Partner

Gerhard Abel

Experience in M&A and Corporate Finance for more than 30 years. 20 years as MD in investment banking. Advice, project management in mid-cap transactions, mostly cross-border.

Industry experience:

Automotive; Building & construction; Business services; Energy & renewables; Real estate & facility management; Transport & logistics.

Analyst

Daniel A. Barteska

• M.Sc. in Finance at EBS University.
• B.Sc. in Economics at the University of Siegen.
• Previous first experience in corporate banking at HypoVereinsbank.

Managing Partner

Dr. Kai-Henrik Barth

Over 25 years in digital, internet & software. More than 10 years of investment, ventures, M&A, national & cross-border. Managing Director and CEO of Cologne, New York. Corporate P&L responsibility exceeding 3-digit Mill. EUR. Ph.D. in Economics, Münster, Passau, Budapest, Berlin.

Industry experience:

Education and training; Information technology; Media, printing, and publishing.

Co-leader of the Internet, Security & Technology Industry Group.

Partner

Dr. Heinz H. Fischer

Ph.D. in Economics, University Cologne. MBA University Cologne and Penn state/USA
Leading, MD- and C-level roles in mid-sized companies and multinationals: Sony, Dyson, Arcelik, LG-Electronics, Deutsche Telekom, Loewe, TTI-Group/Techtronic-Industries
Sales; omnichannel-management; brand-management.

Industry experience:

Agriculture; Beverages; Electronics; Food; Luxury goods; Retail and franchising; Telecom; Textile & clothing; Trade; Wholesale.

Member of Agri, Food & Beverages and Consumer & Retail Industry Group.

Partner & Managing Director

Thomas Funcke

Over 15 years in disposal, recycling, engineering, and producing companies.More than 15 years Managing Director and Advisory board,mid-seized and family companies, international conglomerates.Since 2003 independent expert for medium-sized transactions, national and international.Mechanical engineer (Dipl. Ing.).

Industry experience:

Chemicals; Engineering; Plastics; Recycling; Steel, metal, and woodworking.

Partner

Dr. Christian Gräfe

Christian has an extensive M&A background gained through multiple management positions in DAX-listed Henkel Group. Christian combines the experience of working for a process-driven large organization and dealing with all, small, mid-sized and big organizations as either a seller or buyer of target businesses. He has a long track record of completed transactions, including 24 transactions in his last role with a total enterprise value of €2.4 billion. He studied business administration and management at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum and holds a PhD in economics and social sciences from the Universität Rostock.

Industry experience:

Automotive; Building & Construction; Chemicals; Engineering; Financial services.

Partner

Christoph Katz

MBA. More than 20 years of leadership experience in an industrial environment; multi-year stays in Asia, USA, and NL. M&A: Start of M&A projects, negotiation lead.

Strategic market analysis for targets. Built-up PMI for a multinational company performed PMI.

Lang.: English, French, Spanish. 

Industry experience:

Agriculture; Automotive; Beverages; Building & construction; Chemicals; Energy & renewables; Food; Government; Plastics; Recycling.

Member of Energy, Environment & Cleantech Industry Group.

Associate

Igor Neumann

• Strategic company and market analysis
• Stakeholder management throughout the M&A process, coordination of internal and external expert teams
• Organisation and execution of due diligence, data room and other transaction services.

Member of the Healthcare, Biotech & Pharma Industry Group.

Partner

Edgar Pirscher

Bank clerk at Oldenburgische Landesbank AG, Oldenburg.Graduated economist, University of Applied Sciences, Wilhelmshaven.15 years management experience in the finance department of Dresdner Bank, including 10 years Head of the Finance Function for M&A and Real Estate transactions.

Industry experience:

Advertising, PR & marketing; Beverages; Financial services; Food; Hotels & restaurants; Luxury goods.

Member of Financial Services Industry Group.

Analyst

Gina Rimke

During and after my Master’s degree, I worked for a strategy consultancy, which initially sparked my interest in the M&A sector. After a year in finance on the corporate side, I moved to an M&A consultancy where I worked as an analyst for two years. In 2024, I decided to join Active as an M&A analyst to develop both professionally and personally.

