LEA PARTNERS - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Investment Manager
- Member of the Investment Team
- Alexi Malikotsinas Investment Manager
Before joining LEA Partners, Alexi gained varying experience in the field of business intelligence at a start-up and a medium-sized manufacturing company. Alexi studied Business Informatics and holds a Master of Arts in Controlling, Finance and Accounting from the University of Applied Sciences Pforzheim.
Job Titles:
- Managing Partner
- Member of the Investment Team
- Christian Roth Managing Partner
Before joining LEA Partners, Christian founded BEONTRA, an Enterprise SaaS company to help airports optimise their operations and retail activities. Following its acquisition by US strategist Lockheed Martin in 2014, he moved from the entrepreneurial to the investor side. Christian studied industrial engineering at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). christian.roth@leapartners.de
Job Titles:
- Analyst
- Member of the Investment Team
- Constantin Trucksaess Analyst
Prior to joining LEA Partners, Constantin gained experience at two private equity funds. He also worked as an investment analyst in transaction and fund management for a pan-European real estate investor after completing his bachelor's degree. Constantin holds a Master in Finance from the Nova School of Business & Economics.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Investment Team
- Principal
- Cornelius Becker Principal
Cornelius joined LEA Partners in 2024. He focuses on investments in vertical and horizontal software companies in the DACH region. Prior to joining LEA, Cornelius spent six years working at software investor Hg in Munich and San Francisco. He started his career in the investment banking divisions of Berenberg and Citigroup in Frankfurt. Cornelius holds a Master's degree in Finance & Engineering from the Technical University of Munich (Dipl.-Kfm. TUM-BWL).
Job Titles:
- Member of the Investment Team
- Daniel Seiler Head of Risk and Accounting
- Head of Risk and Accounting
Prior to joining LEA Partners, Daniel worked for many years as Head of Corporate Management at Volksbank eG - die Gestalterbank. Prior to that, he worked for the Baden-Württemberg Association of Cooperatives as a bank auditor and consultant in the field of overall bank management and as a consultant at the cooperative academies in Karlsruhe and Stuttgart.
He holds a degree in banking economics from the Frankfurt School of Finance & Management and a degree as accountant (IHK), as well as certified manager of banking and risk manager from ADG in Montabaur.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Member of the Investment Team
- Felix Schües Associate
Before joining LEA Partners, Felix gained experience at the strategy consultancy Simon, Kucher & Partners, the M&A advisory firm IMAP and two major banks. Felix studied business administration at the University of Mannheim with stays abroad at the Universidad de Belgrano in Buenos Aires and at the University of North Carolina.
Job Titles:
- Investment Manager
- Member of the Investment Team
- Florian Endres Investment Manager
Before joining LEA Partners, Florian worked several years at Software AG in M&A and at PwC in Transaction Services. Florian is a designated Charted Financial Analyst (CFA) and holds a bachelor's and master's degree in business administration from the University of Mannheim. During his studies he spent semesters abroad at Brock University in Toronto and at the School of Economics, Business and Law in Gothenburg.
Job Titles:
- Investment Manager
- Jan Huber Investment Manager / Ingo Wewer / Ingo Wewer Investment Manager
Prior to joining LEA Ingo worked several years as director for the strategy consultancy Simon-Kucher & Partners where he led international projects developing pricing, sales and growth strategies for enterprises in Europe and Asia. He holds a Master in business engineering and studied at the Karlsruhe Institute of technology (KIT) as well as the Virginia Tech in the United States.
Job Titles:
- Investment Manager
- Member of the Investment Team
- Jan Huber Investment Manager / Ingo Wewer / Ingo Wewer Investment Manager
Prior to joining LEA, Jan spent several years in management consulting, most recently as part of BCG's Corporate Finance practice. Jan holds a Master in Management from the University of Mannheim.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Investment Team
- Katja Steiner Team Assistant
- Team Assistant
Job Titles:
- Member of the Investment Team
- Head of Fund Operations
- Kerstin Pfleger Head of Fund Operations
Before joining LEA Partners, Kerstin was responsible for Operations and Strategy at Enterprise SaaS company BEONTRA and was also Principal at the management consultancy Oliver Wyman. She studied industrial engineering at the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).
Job Titles:
- Investment Manager
- Member of the Investment Team
- Kilian Mayer Investment Manager
Before joining LEA Partners, Kilian spent several years in management consulting, specializing in the development of digital business models and driving digital transformation within the financial sector. Kilian holds a Master's degree in Business Administration from ESCP Business School, and additionally pursued studies at IIM Calcutta, MCI, and Stellenbosch University.
