Partners

• Partners

  • Robert Knorr
    

    Robert Knorr

    Co-Managing Partner

    Robert is the Co-Managing Partner of Mid Europa Partners.  He is a member of the Investment Committee and co-chairs the Management Committee of the firm. Robert is also head of the Budapest office.

    Prio to joining the team, Robert worked with Bankers Trust in London and Deutsche Bank in Milan.
    

     

    Education

    B.A. in Economics and Business from the University of Rome ''La Sapienza''

    Masters in Finance from London Business School

    Languages

    Croatian, Serbian, Slovenian, Italian

     
  • Matthew Strassberg
    

    Matthew Strassberg

    Co-Managing Partner

    Matthew is the Co-Managing Partner of Mid Europa Partners. He is a member of the Investment Committee and co-chairs the Management Committee of the firm.  He is also co-head of the Warsaw office.

    Prior to joining the team, he worked in the leveraged finance team at Merrill Lynch in London.  Previously, he worked in the M&A department at J.P. Morgan in London and New York.  Matthew began his career in New York where he worked at Merrill Lynch and TLC Capital Partners, the investment firm of Reginald F. Lewis.

     

    Education

    B.A. in Economics from the University of Chicago

    M.B.A. from INSEAD, France

    Languages

    Polish, Spanish, French
  • Kerim Turkmen
    

    Kerim Turkmen

    Partner

    Kerim is a Partner of Mid Europa Partners.  He is responsible for deal sourcing, executing and monitoring of investments.

    Prior to joining the team, he worked at GMT Communications Partners, a private equity fund specialising in telecommunications and media.  Previously, he worked in the Investment Banking Division at Merrill Lynch in London.

    Education

    B.Eng. in Mechanical Engineering from Imperial College, London

    M.Sc. in Accounting and Finance from the London School of Economics

    
    Languages

    Turkish

     
  • Paweł Padusiński
    

    Paweł Padusiński

    Partner

    Paweł is a Partner of Mid Europa Partners and the co-head of the Warsaw office. He is responsible for deal sourcing, executing and monitoring of investments.

    Prior to joining the team, Paweł worked in the Corporate Finance Department at PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP in Warsaw.

    Education

    M.Sc. in Finance & Banking and Strategic Management from the Warsaw School of Economics

    Chartered Financial Analyst

    Languages

    Polish, German
  • Manish Mittal
    

    Manish Mittal

    Partner, Chief Operating Officer

    Manish is a Partner and the Chief Operating Officer of Mid Europa Partners.

    Prior to joining the team, he was the Finance Director at Kennet Partners. He has also worked for Advent Venture Partners and he began his career at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

     

     

    Education

    B.Sc. in Mathematics and Chemistry, University of Sheffield, UK

    M.Sc. in Finance, University of Leicester, UK

    Chartered Accountant

    Chartered Tax Advisor
       
  • Andrej Babache
    

    Andrej Babache

    Partner

    Andrej is a Partner of Mid Europa Partners.  He is responsible for deal sourcing, executing and monitoring of investments.

    Prior to joining the team, he worked in Citigroup's Investment Banking Division in London, focusing on transactions in CEE and Turkey.

    Education

    M.A. in Economics and Business (joint honours) from the University of Edinburgh

    Languages

    Macedonian, Croatian, Serbian, German, French, Farsi