Patrick Schaich is a member of the executive management team and Chief Executive Officer of the investment companies Tengelmann Growth Partners and Tengelmann Ventures. He has more than 20 years of relevant experience, including over ten years as a venture, growth, and buyout investor, and serves on several advisory boards. Before joining Tengelmann in 2020, Patrick worked for the private equity investors gimv and The Riverside Company. He began his professional career in transaction advisory before moving into investment banking, where he advised entrepreneurs, companies, and financial investors on M&A and capital markets transactions. His investment focus lies on companies in the consumer, distribution, services, and technology sectors.