Team

Born in 1964. Spokesman of the Board of Management since March 2013; member of the Board of Management since January 2001; appointed until the end of December 2023.

Torsten Grede holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of St. Gallen. Prior to his university education, he completed a bank apprenticeship. Directly after graduating, he started his career in 1990 at Deutsche Beteiligungs AG; he now has 32 years of experience in the private equity business in Germany’s mid-market sector.

Born in 1980, Member of the Board of Management since March 2021; appointed until end of February 2026.

Tom Alzin joined Deutsche Beteiligungs AG in 2004 and became a Managing Director in 2011. He has 18 years of experience in the private equity business.

Tom Alzin holds a degree in Business Administration from the HEC Lausanne, and also studied at the London School of Economics and Political Science.

Born in 1974, Member of the Board of Management since March 2021; appointed until end of February 2026.

Jannick Hunecke joined Deutsche Beteiligungs AG in 2001 and became a Managing Director in 2008. He has 22 years of experience in the private equity business in Germany’s mid-market sector.

Jannick Hunecke holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of Munster.

Born in 1974, Member of the Board of Management since January 2023; appointed until end of December 2025.

Melanie Wiese worked for energy companies E.ON SE and Innogy SE, both based in Essen, and Bayernwerk AG, Regensburg, between 2017 and 2022. Most recently, she has been a member of the Management Board at both Innogy SE and Bayernwerk AG, being responsible for Finance (CFO at Bayernwerk AG). Prior to that, she had assumed the roles of Head of Accounting & Reporting at Innogy SE and Head of Group Accounting at E.ON SE. Before joining technology company ZF Friedrichshafen in 2014, where she headed the international Shared Service Organisation until 2017, Melanie Wiese had worked as a consultant at Accenture Management Consulting and The Hackett Group.

Melanie Wiese holds a degree in business law from Leuphana University, Lueneburg.

Dario Alessandro joined DBAG Italia in 2022.

Before joining DBAG Italia he worked at Goldman Sachs and Investindustrial as an Associate. Dario Alessandro has three years of experience in the private-equity sector.

Dario Alessandro holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Management from Luiss University, Rome, and a Master of Science in Finance from Bocconi University, Milan.

Michel Büttner joined Deutsche Beteiligungs AG in 2022.

He holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Goethe University, Frankfurt/Main, and a Master of Finance from the Frankfurt School of Finance. In addition to his studies, Michel Büttner worked as a student trainee at Deutsche Beteiligungs AG since 2020. 

Matteo Dagnaux joined DBAG Italia in 2022.

Before joining DBAG Italia he worked at UBS as an Investment Banking Analyst.

Matteo Dagnaux holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and a Master of Science in Accounting, Financial Management and Control from Bocconi University, Milan.

Leopold Danner joined Deutsche Beteiligungs AG in 2021.

Before joining DBAG, he worked as an Investment Banking Analyst at Macquarie Capital.

Leopold Danner holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Göttingen, and a Master of Arts in Banking and Finance from the University of St. Gallen. He also studied at Dartmouth College, New Hampshire.

Lisa Fischer joined Deutsche Beteiligungs AG in 2022.

She holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics from Goethe University, Frankfurt/Main, and a Master of Science in Finance & Investments from Copenhagen Business School, Denmark. She also studied at Tilburg University, the Netherlands.

Christoph Gebhardt joined Deutsche Beteiligungs AG in 2017.

Christoph Gebhardt has six years of experience in private equity. He began his career at DekaBank, working in the area of strategy and investments.

After completing his training as an investment fund professional, he received a degree in Business Administration from the Frankfurt School of Finance, and also studied at the Universidad Viña del Mar, Chile. Christoph Gebhardt is a CFA Charterholder.

Jan Martin Gemmer joined Deutsche Beteiligungs AG in 2022.

He started his career in the investment banking division of Bank of America Merrill Lynch in Frankfurt. Jan Martin Gemmer holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics and Business Administration from Goethe University, Frankfurt, and a Double Master Degree in Accounting and Finance as well as Management from the University of St. Gallen and the Bocconi University, Milan.

