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A partner at one of the EY member firms in Germany, Martin is the EY EMEIA IPO Leader as well as the Head of IPO and Listing Services for EY Germany. He focuses on IPOs, investor relations, mergers and acquisitions, and private equity deals.
He has more than 20 years of experience working on over 240 transactions in corporate finance in Europe, China, Russia and India. Before joining EY in 2011, he held management positions in investment banking, private equity, IT and the stock exchange sector. He has served on companies’ supervisory boards and private equity firms’ investment committees.
Martin has a degree in Business Administration and a PhD in Finance from Goethe University.
How Martin is building a better working world
“Access to capital funding is one of the major drivers of growth for many companies. By preparing clients to access the capital markets and prosper as a public company, we help the C-suite and shareholders achieve growth ambitions.”
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