Our Directors apply their specific skills in strategy and corporate finance to every project or transaction and are a high-calibre team of experienced professionals. They are our go-to persons in our projects, typically dedicating between 50 and 100% of their time to them.
Maximilian is a Director at Rautenberg & Company and works in our Frankfurt office.
He advises primarily small- & mid-cap as well as private equity clients on all aspects in the field of corporate finance and mergers & acquisitions.
Maximilian has several years of experience in M&A, executing sell- & buy-side projects in the German-speaking and European region. His focus included management buy-out and carve-out transactions, with an emphasis on business services as well as industrials & manufacturing sectors.
Maximilian completed his master's degree in management (focus: finance) at ESMT Berlin. During his studies he also gained broad experience, for example in the European Parliament, United Nations Organization and at one of Europe’s largest banks, in the investment banking department. In addition to his academic education, Maximilian is also a reserve officer of the Austrian Armed Forces.
Most recently, Max worked for an Austrian M&A boutique with a focus on small and medium-sized companies.
Sebastian is a Director and works out of our Düsseldorf office.
He is a seasoned expert for commercial and technical due diligences as well as for strategy development, business cases and value creation plans. He is experienced in a wide range of industries, particularly telecommunications, IT /software, and healthcare, and has accumulated expansive international experience.
After earning his Master’s degree in Development Economics at Cambridge University, Sebastian launched his career with Kaiser Associates in London, providing strategy creation services and M&A transaction support. This way, he built a successful track-record with clients ranging from small family-owned firms to financial sponsors and their portfolio companies to globally-leading technology firms.
Prior to joining Rautenberg & Company in 2020, Sebastian was the General Manager of the Cambodian branch of BIMA, an Allianz-affiliated micro-insurance company, where he was directly responsible for about ~300 FTEs.
