Peakside appoints Frank Schäfer as new partner

Peakside Capital Advisors has appointed Frank Schäfer as a new partner, joining the two managing partners Boris Schran and Stefan Aumann as well as partner Simon Lutz.

Based in Peakside’s Frankfurt office, Schäfer was previously the firm’s managing director and head of business development responsible for investor relations, capital raising and product development.

Prior to joining Peakside, Schäfer was managing director at Tishman Speyer in Frankfurt where he was responsible for setting up the firm’s financial investment management company and the expansion of the institutional investment management business in Germany.

He previously held various positions at Credit Suisse Group in Zurich and Frankfurt.