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Dr. Nicolaus Loos
Managing Partner, Founder & CIO
Dr. Nicolaus Loos
Managing Partner, Founder & CIO
Dr. Nicolaus Loos is Managing Partner, Founder & CIO of DCCP.
Prior to founding DCCP, Nicolaus was Head of Banking & Markets at IKB Deutsche Industriebank AG, responsible for all banking and capital markets activities. During his time as Head of European Leveraged & Corporate Structured Finance, he built up the bank's mid-cap corporate & acquisition finance lending businesses across Europe. Before joining IKB, Nicolaus was with Morgan Stanley and JP Morgan in the Leveraged Finance and Sponsor Coverage Groups in London, New York and Frankfurt.
Nicolaus holds a Master degree from HHL Leipzig, an MBA from the Australian Graduate School of Management in Sydney and received a doctoral degree in Finance & Economics from the University of St. Gallen on the topic of "Value Creation in Leveraged Buyouts".
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Philipp Ruppert
Partner & Chief Financial Officer
Philipp Ruppert
Partner & Chief Financial Officer
Philipp Ruppert is Partner and Chief Financial Officer at DCCP.
Prior to joining DCCP, Philipp served as Chief Financial Officer at Beyond Capital Partners, an owner-managed investment company based in Frankfurt that – through the funds it advises – acquires majority shareholdings in profitable small and mid-cap companies in the DACH region.
Before joining Beyond Capital Partners, he had worked for more than 23 years at Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt and London in the Group Treasury department, as an Executive Assistant to the Group Chief Risk Officer and in Institutional Equity Research.
Philipp holds a degree in Banking & Finance from Frankfurt School of Finance & Management.
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Christian Burkard
Investment Partner
Christian Burkard
Investment Partner
Christian Burkard is Investment Partner at DCCP.
Prior to joining DCCP, Christian worked for more than 12 years in Barclays' Investment Banking division in Frankfurt, during this time he was responsible for Financial Sponsor Coverage in the DACH region and advised several corporates on C-level. In this role he led numerous Leveraged Finance and M&A transactions.
Before joining Barclays, Christian worked for more than five years in GE Capital's Leveraged Finance team in Frankfurt and London and supported the opening and growth of the Frankfurt office. He started his career at DZ Bank in Frankfurt and New York, where most recently he was part of the Leveraged Finance team.
Christian holds an MBA with distinction from INSEAD as well as a Bachelor of Business Administration from Frankfurt School of Finance & Management.
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Johannes Messing
Investment Partner
Johannes Messing
Investment Partner
Johannes Messing is an Investment Partner at DCCP. Prior to joining DCCP, Johannes worked as Managing Director at the pan-European debt advisor Marlborough Partners focusing on corporate and sponsor-led financing projects in the DACH region and other European countries. Before that he was Head of Corporate Leveraged Finance Origination at J.P. Morgan for DACH and the Netherlands. Previously, he was at Deutsche Bank’s Leveraged Finance team since 2012, structuring Leveraged Buyouts for Private Equity firms. Johannes started his career in the M&A and ECM teams at Goldman Sachs in 2007. Johannes holds a Diplom-Kaufmann (Master) degree in Business Administration from WHU Otto Beisheim School of Management and an MBA from McCombs School of Business from the University of Texas at Austin. Johannes is a CFA charterholder.
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Yannik Grothkopp
Investment Manager
Yannik Grothkopp
Investment Manager
Yannik Grothkopp is Investment Manager at DCCP.
Previously, Yannik was an Associate in the M&A team at Raymond James, with a focus on industrials transactions in the DACH region. Prior to entering this role, he gained experience through internships in M&A at Bryan, Garnier & Co. and D.CT Deutsche Cleantech. In addition, Yannik gained Corporate Finance and Leveraged Finance experience through a dual study programme at Sparkasse Holstein.
Yannik holds a Bachelor degree in Business Administration from the University of Applied Sciences in Kiel.
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Sven Hinsen
Investment Manager
Sven Hinsen
Investment Manager
Sven Hinsen is Investment Manager at DCCP.
Prior to joining DCCP, Sven was an Analyst in the Debt Advisory & Restructuring team at Rothschild & Co. in Frankfurt, with a focus on transactions, particularly in the areas of Leveraged Finance and Corporate Finance in the DACH region. Prior to entering this role, he gained experience through internships in restructuring advisory at Houlihan Lokey and on the promissory note financing desk at ING in Frankfurt.
Sven holds a Bachelor degree in Economics from the University of Mannheim and a Master degree in Finance from Frankfurt School of Finance & Management.
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Felipe Souto Miebach
Investment Analyst
Felipe Souto Miebach
Investment Analyst
Felipe Souto Miebach is an Investment Analyst at DCCP.
