnbau Mainz, Vivantes AG). Before joining Capitalmind Michael held a number of senior roles, including Managing Director at Citigroup; and Co-Head of M&A Germany at Dresdner Kleinwort Benson. At Citigroup, he was also Head of Salomon Smith Barney’s Investment Banking Germany, a board member of Salomon Brothers AG and a member of the Global and European Investment Banking Committee in New York and London. Michael is a member of the board of trustees of “Rheingau Musik Festival”. Michael holds a bachelor degree from Hochschule Mainz – University of Applied Sciences. He is fluent in German and English.