Primary Job Title Managing Director & Head of DACH Primary Organization General Atlantic
Location Munich, Bayern, Germany Regions European Union (EU), Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) Gender Male
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Joern Nikolay serves as head of GA’s Munich office. He also covers opportunities in the Financial Services and Healthcare sectors across Europe. He joined General Atlantic in their London office in 2008. He co-lead the investment in Axel Springer Digital Classifieds and helped to lead investments in Markit and Citco. He also supported General
Atlantic's investment in Saxo Bank.
Prior to joining General Atlantic, Joern Nikolay worked for TA Associates in London focusing on investments in the Financial Services and Consumer Internet space, helping to lead investments in Jupiter Asset Management and eDreams. Before TA Associates, Joern Nikolay was a Case Team Leader with Bain & Company in Duesseldorf and an Analyst with Morgan Stanley in Frankfurt.
Joern Nikolay is a graduate of WHU - Otto-Beisheim Graduate School of Management, and also studied at the Institut d'Etudes Politiques, Sciences Po, in Paris. He serves as a mentor of "Deutschlandstiftung Integration", a foundation supporting young students with immigration backgrounds in Germany.
