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Michael Wand is a Managing Director focused on European technology opportunities in the software sector. Mr. Wand joined Carlyle in 2001 and his investment interests include enterprise and infrastructure software, wireless technology and IT security. He is based in London.
Prior to joining Carlyle, Mr. Wand worked for approximately 10 years in investment banking, the last seven years in the technology sector. As a Managing Director, he was responsible for the European software and internet research team at Deutsche Bank in London from 1999 to 2001. Prior to that, he worked as a European Software Analyst for Paribas in London and BHF-Bank in Frankfurt, Germany. During his banking career, Mr. Wand was the underwriting analyst for technology innovators such as SAP, Autonomy, Baltimore Technologies, Utimaco and nCipher.
Mr. Wand received his M.B.A. from Mannheim University in Germany and the University of Texas at Austin. He holds a B.A. degree in economics and business administration from Mannheim University in Germany.
Mr. Wand is a member of the Board of Directors of SmartTrust AB, Personal & Informatik AG, UC4 GmbH and FRS Global. He previously was a director of Apama Inc. | 