Job Titles:
- Finance Associate
- Member of the Investment Team
- Kristina Rumé Finance Associate
Prior to joining LEA Partners, Kristina worked for a medium-sized WPG/StBG in Corporate Finance and for PwC in Transaction Services. Kristina studied International Financial Management (B.Sc.) at HfWU and holds a Master of Mergers & Acquisitions (LL.M.) from the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Investment Team
- Principal
- Kurt Weise Principal
Before joining LEA Partners, Kurt worked several years for a midcap private equity company, where he co-built the technology franchise. Kurt holds a master's degree in finance from the University of St Andrews.
Job Titles:
- Analyst
- Member of the Investment Team
- Leonhard Lottmann Analyst
Prior to joining LEA, Leonhard gained a diverse range of experience at multiple German private equity and venture capital funds, as well as a software startup. In the course of these positions, he contributed to multiple investments in the areas of FinTech, InsureTech und MedTech. Leonhard holds a Bachelor and Master of Finance from the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management.
Job Titles:
- Head of Sustainability
- Member of the Investment Team
- Linda Schmalbrock Head of Sustainability
Linda joined LEA Partners in 2024. Prior to that, she was ESG Champion at Arma Partners and responsible for M&A and strategy at Thinkproject. She started her career at PwC in Düsseldorf, Munich and Washington DC. Linda holds two Master's degrees in International Management and has studied in the Netherlands, Singapore and the Czech Republic.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Member of the Investment Team
- Luis Frey Associate
Before joining LEA Partners, Luis worked several years at Software AG in M&A and at the M&A advisory firm IMAP. Luis studied business administration in France at Grenoble École de Management and in the UK at London Business School.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Member of the Investment Team
- Manuel Künzig Associate
Prior to joining LEA Partners, Manuel worked as an Analyst in Investment Banking at BofA Securities. During his studies, he gained practical experience at William Blair (M&A), PwC (Valuation) and Accenture (Management Consulting), among others. He holds a master's degree in Industrial Engineering and Management from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) with a stay abroad at Bocconi University in Milan.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Member of the Investment Team
- Moritz Pagel Associate
Prior to joining LEA Partners, Moritz was active with his own startups and gained experience at the private equity firm Hannover Finanz and Deloitte. Moritz holds a degree in engineering from the Technical University of Munich and in business administration from the University of St. Gallen.
Job Titles:
- Investment Manager
- Member of the Investment Team
- Niklas Krusche Investment Manager
Niklas joined LEA in 2023. Prior to joining LEA, Niklas helped build the mid-market tech and growth investor Armira Growth as part of the founding team. Prior to that, he worked, among others, for a US B2B software investor, a Munich-based private equity firm and started his career in investment banking at a major American bank. Niklas holds a Master in Finance from WHU, and a Bachelor from the University of Hohenheim.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Investment Team
- Principal
- Nils Berger Principal
Nils joined LEA Partners in late 2018 as an associate. Previously, he spent several years with Roland Berger in the restructuring and corporate finance divisions. Nils studied business administration at the University of Mannheim, with stays abroad at the University of Sydney and at the School of Economics, Business and Law in Gothenburg.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Investment Team
- Partner
- Nils Seele Partner
Prior to joining LEA Partners, Nils worked for Project A in Berlin. During his studies he founded his own start-up and was active as a business intelligence analyst. Nils studied Business Informatics at the Universities of Erlangen-Nuremberg and holds a Master of Science degree in International Information Systems Management.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Member of the Investment Team
- Paul Storbakken Associate
Paul joined LEA in 2023. Prior to joining LEA, he gained professional experience at Roland Berger, where he was member of the Corporate Finance & Strategy practice. Paul holds an M.Sc. in Industrial Engineering & Management from Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) and studied at Vanderbilt University in Nashville, USA, and University of Technology Sydney, Australia.
Job Titles:
- Member of the Investment Team
- Petra Konrad Team Assistant
- Team Assistant
Job Titles:
- Member of the Investment Team
- Partner
- Philipp Hertel Partner
Before joining the LEA Partners team, Philipp spent many years at the private equity company Adcuram, the consulting firm Capgemini and was in the senior management team of a mid-tier company. He studied business administration at the University of Passau.
Job Titles:
- Finance Manager
- Member of the Investment Team
- Philipp Joggerst Finance Manager
Job Titles:
- Executive Assistant
- Member of the Investment Team
- Rebecca Alfano Executive Assistant
Job Titles:
- Member of the Investment Team
- Portfolio Manager
- Sabrina Ramge Portfolio Manager
Prior to joining LEA Partners, Sabrina worked as Director Strategic Projects at MediFox-DAN, as an Investment Manager at a private equity fund focused on mid-market companies and at an investment bank specialized in software. She holds a Master's degree from the University of Mannheim and has studied abroad in the UK, Spain, China and the US.
Job Titles:
- Managing Partner
- Member of the Investment Team
- Sebastian Müller Managing Partner