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Philipp Kobus

Managing Partner

Philipp is a founder of our firm and works with entrepreneurs, senior management and boards on digital strategy and M&A initiatives. He has led some of the most successful transactions in the digital marketing, media and e-commerce SaaS and services sectors in Germany over the past 10 years, including the acquisition of ADTECH by AOL, the acquisition of 3GNet by iCrossing, which was subsequently acquired by Hearst Corporation for a reported $325M, the formation of UDG United Digital Group, with over $150M financing from EQT, the acquisition of explido by Dentsu Aegis Network and combination with iProspect Germany, and the acquisition of Optivo by Deutsche Post DHL and subsequent buy-out by Episerver, with financing from Accel-KKR.

He was formerly a Director at Goldman Sachs/iFormation, where he was responsible for growth capital transactions in partnership with Fortune 500 corporations. Previously, he served as Vice President at Internet Capital Group, where he invested into growth companies in the business services and enabling technology sectors. Prior to joining Internet Capital, Philipp spent over five years with McKinsey & Co. in Munich, Düsseldorf and London.

Philipp holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, an MA in philosophy, mathematical logic and linguistics from the University of Munich, and a BA from the University of Tübingen. He was a scholar of the German Academic Scholarship Foundation (Studienstiftung des deutschen Volkes).

Transactions

Transactions

Philipp recently worked with emerging and established sector leaders such as epoq (AB Tasty), Rockley (NYSE: RKLY), Systemiq, Spearad (Nasdaq: TRMR), m-pathy (Nasdaq: VRNT), Tessian, diffferent (LON: WPP), and Optimizely (Insight Partners).

  1. AB Tasty acquires AI-driven personalization provider Epoq
  2. SYZYGY acquires remaining interest in diffferent GmbH
  3. The Landbanking Group concludes financing round and expands leadership team
  4. SYSTEMIQ completes capital transaction for next phase of impact delivery
  5. Strategic acquisition strengthens Tremor's CTV & video technology stack
  6. Rockley Photonics completes combination with SC Health Corp.
  7. Tessian raises $65M to advance security at the human layer
  8. Fraser makes early commitment to Spearad
  9. m-pathy has been acquired by Verint Systems
  10. Tessian raises $42M Series B led by Sequoia
  11. Navigating opportunities in e-commerce AI
  12. Aligning strategy and M&A for customer experience leader
  13. SYZYGY, backed by WPP, acquires leading strategy firm diffferent
  14. Episerver, backed by Accel-KKR, acquires Optivo GmbH
  15. ADTZ acquires Glow Digital Media to form Adglow
  16. Fraser makes early commitment to Tessian
  17. ProSiebenSat.1 builds out AMPYA video platform
  18. Dentsu acquires explido to form explido-iProspect
  19. Deutsche Post DHL acquires Optivo
  20. UDG United Digital Group formed with backing from EQT
  21. Deutsche Post DHL acquires nugg.ad AG
  22. Hearst acquires digital marketing services provider iCrossing

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  1. Applications & Services
  2. Artificial Intelligence
  3. Commerce Technology
  4. Content & Experience
  5. Cybersecurity
  6. Data & Analytics
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We are a new kind of advisory firm founded on the principle of combining strategic insight with investment banking capabilities and deep sector expertise to form true partnerships with our clients.

If you are passionate about growth businesses and enjoy creative and critical thinking within a positive culture of teamwork, then please get in touch and explore opportunities.

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We are always seeking to speak to experienced professionals, venture partners, and senior advisors, who can step on our platform to advance their careers or broaden the scope of their engagements.

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