Managing Partner
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Claus has over 40 years of direct private equity as well as quoted securities experience. In addition to managing Keyhaven Capital Partners, he is a member of the Investment Committee and is also responsible for overseeing the investment process. Claus is the Chairman of Novation Tech S.p.A. He was previously Chairman of TCX S.p.A., LRI Invest and Darag Group. From 2012 to 2018, Claus was a member of the Invest Europe Limited Partner Platform Council, and he was also appointed to the Invest Europe Audit and Financial Committee. Before founding Keyhaven, Claus was Executive Director of Danske Private Equity. His earlier positions include Founding Managing Director of Richmond Capital Limited, a niche investment bank, and managing a European family office. Claus has also served as CFO of engineering company F.L.Smidth & Cia Espanola, and as a Senior Consultant with Andersen Consulting (now Accenture). He has served as Chairman and/or Board Member of more than 30 private and public companies in Europe and the United States over the course of his career. Claus has a BSc in Finance and Accounting from Copenhagen Business School and earned an Executive MBA cum laude from Instituto de Impresa, Madrid. He is fluent in English, Danish, Norwegian and Swedish, and also speaks Italian, Spanish, French and German.
