Profile
Thorsten Dippel is a Managing Director focusing on European buyout and growth capital investment opportunities in the technology and business service sectors, including software, healthcare, media, industrial technology and telecom.
Dr. Dippel is based in London.
Prior to joining Carlyle in 2007, Dr. Dippel was a Project Manager for Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, where he worked in the M&A and restructuring division for more than six years, focusing on corporate finance and strategy projects in various telecommunications, media and technology sectors.
Dr. Dippel received a PhD in finance from University of Rostock, Germany, an MBA in banking and corporate finance from the European Business School, in Oestrich-Winkel, Germany, and a BS (major in computer science) from James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA.
Dr. Dippel is a member of the boards of vwd AG and exocad GmbH.
His previous investments include Personal & Informatik AG (acquired by HG Capital), KCS.net AG (acquired by Avanade) and ADA Cosmetics GmbH (acquired by Ardian).
Thorsten Dippel active positions
| Companies | Position | Start |
|---|---|---|
swiss-hedge Capital AG | Director/Board Member | - |
CECP Advisors LLP
CECP Advisors LLP Investment ManagersFinance CECP Advisors (CECP-UK) is an active manager which specializes in large buyout operations across a wide variety of sectors throughout Europe including automotive components, media and publishing, telecommunications, manufacturing, aerospace, specialty building products, consumer products and services, biofuel, defense and specialty chemicals. The firm seeks to invest in early-stage and small companies, backing strong management teams and not participating in daily investee company operations. They develop partnerships with large industrial groups and service providers, investing in subsidiaries being spun off and family-owned businesses in need of expansion capital. | Private Equity Investor | 01/01/2007 |
Former positions of Thorsten Dippel
| Companies | Position | End |
|---|---|---|
| P&I PERSONAL & INFORMATIK AG | Director/Board Member | 01/02/2014 |
ADA Cosmetics International GmbH
ADA Cosmetics International GmbH Household/Personal CareConsumer Non-Durables Operates as a holding company with interests in manufacturing hotel cosmetics | Director/Board Member | - |
KCS.net Holding AG
KCS.net Holding AG Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Provides enterprise resource planning solutions | Director/Board Member | - |
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| Private companies | 8 |
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P&I Personal & Informatik AG
P&I Personal & Informatik AG Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services Provides cloud-based HR solutions | Technology Services |
James Madison University
James Madison University Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
European Business School London
European Business School London Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
Universität Rostock
Universität Rostock Other Consumer ServicesConsumer Services Functions as a College/University | Consumer Services |
CECP Advisors LLP
CECP Advisors LLP Investment ManagersFinance CECP Advisors (CECP-UK) is an active manager which specializes in large buyout operations across a wide variety of sectors throughout Europe including automotive components, media and publishing, telecommunications, manufacturing, aerospace, specialty building products, consumer products and services, biofuel, defense and specialty chemicals. The firm seeks to invest in early-stage and small companies, backing strong management teams and not participating in daily investee company operations. They develop partnerships with large industrial groups and service providers, investing in subsidiaries being spun off and family-owned businesses in need of expansion capital. | Finance |
ADA Cosmetics International GmbH
ADA Cosmetics International GmbH Household/Personal CareConsumer Non-Durables Operates as a holding company with interests in manufacturing hotel cosmetics | Consumer Non-Durables |
KCS.net Holding AG
KCS.net Holding AG Information Technology ServicesTechnology Services Provides enterprise resource planning solutions | Technology Services |
swiss-hedge Capital AG |
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