Robert von Finckenstein joined European Capital in 2007 as Managing Director in European Capital's Frankfurt office. Prior to European Capital, Robert had been at Dresdner Anschutz Mezzinvest, where he was Managing Director and Co-Head of DAM Advisors Ltd. in London. At DAM Advisors he originated mezzanine and subordinated debt transactions for German Mittelstand companies totaling approximately € 300 million.

Prior to DAM Advisors, Robert was at Dresdner Kleinwort Benson's Leveraged Finance Team in New York, where he worked closely with numerous North American Private Equity sponsors on LBOs, acquisition financings and recapitalizations. He later continued with Dresdner Kleinwort's Acquisition Finance Group in Frankfurt where he structured and arranged notable transactions for both investment grade and non-investment grade borrowers, particularly in the technology sector.

Robert holds a Bachelor of Arts Honours (Economics) degree from Carleton University in Ottawa, Ontario.

Hans Twietmeyer joined European Capital in June 2007 as an Investment Director in European Capital’s Frankfurt Office. Prior to joining European Capital he worked in the Leveraged Finance Division at Société Générale for 3 years and before that in the Leveraged Finance Division at Royal Bank of Scotland for about 4 years. Hans was involved in structuring and arranging numerous transactions, including LBOs, Real-Estate and Project Finance-related projects.

Hans started his career at Deutsche Bank.