Patrick Schaich is member of the management team as well as managing director of the investment companies Tengelmann Growth Partners and Tengelmann Ventures. He has more than ten years of experience as a venture, growth and buyout investor and sits on various supervisory boards. Prior to joining Tengelmann in 2020, Patrick worked at the private equity investors gimv and The Riverside Company. He began his professional career in transaction services before moving into investment banking, where he advised entrepreneurs, corporates, and financial investors on M&A and capital markets transactions. His investment focus is on companies in the areas of consumer, distribution, services, and technology.