Tikehau Capital appoints Head of Private Equity in Frankfurt a. Main

Frank­furt a. M. — Tike­hau Capi­tal, the global alter­na­tive asset manage­ment group, announ­ces the appoint­ment of Chris­toph Rinnert as Head of Private Equity Germany.
In this role, Chris­toph Rinnert will lead the stra­te­gic deve­lo­p­ment and manage­ment of Tike­hau Capital’s private equity port­fo­lio in the DACH region and focus on reali­zing invest­ment oppor­tu­ni­ties that align with Tike­hau Capital’s invest­ment objectives.
The Group’s private equity stra­tegy invests in mid-market compa­nies with high growth poten­tial, with a focus on digi­ta­liza­tion, build-up and natio­nal and inter­na­tio­nal expansion.
It targets dyna­mic themes such as sustaina­bi­lity, energy tran­si­tion, rege­ne­ra­tive agri­cul­ture, cyber secu­rity, aero­space and defense.
With this announce­ment, Tike­hau Capi­tal is expan­ding its exten­sive invest­ment exper­tise and product offe­ring in Germany across all four asset clas­ses: Private Debt, Private Equity, Real Assets and Capi­tal Markets Strategies.
Chris­toph Rinnert will be based in Tike­hau Capital’s Frank­furt office and will report to Domi­nik P. Fels­mann, Head of Germany, and Emma­nuel Lail­lier, Head of Private Equity at Tike­hau Capi­tal. Chris­toph Rinnert (photo © Tike­haus Capi­tal) has more than 15 years of expe­ri­ence in private equity and M&A.
Previously, he was a Direc­tor at 3i Deutsch­land Indus­trie­be­tei­li­gungs GmbH and led the DACH indus­trial holdings busi­ness, global initia­ti­ves and nume­rous transactions.
Chris­toph Rinnert was a member of the Super­vi­sory Board of Weener Plas­tics Holding B.V., a port­fo­lio company of 3i, where he played a key role in the growth of the company and the execu­tion of various acquisitions.
Prior to that, he gained exten­sive expe­ri­ence in M&A advi­sory at Roth­schild GmbH and Price­wa­ter­hous­e­Coo­pers AG, where he led buy-side and sell-side projects and advi­sed clients on valua­tion and stra­te­gic analysis.
Chris­toph Rinnert holds a Master of Engi­nee­ring with First-Class Honors in Elec­tri­cal and Elec­tro­nic Engi­nee­ring with Manage­ment from Impe­rial College London.
“With Chris­toph Rinnert, we have gained an expe­ri­en­ced private equity expert for the German market. He brings a deep under­stan­ding of local condi­ti­ons and a strong buy & build track record, which he has built up in his port­fo­lio compa­nies. His appoint­ment also streng­thens our holi­stic invest­ment exper­tise across all four asset clas­ses and under­lines Tike­hau Capital’s strong one-stop-shop offe­ring,” said Domi­nik.
P. Fels­mann, Head of Germany at Tike­hau Capi­tal . About Tike­hau Capi­tal Tike­hau Capi­tal is a global alter­na­tive asset manage­ment group with €46.1 billion in assets under manage­ment (as of June 30, 2024).
Tike­hau Capi­tal has a broad range of exper­tise across four asset clas­ses (private debt, real assets, private equity and capi­tal markets stra­te­gies) as well as private debt, real assets, private equity and capi­tal markets stra­te­gies) and multi-asset and special oppor­tu­ni­ties strategies.
Tike­hau Capi­tal is a foun­­der-led team with a diffe­ren­tia­ted busi­ness model, a strong balance sheet, proprie­tary global deal flow and a track record of support­ing high quality compa­nies and executives.
Deeply rooted in the real economy, Tike­hau Capi­tal provi­des custo­mi­zed and inno­va­tive alter­na­tive finan­cing solu­ti­ons to compa­nies, stri­ving to create long-term value for its inves­tors and a posi­tive impact on society.
The Group lever­a­ges its strong equity base (€3.1 billion of equity as of June 30, 2024) and invests its own capi­tal along­side that of its clients under each of its strategies.
Tike­hau Capi­tal is driven by a strong entre­pre­neu­rial spirit and DNA, which is also shared by its 763 employees (as of June 30, 2024) across its 17 offices in Europe, the Middle East, Asia and North America.
Tike­hau Capi­tal is listed on compart­ment A of the regu­la­ted market of Euron­ext Paris (ISIN code: FR0013230612; ticker: TKO.FP).
www.tikehaucapital.com.