Veteran European private equity and corporate development executive focused on growth-stage technology and industrial carve-outs. Gunther Kastner brings operating and investment experience across buyouts, turnaround situations and strategic M&A, with emphasis on value creation via operational improvements, international expansion and governance upgrades. Known for leading portfolio restructurings and cross-border integrations, works with sponsors and management teams to drive exit preparation and capital markets readiness.
Veteran European private equity and corporate development executive focused on growth-stage technology and industrial carve-outs. Gunther Kastner brings operating and investment experience across buyouts, turnaround situations and strategic M&A, with emphasis on value creation via operational improvements, international expansion and governance upgrades. Known for leading portfolio restructurings and cross-border integrations, works with sponsors and management teams to drive exit preparation and capital markets readiness.
Focuses on growth-stage technology and industrial carve-outs, prioritizing control or influential minority stakes to execute operational turnarounds and international scaling. Emphasizes hands-on value creation through governance upgrades, cost and margin improvement, and commercial expansion. Investment horizon is medium-to-long and exit-driven, with active portfolio restructuring to optimize capital markets readiness. Risk discipline centers on rigorous operational due diligence, staged capital deployment and close alignment with management and sponsors to de-risk transitions and maximize exit timing.
Focuses on growth-stage technology and industrial carve-outs, prioritizing control or influential minority stakes to execute operational turnarounds and international scaling. Emphasizes hands-on value creation through governance upgrades, cost and margin improvement, and commercial expansion. Investment horizon is medium-to-long and exit-driven, with active portfolio restructuring to optimize capital markets readiness. Risk discipline centers on rigorous operational due diligence, staged capital deployment and close alignment with management and sponsors to de-risk transitions and maximize exit timing.
| Trades 161 | Longs Won 93/161 57% | Profit Factor 6.47 |
| Profitability | Shorts Won 0/0 0% | Standard Deviation $2.61M |
| Average Win $1.34M | Best Trade (Jul 14) $26.04M | Sharpe Ratio -10.79 |
| Average Loss -$282,282.36 | Worst Trade (Jul 15) -$2.61M | Z-Score 4.37 (100%) |
| Commissions $0 | Avg. Trade Length 1y 1m 3d | Expectancy $652,082.42 |
| Loss Size | 100% | 90% | 80% | 70% | 60% | 50% | 40% | 30% | 20% | 10% |
| Probability of Loss | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | <0.01% | 0.07% |
| Consecutive Losing Trades | 1,280 | 1,152 | 1,024 | 896 | 768 | 640 | 512 | 384 | 256 | 128 |