Moritz Merkert joins Avedon Capital Partners as partner

As of May 5th Moritz Merkert joined Avedon Capital Partners (“Avedon”) as partner. Prior to joining us Moritz held senior positions with small- and mid-cap investors focused on the DACH region, including family equity investor Haniel, NORD Holding and most recently HF Equity. He played a key role in several transactions from origination to in-depth portfolio work and headed the business and IT services sectors. Before moving into private equity Moritz gained operational experience with larger family-owned enterprises as well as the business of his family. Moritz holds an MSc in Finance (Trinity College Dublin) and an MBA degree (University of Cambridge).

Avedon is very pleased to welcome Moritz to the firm’s partnership. His background and investment experience align strongly with Avedon’s growth capital strategy. Moritz brings valuable sector knowledge and a proven ability to partner with management teams to drive transformative growth. Beyond his professional credentials, Moritz shares Avedon’s entrepreneurial mindset, collaborative approach, and long-term commitment to value creation. His personal values and leadership style resonate well with Avedon’s culture, making him a natural and strong fit with the team. Moritz will be based in Düsseldorf and will focus on further enhancing Avedon’s position in the DACH region.

“I am excited to join Avedon’s partnership. Both the culture of the firm as well as the investment approach are very appealing to me. I am looking forward to further expand our activities in the German market and to be partnering with leading medium-sized companies”, Moritz Merkert commented.

Avedon is an independent investment firm comprising 23 investment professionals, with offices in Amsterdam and Düsseldorf. Avedon provides growth capital and expertise to medium-sized companies with a leading position in their sectors in the Benelux and DACH regions. Avedon focuses on niches within the following four sectors: (i) software & technology, (ii) smart industries, (iii) business services and (iv) consumer & health. We like to work with strong and committed management teams that have distinctive and ambitious growth plans. Since 2003, Avedon’s team has partnered with 61 platforms achieving their growth ambitions. Transactions in the past 6 months include the acquisition of Cumulocity from Software AG, the sale of Waste Vision to MML and the sale of Pro Industry to House of HR.