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Seasoned professional with 25+ years’ finance and investment experience in the tech-sector. Extensive PE background, having backed numerous tech-driven companies and entrepreneurs covering seed, venture, growth and buyout transactions worth €550m.
Strong skills in areas such as: M&A, deal structuring, and financing; strategy and business planning; team and board building; investor relations and governance. Participated in 12 board roles of fast-growing technology businesses, influencing senior management on key strategic decisions.
Extensive knowledge of semis, systems, software, and enabled services, across many verticals and B2B investment themes such as sustainability, industry 4.0 and SaaS. Technical background with 1st class M.Eng. in (Information and Electronic) Engineering from Oxford.
Post graduation, worked in strategy consulting focusing on the telecoms sector, and at a high-tech scale-up in product development roles. UK and German national, based in Munich. English mother tongue. Fluent in German.
Strong skills in areas such as: M&A, deal structuring, and financing; strategy and business planning; team and board building; investor relations and governance. Participated in 12 board roles of fast-growing technology businesses, influencing senior management on key strategic decisions.
Extensive knowledge of semis, systems, software, and enabled services, across many verticals and B2B investment themes such as sustainability, industry 4.0 and SaaS. Technical background with 1st class M.Eng. in (Information and Electronic) Engineering from Oxford.
Post graduation, worked in strategy consulting focusing on the telecoms sector, and at a high-tech scale-up in product development roles. UK and German national, based in Munich. English mother tongue. Fluent in German.
James Hook is an advisor and board member based in Germany, specialising in Venture Capital and Private Equity. They speak English and German. They are open to advisory board and board director opportunities and are available for introductions through Boardio.
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