Industry experience:

Building & construction; Business services; Clean technology; Energy & renewables; Healthcare; Hotels & restaurants; Information technology; Real estate & facility management; Recycling; Retail and franchising; Security; Textile & clothing; Trade; Transport & logistics.

Office Manager

Kerstin Scheidt

Office Manager of Active M&A Experts GmbH.

Associate Partner

Erich Schiffers

• Dipl.-Kfm., Promotion University of Cologne
• 4 years of consulting at Kearney
• 22 years as a member of the Board of Management of ZWILLING JA Henckels AG, including 10 years as CEO
• Specialized in family businesses
• Chairman of the Supervisory Board of a family-owned company in the packaging industry (0.8 billion turnover)
• Member of the Advisory Board of a family-owned consumer goods company (0.2 billion turnover)
• Since 2024, independent consultant for medium-sized transactions and transformation
• Core industries: consumer goods/brand industry, manufacturing companies, packaging industry.

Partner

Christian Siempelkamp

Industrial clerk, Waldrich Siegen Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH, Siegen.Graduated Economist, University of Cologne.

Auditing firm Ernst & Young GmbH, Berlin.MPI AG Management Partner for Industry AG, Berlin.

Member of the Executive Board, Siempelkamp mechanical engineering, and industrial plant construction.

Industry experience:

Energy & renewables; Engineering; Healthcare.

Partner

Frank Stolpmann

MBA University Cologne and Columbia Business School, 30 years of managing experience at Private Equity Fund, Vol. €150m (MD), Deutsche Bank AG (MD), MASA Decor Printing/Laminated Paper (MD), Siemens AG,: 2002 independent M&A expert for medium-sized transactions.

Industry experience:

High Tech Industry, Electronic Industry, Metal- and Moulding Industry, Machinery, Recycling, Wholesale, Building, Financial Service, a.o. PE/RE-Funds/Holdings, Leasing, Insurances, Asset Management.

Manager M&A

Theresa Teuteberg

I started my M&A career in 2016 at EY. To get to know the company perspective as well, I moved to Rheinmetall in 2020. I got the chance to build up the first location of an international M&A boutique in Germany. I started as project leader at Benchmark in 2022, further focussing on my personnel development. Mainly because Benchmark focuses more on volume than quality, I decided to start at ACTIVE M&A in 2024.

Industry experience:

Aerospace & defence; Automotive; Building & Construction; Business services; Clean technology; Energy & renewables; Engineering; Food; Healthcare; Hotels & restaurants; Insurance; Real estate & facility management; Retail and franchising; Security; Trade; Transport & logistics

Partner and Managing Director

Björn Voigt

2015 – 2019 Chairman of M&A Worldwide.Business graduate, Universities Aachen, and Saarbrücken. 23 years of managing experience at Klöckner & Co. AG and ThyssenKrupp international conglomerates: Trade, Restructuring, MD, branch CEO. Since 2004 independent expert for medium-sized transactions.

Industry experience:

Building & construction; Chemicals; Clean technology; Engineering; Information technology; Insurance; Luxury goods; Recycling; Steel, metal, and woodworking.

Partner

Dr. Holger Wiemann

Ph. Economics, Cologne, Munich, Paris.Over 25 years in media, digital, internet, software, and health. More than 10 years of tech investments, board positions, consulting & restructuring, national & cross-border M&A. Managing Director and CEO of London, Paris, Corporate P&L responsibility exceeding 3-digit Mill. EUR

Industry experience:

Education and training, healthcare, information technology, media, printing, and publishing.

Leader of Healthcare, Biotech & Pharma Industry Group.

Partner

Dr. Christian Zanders

For more than 20 years I have successfully advised companies, investors and shareholders in the implementation of transaction and corporate finance projects. My experience is based on over 100 consulting projects in various consulting firms. Coming from an entrepreneurial family myself, I focus on medium-sized companies and their shareholders.