DAVID VAN RIESEN
Managing Partner
Invest with Conviction.
Win with Discipline.
Invest with Conviction.
Win with Discipline.
We invest in companies
and build market leaders.
Arkad acquires established mid-sized companies with the aim of developing them into market-leading businesses through continuous strategic and operational improvement. We focus on industrial companies and specialised service providers with strong technology and engineering capabilities and durable competitive advantages.
We invest in profitable companies with revenues of at least €10m, significant development potential and attractive opportunities for long-term growth.
Companies
4
Revenue (€m)
60
Employees
300
Responsibility starts within
the Team
Arkad is led by an entrepreneurial team combining deep experience in company leadership, investment management and financing.
TOBIAS R. WIESE
Managing Partner
MICHAEL HAUPT
Advisory Board
PEPYN DINANDT
Advisory Board
DR. JAN-PHILIP BRANDT
Advisory Board
DAVID VAN RIESEN
Managing Partner
David is a Co-Founder and has served as Managing Partner at Arkad since 2021. Prior to Arkad, he worked as an Operations Professional at MBB SE, supporting portfolio companies such as Friedrich Vorwerk Group SE on strategic and operational matters. Before that, he worked in management consulting.
David studied Engineering at University College London.
TOBIAS R. WIESE
Managing Partner
Tobias is Co-Founder and has served as Managing Partner at Arkad since 2021. Prior to Arkad, he worked as an Investment Professional at MBB SE, where he was responsible for numerous acquisitions. He also gained experience in investment banking, private banking and consulting.
Tobias studied International Management at ESB Reutlingen and Universidad Pontificia Comillas in Madrid.
MICHAEL HAUPT
Advisory Board
Michael has served as an Advisor to Arkad since 2021. He brings more than 30 years of experience leading real estate, fund and listed companies. Through Accorus Holding AG, he is also an active investor in Arkad.
Michael studied Law at LMU Munich and the University of Freiburg.
PEPYN DINANDT
Advisory Board
Pepyn has served as an Advisor to Arkad since 2021. He brings more than 30 years of experience as CEO and Executive Chairman, including leadership roles at Flint, Eberspächer, Hilding Anders, URSA, Braas Monier and MPM, following earlier positions at Siemens and McKinsey.
Pepyn studied Economics at the University of Wales.
DR. JAN-PHILIP BRANDT
Advisory Board
Jan-Philip has served as Advisor at Arkad since 2022. He brings more than 15 years of experience in transformations and restructurings, with previous roles at MBB SE, Roland Berger and KPMG.
Jan-Philip studied Engineering at TU Berlin and holds a doctorate in Energy Economics.