Niklas Glanemann joined Deutsche Beteiligungs AG in 2020.

He has two years of experience in private equity.

Niklas Glanemann holds a Bachelor of Science in Economics and a Master of Science in Business Administration from Goethe University, Frankfurt. He also studied at the Hanken School of Economics, Helsinki.

Carla Himmer joined Deutsche Beteiligungs AG in 2021.

She holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Business Administration from Frankfurt University of Applied Sciences and a Master of Science in Finance from Bocconi University, Milan.

Linda Hoegener Schinwald was first employed at Deutsche Beteiligungs AG from 2014 to 2019. With her return in 2020, she has been strengthening the team of Deutsche Beteiligungs AG once more.

Between 2019 and 2020, Linda Hoegener Schinwald worked at Armira as an Investment Director. Before joining DBAG in 2014, she worked for the car sharing provider Citeecar, a portfolio company of Mangrove Capital Partners. She began her career in France at ArcelorMittal, focusing on business development. Linda Hoegener has ten years of experience in private equity.

Linda Hoegener Schinwald studied engineering at the University of Technology in Munich and at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid. She earned her MBA degree at the Collège des Ingénieurs Paris.

Philipp Hof joined Deutsche Beteiligungs AG in 2020.

He began his career at Roland Berger, where he worked in the Restructuring and Corporate Finance department from 2017 to 2020. He has two years of experience in private equity.

Philipp Hof holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management and a Master of Science in Management from the London Business School. He also studied at the University of Michigan. 

Alexander Jeanneaux joined DBAG in 2019.

He has four years of experience in private equity.

Alexander Jeanneaux holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from the University of St. Gallen, and also studied at Columbia University, New York.

Carolin Klosterkamp joined Deutsche Beteiligungs AG in 2022.

She started her career in 2019 at Roland Berger, where she worked as a Senior Consultant in Restructuring, Performance, Transaction & Transformation.

Carolin Klosterkamp holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration and a Master of Science in Management from the University of Mannheim.

Alessandro Melini joined DBAG Italia in 2022.

Before joining DBAG Italia he worked at CDP - Cassa Depositi e Prestiti and at Morgan Stanley as an Investment Banking Associate.

Alessandro Melini holds a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Science in Economics from Luiss University, Rome. He also holds a Master of Business Administration from MIT - Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Linda Sawallich joined Deutsche Beteiligungs AG in 2022.

She started her career in investment banking at Citi (Frankfurt/London). Prior to joining DBAG, she worked for six years as a Director M&A for Volkswagen Group in Wolfsburg, including three years as Head of M&A for Volkswagen China.

Linda Sawallich holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Goethe University, Frankfurt, and a Master of Science in Management from the WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management. She also studied at the Wharton School (University of Pennsylvania) and the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore. 

Nikolas Schmitte joined Deutsche Beteiligungs AG in 2020.

He has two years of experience in private equity.

Nikolas Schmitte holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from WHU – Otto Beisheim School of Management and a Master of Science in Management from ESCP Business School (Madrid, Paris and Berlin). He also studied at Bocconi University, Milan.

Kevin Sickmüller joined Deutsche Beteiligungs AG in 2021.

Before joining DBAG, he worked as a Senior Associate at Strategy&. Kevin Sickmüller holds a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of Mannheim, and a Master of Science in Computing Science from Imperial College London. 

Josef Stöger joined Deutsche Beteiligungs AG in 2022.

He holds a Bachelor of Science in International Business from the Maastricht School of Business and Economics.

Maximilian Vogl joined DBAG in 2016.

Maximilian Vogl has six years of experience in the private-equity sector. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration from the University of St. Gallen, and a Master of Science in Finance & Private Equity from the London School of Economics. Maximilian Vogl also studied at Columbia University, New York.

Theresa Baumstark was first employed at Deutsche Beteiligungs AG from 2012 to 2014. With her return in 2019, she has been strengthening the team of Deutsche Beteiligungs AG once more as Director Fund Investor Relations.

