Portfolio
We back exceptional entrepreneurs who take a distinctive path — acquiring and leading a single established company into its next chapter. They combine curiosity, drive, and an entrepreneurial mindset with a strong sense of responsibility toward the business they aim to lead. At Linta Partners, we support them from the early days of their search to the long-term growth of the company they will build.
Thomas Vagner and Frederic Knaudt founded Vauka Partners to acquire and grow a high-quality company in Germany. Thomas brings extensive entrepreneurial and leadership experience from Klarna and The Quality Group, where he held senior commercial roles and helped scale businesses significantly. Frederic founded and sold Kochzauber and played a key role in building Picnic Germany into a business with €800 million in annual revenue. Both hold Master’s degrees from the Global Entrepreneurship Program, including Babson College and emlyon Business School. Together, they combine strong entrepreneurial track records with hands-on experience in scaling and leading businesses.
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Germany
Daniel Cardenas-Clark founded Aurias to acquire and grow a high-quality technical services company in the United Kingdom. An MBA graduate of IE Business School, Daniel brings extensive entrepreneurial, investment and operational experience, including having previously served as CEO of a search fund-backed business. He helped acquire and develop Saepio, a cybersecurity services provider, including a subsequent bolt-on acquisition. Earlier in his career, he founded and led a profitable services business with 50 employees and gained investment experience across numerous companies. His track record combines hands-on leadership with transaction execution and business development expertise.
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UK
Pierre Bondroit and Guillaume de Braquilanges founded Orhata Capital to acquire and grow a high-quality company in France. Both bring extensive international leadership experience and an Executive MBA background from INSEAD. Pierre has held senior operational and investment roles across the energy, infrastructure and industrial sectors, including at NEOM. Guillaume contributes nearly two decades of financial leadership experience in international food retail and childcare services, covering business transformation, M&A integration and operational improvement. Together, they combine complementary operational and financial expertise to guide a French SME through a successful ownership transition.
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France
Wiktor Skowroński founded Operatis Capital to acquire and grow a high-quality company in Poland. A former Manager at Bain & Company, he brings extensive private equity advisory experience, including commercial due diligence, value creation planning and transaction-related projects. His work also covered operational improvement initiatives across manufacturing, sales processes and organisational transformation. Combining strong analytical and strategic capabilities with a deep understanding of the Polish market, Wiktor is well positioned to identify and lead a resilient Polish business through its next stage of development.
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Poland
Lucas Brenninkmeyer founded BrennPoint to acquire and grow a high-quality company in Germany. An MBA graduate of the University of Oxford's Saïd Business School, he brings extensive commercial and operational leadership experience from Meltwater, a global SaaS company. As Managing Director for the UK and Ireland, he held full P&L responsibility for a business serving more than 600 clients and generating $8.8 million in annual recurring revenue. His experience in sales, organisational transformation and customer retention positions him well to drive sustainable growth and lead a German SME into its next chapter.
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Germany
Tobias Röhrl founded Trolega to acquire and grow a high-quality company in Germany. He brings over ten years of entrepreneurial and operational experience across digital businesses and traditional SMEs. Having founded and exited a consumer brand, scaled a marketing agency to more than €2 million in revenue and held senior operating roles in technology and B2B SaaS companies, Tobias combines commercial expertise with hands-on leadership experience. His involvement in the succession of a century-old German family business gives him additional insight into the challenges of ownership transitions and positions him well to lead a Mittelstand company into its next chapter.
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Germany
Bruno Lucas founded Hexagon Transmission Capital to acquire and grow a high-quality company in France. An INSEAD MBA graduate, he combines strategy consulting experience from McKinsey & Company with hands-on operational leadership at Alten, an international engineering and technology consulting group. At Alten, he built and managed a business unit with approximately €6 million in revenue and more than 60 consultants. With a background in engineering, strategy and business operations, Bruno brings both analytical discipline and practical management experience to his ambition of leading a resilient French business through its next chapter.
