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• I am entrusted with assisting the European Commission and its executive agencies with tasks related to the management of grant/equity finance programmes. • Currently, I support the European Investment Council (EIC) in assessing the deal flow for its accelerator and investment fund. The EIC is a key innovation of the Horizon Europe framework (https://ec.europa.eu/info/horizon-europe_en) and is Europe's most ambitious innovation initiative to date, with a budget of €10bn for the period 2021-2027.

• As a consultant, interim manager and non-exec director, I support private equity and corporate clients in the development of strategies and their implementation for investment and value creation programs. • I particularly enjoy working in all industries and public sectors where there is above-average potential to create particularly high value through business model transformation (digitalization, cyber security, fintech) and through the transition to fossil-free and efficient energy (incl. mobility).

• Elected head of the working group for the Association of German Engineers (VDI), together with recognized experts from well-known companies and academic institutions in the energy industry. • Established a joint venture with the Association of Electrical, Electronic & Information Technologies (VDE). • During my mandate, we held more than 40 lectures and field trips with a total of more than 1,500 participants. As a result, we were among the top 3 working groups with the most events per year.

A Hasso Plattner Ventures investment. The success story of d-labs was taken up as a case study by Herrmann/Moeller in their book "Strategic Design of Industrial Goods" (original title: "Strategisches Industriegüterdesign: Innovation und Wachstum durch Gestaltung"), Springer 2009. Chapter 3.5 is based on an interview with me. German release available at Google Books: http://goo.gl/ApAaV - Buy a copy!

Investment management of several international acting venture capital funds. Involved in: - direct equity investments, - in Fund-of-Funds (FoF) investments, - and in Private Investments in Public Equity (PIPE). Sectors: TMT (software / internet, media, telecom) as well as medical devices, life sciences & new materials.

Principal fund for direct investments in technology based private growth businesses.

Relationship Manager, Project Manager, Origination

This six-week programme - guided by private equity trailblazer Professor Ludovic Phalippou, and a wide range of faculty and industry experts - provides a nuanced understanding of private equity and debt fund structures, including fees, limited partnership agreements, and fund performance. This is complemented by the study of current and future market trends, including co-investments, secondary markets, environmental, social and governance aspects (ESG) and impact investing.

Market disruptions, external shocks, digitization, value creation 4.0, the global Covid-19 pandemic, private equity investments, mergers & acquisitions, are just a few examples that force organizations to rethink and change. In addition, as the economy cools, organizations may find themselves in financial distress. This Master Programme provides competencies and equips with a comprehensive set of tools and skills to successfully position companies for the future.

Advanced training for turnaround managers: 1. Economic & legal fundamentals 2. Turnaround concepts (IDW S 6) 3. Financing instruments 4. Insolvency law 5. Special credit management 6. Labor law options 7. Criminal & liability aspects 8. Distressed M&A

HHL In cooperation with frankfurter gruppe. Program (german): www.hhl.de/merger-integration Once the deal is closed, creating value begins. 1. Basics of M&A process planning 2. Dynamic design of integration processes 3. Practical tools and methods for M&A project managers

4-day, 30-hour full-time classroom training. Conducted under the direction of Prof. Dr. Bernhard Schwetzler, Chair of Financial Management and Center for Corporate Transactions and Private Equity (CCTPE): Financial and liquidity planning / DCF company valuation / Mergers Modeling / LBO structuring.

This 8-week online course provides the nuts and bolts about how real world venture capitalists operate. It focuses on the principles in the book "Venture Deals" (Wiley) by Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson. Both are veteran VCs and co-founders of the Foundry Group, a VC firm in Bolder, Colorado.

This 5-day, 44-hour full-time classroom training provides advanced knowledge of corporate valuation and basic knowledge of the valuation of intangible assets. Detailed training syllabus (in German): https://www.eacva.de/certified-valuation-analyst/ausbildungsinhalte.html

The Chamber of Industry and Commerce (IHK) Berlin conducts this 3-month, 73-hour part-time classroom training, which imparts essential legal and tax knowledge as well as leadership skills for the managing directors of GmbHs (German legal form of a corporation. with limited liability).

Entrepreneurship Essentials is a 4-week, 30-hour online certificate program from Harvard Business School, developed by Professor William A. Sahlman. It introduces participants to the entrepreneurial journey from finding an idea to gaining traction in the marketplace to raising capital for a venture.

Modules: (1) Processes, structures and market developments; (2) Company valuation, due diligence; (3) Contract design and legal issues; (4) Acquisition financing; (5) Negotiation; (6) Case study. / Member of Frankfurt School M&A Club.

Lecturer: Prof. Stefano Caselli / Modules: (1) Introduction to Private Equity and Venture Capital; (2) Discovering Private Equity Investors: Legal Issues and Taxation; (3) Management of Private Equity and Venture Capital Funds; (4) Company Valuation And Deal Making In Private Equity Settings

Lecturer: Kai Schlender, Baker Mckenzie / Investment targets; Investment channels; Outbound investment controls from China; Foreign Exchange in China; Investment controls in Germany/EU; Investment catalogue; Investment vehicles and representative offices; The new Foreign Investment Law.

14 month post-graduate executive program.

14 month post-graduate executive program. Turnaround Management, Financial Restructuring, Distressed M&A, Banking Law, Insolvency Law.

Full-time academic program.