Prior to joining DBAG for the first time, Theresa Baumstark worked at Lampe Corporate Finance in M&A and, between 2014 and 2019, at Porsche AG focusing on risk management and M&A.

She holds a Bachelor of Science in European Economic Studies from Otto-Friedrich-University Bamberg and a Master of Science in Finance and Information Management from the Technical University of Munich. She also studied at the University of Krakow.

Yasmin Behboudi joined DBAG in 2021 and became Head of Human Resources in 2022.

Before joining DBAG, she was Executive Director in Human Capital Management at Goldman Sachs in Frankfurt/Main. Prior to that, she worked at Jones Lang LaSalle as an HR Advisor and supervised employees in six European countries. Yasmin Behboudi began her career in recruiting specialists and executives at personnel consultancies specialising in the financial industry.

Yasmin Behboudi studied German & Historical Linguistics at Goethe University, Frankfurt/Main.

Marcus Bröcker joined DBAG in 2020 and is Head of Financing.

has 16 years of experience in corporate and acquisition financing, both through banks and capital markets.

Prior to joining DBAG, he was a debt advisor at Rothschild & Co., where he advised corporates and financial investors on debt financings. Prior to that, he worked for UniCredit in high yield capital markets, leveraged finance and corporate structured finance. Marcus Bröcker began his professional career at Deutsche Bank.

After completing his banking training, Marcus Bröcker received a master in business sciences from the University of Münster.

Matthias Döll joined DBAG as in-house lawyer in 2020.

Previously he was a Corporate/M&A lawyer at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.

Matthias Döll holds law degrees from Bucerius Law School, Hamburg (LL.B.) and Goethe University, Frankfurt/Main (Dr jur.) He also studied at Boston College Law School and the University of Oxford. He completed a judicial clerkship at the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt/Main.

Florian Döring joined DBAG in 2012. Since then he has been Head of the Legal Department.

Previously he was a lawyer at Linklaters LLP, specialising in private equity/M&A.

Florian Döring holds a degree in Law from the Saarland University, Saarbruecken, and also studied at the University of Warwick, and at the Université de Lille. He completed a post-graduate judicial clerkship at the Higher Regional Court in Saarbrücken.

Jürgen Fischer joined DBAG in 2011. Since then he has been Head of Fund Investor Relations.

Prior to joining DBAG, he worked at Union Investment, focusing on product management, and at Feri Trust being responsible for primary investments in private equity funds. Jürgen Fischer started his career at Landesbank Berlin working as an Analyst.

He holds a degree in Business Administration from the Philipps University, Marburg. Prior to his university education, he completed a bank apprenticeship. Jürgen is a CFA Charterholder.

Johanna May joined DBAG in 2007.

Previously she worked as a Business Analyst at Ernst & Young. She began her career working in Project Management/Knowledge Management at Bahlsen.

Johanna May holds a Master of Arts and earned a Doctorate degree (Dr phil.) in History and Communication Sciences from the Georg August University, Goettingen. She also studied at the University of Vienna.

Lukas Noll joined DBAG in 1999 and has headed the IT department since 2014. He became a Managing Director in 2020.

Lukas Noll holds a degree in Business Informatics from AKAD University, Stuttgart. Prior to his university education, he completed an apprenticeship as an office communications clerk.

Roland Rapelius joined Deutsche Beteiligungs AG in 2020. He became Head of Investor Relations in 2021 and took over the area of Corporate Communications in 2022.

Before joining DBAG, Roland Rapelius held senior positions at well-known banks. He has many years of experience in the areas of capital markets, equity analysis and corporate finance. Roland Rapelius began his career in the financial sector as an equity analyst for small and mid caps at Berenberg Bank.

He holds a degree in industrial engineering from FH/Uni/TU in Hamburg, a Master of Engineering degree from Cornell University, New York, and earned the title of Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).

Thomas Weber joined DBAG in 2014 and is Head of Business Development.

Previously, Thomas Weber served at PwC, Commerzbank and Concept Consulting, a mid-market consultancy firm. In addition to business development, he focused on human resources.

Thomas Weber holds a degree in Law from the Goethe University, Frankfurt.