Felipe joined following the completion of his Bachelor’s degree in International Business Administration from the Vienna University of Economics and Business and Master’s degree in Accounting and Corporate Finance from the University of St. Gallen. During his studies he gained first-hand experience through various internships in Private Equity, M&A and Venture Capital at Astorg, redalpine, Partners Group and UniCredit among others.
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Himani Sharma
Investment Research Analyst
Himani Sharma
Investment Research Analyst
Himani Sharma is an Investment Research Analyst supporting DCCP on a full-time basis while being employed at SG Analytics. Prior to joining SG Analytics, Himani was an Analyst at Marquee Equity, where she worked with various Private Equity, Venture Capital, and financial advisory companies with a clear focus on Corporate Finance. In addition, she gained further experience through an internship at KPMG. Himani holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and is a CFA level 2 candidate.
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Thomas Metscher
Origination Partner
Thomas Metscher
Origination Partner
Thomas Metscher is Origination Partner at DCCP.
Thomas is a former Founding Partner of Lodbrok Capital in London, a Private Credit fund manager focusing on opportunistic credit investments in Europe. Prior to co-founding Lodbrok Capital, he was Vice President at Pamplona Capital Management in London, where he served as a Co-Portfolio Manager of the Public Opportunities Fund. He started his career at Private Credit specialist York Capital, at Private Equity firm Hellman & Friedman, and in Leveraged Finance at J.P. Morgan in London.
Thomas holds an MBA in Finance from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania, a Master degree in Economics from the University Pompeu Fabra and a Bachelor's degree in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE).
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Georg Helg
Origination Partner
Georg Helg
Origination Partner
Georg Helg is Origination Partner at DCCP.
Georg is also acting as Senior Advisor for the Private Equity healthcare specialist SHS Capital and Bankhaus Metzler, after leading the German practice of the private equity fund Capvis for many years. Prior to this, he was Head of M&A for Royal Bank of Scotland and ABN AMRO in the DACH region. He began his career as Head of the MidCap M&A at Deutsche Bank.
He holds a degree in business administration from EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht Oestrich-Winkel.
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Christian Niedermeier
Operating Partner - Fund Platform
Christian Niedermeier
Operating Partner - Fund Platform
Christian Niedermeier is Operating Partner for the Fund Platform at DCCP.
Christian also is Chief Risk Officer (CRO) at Commodity Capital AG in Switzerland, an asset manager in commodities. Prior to his current role at DCCP and Commodity Capital AG, Christian was Chief Operating Officer at the investment fund advisor Swiss Alpha in Switzerland.
He has also been a Member of the Executive Board at Revofair in Zurich, Switzerland, since 2016 and a Member of the Supervisory Board at Structrx in Luxembourg since December 2022, where he is particularly involved in securitisations, sustainable finance and capital markets.
Christian studied business law at the University of St. Gallen and has extensive experience around regulated asset managers and further players in the financial industry.
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Samuel Duncombe
Operating Partner – Fund Platform
Samuel Duncombe
Operating Partner – Fund Platform
Samuel Duncombe is Operating Partner for the Fund Platform at DCCP. Samuel is also a Senior Advisor with BF Capital, a German Private Debt fund of fund manager. He previously worked in fund selection, portfolio management and research functions at Allianz Global Investors and Palladio Partners amongst others, before working as an Independent Advisor to fund managers and investors in the German market. In addition to Samuel's industry-side work, he is also a postgraduate researcher with the University of Exeter and has published peer-reviewed academic research on private markets. Samuel holds a Master’s degree in Financial Economics and Econometrics from the University of Essex, is a CFA charterholder, a CAIA charterholder and chapter executive for the German chapter of the CAIA association.
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Marcus Schroeder
Fundraising Senior Advisor
Marcus Schroeder
Fundraising Senior Advisor
Marcus Schroeder is a Fundraising Senior Advisor at DCCP. Marcus is also Senior Advisor for the investment bank Steen Associates as well as Partner for the Venture Capital firm Redstone, for which he supported the fundraising process. Prior to his current roles Marcus was the Global Head of Automotives & Industrials at Santander as well as Global Head of Automotive at Societe Generale. Marcus started his career at German banking group Metzler, followed by different positions in M&A at Citigroup, ThyssenKrupp and Bank of America Merril Lynch. Marcus holds a degree in Banking and Finance from the University of Cologne.
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Dr. Jörg Rütschi
Operating Partner - Digital Platform
Dr. Jörg Rütschi
Operating Partner - Digital Platform
Dr. Jörg Rütschi is Operating Partner for the Digital Platform at DCCP.
Jörg also is the founder of Evolve Enterprise Solutions (EES), a platform focussing on transformative technologies in the financial ecosystem. Under the EES umbrella, he has held senior roles at several start-ups in the areas of big data, SaaS and AI. Prior to establishing EES, Jörg held positions at Booz & Company (now Strategy&, part of the PwC network), StepStone and Goldman Sachs, where he gained significant experience in derivatives and asset management. Jörg began his professional career at Invesco.
