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The partnerships we build are powered by our people, who have a solid reputation for:

  • Collaboration: we forge effective, productive and lasting relationships.
  • Knowledge: our industry expertise and access to local and international networks offer unique insights.
  • Transformation: we help businesses become bigger, better and more sustainable.
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Meet the team

Andreas Holtschneider

Partner, Mid-Market Fund

Andreas Holtschneider

Partner, Mid-Market Fund

Andreas joined PAI in 2024 as a member of the Mid-Market Fund Team. He has significant experience in the mid-market, particularly in Germany, and in the industrial, healthcare and business services sectors. He has been involved in the VITREA investment.

Previously, Andreas worked at Cathay Capital Private Equity, where he was a Partner covering the DACH region since 2015. Prior to this, Andreas was a Principal at Silverfleet Capital and an M&A adviser at Ferber & Co in Munich and ING Barings in London.

Andreas holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of Applied Sciences in Munich.

Andreas Kumeth

Partner

Andreas Kumeth

Partner

Andreas joined PAI in 2014 and is Head of the Flagship Fund Team in DACH and the Nordics. He has been involved in several investments including Atos Medical, B&B Hotels, DomusVi, Theramex, Veonet, Xella and Zahneins.

He started his career in private equity at Apax Partners in Munich and London, and also worked at Waterland Private Equity in Düsseldorf.

Andreas graduated with a double degree from the Technical University of Munich (Mathematics) and the Ludwig-Maximilians-University of Munich (Economics).

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