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.

Office Manager

Dr. Claudius Shikora

Claudius has more than 25 years of experience as an Entrepreneur, CEO and Consultant. In CEO positions he led one of the largest private universities in Germany as president and a media company and two entrepreneurial companies as CEO. Claudius has also management and consulting experience at Procter & Gamble, Siemens and Bavaria Film Group. He has managed several successful M&A transaction projects. He is also an active start-up-investor and Business Angel in Berlin, Hamburg and Munich and Claudius is a member of several supervisory boards. He is part of our Consumer & Retail and Internet, Software & Technology groups and is also active across other industries. Claudius has worked across Western and Eastern Europe and is part of our Munich team.

Associate

Laura Steuernagel

Before joining S&P, Laura was a business development manager and a strategic assistant to a divisional board member at Rhenus Logistics, one of the largest German logistics companies. In her roles, she was involved in M&A processes and managed international projects. Laura studied business at Passau University and at the renown Otto Beisheim School of Management (WHU) for her master, which she is about to finish with a thesis on M&A advisory. Laura is part of our Munich office.

Partner

Christian Staby

Christian has more than 35 years of experience in strategy consulting, investment management and M&A. The last 10 years, Christian led the M&A departments for market leading and family owned automotive and rail systems suppliers in the DACH region (Knorr-Bremse AG, Miba AG). During the prior 15 years, he acquired energy and environmental technology companies for a US private equity firm and was senior investment manager in a German venture capital fund. Before that, he held a senior position in the corporate development department of Deutsche Bank AG, was project leader at Bain & Co. in Munich and Zurich, and an investment manager and institutional sales executive for leading private banks in New York, Paris and Cologne. Immediately after graduation he completed a one year industry training program in Argentina. Christian is part of the Munich office and head of the automotive and mobility group.

Industry experience:

Automotive; Clean technology; Energy & renewables.

Partner

Peter Steinhoff

25+ years as a financial manager and advisor. Led projects in engineering, telecom, energy, and IT. Focused on Southern German and Austrian SMEs, he organizes formats like the official Award for High-Performing Family Companies and brings global expertise from India and the Arabian Peninsula.

Industry experience:

Business services; Education and training; Energy & renewables; Information technology; Telecom.