Partner at Westend Corporate Finance (Frankfurt, Germany), an advisory boutique dedicated to exit readiness for IPOs and sell sides Studied business administration and Japanese studies at Mannheim University (Germany) and Hitotsubashi University (Japan) Master degree (Dipl.-Kauffrau) with the main focus on banking/finance, organizational management and Japanese studies 12 years track record in Investment banking working for Goldmans Sachs and Barclays NED (non-executive directorships) in publicly listed corporations.