Olaf Zachert is a risk investor and founder of Zachert Private Equity, an owner-managed investment firm with offices in Berlin and New York. Since 2005, he has been involved in more than forty transactions across Europe and the United States, focusing on special situations in the lower mid-market, including restructurings, carve-outs, succession solutions, and distressed acquisitions. He specializes in acquiring long-established companies with strong industrial, technical, or brand foundations that are facing financial stress, ownership transitions, or strategic dislocation. Typical target companies generate between €5 million and €50 million in revenue and are often deeply embedded in regional industrial ecosystems in both Europe and North America. With an operational base in New York ...