Andreas Schlenker Email & Phone Number

Zürich, ZH, CH

Baden, Aargau, Switzerland

Axpo is an international energy company active in over 30 countries. It is focusing on renewable energy sources, is one of the biggest European energy traders and has a diversified portfolio of activities in its home market Switzerland, where Axpo is the biggest producer of renewable energy. Axpo Group employs around 5000 FTEs.

Zürich Area, Switzerland

• Leading Swiss Classifieds and Marketplace company (fka Tamedia Digital). Portfolio includes Ricardo, Jobcloud, Homegate, Tutti and CarForYou.
• Responsible for all M&A Transactions, Minority/VC Investments and Divestments at TX Markets
• Member of the TX Markets Senior Management Board
• Lead or supported over 30 transactions since 2015, including two acquisitions in 2021 for Homegate (Immowelt CH and AcheterLouer), a $10M Series B Investment in 2019 by Jobcloud in Joveo (USA) and… Show more Leading.
• Lead or supported over 30 transactions since 2015, including two acquisitions in 2021 for Homegate (Immowelt CH and AcheterLouer), a $10M Series B Investment in 2019 by Jobcloud in Joveo (USA) and the $240M acquisition.
• As Tamedia Board representative responsible for the successful majority sale of Moneypark to Helvetia in December 2016 and the exit of Swiss Online Shopping AG (FashionFriends) to Schustermann&Borenstein in March 2016

Zürich Area, Switzerland

Responsible for all M&A Transactions, Minority/VC Investments and Divestments at Tamedia Digital (now TX Markets)Served on the Boards of Ricardo, Tutti, Moneypark, Doodle, Trendsales, Tradono, BookaTiger, FashionFriends and Hotelcard

Paris & Berlin

Assisted Molotov TV (an innovative and disruptive startup in the Internet TV space) with business and financial planning during the start-up phase, and advised them with their 10M Euro funding round with IDinvest and renowned business angels

Paris & Berlin

• Leading international Venture Capital firm.Proven early- and mid-stage VC investor with over 2X personal track record:
• Investor and Board Member of:o Brands4friends (Leading German Online Shopping Club; sold to eBay for €150M in 2010)o Qype (European Local Search company; sold to Yelp for $50M in 2012)o Secret Sales (Leading Shopping.
• Investor and Board Member of:o Brands4friends (Leading German Online Shopping Club; sold to eBay for €150M in 2010)o Qype (European Local Search company; sold to Yelp for $50M in 2012)o Secret Sales (Leading Shopping.
• Sourced, deal team member and initial Board Observer of:o Dailymotion (French video sharing site; sold to Orange for €120M in 2011)o TVtrip (Global hotel video and reservation site/service; acquired by Travelclick in.
• Deal Team member on Cartesis buy-out (leading French Financial Software company; sold to Business Objects for $300M in 2007)
• Responsible for the German marketo Opened Berlin office in December 2012o Recruited Senior Associate June 2012o Sourced and qualified new deals throughout Europe, especially Germanyo Performed Market and Competitor.

Paris & Berlin

Paris & Berlin

Paris & Hamburg

• Email Marketing Solution Provider with €15M in VC funding (including Sofinnova and La Poste) and IPO in 2006
• Responsible for the German market
• Developed German Market Entry Plan and Sales Strategy
• Successfully negotiated German acquisition. Coordinated post-acquisition integration
• Initiated and closed German Business Development and Sales deals
• Led Company's Product Marketing efforts. Created new product marketing material for six products

Paris & Hamburg

• Former global Internet Company with $170 M in VC funding
• Established the German office and operations
• P&L responsibility for a $3.5M Revenue Budget
• Recruited, trained and managed 6 employees
• Secured $1M funding from German VC
• Initiated and negotiated Business Development deals

San Francisco Bay Area

• Planned, assisted and executed global market entries from corporate headquarters
• Performed market and competitor analysis for the European market
• Project Manager for simultaneous launch of international websites and company product in 4 countries

San Francisco Bay Area

• Private Equity Practice: Performed due diligence on several deals in various industries. Activities included modelling, market sizing, competitive assessment, customer research, expert interviews and formulating growth.
• Corporate Strategy, Fiber Optic Components: Defined corporate strategy for a portfolio company of a major Venture Capital company which resulted in a very successful IPO
• Customer Loyalty Strategy, Telecommunications: Performed detailed… Show more
• Customer Loyalty Strategy, Telecommunications: Performed detailed cost/benefit analysis of client's customer loyalty and retention program. Created list of quick hits based on current program's deficiencies, industry.
• Merger Integration, Medical Devices: Created and owned a large model that assessed potential operating scenarios of multiple facilities and the resulting cost structures. Approved recommendation resulted in projected.

Mba

Bachelor'S Degree, Economics