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Ronald Bartel is Partner in the Smart Industries platform and represents Gimv as a Board member in the portfolio company Arplas, Laser 2000 and Smart Battery Solutions.

Prior to joining Gimv in 2015 he has worked at different companies in the power transmission as well as materials handling industries. In his last position he was Global Director at Columbus McKinnon Corporation, where he was heading and developing the newly established Motion Technology Business Unit with its brands Pfaff-silberblau and Duff-Norton. Before that Ronald was Sales Director at Flender for Industrial Drive Applications preceded by an engagement at Demag Cranes, here amongst others for five years in Shanghai as Deputy General Manager of its Chinese operations developing in the early 2000’s the company’s footprint in a very dynamically growing market.

Ronald holds a master’s degree in mechanical engineering from the University of Hannover and an Executive MBA from Rutgers, New Jersey.

Mark Billige is CEO of Simon-Kucher and Partners. He was elected to lead the consultancy alongside Andreas von der Gathen in 2019. During his 15-year career with the company, he has grown the UK business as managing partner and served on the company’s global board.

Mark joined Simon-Kucher in 2006 in the firm’s London office. In 2010, he was elected into the partnership and was appointed UK managing partner one year later. Mark has gone on to be one of the leading experts in pricing and monetization strategy, advising the CEOs and boards of UK businesses as well as the value creation teams of leading private equity firms. He is a regular commentator in the press and broadcast media on these topics as well as a guest lecturer for MBA programs at some of the world’s top business schools.

Simon-Kucher and Partners

Simon-Kucher and Partners is a global management consulting firm with 1,700 professionals in 42 offices worldwide. We focus on strategy, marketing, pricing, and sales. Founded in 1985, we have more than 35 years of experience and are regarded as the world’s leading pricing advisor. We help Private Equity clients improve their return on investment throughout the different stages of the deal lifecycle. Our capabilities allow us to help our PE clients make the right acquisitions, grow their portfolio businesses profitably and to maximise their returns on exit. Our focus is on improving the top line of PE portfolio businesses, generally achieving considerable revenue and profitability growth for them. As the world’s number one pricing consultancy, Simon-Kucher & Partners has helped PE firms to optimise pricing within 100’s of portfolio businesses across a broad range of industries.

Lukas Bucher is Head of the Services Industry Value Creation business unit, based in Zug, and sits on the Global Investment Committee, the Private Equity Directs Investment Committee and the Global Direct Debt Investment Committee. He is also a member of the Board of Directors of the firm's portfolio companies Foncia, Key Retirement Group, Techem and International Schools Partnership. Previously, Lukas was Head of Human Resources and a member of the Global Executive Board, and has been with Partners Group since 2008, with 18 years of industry experience. Prior to joining Partners Group, he worked at The Boston Consulting Group and was part of the Insurance Practice Group. He holds an MBA from INSEAD Paris, France and a master’s degree in industrial engineering from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich, Switzerland.

Partners Group AG

Partners Group is a global private markets investment management firm with USD 94 billion in investment programs under management in private equity, private real estate, private infrastructure and private debt. The firm manages a broad range of customized portfolios for an international clientele of institutional investors. Partners Group is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland and has offices in Denver, Houston, Toronto, New York, São Paulo, London, Guernsey, Paris, Luxembourg, Milan, Munich, Dubai, Mumbai, Singapore, Manila, Shanghai, Seoul, Tokyo and Sydney. The firm employs over 1,400 people and is listed on the SIX Swiss Exchange (symbol: PGHN) with a major ownership by its partners and employees.

Nerijus Drobavičius is a Partner and IC member of the largest PE fund in the Baltics INVL Baltic Sea Growth Fund of €162mn managed by the leading asset management group in the Baltics – Invalda INVL. Active since 1991 and with a solid track record, Invalda INVL boasts 28 years worth of experience in managing private equity assets in the Baltic countries and CEE landscape while developing companies into best-in-class market leaders. Over 200,000 clients in Lithuania and Latvia and international investors have entrusted the group with more than €1bn of assets under management.

Nerijus

Nerijus serves as a member of the Board or Supervisory Board at portfolio companies of BSGF and has a vast hands-on experience in leading Finance, Structural, Process optimization, IT development within the organization. Before joining BSGF Nerijus worked as an auditor in one of the BIG 4 (then BIG 6) companies, was CFA at one the commercial Bank in Lithuania. In 2007 Nerijus joined Invalda group and was member of the Management Committee and CFO at Pharmaceutical company that was transformed from local company to International one and was successfully sold to international player for 0.4 bEUR in 2011. Just before establishing BSGF he was one of the leaders in transaction team, that acquired commercial bank and two asset management companies, spin-off and sold the banking business and transformed asset management companies into what is now INVL Asset Management.

