Maximilian
Independent Strategy and M&A Advisor | Co-Founder & MD @HelloBonnie
Hamburg, Germany
As a highly experienced engagement manager with over six years of experience at EY-Parthenon, I have developed a strong track record of delivering successful strategy and M&A projects for clients in the financial services and technology sectors. I have worked with C-level and upper management clients in a variety of industries, including payments, banking, software, private equity, and retail, and have led more than 30 projects covering topics such as growth strategy, product strategy, and G2M strategy. My ability to manage teams effectively, conduct thorough due diligence, and advise on post-merger integration has earned me a reputation as a trusted and skilled professional in the field. Since October 2022 I am in the process of building up my own fintech startup in the space of employee benefits.
Domain experience
Relevant Total Experience: 8 years
Seniority Level: Manager
Sector Experience:
Banks Data and Analytics Health Care Equipment and Services Identity and Security Insurance Payments Real Estate Management and Development Software and ServicesSkills
Skilled in: Corporate Strategy, Commercial Due Diligence, Bolt-on acquisitions, Financial Planning & Analysis (FP&A), Buy-and-Build, Value Creation & Enhancement, Private Equity & Growth Capital, Exit Readiness, Exit Strategy
Technical Skills: SPSS, Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, Microsoft Office
Languages: German, Spanish, English
Work Experience
Masea Ventures
Founder | Strategy and M&A advisor
●1/11/2022
- Now
With Masea Ventures I am advising and supporting corporates, scale-ups, PE investors, and consulting companies relating strategy and M&A projects. Focused on growth, go-to-market, transformation, post-merger-integration, value creation, due diligence, product and pricing topics in technology and financial services.
HelloBonnie
Co-Founder & Managing Director
●1/12/2022
- Now
HelloBonnie is rethinking employee benefits and engagement. At the intersection of FinTech & WorkTech we are building a platform that enables companies to gain attractiveness, increase employee happiness and realize labor cost savings. As the co-founding CEO I am responsible for business development (incl. customer & benefit partner acquisition), product strategy, marketing, fundraising, accounting, tax concepts and legal frameworks.
EY-Parthenon
Engagement Manager | Strategy Consulting
●01/07/2016
- 01/09/2022
Executed 30+ strategy / M&A projects and steered teams of up to 40 members. Growth, product, pricing & G2M strategy, PMI & value creation, commercial DD and M&A advisory. Clients from various tech and financial services sectors (payments, banking, software, hardware, private equity, retail, automotive). Part of EY-Parthenon's payments & FinTech strategy practice. Selected projects: European venture capital investor: Buy-side commercial due diligence on Open Banking technology provider incl. development of an asset combination value creation plan (1 month | project lead) French-German payment service provider JV: Commercial M&A advisory of multi-country asset carve-in & out for Joint Venture with listed French payments group (11 months | project lead) Global Dutch heritage bank: B2B business unit strategy development, M&A target screening and commercial due diligence of two online payment gateways (7 months | project lead) US private equity investor: Business strategy for PropTech portfolio company incl. EU housing market sizing and assessment of add-on acquisitions for value creation (3 months | project lead) UK retail management software provider: Group strategy incl. status-quo review, market analysis, competitive landscape, growth opportunities and target positioning (2 months | project lead) US private equity investor: Development of strategic carve-out options and new organizational setups for financial processing business unit of property focused bank (1 month | project lead) German cooperative bank: European market study and M&A target screening for PSPs and commerce technology providers incl. in-depth short-list assessment (3 months | project lead)
Simon-Kucher & Partners
Intern | Strategy Consulting
●01/04/2016
- 01/06/2016
Supported the development of pricing and sales strategies for industrial and construction products
ifb group
Intern | Analytical Banking
●01/09/2015
- 01/11/2015
Supported in implementation and testing of SAP Bank Analyzer for the largest Colombian bank
Volkswagen AG
Intern | Group Sales Network Strategy
●01/08/2013
- 01/12/2013
Supported different strategic projects across multi-brand sales network
Autohaus24 GmbH
Intern | Business Development
●01/01/2014
- 01/03/2014
Developed a qualification algorithm to drive sales based on statistical analyses of past MQL/SQL KPIs
Education
Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
Finance & International Business
●01/01/2014
- 01/01/2017
Universidad EAFIT
Finance & International Business
●01/01/2015
- 01/01/2015
Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg
in International Business and Economics
●01/01/2010
- 01/01/2013
Licenses / Certificates
AFS Intercultural Programs
Intercultural Student Exchange Programm, Kuantan, Malaysia
●01/06/2006
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