Jörg holds a doctorate from the University of Zurich in Economics, Corporate Finance and Financial Engineering, having previously studied Accounting & Finance at the University of St. Gallen.
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Malte Reitzig
DCCP Holding Supervisory Board
Malte Reitzig
DCCP Holding Supervisory Board
Malte Reitzig is a Member of the DCCP Holding Supervisory Board.
In his role as Managing Partner of 4Tree Capital Ventures, Malte is responsible for the multi-family office's investments in SMEs and start-ups. Previously, Malte was Managing Director at medium-sized family businesses and larger corporates, e.g., RYF Coiffeur and MediaMarktSaturn Group.
Malte holds a Bachelor degree in Business Administration from the NORDAKADEMIE Elmshorn.
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Carsten Eckert
DCCP Advisory Board
Carsten Eckert
DCCP Advisory Board
Carsten Eckert is a Member of the DCCP Advisory Board.
Carsten was a Member of the Supervisory Board of 17 Capital, a leading private equity player, a majority of which was acquired by Oaktree Capital Management in 2022. Prior to that role, he was long-standing CEO of KGAL, an investment and asset management company specialising in real assets for institutional and private investors in real estate, infrastructure projects and aviation. Previously, Carsten was Head of Institutional & Pension Markets at Allianz Global Investors and Managing Director of HVB Asset Management.
Carsten obtained his business degree at the University of Hamburg.
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Dr. Ralph Welpe
DCCP Advisory Board
Dr. Ralph Welpe
DCCP Advisory Board
Dr. Ralph Welpe is a Member of the DCCP Advisory Board.
Ralph also is Chairman and CEO of Mirai Capital Partners, a boutique advisory firm based in London that collaborates with families and entrepreneurs. In addition to leading Mirai Capital Partners, he serves as a Senior Advisor for ABG Advisory as well as KingsRock and the Linhart Group in Singapore.
Previously, he acted as Head of Strategic Clients at Julius Baer. Prior to this, he established a multi-generational family office for a U.S. Fortune 500 family. He is also the co-founder of Pensavvi, a global investor community headquartered in London that unites single and multi-family offices, hedge funds, private equity and venture capital managers, entrepreneurs, and senior global executives. During his 15-year tenure at Deutsche Bank, Ralph held senior leadership roles across Europe and Asia-Pacific.
Ralph holds a PhD from the University of St. Gallen and was a research fellow and M&A teaching assistant at INSEAD in Fontainebleau.
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Sanjai Bhonsle
DCCP Advisory Board
Sanjai Bhonsle
DCCP Advisory Board
Sanjai Bhonsle is a Member of the DCCP Advisory Board.
Sanjai also is a Partner and Portfolio Manager at ArrowMark, an Private Credit investment manager based in the USA. In this role, he is responsible for investments in leveraged loans and collateralised loan obligation (CLO) funds. Prior to joining ArrowMark, he founded MB Consulting Partners, which specialised in financial and operational restructuring consulting for medium-sized companies. During his tenure in the restructuring sector, he successfully managed numerous projects across various industries.
Before that, Sanjai was Senior Portfolio Manager at GSO Capital Partners, a subsidiary of the Blackstone Group, and was a Member of the Investment Committee. Earlier in his career, he served as Assistant Portfolio Manager in the Debt Investment Group of RBC Capital Partners and was a Member of the Investment Committee.
Sanjai holds a Bachelor degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Wisconsin Madison and an MBA from the Eli Broad Graduate School of Management at Michigan State University.
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Herman Klein Wassink
DCCP Advisory Board
Herman Klein Wassink
DCCP Advisory Board
Herman Klein Wassink is a Member of the DCCP Advisory Board.
Prior to this role, he was Managing Director at Partners Group in London and Switzerland, as well as Managing Director at Goldman Sachs for close to 20 years. He currently serves as a Senior Advisor to several players in the financial sector, including Private Equity firms Bridgepoint and Preservation Capital Partners, consultancy firm FTI Consulting, as well as the Italian insurance-broker GBSAPRI. In addition to these roles, he serves as Member of the Advisory Board of HBC Group, an insurance service provider, as well as TP24, a fintech specialising in SME financings and SaaS. His professional journey started at Morgan Stanley.
Herman studied Finance at Erasmus University in Rotterdam and New York University (NYU) Business School.
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Hartmuth Jung
DCCP Advisory Board
Hartmuth Jung
DCCP Advisory Board
Hartmuth Jung is a Member of the DCCP Advisory Board.
