Education LL.M. | Name Christoph Ehlers | |
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Born January 31, 1958 (age 66) ( 1958-01-31 ) Frankfurt am Main, Germany Residence Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany Alma mater Universitat Konstanz, University of San Diego | ||
Christoph Ehlers (born 31.01.1958), is a German lawyer and entrepreneur. Ehlers is Managing Director and sole shareholder of Equicore Beteiligungs GmbH. He is co-founder of multiple technological companies (f.e. Biochip Technologies GmbH, GeneScan Europe AG, itm AG, Centogene AG but also together with Professor Lüder Gerken of Stiftung Ordnungspolitik – Centrum für Europäische Politik one of the leading German economic think tanks, and of Freiburger Vermögensmanagement GmbH, a leading German portfolio management company. He is member of various Management and Supervisory Boards, f.e. Centogene AG in Rostock.
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Personal Information
Christoph Ehlers lives in Freiburg i.Br., is married and has 3 grown up children.
Professional career
Christoph Ehlers received his academic credentials between 1976 and 1982 from the University of Konstanz and passed both Legal State Examinations in the German State of Baden-Württemberg. He received in 1982 an LL.M. in International Law from the University of San Diego. In 1982 he joined Commerzbank AG, the second largest German bank and moved quickly forward to the investment banking unit, from 1987-1992 he was promoted to become the personal assistant to the Chairman of the Board, Dr. Walter Seipp and from 1992 until 1996 he headed the branches of Commerzbank in the southwestern part of Germany. In 1997 he founded Equicore Beteiligungs GmbH and co-founded Freiburger Vermögensmanagement GmbH in 1998. In June 2000, Ehlers was instrumental in leading one of the most successful Biotech IPOs on the German Neue Markt. GeneScan Europe AG was launched with an initial market capitalization of > €500 mio. As of today Equicore is selectively investing in technology companies. Ehlers is one of the earliest and most experienced German biotech investors with a broad political and professional network. In addition he is member of the board of Stiftung Ordnungspolitik – Centrum für Europäische Politik. He is member of the Young Leaders of Atlantikbrücke eV and of Global Bridges eV, both in Berlin.