Matthias Fink joined Riverside in 2013 and is based in Munich. He currently is an advisory board member at GEV Group, GermanPersonnel, Toolport and Bike24. Prior to joining Riverside, Matthias was a Consultant at Boston Consulting Group, advising companies across sectors on corporate finance and strategy. He studied International Business at the Vienna University of Economics and Business and New York University's Stern School of Business and also holds an MBA from the University of Cambridge.

Paul is Portfolio Director at Deutsche Private Equity (DPE) in Munich. He has extensive management experience and had been working 15 years in senior management / executive positions at German international mid-size companies in global roles. His specialties are general management, sales, after sales, pricing and finance. Prior to DPE he has been responsible for Business Units at leading German “Mittelstand”-companies. Prior to his Business Unit responsibility he was Head of Global Pricing. He began his career as a management consultant.

Dr Glenn studied industrial engineering at the University of Karlsruhe / Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and has made in addition in parallel an MBA in the USA. He obtained his doctorate at Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). He is a lecturer at KIT and RWTH Aachen University and an advisory board member.

Deutsche Private Equity

Founded in 2007, DPE Deutsche Private Equity (DPE) has established itself as an independent German investment company investing in medium-sized businesses in Germany, Austria and Switzerland. DPE has since successfully launched three funds and manages total assets of € 1.2 billion. DPE’s investors are institutional investors who invest for the long-term, such as family offices, insurances, pension and umbrella funds.

Justus joined Gilde in 2018 to run their Portfolio Enhancement Program (PEP) in the DACH region and to further develop Gilde’s approach to value creation in the portfolio. Justus is or was actively involved many recent investments such as riri, Comcave, Caseking, amor and GAC.

Prior to joining Gilde, Justus worked as a management consultant at McKinsey & Company's private equity practice in Frankfurt. Justus holds a PhD in Finance from University of Mannheim, and a MA in Finance and a BA in Economics from University of St. Gallen.

Gilde Buy Out Partners

Gilde Buy Out Partners is a leading private equity house in Europe with currently €3.0bn of assets under management and focus on mid-market firms in Germany, Switzerland, Austria and Benelux. With local offices in Frankfurt, Zurich, Utrecht and Brussels and a multinational team Gilde offer a local-for-local approach to deal making with deeply engrained market know-how across our covered regions.

Since Gilde was founded in 1982, they have invested in over 250 companies across a diverse range of sectors. In 2016, Gilde raised €1.1bn for the Gilde Buy Out Fund V which is one of the largest mid-market funds in Europe to date. Gilde are currently finalizing their fund raise for Gilde VI, which is expected at €1.4bn.

Benjamin Hollowood is a Managing Director at AnaCap Financial Partners Limited, a European private equity firm specialising in financial services, where he is the part of the Business Services team responsible for the development of AnaCap’s portfolio company investments. Prior to joining AnaCap, Benjamin worked as a principal at Bain Company where he led a broad range of assignments across the financial service sector, and advised senior management teams across Europe, United States and Africa on strategy, M&A, operational and organisational issues. Benjamin holds a MA in Neuroscience from the University of Cambridge.

AnaCap Financial Partners

AnaCap Financial Partners is a leading European dedicated financial services specialist investor, investing across the sector through highly complementary Private Equity and Credit Opportunities strategies. Since 2005, AnaCap has raised €5.1billion in funds and employs a team of investment professionals, with backgrounds as owners, operators and experts in capital markets, corporate finance, structured finance, credit and asset management. The team has grown to over 75 professionals across 5 offices, including London, Luxembourg, Spain, Portugal and New Delhi (India). Through its Private Equity and Credit strategies, AnaCap offers a complete suite of solutions to sellers and management teams, supported by an extensive track record of investing in financial services, with more than 100 investments completed across 16 countries.

Daniel joined Capvis in 2019 as Head HR. Previously, he was Head Group HR at Alpiq AG, and had leading HR-positions at Alstom, Schindler, PwC and at C and A Group.

Daniel holds a M.A. in Business Administration from the Universities of Zurich and Yale, a M.A. in Law from the University of St. Gallen / HSG, and the admission as attorney-at-law.

Capvis

Capvis is a Swiss private equity investor. With close to 50 employees, the firm draws on the international experience of its team in Zug (Switzerland), Frankfurt, Amsterdam, Shanghai, Jersey and Luxembourg. Senior Advisors represent Capvis regionally in Milan, London and New York.

