GermanBlueChip Pool

Our Management Team

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»The GermanBlueChip Pool employs a unique, proven and value focused active investment strategy. In combination with our financial structure, we offer for an optimal risk/return profile.«

Philipp Schoeller

Member of the Investment Committee and Executive Director

Expertise

Target Identification, Active Investing, Value Creation, Private Equity

Background

Philipp Schoeller is a Founding Partner of General Capital Group, an investment firm domiciled in Munich, Germany, focusing on public and private equity projects as well as single-largest shareholder positions in German large caps. Philipp Schoeller initiated the takeover projects of Continental and Deutsche Telekom; examples of successful GenCap investments: 4.9% in VW, ThyssenKrupp, Siemens, Infineon, Lanxess. Prior to this, in 1995, he founded GCI Management, a venture capital firm, where he served as a Partner until 2001, after having established GSM, a Munich-based buy-out firm, in 1989. Philipp Schoeller began his career at the Boston Consulting Group as an Associate/QCL of the London, UK, and Munich, Germany, offices.

Education

Philipp obtained a master’s degree in Electrical Engineering from ETH Zurich and an MBA from INSEAD.

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»Sustainable relationships are key to long-term success. At the GermanBlueChip Pool we treasure and nurture our valuable relationships to create win-win partnerships.«

Walter Raizner

Member of the Investment Committee

Expertise

Restructuring, Value Creation, Corporate Management

Background

Walter Raizner was a member of the Board of Management of Deutsche Telekom AG. As CEO of T-Com he was responsible for the broadband, internet, fixed line and network business. Prior to his time at Deutsche Telekom he held various world-wide senior management positions at IBM. Amongst others he served as Chief Operating Officer of IBM‘s Technology Group, President and General Manager IBM Storage Group and as Chief Executive Officer of IBM Central and Eastern Europe. He was also a member of IBM’s world-wide Executive Management Committee and held various board positions for the company. Walter Raizner served as Member of the former German Chancellor‘s “Innovation Council“. He was Vice President of BITKOM (largest German Industry Association) and member of the Board of the association of the German Industry Foundation (Stifterverband).

Education

Walter Raizner holds a degree in Economics and Information Technology from the University of Nuremberg, Germany.

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»Our investment philosophy is based on a fundamental belief that companies’ actions matter for our planet and society as a whole. Therefore all investments will encompass an active sustainability agenda that will step-by-step improve companies’ ESG footprint.«

Johannes Freiherr von Reitzenstein

Member of the Investment Committee

Expertise

Value Creation, Target Selection, Transaction Structuring, Fund Management, ESG

Background

Johannes has over 20 years experience in the finance industry with a focus on value creation and transaction structuring at GBC, GenCap and Allianz in the range of several billion Euro including emerging market projects. He holds multiple additional board positions. Earlier in his career Johannes worked as a Risk Manager at Allianz, Munich and for the IFC, a member of the World Bank Group.

Education

Johannes holds an MBA from the Colorado State University, USA, and an MBA as well as a MSc in Economics from the University of Passau, Germany.