The difference
The distinction matters. Strategy without execution is a hypothesis. What PE funds and boards consistently need is not another deck — it's someone who has sat in the seat, built the plan, and driven the organisation to deliver it. Someone who has managed a P&L, led integrations, hired and fired, and carried the accountability that advisors typically hand back at the end of an engagement.
That combination — strategy-level credibility with operating-level accountability — is what Cobalt Value Partners brings to every mandate. Whether as an external advisor, an embedded operating partner, or in an interim leadership role, the engagement is judged on EBITDA movement and business outcomes, not on deliverables.
Career arc
Early career
London & Frankfurt
M&A advisory across European markets. Deal structuring, financial analysis, and transaction execution — developing the financial foundation that underpins every commercial and strategic recommendation since.
2010 – 2018
Europe & Asia
Eight years building expertise across strategy, growth, and large-scale transformation programmes. Clients spanned PE-backed portfolios, global industrials, and consumer businesses across Europe and Asia. Progressed to Junior Associate Partner, leading workstreams with full client accountability.
2018 – 2022
Germany
Joined as Chief Commercial Officer and became CEO of HelloFreshGO — a PE-backed carve-out from HelloFresh SE and Germany's #1 fresh food workplace platform. Led the full-scale operational build-out: 10× order growth, 300%+ expansion of the customer base, and a mid-8-figure funding round. The definitive operating experience — carrying a P&L, building a leadership team, and scaling a business under PE ownership.
2022 – 2025
Singapore
Equity Partner leading Strategy and Digital Value Creation mandates across Southeast Asia and the broader APAC region. Sector focus on technology, industrials, and consumer. Delivered the pan-Asian PMI, APAC cost optimisation, and SaaS transformation engagements that define the current impact portfolio.
2025 – present
Singapore
Founded to provide the advisory model that most PE funds and boards actually need: strategy-level rigour with operating-level accountability, without the overhead and conflict of a large institution. Active across Europe, APAC, and GCC — engaging as advisor, operating partner, or interim leader depending on what the mandate requires.
Credentials & background
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