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Walter Münnich joined European Capital in October 2007 as Managing Director and Head of the European Operations Group. He brings extensive entrepreneurial experience to all of European Capital’s business activities - including the sourcing and execution of investments, as well as directly advising its portfolio companies. Prior to European Capital he worked as an independent Management Consultant and Senior Advisor for a number of renowned institutional investors. In this role he acted as Member and Chairman of the advisory boards of different mid-market industrial firms as well as for an international private equity house. During this time he conducted two MBOs.
Mr. Münnich brings with him broad experience in the industrial sector. He started his career in 1975 as Assistant to the Management Board at Mannesmannpipe-Works AG and was subsequently promoted to Head of Production of oilfield turbular goods. From 1986 to 1996 he handled a range of responsibilities at A. Friedrich Flender AG, world market leader in mechanical power transmission, and ultimately became Chief Executive Officer. Between 1997 and 2000 he was Chief Executive Officer of elexis AG, his first MBO, which he floated in 1999.
Mr. Münnich holds a diploma in Engineering from the Technical University of Hanover. | 