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Team
Matthias Mathieu — Managing Partner
Matthias is the founder of Bright Capital. In his responsibility as Managing Partner he cares about deal origination, deal structuring, portfolio management and investor relations. He is also a member of the investment committee. Prior to founding Bright Capital, he served as Managing Director of the Munich based deal by deal investor Mountain Lake Investment. Matthias has more than 10 years of operational management experience in the German Mittelstand. He is a passionate skier and plays field hockey from time to time. Matthias is married and has four children.
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Karsten Batran — Managing Partner
Karsten is a founder of Bright Capital and serves as Managing Partner. He is a member of the investment committee. Karsten’s previous positions include Berenberg Bank, Sal. Oppenheim and Horváth & Partners Private Equity & Investors and corporate positions at Apcoa Group and BSH Group. Karsten holds a CVA from the European Association of Consultants, Valuators and Analysts and a degree in Business Administration from the University Erlangen-Nuremberg. Karsten is a passionate skier and mountaineer.
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Alexander Pröls — Investment Director
Before joining Bright Capital in 2014, Alexander worked as an Investment Analyst for Mountain Lake Investment. Previously, he founded and ran his own start-up company and worked for the Family Office Watermark Global in Frankfurt. Alexander holds an M.Sc. in International Business from the University of Maastricht. Alexander plays Lacrosse and field hockey.
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Felix Förster — Investment Director
Prior to joining Bright Capital in 2018, Felix worked as an Associate in HSBC’s Mid Market Financial Sponsors team in Frankfurt focussing on the structuring and execution of mid and large-cap sponsor-backed transactions across Germany and Austria. Previously, he completed a Corporate & investment Banking graduate programme at HSBC in Dusseldorf, where he worked on various corporate finance and debt capital markets transactions. Felix holds a master’s degree in finance as well as Corporate Management and studied in Germany, the US and France.
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Lukas Rohsiepe — Analyst
Prior to joining Bright Capital, Lukas gained experience in corporate finance and structured finance at Carlsquare and Bankhaus Lampe as well as expertise in process controlling at thyssenkrupp. Lukas studied in Germany and Spain and graduated from the HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management with an M.Sc. in Management. Lukas is bouldering and competes in obstacle races.
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Advisory Board
Our investment team is supported by an experienced Advisory Board with a longstanding private debt and private equity track record.
Christine
Panier
Head of Lower Mid-Market European Investment Fund
Timo
Hara
Partner Certior Capital
Michael
Wunderlich
Partner Rigi Family Office
Any question?
Please reach out to our investment team any time.
Matthias Mathieu — Managing Partner
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