Daniel Reeg

Daniel, firmly convinced that the Mittelstand is the driving force of Europe, comes from a background deeply rooted in its ethos. He set his academic focus on mechanical engineering and economics, providing a solid foundation for his career in restructuring and transformation. Over the last 15 years, he has built extensive experience in the turnaround environment – on the one hand in management consulting, largely at Porsche Consulting, and on the other as a C-level executive in various
private equity portfolio companies.

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

Tobias Wilmes

Tobias is Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Monacum Partners and has 20 years of experience in restructuring and transforming companies. Prior to founding Monacum, Tobias worked for a Munich-based private equity investor focused on turnaround investments 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 this role, Tobias gained 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 brings 20 years of restructuring and transformation experience spanning industry, consulting, and private equity. At Monacum he is responsible for driving operational value creation within the firm’s portfolio.

In the past, Stefan has worked for a private equity investor focused on turnaround investments. During his tenure, he held various C-level positions and led restructuring initiatives across portfolio companies. Prior to this role, Stefan was a Principal and headed the Private Equity Practice at INVERTO-BCG, where he delivered value creation programs on cost, organization, and processes for private equity portfolio
companies.

Stefan holds an MBA from IESE Business School and is passionate about skiing and motorsports.

Ahmed Sallam

Ahmed has over 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 investment firm. 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.

Malte Maurer

Malte is Investment Director at Monacum and is responsible for M&A and capital raises. Prior to joining Monacum, he spent six years at Partners Group in London and Zug, where he was a member of the private equity Industrials and Consumer investment team. He draws on extensive experience in evaluating, executing, and managing complex transactions across these sectors.

He holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of St. Gallen and a Master’s in Financial Analysis from London Business School.

In his free time, he spends much of his time in the mountains, skiing in winter and hiking in summer.

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.

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.

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.