Carlsquare strengthens Industrial Tech Practice with Steffen Leckert as new Head

Since February 1st Steffen Leckert has joined Carlsquare as a new partner in Munich. With his experience of more than 25 years in investment banking, he will be leading the Industrial Technology team within Carlsquare. Mr. Leckert has experiences in divers financial institutions ranging from universal bank to M&A boutique. He advised on disposals, acquisitions, public takeovers, IPOs and secondary offerings, private placements, and debt financings across a wide range of industries.

Previously Steffen Leckert worked as Managing Director at Houlihan Lokey in the business segment Corporate Finance with a European responsibility for Industrial Technologies and Packaging. Prior to that, Mr. Leckert worked for Lincoln International, overseeing the industrial business in the DACH region as well as the corporate coverage activities. Beforehand, he led the German industrial and automotive team of Mediobanca and worked for Bank of America Merrill Lynch with responsibilities for private equity clients and automotive supply companies.

Carlsquare is a partner-led investment bank that supports companies and their shareholders in the implementation of strategic goals. These include owner-managed medium-sized companies and market leaders, rapidly growing champions with disruptive technologies and business models, but also corporations, growth equity/private equity investors and family offices who want to grow and increase value with entrepreneurs. In 2020, Carlsquare advised respective buyers and sellers on more than 30 transactions with a transaction volume of €2.5bn.

“We would like to welcome Steffen Leckert in our team in Munich and are very happy to have an expert on Industrial Technology on board from now on,” says Caspar Graf Stauffenberg, Managing Partner in the Munich Carlsquare office.

“I am thrilled to have joined Carlsquare, probably the most dynamic and aspiring financial advisory firm in the German mid market and beyond. With its focus on high growth and technology driven business models across industry verticals I view Carlsquare as an ideal platform to build a premier Industrial Technology practice,” comments Steffen Leckert.