Daniel Reeg

With a firm belief that the Mittelstand is the driving force of Europe, Daniel comes from a background deeply rooted in its ethos. He set his academic focus on the fields of mechanical engineering and economics, which has provided him with a solid foundation for starting a career in restructuring and transformation. He has accumulated more than 10 years of experience in the turnaround environment. On one hand, within management consulting – largely at Porsche Consulting – and in the private equity environment as a C-level executive in various portfolio companies.

His daily work is characterized by measurable results and a total responsibility leadership approach. Within Monacum Partners Daniel is co-responsibile for operations and portfolio value creation

Tobias Wilmes

Tobias is co-founder and Managing Partner at Monacum Partners and has more than 15 years of experience in restructuring and transforming companies. Prior to founding Monacum, Tobias worked for private equity investor Mutares as part of the operations team. He worked in various C-level functions and as head of the transformation team mainly in the automotive sector, but also in traditional industrial companies manufacturing stable equipment, serving the railroad market or producing household products.

Prior to joining Mutares, Tobias has extensive experience at the renowned consulting firm Droege and in industry at Eisenmann.

Tobias holds a degree from Ludwigs-Maximilians-Universität in Munich and can often be found in the dressage saddle at weekends.

Stefan Süßenguth

Stefan is Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Monacum, leveraging over 15 years of restructuring and transformation experience. He oversees operations and drives value creation within the firm’s portfolio. In the past, Stefan has worked for the private equity investor Mutares as part of the operations team. During his tenure, he held various C-level positions and led restructuring initiatives across portfolio companies.

Prior to Mutares, Stefan was a Principal at Inverto-BCG, responsible for devising and executing transformation programs in the areas of cost, organization, and processes for industrial goods and private equity clients.

Stefan holds an MBA from IESE Business School.

Ahmed Sallam

Ahmed has around 20 years of investment banking and principle investing experience, most recently running the automotive investment banking team at UBS in London. Throughout his career he advised large corporates, mid-caps, boards and financial sponsors on M&A, capital markets and financing transactions. In 2021 he co-founded Orillion, a UK based growth capital and special situations investment firm, where he is currently a partner. He also sits on the board of Apex.AI.

At Monacum, Ahmed is responsible for M&A and capital raising.

Ahmed holds a M. Sc in Finance form London Business School, he splits his time between London and Munich, and supports Manchester United.

Richard Clarke

Richard has close to 30 years of investing experience in both public and private equity markets. He spent most of his career at Goldman Sachs and GLG Partners in London and is currently Partner at Orillion.

Prof. Dr. Reinhold Kohler

Reinhold is a University Professor, honorary judge and Spokesperson for the VDE. He previously held various management roles at Airbus. In addition, he serves as Lieutenant Colonel of the Bundeswehr Reserve.

Patrick Hessel

Patrick is a highly experienced engineer and entrepreneur. He was the founder/CEO of c2i, an automotive and aero-space carbon-fiber component supplier, which he successfully sold to LG.

Dr. Markus Bergauer

Markus is a management consulting veteran who has supported industrial and private equity clients for more than 20 years. He is the co-founder of INVERTO, the leading European specialist in procurement and supply chain consulting which was acquired by the Boston Consulting Group.