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The managing partners are the sole shareholders of TCG. All mandates are led by experienced investment bankers, who handle all aspects of a deal to safeguard excellence in execution.
Managing Partners
Harald Mährle
Managing Partner
Monika Nickl
Managing Partner
Dr. Ashkan Kalantary
Managing Partner
Thomas Wrangsjö
Managing Partner
Marvin Maerz
Managing Partner (from 1.11.2023)
Harald Mährle
Managing Partner
Munich
- 25+ years M&A experience
- 100+ closed transactions
Serial Entrepreneur and Investor. Recognized as one of the most successful M&A advisors in Europe. Founding partner of Mummert & Company, a leading corporate finance advisory, which was acquired by US-based S&P 500 company Raymond James in 2016. Drove the pan-European expansion of Raymond James until 2020. Harald serves on the supervisory board of BlackRock Germany and holds over a dozen direct investments in middle-market companies, most of them leading privately held technology firms.
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Monika Nickl
Managing Partner
Munich
- 20+ years M&A experience
- 60+ closed transactions
Extensive entrepreneurial experience as shareholder and managing director of Mummert & Company, a leading German corporate finance advisory, which was acquired by US-based S&P 500 company Raymond James in 2016. Head of DACH Consumer & Retail at international investment bank Raymond James with a focus on digital consumer lifestyle (premium brands, eCom, D2C) as well as executive leadership position as Managing Director of Raymond James Germany.
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Dr. Ashkan Kalantary
Managing Partner
Berlin
- 15+ years M&A experience
- 30+ closed transactions
Leading our software and SaaS practice with extensive deals experience from previous roles as Partner and Head of Software and GrowthTech M&A at KPMG Germany and Director and Head of Venture M&A at PwC Germany. Mainly advised medium-sized companies and their owners on strategic acquisitions or exit (succession) as well as private equity funds with buy and build strategies and in their exit.
Focus on B2B Software and SaaS: Business and productivity, automation & workflow, and financial software as well as office software for CFO and CHRO, FinTech, HRTech and hyperscaler add-ons.
Focus on B2B Software and SaaS: Business and productivity, automation & workflow, and financial software as well as office software for CFO and CHRO, FinTech, HRTech and hyperscaler add-ons.
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Thomas Wrangsjö
Joins Aug 1st, 2023
Managing Partner
Stockholm
- 25+ years M&A experience
- 60+ closed transactions
Comprehensive M&A-experience from advisor and in-house roles, within the tech sector. Previously head of tech and telecom coverage at Danske Bank Corporate Finance and a key player in building a strong pan-Nordic tech-franchise for the bank. Prior to that, Head of M&A at TietoEvry Corporation during a period of extensive reshaping of the company’s business, where M&A played an important part. Primarily focuses on the IT-services sector.
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Marvin Maerz
Joins in Nov 1st, 2023
Managing Partner
London
- 10+ years M&A experience
- 20+ closed transactions
One of Europe’s leading advisers to digital services (digital marketing, digital experience, digital engineering) and MarTech businesses. Previously spent most of his career at GP Bullhound in London and New York, advising founder-led and Private Equity-backed businesses on M&A transactions. Holds dual German-British citizenship.
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Team
Thorsten Grandt
Director
Rasmus Westholm
Director
Malte Bischoping
Vice President
Niklas Bitter
Vice President
Maximilian Rieder
Associate
Marco Loff
Associate
Branko Grundland
Senior Analyst
Trayana Nikolova
Analyst
Arben Tahiri
Analyst
Niklas Braun
Analyst
Susanne Deichsel
Analyst
Vincent Gisy
Analyst
Judit Laczkó
Executive Assistant
Hannes Kempter
Analyst
- X+ years M&A experience
- X+ closed transactions
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Thorsten Grandt
Director
Berlin
- 10+ years M&A experience
- 30+ closed transactions
Extensive experience in M&A with previous roles as Vice President at Carlsquare and Senior Manager at KPMG. Focus on Software & TMT, tech enabled B2B services as well as digital consumer goods.
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Rasmus Westholm
Joins Aug 1st, 2023
Director
Stockholm
- 8+ years M&A experience
- 20+ closed transactions
Extensive transaction and M&A experience in the Nordics from previous role as Vice President at Danske Bank. Focuses primarily on the IT services sector, Software & TMT and Tech enabled B2B services.
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Malte Bischoping
Joins 15.8.23
Vice President
Munich
- 5+ years M&A experience
- 10+ closed transactions
Malte joined TCG in August 2023. He is specialized on M&A transactions with a focus on the Consumer and Healthcare segment. He has gained hands-on expertise and in-depth knowledge in dealmaking through his previous roles at Ferber & Co., a Consumer and Healthcare-focused investment bank, and PricewaterhouseCoopers, where he advised medium-sized companies and financial investors on strategic acquisitions and divestures.
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Niklas Bitter
Vice President
Bali
- 5+ years M&A experience
- 10+ closed transactions
Comprehensive background in digital consumer and technology M&A, with a proven track record as Associate at Raymond James. Concentrating on digital consumer as well as technology M&A, while demonstrating profound expertise in data analytics.
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Maximilian Rieder
Associate
Munich
- 5+ years M&A experience
- 5+ closed transactions
Joined TCG in Summer 2022. Extensive experience in M&A, both on the sellside and the buyside. Previous roles in the corporate development team of valantic and as co-founder of AI start-up Calvin Risk. Focus on Tech, specifically B2B software and tech-centered services firms, and Digital Consumer transactions.
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Marco Loff
Associate
Bali
- 4+ years M&A experience
- 10+ closed transactions
Joined TCG in 2023. Broad experience in Consumer M&A on the sell- and buyside, with focus on- and proven track record in digital consumer business models. Prior roles with identical focus at GCA (acquired by Houlihan Lokey) and Raymond James.
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Branko Grundland
Senior Analyst
Berlin
- 3+ years M&A experience
- 5+ closed transactions
Comprehensive experience in buy-, sell-side and Start-Up financing transaction advisory with focus on B2B/B2C SaaS- and technology business models through previous roles at KPMG and IEG – Investment Banking Group.
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Trayana Nikolova
Analyst
Munich
- 2+ years M&A experience
- 2+ transactions completed
Extensive background in Technology M&A gained at KPMG, primarily focused on B2B-software and tech-enabled services. Additional international experiences from goetzpartners and the European Investment Fund, centered around sell-side M&A and Venture Capital financing.
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Arben Tahiri
Analyst
Munich
- 2+ years M&A experience
- 3+ transactions completed
Comprehensive experience in sell- and buy- side M&A in various industries such as Software and TMT, Cybersecurity, MedTech and Automotive through previous roles at KPMG and secunet Security Networks AG.
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Niklas Braun
Analyst
Berlin
- 2+ years M&A experience
- 2+ transactions completed
Extensive experience in buy-side, sell-side and financing advisory, with a focus on B2B/B2C SaaS and technology business models. His previous roles include IEG Investment Banking Group and Societe Generale.
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Susanne Deichsel
Analyst
Munich
- 1+ years M&A experience
- 1+ transactions completed
Joined TCG in Autumn 2022, while completing her Master’s degree in International Finance. Extensive experience in Consumer M&A with focus on digital consumer business models. Previous roles in the sales department of Allianz.
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Judit Laczkó
Executive Assistant
Munich
- 3+ years M&A experience
Extensive experience as assistant for top level managers and partners in M&A and the Semiconductor industry. Comprehensive background in HR.
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