Hartmuth is the former Vice Chairman of Investment Banking at Barclays Germany, and was responsible for the Corporate Finance activities of the group. Prior to his role at Barclays, he held several senior positions, including CEO of UBS Germany, Co-Head M&A in EMEA and Head of Investment Banking Germany at Credit Suisse First Boston, as well as Head of M&A at Rothschild Germany. He is currently active as a business angel and investor, in addition to holding various board positions, including political engagements, e.g., at the Walther Rathenau Institute for foreign affairs in Berlin.
Hartmuth obtained his business administration degree from EBS Universität für Wirtschaft und Recht Oestrich-Winkel and studied at universities in London and Paris.
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Hendrik Gienow
DCCP Advisory Board
Hendrik Gienow
DCCP Advisory Board
Hendrik Gienow is a Member of the DCCP Advisory Board.
Hendrik is also Senior Advisor to Clairfield, a corporate finance advisory firm specialising in M&A and debt advisory, and Innofincenta, an investment advisory firm for alternative investment opportunities. He also provides advisory services to several companies in Asia, as well as SMEs and private equity firms on various strategic and corporate finance matters. He previously held the position of Head of Global Restructuring Division and Global Credit Portfolio at Eurohypo, where he was instrumental in the development of the Asian business and the establishment of several subsidiaries in China, Japan, Singapore and the UAE. In addition to these responsibilities, he assumed other management roles at Eurohypo and was Chairman of the Board of Commerz Japan Real Estate Finance KK.
Hendrik studied law at Friedrich Wilhelms University in Bonn.
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Javier Sierra Sopranis
DCCP Advisory Board
Javier Sierra Sopranis
DCCP Advisory Board
Javier Sierra Sopranis is a Member of the DCCP Advisory Board.
Javier is founder and CEO of a strategy consulting firm in Madrid, 2s strategic business consulting, as well as acting General Manager for Aresbank. Earlier in his career, he was General Manager & Country Head Spain & Portugal at NatWest as well as RBS, covering both corporate and private equity clients, and originating debt transactions for Spanish and Portuguese companies. Prior to this, Javier held senior corporate banking roles at ING and BBVA in Madrid, and was Head of BBVA's Corporate Banking unit in New York.
Javier holds a degree in business administration from the Universidad Pontificia Comillas.
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Dr. Michael Berendes
DCCP Advisory Board
Dr. Michael Berendes
DCCP Advisory Board
Dr. Michael Berendes is a Member of the DCCP Advisory Board. Michael is also Senior Advisor to KingsRock, an independent financial services firm focused on capital and financial solutions and an independent consultant for the two fintechs Vickii as well as Mondu. In addition, he gained experience at Deutsche Bank as Member of Group Treasury Executive Committee, covering retail- / wealth management globally as well as various other senior roles at Deutsche Bank. Michael holds a Diploma in Economics from TU Dortmund as well as a doctorate in Finance.
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Marc-Anton Hogeboom
DCCP Advisory Board
Marc-Anton Hogeboom
DCCP Advisory Board
Marc Hogeboom is a Member of the DCCP Advisory Board. Marc had a longstanding career at KPMG in financial services and various managerial roles. As Senior Partner he was responsible for serving KPMG’s largest Financial Services clients in the Netherlands. He was a Member of the Board of Management of KPMG Netherlands from 2012-2016 and 2020-2023. In this capacity he also served as a Member of the KPMG Global Audit Board. From 2008-2012 Marc was the Head of the Financial Services Group of KPMG NL. The group was responsible for the delivery of professional services to all financial institutions in the Netherlands. Marc holds a Master degree in Economics of the Free University of Amsterdam.
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John Seal
DCCP Advisory Board
John Seal
DCCP Advisory Board
John Seal is a Member of the DCCP Advisory Board. John served as Head of Direct Lending at Aberdeen Standard Investments. He is also the co-founder of New Amsterdam Capital (NAC), a boutique investor in public and private non-investment grade credit, primarily for Private Equity buyouts. At NAC he was Managing Director and launched an early-stage investment platform. Most recently, he acted as CFO at Oceanium, an ag / wellness tech start-up. John started his career at Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette in New York, followed by different positions at ING Barings and Barclays Capital. John holds an MBA (Finance) degree of the City University of New York.
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Carmen Müller
Origination Advisor
Carmen Müller
Origination Advisor
Carmen Müller is an Origination Partner for DCCP.
Carmen is also founder of Strategic Sparring Partner, which advises companies on complex financial topics and transactions. In addition, she is a Member of the Supervisory Board of a family-run, medium-sized company. In her 23-year banking career, Carmen was most recently Head of the Large Corporates division at LBBW and Head of the European Automotive sector team at Standard Chartered. Prior to that, she supported both medium-sized companies and corporations in structured financings and restructuring, and acted as relationship manager for corporates clients at IKB, RBS, Dresdner Kleinwort / Dresdner Bank in Frankfurt, London and Berlin.
Carmen has a degree in Business Administration from the University of Applied Sciences in Berlin.