Dennis Klein

Investment Principal

Before joining KKA, Dennis worked as an Investment Banker at GP Bullhound, focusing on providing transaction advice for fast-growing technology companies. He started his career with the Transaction Services Team of PwC.

He holds a Master of Laws Degree in Mergers and Acquisitions from Frankfurt School of Finance and Management.

Dominic Faber

FOUNDING PARTNER

Dominic has a passion for people. His purpose at KKA is to leverage KKA’s resources to create a triple positive impact – for investors, for our portfolio stakeholders and for KKA.

For over a decade, Dominic has helped companies and their people to become better or resolve crises. He acted as board member, investor or executive/interim manager. He is also a serial entrepreneur, building successful investment teams. Dominic began his career at Blackstone and McKinsey & Co. and holds three master’s degrees in Economics, Finance and Business and is a CFA Charterholder.

His private passion revolves around his family, seasonal sports and offering tutorials and teach-ins to the team and others.

Jan Mickel

Investment Principal

Before joining KKA, Jan was a Vice President at AlixPartners, consulting companies on operational turnarounds and restructurings. He started his career in the Investment Banking division of Nomura in Frankfurt and London.

He holds an LL.M. in Corporate Restructuring from Heidelberg University and a MSc in Finance and Management from Cranfield University.

Jennifer Susek

Head of Finance

Before joining KKA Partners, Jennifer was Head of Finance at Lunar Ventures, a berlin based DeepTech focused VC fund. Prior to that she managed the finance activities at Elvaston.

She holds a MSc in Finance and Riskmanagement from the University of Applied Sciences Berlin.

Joscha Radeck

Investment Principal

Before joining KKA, Joscha was a Private Equity Analyst at LS Power in New York, focusing on M&A transactions in the broader energy and infrastructure space.

He holds an MBA from University of the Cumberlands and a bachelor degree in International Business Administration from SRH Berlin.

Kaspar N. Hartmann

FOUNDING PARTNER

Kaspar is driven to create positive and scalable impact on society through business and by building strong, intrinsically motivated teams and cultures.

Over the past years, Kaspar has successfully initiated and set up an investment firm backed by a leading yet humble global value investor and had the fortune to learn his trade from a set of investors from both the old and new economies. He started his career as M&A banker at Citigroup in London and New York, gained his MBA in the US, and master degree in Scotland and California.

He sits on the board of the German Private Equity and Venture Capital Association, BVK as well as the HBS Alumni Association of Germany and is Trustee of Malvern College. Family and watersports are his joy when not working.

Lea Deseler

Office Management

Before Lea joined the law firm Poellat+, where she worked in the front office, she was employed in the same position at the notary office SammlerUsinger. She began her career with an apprenticeship as a hotel specialist, after which she advanced to the position of manager of a 3-star hotel. Thanks to her diverse experience in the front office and the hotel industry, she brings valuable skills in organization and customer service.

Lukas Klipper

General Counsel

Before joining KKA, Lukas worked as Senior Legal Counsel & Compliance at Germany's first sovereign wealth fund KENFO. He built up the legal department there and was responsible for the legal and tax side of the institutional investor's investments. He started his career at Linklaters, with stations in Berlin and New York City.

He is a fully qualified lawyer and holds a doctorate in law and an LL.M. from the University of Cape Town.

Maximilian Weber

Principal Value Creation

Maximilian is a strong believer in KKA’s values and wants to create a sustainable and long lasting impact for all stakeholders in KKA’s portfolio firms. With his experience as an operational investor during his time at a Munich family office, Maximilian actively supported a KKA portfolio company before joining KKA. Maximilian started his career with Siemens Venture Capital, holds a MBA from HHL Leipzig Graduate School of Management and undergraduate degree from Berlin School of Economics
and Law.

Outside of work, Maximilian is passionate about nature, conservation and sports.