German Team

Nico Helling
Director

Nico Helling joined us in February 2002. He had previously worked for the private equity arm of UBS Capital in Munich, and before that as a senior adviser in Ernst and Young's corporate finance advisory team. Nico holds a Masters in Business Administration.
T: +49 211 867 693 0
E: nico.helling@montagu.com

Arndt von Raussendorff
Investment Director

Arndt graduated from the European Business School, Oestrich-Winkel in 2001, after studies in France and the US. Parallel to his studies he gathered experience in private equity and leverage finance, working at UBS Capital and Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein. He joined Montagu Private Equity in 2002.
T: +49 211 867 693 0
E: arndt.von.raussendorff@montagu.com

Jens-Philip Weiss
Investment Director

Jens-Philip joined us from JP Morgan where he worked in leveraged finance and M&A in both London and Frankfurt. Jens-Philip graduated from the University of Frankfurt and holds an MBA from the University of Iowa.
T: +49 211 867 693 0
E: jens.weiss@montagu.com

Oliver Zirwes
Analyst

Oliver joined Montagu in 2007 after graduating from WHU - Otto Beisheim School of Management. During this time he studied at the Ross School of Business in Michigan and EOI Business School in Madrid. Prior to that, he gained experience in private equity and corporate finance working at Warburg Pincus and Lincoln International.
T: +49 211 867 693 0
E: oliver.zirwes@montagu.com

Florian Preuss
Investment Manager

Florian joined us in November 2008 from Deutsche Bank where he worked in the corporate finance/M&A advisory team in Frankfurt. Florian completed his studies at the University of Bayreuth and the Helsinki School of Economics and holds a Masters in Business Administration.
T: +49 211 867 693 0
E: florian.preuss@montagu.com

Yvonne Becker
Office Manager

Yvonne is the Office Manager of the Düsseldorf office. She joined Montagu in January 2003 after managing the office of an international consultancy firm in New York.
T: +49 211 867 693 0
E: yvonne.becker@montagu.com

Carolin Braun
Executive Assistant

Carolin joined Montagu in March 2008 after graduating in Business Law at University of Applied Science, Cologne. She acts as a Personal Assistant to Nico Helling and Peter Kroha and handles all legal and public relation matters.
T: +49 211 867 693 0
E: carolin.braun@montagu.com