Mr Marcus Brennecke joined EQT Partners in January 2005 and heads the Munich office.
 
Prior to EQT, Mr Brennecke was Managing Partner and entrepreneurial investor at German private equity company SMB focussing on mid cap majority investments. Until 2000 Mr Brennecke worked as Managing Partner and shareholder at a small cap private equity company. Before 1994 Mr Brennecke held various positions at Axel Springer Publishing Group (Founder/CEO of a TV-sport rights company, Dep. Director for Corporate Strategy and M&A, Investment Manager for TV and radio station investments and Office Manager of the CEO). 

Mr Brennecke graduated from the University of St. Gallen, Switzerland.