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France
Davide Liverani founded Tosium Capital to acquire and grow a high-quality company in Italy. He brings private equity experience from Argos Wityu, a leading European mid-market investment firm, where he worked on buyouts, portfolio management and acquisitions. Previously, he worked at McKinsey & Company, focusing on operational improvement and restructuring. A graduate of the Sant'Anna School of Advanced Studies, Davide also gained first-hand entrepreneurial experience through his family's inspection and certification business, including its eventual sale to an industrial buyer. This combination positions him well to lead an Italian SME through its next chapter.
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Italy
Thomas Schlingensiepen and João von Funcke founded Continuum Capital to acquire and grow a high-quality company in Portugal. Thomas, an INSEAD MBA graduate, brings extensive strategy and operational transformation experience as a former Principal at Roland Berger, alongside earlier hands-on leadership experience in the energy industry. João contributes over twelve years of M&A and private equity transaction experience at Cuatrecasas, a leading Iberian law firm. Having known each other for over three decades, they combine complementary operational, strategic and transaction expertise to guide a Portuguese business into its next chapter.
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Portugal
Davide Orso Giacone and Edoardo Selmi founded Apex Partners to acquire and grow a high-quality company in Italy. Both bring extensive private equity experience from Pictet Alternative Advisors. Davide previously worked at Bain & Company, combining strategic advisory experience with investment execution and business development. Edoardo gained additional experience at H.I.G. Capital, focusing on investments and operational value creation. With academic backgrounds from Bocconi University and INSEAD, they combine strong analytical and transaction capabilities with a shared ambition to build and lead a successful Italian business.
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Italy
Gonzalo Tomé Aróstegui and Ignacio Jiménez de Laiglesia founded Virrey Capital Partners to acquire and grow a single high-quality company in Spain. Gonzalo brings transaction and capital markets experience from TD Securities, Santander and UBS in New York. Ignacio combines entrepreneurial and operating experience as a founder, alongside prior roles at Jakala, EY and PwC. Together, they form a strong team to guide a resilient Spanish business into its next chapter.
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Spain
Petro Kocherhan founded Rockfront Capital to acquire and grow a high-quality company in Poland. A Harvard Business School MBA graduate, Petro combines entrepreneurial drive with transaction experience from Horizon Capital, a leading private equity firm focused on Central and Eastern Europe. Earlier in his career, he worked at Boston Consulting Group and Procter & Gamble. Having lived and worked across Poland and Ukraine, Petro brings strong regional networks and international perspective, positioning him well to lead a resilient Polish business into its next chapter.
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Poland
Daniele Zagnoni and Francesco Contento founded Vitis Capital to acquire and grow a single high-quality company in Italy. Daniele, a Bocconi University graduate, brings financial expertise from Goldman Sachs and Cerberus. Francesco, educated at De Montfort University, adds operational experience from Molteni & C, with a focus on sales and business development. Together, they form a strong team to guide a resilient Italian business into its next chapter.
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Italy
Monica and Charles, graduates of the Wharton MBA Class of 2025, have founded Alka Oaks to acquire and grow a single high-quality services business in North America. Monica brings operational depth from her work at Citi, while Charles adds private-markets experience from Cambridge Associates, HarbourVest Partners, and StepStone. Together, they combine analytical rigor with hands-on leadership to guide a great company into its next chapter.
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USA
Elvio and Federico each hold an MBA from SDA Bocconi and have founded B2R Italian Investments to acquire and grow a single high-potential company in Italy. Elvio brings experience in pharmaceutical consulting, pricing negotiation, and market access, complemented by hands-on entrepreneurial work in his family’s real estate business. Federico adds a finance and M&A background from Deloitte, with experience in valuing and advising Italian SMEs and developing strategic and financial planning skills.
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Italy
Albert and Pablo, both graduates of the Executive MBA at IESE Business School, founded Logos Equity Partners to acquire and lead a profitable SME in Switzerland or eastern France. Albert brings over seven years of operational leadership at OM Pharma, following earlier roles at Sanofi. Pablo adds a strong commercial background from Sistel Group, with a career focused on sales and strategic growth. Together, they aim to ensure a responsible, long-term succession for a strong local business.
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Switzerland
Our portfolio extends well beyond the searchers shown here. We are already working with a strong pipeline of additional entrepreneurs who are currently in the fundraising phase. In due course, as their search funds are launched, they will be featured here.
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