Partner

Dr. Axel Steuernagel

Axel has more than 25 years of experience as CEO, entrepreneur, M&A and McKinsey strategy consultant. In CEO positions he led various entrepreneurial companies with up to 400 Mio. EUR, belonging to family-held groups such as Bertelsmann as well as renowned Private Equity firms. Axel has managed many successful M&A transactions as well as growth & transformation projects across industry sectors such as media, e-commerce, software, consumer goods and real estate. He leads our Consumer & Retail and Internet, Software & Technology groups and is also active across other industries. Axel has worked across Western and Eastern Europe and speaks five European languages. He is part of our Munich team.

Industry Experience:

Consumer goods; Technology and Service industries.

Leader of the Business Services Industry Group.

Partner

Sidney Serval

Nearly 20 years of experience in Financial Engineering, Private Equity, and Mergers & Acquisitions;

He started at PWC and Siparex, then joined Linkers as a partner from the very beginning by Philippe Delecourt in 2000.

Led more than 60 missions of all kinds (acquisition, company sale, fundraising, LBO, valuation).

Member of the Business Services Industry Group.

Industry experience:

Financial services; Food; Information technology; Insurance; Security; Transport & logistics.

Manager

Mateusz Hoffses

Mateusz has a broad knowledge of finance, accounting and financial analysis. Mateusz gained experience by participating in advisory projects in the area of M&A, private equity and corporate finance. In recent years, he has worked at M&A Department of Santander Bank, Nextline Search Fund and PwC Poland.

Industry experience:

Business services; Engineering; Healthcare; Information technology.

Analyst

Felipe Meirelles

Analyst at Galapagos Cypress with more than 3 years of experience in Investment Banking having concluded M&A transactions in several industries, mainly in the insurance and technology segment.

Industry experience:

Information technology; Insurance; Real estate & facility management.

Member of the Business Services and the Financial Services Industry Group.

Principal

Cyril Schlup

Expert in Finance and Working Capital Improvement. Led major organizational transformation and performance improvement projects for large multinational corporations—extensive corporate and consulting experience across Europe and the USA.

Industry experience:

Automotive; Business services; Healthcare; Media, printing, and publishing; Retail and franchising; Telecom.

Managing Director

Eoin O’Keeffe

Eoin has over 18 years’ experience assisting privately owned business across Ireland and the UK access debt and equity markets. Eoin has extensive debt advisory experience having spent over 10 years in corporate banking environments in both Dublin and London. More recently Eoin has worked in professional services firms advising companies in MBOs, Trade Sales and Private Equity transactions
Eoin has built strong deal experience across a wide variety of sectors including insurance, logistics, technology and business services. Eoin’s experience opens access to private equity and financial institutions across Ireland and the UK helping business owners achieve their long term strategic objectives.

Industry experience:

Building & construction; Information technology; Insurance; Telecom.

Managing Partner

Pathom Yongvanich

Pathom has over 15 years of experience in investment banking and strategy consulting. He worked at Goldman Sachs and ABN Amro before becoming a strategy consultant for Boston Consulting Group from 1995 to 2003. Pathom is the founder and managing director of PYI Consulting. 

Director Corporate Finance

Marco Akkermans

Register Valuator and Advisor Corporate Finance, more than 25 years of experience in Mergers & Acquisitions and accountancy, National and international. Joined Aeternus in 2022.

Industry experience:

Automotive; Business services; Leisure; Transport & logistics; Wholesale.

Partner

Fabrizio Ricci

Founding Partner and Chairman.

After five years in administration and finance in Hewlett-Packard, he worked in international banks such as JP Morgan Chase, Banco Bilbao Vizcaya, and Crédit Mutuel, where he was responsible for the Italian market. He was President of the ARBEI.

Industry experience:

Advertising, PR & marketing; Automotive; Beverages; Engineering; Financial services; Food; Healthcare; Hotels & restaurants; Luxury goods; Textile & clothing; Transport & logistics.