Sovereign Capital Partners, the UK private equity Buy & Build specialist, is delighted to announce the appointment of Philipp Zimmerer to the investment team. Philipp, an Investment Manager, will be focusing on the Business & Technology Services sector, supporting Sovereign’s activity in this space.

Philipp joins Sovereign from corporate finance advisory firm Ondra Partners. There he worked on M&A and broader capital markets situations, covering sectors from Technology and Industrials to Big Pharma and Biotech. Prior to this, Philipp was with Deloitte’s M&A advisory team, where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant, having started his career at UBS Wealth Management.

Dominic Dalli, Managing Partner, Sovereign Capital Partners commented: ‘We are delighted to welcome Philipp to the team, further strengthening our capabilities in the Business & Technology Services sector following our recent investment successes with Murgitroyd, Zenitech and AquaQ. In particular, our focus on digital transformation is yielding significant opportunities to back exciting businesses and so the additional skill and bandwidth that Philipp brings is timely.’