Capvis focuses on mid-market companies in the industrial corridor of Europe (Switzerland, Germany, Austria, Italy and the Benelux). The long-grown expertise in creating local and global leaders in the fields of Industry, Technology and Advanced Services is the foundation of the Capvis business. In entrepreneurial cooperation with strong management teams, we develop the companies’ potential and create long-term value.

The Capvis team was originally established at Swiss Bank Corporation (SBC), founded in Basel in 1854 . Two SBC-based investment rounds in the 1990s were followed by five Capvis funds to date. After the merger of SBC with UBS in 1998, the team decided to operate independently as Capvis in a partnership structure. Today Capvis AG, wholly owned by its partners, is the exclusive advisor to the Capvis funds.

Since 1990, Capvis has completed 58 transactions with a total invested capital of more than EUR 3 billion. Capvis has conducted IPOs for ten companies. It has repeatedly been voted Switzerland’s best private equity firm by the international trade press.

As a Managing Director / Operating Partner / C-suite professional of portfolio operations, Mirco actively manages the direct investments of PE & family office. With over 15 years in executive management positions, he has gained comprehensive M&A transaction know-how as well as hands-on operating C-level experience. Defined expertise in operational turnaround and value creation, Mirco managed special situations such as carve-outs, buy-and-build strategies, internationalization, exit strategies, and post-merger integrations. He has successfully led and executed several CEO positions in industries like chemicals, transportation, retail, and FMCG and created significant equity value for the shareholders. Mirco is a Certified Turnaround Professional (CTP) and a visiting lecturer in Corporate Strategy & Change Management at ESADE Business School.

Boris Mittermüller is a member of the Portfolio Group of Permira where he focuses on digital and tech investments.

Prior to joining Permira, Boris served as SVP International Markets at Delivery Hero, the global leader in online food ordering and delivery. As a member of the global executive team, he was in charge of the entire Asian P&L. He was also involved in all strategic, financial, operational and tech decisions globally, reporting directly into the Group CEO and COO.

Boris co-founded and operated some of the best-known start-ups in Europe: Foodora, an on-demand food delivery service (sold to Delivery Hero) and Circ, a mobility platform (sold to Bird).

Prior to his time as a founder, Boris was an Associate Partner at McKinsey, mostly serving Retail and Consumer clients across the world.

Boris holds a PhD in Finance from RWTH Aachen, an MBA from INSEAD and a Diplôme de Grande Ecole from ESCP Business School.

Mr. Muzyczyszyn joined Innova in 2008. He spent the previous three years as a Director of Darby Private Equity running the Polish office. His responsibilities included mezzanine financings and private equity investments across multiple sectors and countries in CEE. Prior to joining Darby, he spent over eight years in total with Allianz Specialized Investments, where he was part of a team managing the Emerging Europe Fund.

Mr. Muzyczyszyn’s chief responsibilities include leading the Portfolio function which oversees the development process for Innova’s investments. He is also engaged in coordinating the financing & debt raising for new investments and for portfolio companies. He has co-led investments in Meritum Bank, Expander Advisors, Bakalland/Delecta and OSHEE.

Mr. Muzyczyszyn holds a master’s degree (Distinction) in Law from the University of Warsaw and an MBA from Cass Business School in London. Leszek is President of the Polish Private Equity Association.

Tony O’Carroll is a Managing Director of SVPGlobal and Head of the investment-operating team in Europe. Tony works with SVP’s investee companies, as well as in new investments, and is currently on the boards of Vita Group, Pfleiderer and Kloeckner Pentaplast, with previous boards include Cory Riverside Energy and Linpac.

From 2012 to 2014, he was a Director at 3i Private Equity where he was a leader of 3i's active partnership team working with priority portfolio companies, as well as leading the industrial sector in the UK. From 2007 to 2011, he was with TowerBrook Capital Partners. Prior to this, he spent ten years at Bain & Co. and managed Bain’s London private equity group. In addition, he worked at Mayborn Group (a 3i portfolio company) in 2014, as an interim adviser to the board.

Tony received his LLB in Law from Trinity College, Dublin University, and qualified as a UK barrister where he is a member of the

Honourable Society of Lincolns Inn.

SVPGlobal

SVPGlobal is a global special situations and value investor with >$18B under management, investing through private equity and hedge fund vehicles. SVP invests across sectors, notably the industrial, infrastructure, energy and consumer sectors.