Stephan joined FCF in January 2007 from PricewaterhouseCoopers, Frankfurt, where he spent 4 years in the “Financial Services Assurance” group, focusing on risk management and credit business audits. In addition, he worked on a due diligence project and a software development project.

Prior to PricewaterhouseCoopers, Stephan completed an internship in the “Capital Markets” group of Arthur Andersen/Ernst&Young in Frankfurt.

His responsibilities include industry and company research as well as company valuations, supporting the transaction team in corporate financing transactions.

Stephan graduated from the University of Mannheim with a degree in Business Administration ("Diplom Kaufmann") and is a CFA charterholder.