News · February 2016

Zerbach & Company with a new Industry Advisory Board comprising renowned industry experts and entrepreneurial personalities

Cologne, February 2016

Zerbach & Company with a new Industry Advisory Board comprising renowned industry experts and entrepreneurial personalities

Zerbach & Company Corporate Finance begins the new year with a newly established Industry Advisory Board, comprising renowned industry experts and entrepreneurial personalities from a range of sectors and disciplines. At its founding, the panel initially comprises seven members whose many years of experience provide the clients of Zerbach & Company with an exceptionally high level of sector-specific strategic expertise.

The panel includes Jürgen Heidel (Managing Director of SWA Technologies, part of the Brückner Group), Markus Kloepfer (Managing Partner of alpha logs GmbH), Paul Kraut (entrepreneur and angel investor, formerly Managing Partner of Schleich GmbH), Dr. Michael Oltmanns (Chairman of the Supervisory Board of Pfeiffer Vacuum Technology AG and four further companies), Oliver Schulte (shareholder of Buurtzorg Asia and Board Director of Ningbo Shenggu Energy Conservation Technology Co., Ltd.), Dr. Uwe Tillmann (Chairman of the Advisory Board of the Melitta Group and of the Stratmann family foundation, formerly CEO of the VION Food Group) and Wilhelm Weßling (Managing Partner of deconta GmbH).

The group stands for many years of entrepreneurial experience and extensive networks in sectors such as industry & automotive, mechanical engineering, logistics, food, consumer goods and trade. With Oliver Schulte, who has been based in Shanghai for many years, an excellent connoisseur of the Asian market is also on board, offering the clients of Zerbach & Company substantial added value through his contacts and experience in transactions with Asian investors or target companies.

Zerbach & Company is supported by its panel of industry experts on sector-related and strategic questions across its projects. The industry experts contribute their extensive networks and competencies and are available as regular sparring and discussion partners.