Our People – expertise & commitment.

Michael Rolf

Big4 advisory quality, hands-on services, buy & build, long-term cooperation with investors and entrepreneurs.
Michael Rolf founded Sancovia with this vision in 2012. 

As Managing Partner, Michael Rolf leads the operational business of the group and provides hands-on support to entrepreneurs and investors in sales mandates and buy & build strategies. With almost 20 years of transactions experience and now more than 100 successful corporate transactions alone with Sancovia, but due to his own intensive experience as an entrepreneur, he understands the needs of entrepreneurs and investors in their entirety to a high degree.

Michael Rolf and the entire Sancovia team are committed to working in partnership with their clients until the desired success is achieved.

Before joining Sancovia, Michael Rolf held management positions at PWC in Frankfurt am Main and a private equity company in Zurich. After two further positions as CEO and CFO, he founded Sancovia in 2012.After successfully completing his apprenticeship as an industrial clerk at Braun in Kronberg, Michael Rolf studied international business administration in Wiesbaden and Rome. He is a certified German and American public accountant. 

Jörn Grage

As Managing Partner, Jörn Grage heads Sancovia's office in Düsseldorf and, as a highly experienced financial expert, has been focusing on our clients' figures since 2013. 

He accumulated his accuracy and expertise, especially with regard to due diligence, in 10 years with PricewaterhouseCoopers at various national and international stations. From PWC Middle East in Dubai, Jörn Grage formerly joined his former colleague Michael Rolf and is meanwhile a partner of Sancovia from the very beginning. Jörn Grage's mentality in dealing with figures and data, which is characterised by precision and continuity, is remarkable. 

Jörn Grage holds a Bachelor of Business Administration (Banking and Finance) from the Frankfurt School of Finance and Management and a title as Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) from the CFA Institute.

Erik Mattes

Erik Mattes leads the Ravensburg office as Managing Partner and provides his M&A and buy & build expertise to Sancovia. 

He gained many years of expertise in the field through a career at KPMG in Frankfurt am Main, GötzPartners, Jefferies and the Schulz Group. Sancovia was fortunate to win him as a member of the management board in 2015. First class, Erik Mattes has the empathy to value the needs of entrepreneurs in a way that creates long-term customer loyalty and satisfaction. 

Erik Mattes studied International Business Administration in Wiesbaden and San Sebastian. In addition to his diploma, he also holds a Master of Business Administration. 

Joachim Krantz

Joachim Krantz is partner at Sancovia's Frankfurt office since 2020 and, as a financial specialist, supports our medium-sized clients with regard to due diligence, buy and sell side mandates. 

In particular, his 15 years of professional experience in transaction consulting and M&A at PricewaterhouseCoopers contribute effectively to Sancovia's Big4 standard. His experience with medium-sized companies, large international groups and private equity companies since joining Sancovia in 2019 is highly significant. 

Joachim Krantz holds a degree in economics with a focus on finance and studied at the University of Giessen and the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater (USA). In 2011, he also achieved the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) qualification from the CFA Institute.

Fabian Lautenschlager

Fabian Lautenschlager is partner at the Ravensburg office since 2019 and is responsible for the needs of our mid-market clients in buy and sell mandates. After a career at the Boston Consulting Group and over 10 years at the global mid cap M&A consultancy GCA Altium in Munich and London, he became part of the Sancovia team. Fabian Lautenschlager thus brings bundled expertise from national and international M&A practice through more than 15 years of relevant professional experience to our processes. 

Fabian Lautenschlager holds a degree in economics with a focus on finance and studied at the University of Ulm and the University of Bologna. 

Kai Drigalla

As an M&A partner in Frankfurt since 2020, Kai Drigalla puts his qualifications at the service of buy-side and sell-side mandates. Before joining Sancovia, Kai Drigalla accumulated almost 10 years of client service as a director in the healthcare sector at PricewaterhouseCoopers and several years as Head of M&A for one of the largest European healthcare groups, resulting in outstanding industry know-how. His knowledge from over 20 years of professional experience makes Kai Drigalla a healthcare specialist par excellence and has led to more than 50 successfully completed M&A transactions both nationally and internationally. 

Kai Drigalla holds a degree in business administration from the University of Osnabrück.