CORPORATE LAWYER · ENTREPRENEUR · INVESTOR

M&A.
CAPITAL.
GROWTH.

Different Sides of the same table,

Shaped by different sides of the same table in my various roles, Principal Perspective means not only assessing situations, but creating options, enabling solutions, making decisions, and taking responsibility.

Erfahrung aus Transaktionen, Unternehmensaufbau und eigenen Investments verbindet rechtliche Präzision mit unternehmerischer Urteilskraft, um Optionen zu schaffen, Wachstum zu ermöglichen und Entscheidungen umzusetzen.

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The Advisor

Principal
Perspective.

Judgment, responsibility, and actionable solutions.

As an advisory board member, supervisory board member, or trusted advisor, I support owners, companies, families, and investors in complex strategic decisions, with an independent perspective, sound judgment, and a clear eye for what matters most.

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EXECUTIVE ADVISORY

Confidential strategic sparring for owners, CEOs, and investors.

BOARD & GOVERNANCE

Advisory board and supervisory board mandates, as well as strategic governance.

TRANSACTIONS & CAPITAL

Strategic perspective on acquisitions, equity investments, and capital decisions.

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THE MENTOR

Preparing for the Rooms that matter.

Experience can't be taught, but it can be passed on.

As a mentor and lecturer, I pass on experience that rarely appears in textbooks, about judgment, strategy, entrepreneurship, and how to prepare for the rooms where it matters.

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CHAMBERS

Lessons usually learned behind closed doors.

THE CORPORATE LAWYER

Strategy.
Judgement.
Execution.

Every decision has consequences.

M&A, corporate law, and complex negotiations are the professional foundation of my work. To me, the corporate lawyer is the company's lawyer: not thinking in terms of individual areas of law, but starting from the company and the desired outcome, strategically, holistically, and with an eye to the consequences.

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MERGERS & ACQUISITIONS · VENTURE CAPITAL · PRIVATE EQUITY · CORPORATE · LITIGATION

THE ENTREPRENEUR

Build. Grow.
Create value.

Ideas become value through execution.

As an entrepreneur, I build companies, develop business models, and create solutions to real problems. Above all, one thing drives me: development.
It's not about growth at any cost, but about substance, efficiency, quality, and long-term value.

THE INVESTOR

Capital.
Conviction.
Opportunity.

Having your own capital changes the perspective.

As an investor, I deploy my own capital in companies and entrepreneurial ideas whose long-term potential I believe in. Experience from M&A and entrepreneurship shapes my view of opportunities, risks, and value development in international markets.

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MEDIA

Ideas.
Perspectives.
Conversation.

Thoughts, analyses, and conversations about companies, capital, law, technology, and the decisions behind them.

Strategy. Law. Entrepreneurship. In-depth insights and analysis.

Chambers Podcast, Legal Counsel Hour, and other formats.

Moments. Details. Inspiration. Timeless Style.

Thoughts. Articles. Business. Law. Life.

JUDGMENT & CONDUCT

How I think.
How I conduct myself.

Strategy begins with the way we make decisions. Trust begins with the way we behave.

PRINCIPLES

How I think.

01

Know Before You Act

02

Think in Consequences

03

Create Options

04

Protect the Downside

05

Play the Long Game

06

Timing Matters

07

Decide and Execute

08

Start with the Outcome

09

Control What You Can Control

CODES

How I conduct myself.

01

Keep Your Word

02

Be Prepared

03

Be Discreet

04

Show Respect

05

Take Responsibility

06

Know the Room

07

Never Lower Your Standards

08

Stay Composed

09

Move Quickly

Lessons
Experience turns principles into lessons.

Some lessons take loger to explain.

ACCESS

A World
Beyond Business.

Rooms you won't find. Style that lasts.
Substance that connects.

For moments, places, and encounters that are more than a backdrop. For people who demand quality, access, and a life with standards.

Access opens doors.
 Substance keeps them open.

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CONTACT & COLLABORATION

For Rooms That Matter

Let's create value together and talk about what matters.

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ADVISORY & BOARD MANDATES

Strategic sparring, advisory board, and supervisory board.

SPEAKING & MEDIA

Podcasts, panels, interviews, and keynotes.

PARTNERSHIPS & COLLABORATIONS

Selected collaborations with brands, companies, and institutions.

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Corporate Lawyer • Entrepreneur • Investor

Bridging old world principles
with new world strategies.

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