_BACKGROUND

Back in the 90s, we saw the fascinating evolvement of digitalization and technology and how it would change the economy and society. At that time, our founder was the responsible politician for privatising the telecoms and post markets and gave a boost to digital mobile communication and cable infrastructure. Job well done.

25 years later, Digital is in our DNA. SSP adopts a long-term, trusted client relationship model. Rather than being corporate supermarket salesmen with pressure to produce fees, SSP is a true, equity-owning partnership, built on trust and a shared transaction history, focused on providing the highest-quality advice to our long-term relationships.

_DEAL EXECUTION TEAM

The leadership and advisory team at SSP have worked at high levels within the sector and have invested their own money in digital companies. This is what sets us apart, we’ve been there, done it and really know how to realise value effectively. We are supported by an exceptional team of analysts and business support personnel.

ARNO NONNEN

Managing Director
Arno joined the firm in 1998 and built up the firm’s corporate finance business. He successfully closed over 100 M&A, growth capital and private equity transactions in the world of digital companies. He acts as private investor in early stage internet companies as well as venture capital funds and holds positions as board member in the tech industry. Arno gained experience in the corporate finance business by working with the Merrill Lynch M&A team (New York); Wilkinson, Barker & Knauer (Washington D.C.) and KPMG Consulting (Berlin). He holds a Master in Economics (Universität Bonn).

DR. INGO HATTENDORF

Partner
Ingo is a Partner at SSP since 2017. He gained a deep industry expertise by holding several management positions in startups, mid-sized and publicly listed tech companies.
In M&A, he is for over 15 years with transaction experience in acquisitions, carve-outs, joint ventures, mergers as well as selling of businesses. Recent projects included cloud, software, IoT, outsourcing, ecommerce and cybersecurity. Ingo has a profound network of relationships on a national and international level. He holds a PhD in Physics.

VOLKER KÖLLMANN

Partner
Volker´s career shows clear down-sizing but considerable increase of digital expertise: he started at EXXON Mobil in Hamburg before he joined the publicly listed local search specialist telegate in Munich where Volker managed the firm´s first online verticals and led international business development. He then met Christian and Arno and was asked to join SSP. Why? To make an impact for the clients. As Partner, Volker drives both sell-side and VC projects to success with a focus on the online marketing, local search, marketplaces businesses. He also acts as Supervisory Chairman of the internet search firm Opendi AG. Volker holds a Master in Economics (Universität Bonn).

_INDUSTRY EXPERTS AND INTERNATIONAL PARTNERS

Creating value for our clients requires looking beyond the obvious and leveraging the diversity of our resources to come up with fresh ideas. Our industry experts and international partners contribute invaluable input to a large number of projects by providing technological insights, specific market know-how and a distinct network of contacts.
 
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