Dr. Florian von Alten

Florian is the current Chairman of Oaklins International, Inc. and is a Managing Partner at Oaklins Germany. He joined its predecessor firm as an M&A consultant in 1994 and became a partner in 1998. Florian has advised on over 100 M&A transactions since 1994, many of them cross-border. He has particular expertise in the industrial manufacturing, machinery, engineering, precision metal processing, tool manufacturing, injection molding, electronics, food & beverage, cosmetics and construction sectors. He co-leads Oaklins' Industrial Machinery & Components Group and is an active member of the Food & Beverage Group.

Prior to 1994, Florian worked at Siemens Components Pte Ltd. in Singapore. He has a Doctorate in Economics and Political Economy and studied business administration at the universities in Goettingen (GER) and Fribourg (CH).