General Atlantic Team

Sascha Guenther is a Managing Director and leads General Atlantic’s business in Germany, Austria and Switzerland as part of the EMEA team. Prior to joining General Atlantic in 2024, Sascha was a partner at Oakley Capital, where he focused on the technology and consumer industries. Before that, he led M&A transactions at ProSiebenSat.1, a German media company, and worked at management consulting firm Oliver Wyman.

Joern Nikolay is an Advisory Director at General Atlantic. Prior to becoming a Senior Advisor, Joern served as Managing Director and Head of DACH at General Atlantic since 2012, where he led General Atlantic’s business in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland as part of the EMEA team. Before joining General Atlantic in 2008, Joern was an Associate at TA Associates in London. Prior to that, he was a Case Team Leader at Bain & Company in Düsseldorf, and an Analyst at Morgan Stanley in Frankfurt.

Christopher Apfel is a Vice President at General Atlantic. Prior to joining General Atlantic in 2018, Christopher was an Associate Consultant at Bain & Company.

Christian Osterland is a Vice President at General Atlantic and focuses on the firm’s investments in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland across all sectors. Before joining General Atlantic in 2015, Christian was an Investment Banking Analyst at J.P. Morgan in London.

Julia Denig is a Vice President at General Atlantic and focuses on the firm’s investments in EMEA. Before joining General Atlantic in 2019, Julia was a consultant at The Boston Consulting Group in Munich, Germany.

Malte Hummel is an Associate at General Atlantic and focuses on investments in the EMEA region. Before joining General Atlantic in 2022, Malte was an Investment Banking Associate at J.P. Morgan in Frankfurt, Germany. Prior to that, he was an Investment Banking Analyst at Credit Suisse in Frankfurt, Germany.

Adrian Stehnkuhl is a Senior Associate at General Atlantic and focuses on investments in the EMEA region. Before joining General Atlantic in 2021, Adrian was a Consultant at Bain & Company in Berlin.

Constantin Schmittmann is an Associate at General Atlantic and focuses on investments in the EMEA region. Before joining General Atlantic in 2022, Constantin was a Founder’s Associate in a German seed-stage start-up. Prior to that, he interned at Boston Consulting Group.

Simeon Strasser is an Associate at General Atlantic and focuses on investments in the EMEA region. Before joining General Atlantic in 2023, Simeon was a Consultant at McKinsey & Company in Vienna, Austria.

Viktoria Wagner is an Investment Associate at General Atlantic and focuses on investments in the EMEA region. Before joining General Atlantic in 2024, Viktoria was a Senior Associate at McKinsey & Company in Munich, Germany.