Robert Kaess is well-versed in the fields of Corporate Finance, Management Consulting and Private Equity. During his previous career, he gained wide experience in different company life-cycle and financing situations (succession, growth, IPO, restructuring, etc.) and was responsible for a variety of transactions. Besides, he played an active role in building up the Group through his various management and supervisory functions.

Following his studies of Business Administration at LMU Munich, Robert Kaess started his career as an advisor at KPMG Consulting GmbH. He was in charge of a variety of transactions in the media sector and corporate restructuring processes. In 1998, Robert Kaess decided to go into business for himself and founded a specialized investment and consulting company called AdVal Capital Management AG. From 2002 to 2008, Robert Kaess was a member of the Board of Directors of Catalis SE where he was responsible for the initial restructuring process as well as numerous acquisitions in the course of the company’s growth strategy.