Inflexion, a leading European mid-market private equity firm, announced the appointment of Martin Preuss as Partner and Head of DACH, which covers Germany, Austria, and Switzerland. Preuss will lead Inflexion’s investments in the region and build a team in Frankfurt, further improving Inflexion’s international presence.
Based in Frankfurt, Preuss brings nearly 20 years of relevant experience. He joins Inflexion from Intermediate Capital Group (ICG), where he focused mainly on the DACH region and was involved in other European technology investments. Before this, Preuss spent almost 11 years at KKR, covering the DACH region and the European technology sector. He started his career at Citi’s investment banking division in London.
Preuss will help further expand Inflexion’s investments in the DACH region, which currently include Proteros Biostructures, a leading Germany-based contract research organization, and DSS+, a global Switzerland-based operations consultancy focused on the environment, health, and safety. Inflexion has a strong DACH presence, with 36 portfolio companies generating several hundred million in revenue across the region.
As with Inflexion’s Benelux and Nordic teams, the DACH team will work closely with the firm’s sector teams and global network to identify exciting new investment opportunities in the region.
KEY QUOTES:
“Martin brings significant regional and technology connectivity which, combined with Inflexion’s deep sector expertise, will allow us to identify and scale high growth, ambitious businesses across the region.”
– Simon Turner, Managing Partner, Inflexion
“The DACH market boasts a variety of high growth, entrepreneurial businesses which could benefit from not just the flexible capital that Inflexion offers but also its value creation resources.”
– Martin Preuss, Partner, Inflexion
