WHO WE ARE
The team members introduce themselves

Karl Lankmayr has more than 20 years of experience in private equity, investment banking, consulting and SMEs and has been Managing Director of AG Capital since 2021. Before joining AG Capital, since 2014, Karl had been managing aws Mittelstandsfonds, an Austrian private equity fund focusing on the SME segment, where he held numerous advisory and supervisory board positions in portfolio companies. Prior to that, he held various positions at Noreia Capital, Alukönigstahl Group, Raiffeisen Investment/Lazard and PwC Corporate Finance.

Karl studied International Business Administration at the FH Kufstein and La Trobe University Melbourne. Further, he completed executive education programmes at the London Business School and Harvard Business School.

Daniel Jennewein is Joint Managing Director of AG Capital, with over 20 years experience in Private Equity Management and SMEs.

His qualifications include an Executive MDA from IMD, Lausanne and he is a trained business coach (ESBA) completing the hgmp Leadership Programme at the Hernstein Institute.

Daniel was a founding member of the team at Lead Equities, an Austrian Private Equities Fund focusing on the SME segment in the DACH region. He held various management, advisory and supervisory positions on the boards of Lead Equities portfolio of companies, rising to the role of Managing Partner. In 2014, Daniel joined MRHG Holding AG as a Board Member with special responsibility for Leder & Schuh AG and it's core brand Humanic.

Christoph Ganahl has more than 14 years experience in private equity, investment banking and corporate M&A and joined the AG Capital team in 2021. Previously, he worked at aws Mittelstandsfonds, an Austrian private equity fund focusing on the SME segment, in the M&A team of a major Austrian corporate, as well as for the investment banks Mediobanca and J.P.Morgan Cazenove in Frankfurt.

Christoph holds a Bachelor's degree in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics, a Master's degree in Finance from Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, and an MBA from INSEAD (Fontainebleau/Singapore).

Mr. Oberkofler has 9 years of experience in private equity and M&A / restructuring advisory and has been part of the AG Capital team since 2021. Previously, he worked at aws Mittelstandsfonds, an Austrian private equity fund, and in the M&A / restructuring area at the leading consulting firm Deloitte in Vienna.

Mr. Oberkofler holds a master's degree from the Karl-Franzens University of Graz with a specialization in banking and finance as well as external accounting and is a graduate of the International Turnaround Professional course at the FH Kufstein.

Vsevolod Kornilov has over 5 years of Private Equity experience. Before joining AG Capital in 2021, he worked as an investment manager at aws Mittelstandsfonds, a private equity fund focusing on Austrian SMEs. There he made investments in the embedded computing, automotive and medical technology sectors. Vsevolod started his professional career at Raiffeisen Bank in investment banking.

Vsevolod holds a Bachelor's degree in International Business Administration and a Master's degree in Finance and Accounting from the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration and studied at the University of Texas at Austin in the USA. He holds the CFA accreditation of the CFA Institute.

Dominic Nowotny has over 10 years of experience in leadership and project management functions in retail, manufacturing companies and plant engineering. Previously, he worked at Leder & Schuh AG with their core brand HUMANIC, where he led the controlling deartment. Prior to that, he worked in various countries as an interim project manager for Mayr-Melnhof, Kraus & Naimer and Vinci Energies.

Dominic holds a Master's degree in International Industrial Engineering from the UAS-Technikum in Vienna and is an electrical engineer.

Lorenz Ambrosius gained his first professional experience through internships in private equity, investment banking, venture capital and asset management. Most recently, he worked in the investment team of BlackFin Capital Partners and the M&A team of Corporate Finance Mittelstand, a mid-cap focused M&A advisor.

Lorenz completed a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration at the University of Potsdam and a Master’s degree in International Finance at the Nova School of Business and Economics. During his studies, he also participated in an exchange program at the University of Technology in Sydney.

Sabine Bac joined AG Capital as an Investment Analyst in summer 2022. Prior to that, she gained work experience as a professional trainee in tax consulting at a Big Four firm. Most recently she completed an internship at a leading wealth manager.

Sabine holds a Bachelor's degree from the Vienna University of Economics and Business Administration and completed her Master's degree at the University of Applied Sciences Wiener Neustadt with a focus on business consulting and management. She gained international experience during a summer course at the Gadja Mada University in Indonesia and a semester abroad at Southern Utah University.

Oskar Prasser has been an Investment Analyst at AG Capital since 2024 and previously supported us as an intern. Prior to that, Mr. Prasser gained his first professional experience through internships in the areas of venture capital, asset management and consulting.

Mr. Prasser successfully completed his Bachelor's degree in "Business and Economics (BBE)" at the Vienna University of Economics and Business.
During his studies, he specialized in the areas of financial markets, institutions and instruments as well as strategy and corporate organizations.
He wrote his bachelor's thesis on "Shareholder activism and ESG: how does the stock market react to engagements relating to corporate social responsibility (CSR) objectives?"

Anita Györi has more than 15 years of experience in controlling and finance at Austrian and international banks. Before joining the AG Capital team in 2023, she worked as Risk Manager at CA Immobilien Anlagen AG and previously as Head of Group Controlling at VTB Bank Europe SE.

In addition to Mrs. Györi Master's degree in business administration with a focus on controlling from Corvinus University in Budapest she also holds the CFA accreditation of the CFA Institute.

Esther Schmidt joined AG Capital in February 2023 as executive assistant. She has several years of experience in assistance, office and event management.