Johannes H. Lucas, 45, is a senior investment banker and advisor who has worked for Deutsche Bank, KPMG Peat Marwick, Lehman Brothers and as member of the executive board for the Corporate Finance unit of SBC Warburg Dillon Read (now UBS Warburg). In 1999 Mr. Lucas founded Acxit Capital Management (Acxit), an investment management and corporate finance boutique based in Frankfurt, Germany, that specializes in Principal Investments, Financial Advisory Services and Structured Products. >>
Thomas Klack, 42, Managing Director, is an experienced investment banker who worked for highly reputable firms like Goldman Sachs, Rothschild, Deutsche Bank and most recently JPMorgan. His deal experience comprises very visible M&A transactions like the acquisitions of Honsel, Stinnes, Pentaplast, the sales of Thyssen Schulte Bautechnik, Koramic Roof Tiles as well as execution of various equity capital market assignments like the IPO of Fraport (Frankfurt Flughafen AG). >>
Jens Tschauder, 40, Managing Director, can draw on more than 15 years of experience in global investment banking working for Lehman Brothers, Goldman Sachs and Nomura in the United States, London and Frankfurt. During this time, Mr. Tschauder has been involved in corporate finance transactions such as mergers & acquisitions, debt financings and initial public offerings as well as capital markets related activities including institutional research and asset management fund distribution. >>
Matthias Girnth, 43, Managing Director, started his career at SBC Warburg in Frankfurt where he worked on several large transactions such as the proposed merger of Swissair as well as the EUR 2.8 bn final privatisation of Lufthansa in 1997 and the sale of Thyssen Haniel. In 1998 he joined Value Management & Research AG (VMR) where was head of Corporate Finance and member of the board. >>
Frank Brügmann, 37, is the ex-CEO and founder of Broadnet AG. As one of the first companies in Germany, Broadnet developed a high speed local loop connection for broadband internet connectivity based on radio technology (wireless local loop = WLL). Until 1999 the company successfully expanded its business model into Germany’s ten leading metropolitan areas.>>
Marc-Alexander Kind, 37, Executive Director, has extensive banking experience with Morgan Stanley, London and Fixed Income/Derivative Products at Merrill Lynch, Frankfurt. Mr. Kind is one of the founding members of STAR21 Networks as well as Acxit Capital Management. >>
Dr. Bodo Herold, 52, Managing Director Acxit Risk Management, with over 15 years of experience in the insurance industry, has held various executive and board positions with Gerling Insurance Group. He also headed several restructuring and strategy projects in conjunction with McKinsey and Roland Berger. He currently acts as an Associate Professor at Cologne University. >>
Oliver Zügel, 40, Industry Advisor, gathered his expertise in strategic marketing and communicatios during his time in various functions at leading companies such as DDB Nedham, J. Walther Thompson and Young Rubicam. Mr. Zügel is based in Vienna. >>
Michael Caspers, born in 1969, Director, is a seasoned professional who gained experience at PricewaterhouseCoopers and Ernst&Young before joining Acxit Capital Management in February 2005. >>
Marco Klinge, born in 1975, Director, gained broad industry knowledge and extensive international project experience as a management consultant with Roland Berger Strategy Consultants before joining Acxit Capital Management in 2008 in
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