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Peter is a tech and impact investor, and board member of international companies across various industries as well as non-profit organisations.

As a tech and impact investor, Peter is convinced that humanity depends entirely on wilderness and a healthy, diverse natural world. As an investor in AI technology, he believes that human intelligence and wisdom are fundamentally different from AI, yet a fruitful collaboration between the two is possible.

Reto is a serial entrepreneur, seasoned private equity investor and Founder of VDB Group, a private Swiss family office and investment group. Prior to founding VDB Group, Reto was Co-Owner and CEO of Lux International, a globally operating $250Mn+ Swiss consumer goods company devoted to the promotion of healthy living, with a strong focus on clean drinking water and pollution-free air. Together with his wife Susanne Reto is also a passionate change maker, supporting a number of non-profit organisations focused on children in need, female empowerment and climate change, through their own family foundation.

Reto joined the Constellation family as one of the first investors of Fund V back in 2018, and has since served on numerous boards of Constellation’s portfolio companies, such as SEMG, Constellation Academy or KEBOS Group. Reto is a passionate entrepreneur who loves to work with management teams across generations to build real and sustainable value, and Constellation Capital’s vision to work with entrepreneur’s at eye level was aligned with Reto’s personal values being an entrepreneur himself since the day he started working with the Constellation family.

Reto is also active member of the Young President’s Organisation where he served two years as Chapter Chair of YPO Europe One and also several years as a Member of YPO Europe’s regional board. He holds a Magna cum Laude Master’s of Science in Management and a BSc in Economics, both from the London School of Economics. Reto acts as board member on several Swiss and international companies. He is the proud father of 10-year-old twins, Sarah and Liam and a passionate off-piste skier, golfer and tennis player.

Rainer is the founder and Managing Partner of CONSTELLATION. He began his career at McKinsey & Co. in Switzerland, where he led various strategic and operational studies. He left McKinsey to join the CEO of AEG-Daimler Benz to lead a highly regarded and later implemented strategic study of electronic and wireless applications in future Mercedes-Benz products. He was also founder and head of the corporate development department of Daimler’s industrial activities (AEG) with more than 300 companies.

Responsible for more than 1,000 employees in various operational functions in Marketing & Sales, Research & Development and Production, he was instrumental in the restructuring, realignment and successful sale of the Mobile Solutions division of the Daimler Benz Group to MATRA Communication, now EADS, in cooperation with Nokia and Alcatel. He then teamed up with the CEO and later Chairman of Bertelsmann Media Group as Deputy Head of Corporate Development before founding and setting up CONSTELLATION.

Rainer values close cooperation with entrepreneurs and business owners. His focus is on management buyouts and buy & build cases in the asset light industry. Due to his passion for entrepreneurial investing, Rainer and the CONSTELLATION team work closely with portfolio companies to build market leaders in fragmented markets.

Rainer studied and conducted research in climatology and nanotechnology at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) in Zurich. He holds international patents in mobile communications and is fluent in German, English and French.

After joining CONSTELLATION, Stefan was appointed CFO of the first portfolio company of the CONSTELLATION V Fund, Swiss E-Mobility Group AG, to develop the framework for a buy & build strategy. After the exit, Stefan returned to CONSTELLATION and has since managed the financial side and strategic development of the portfolio companies. In addition, Theresa is a member of the Board of Directors of CONSTELLATION GP S.à r.l.

Stefan started his career in 2015 at Wegmüller AG, a renowned family business in Switzerland. He started working as assistant to the CEO and was later promoted to CFO and CPO. He optimised the cost structure of the business as well as the gross profit margin by implementing efficient purchasing processes and reporting systems before taking on new challenges in the private equity industry.

Stefan holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the Baden-Württemberg Cooperative State University and completed a CAS in Accounting & Controlling at the University of St. Gallen.

Louis joined CONSTELLATION as an investment manager in 2022, having previously worked as an analyst for CONSTELLATION in 2018 after graduating.

Prior to joining CONSTELLATION, Louis worked at a leading multi-family office in Zurich and Singapore, where he was responsible for private market investments and corporate finance advisory. Prior to that, Louis gained experience at a private equity fund specialised in the DACH region in the Zurich area as well as an M&A advisory boutique with a focus on e-commerce & TMT. Louis originally started his career in sales trading at a Swiss investment bank.

Louis holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of St. Gallen and an MSc in Finance & Investments from the Rotterdam School of Management.

David joined CONSTELLATION as an analyst after gaining M&A experience advising CONSTELLATION on several successful acquisitions. Previously, he gained experience in portfolio & asset management and worked in a tech start-up.

David holds a Bachelor’s degree in Banking & Finance from the University of Zurich.

Prior to joining CONSTELLATION, Anton gained transaction experience in the field of M&A, where he supported CONSTELLATION in various acquisitions. Since March 2023, Anton has been Group CFO of the CONSTELLATION ACADEMY. In 2022 Anton became a member of the Board of Directors of CONSTELLATION GP S.à r.l.

Anton holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration from the University of St. Gallen with a semester abroad at ESSEC Business School in Paris.

Before joining CONSTELLATION, Noah worked at Franz Haniel & Cie. as a private equity/M&A investment analyst and gained capital markets experience at a hedge fund after starting his career in the manufacturing industry at Hilti AG in Liechtenstein.

Noah holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of St. Gallen and a Master of Science in Finance from ESADE Business School. He has also gained academic experience at the Rotterdam School of Management and the Graduate School of the University of Cape Town.

Before joining CONSTELLATION, Gian gained consulting and M&A experience at Retail Capital Partners. Prior to that, he worked in banking at Credit Suisse in Zurich and at Deutsche Bank in Frankfurt.

Gian holds a Master’s degree in Banking & Finance, as well as a Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from the University of Zurich.

Before joining CONSTELLATION, Kenzo worked for CONSTELLATION’s M&A advisor, where he provided support during various acquisition projects. He also gained experience in asset management at J.P. Morgan in Zurich.

Kenzo holds a Master’s degree in Banking & Finance from the University of St. Gallen and a Bachelor’s degree in Banking & Finance from the University of Zurich.

Prior to joining CONSTELLATION, Julian worked in various corporate and operational roles within luxury hotel management with extensive international assignments which allowed him to gather exposure across China, the U.A.E. and Europe.

He further obtained deep entrepreneurial experience by launching and leading a growing services startup during and after his MBA studies. He also regularly consulted on hospitality and startup related projects.

Julian holds a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from the University of Edinburgh Business School (Edinburgh, U.K.), ESSEC (Paris, France) and is fluent in German, French and English.