• BVK is the association of private equity and venture capital companies operating in Germany and is based in Berlin
• Founded on 8 December 1989 after a merger of the original BVK and the German Venture Capital Association (DVCV)
• 217 full members (private equity and venture capital companies) and 103 associate members (e.g. law firms, auditors, etc.) as of January 2009

Objective

• Creating the best possible conditions for private equity and venture capital in Germany
• Promoting public understanding for the role of private equity companies 

Tasks 

• Cooperating closely with the media, policymakers, universities and associations nationally and internationally.
• Supporting its members in communicating their business
• Promoting cooperation between different members

Structures

BVK members work in four specialist groups:  

• Venture Capital
• Small and Medium Sized Enterprises
• SME Private Equity and Venture Capital Companies
• Large Buy-Outs

Board/General Management
The Management Board consists of eight members and reflects the specialist group structure

Management Board members:
Dr. Peter Terhart (Chairman), Dr. Günther Niethammer, Kurt Müller, Dr. Gerd-Rüdiger Steffen, Dr. Andreas Rodin, Matthias Kues 
 
Ulrike Hinrichs is the Managing Director

Management & Office

Ulrike Hinrichs
Managing Director
+49 (0) 30 69 82-0
hinrichs@bvkap.de

Julia Elsner
Office Manager
+49 (0) 30 69 82-13
elsner@bvkap.de

Attila Dahmann
Consultant for market, analysis and research
+49 (0) 30 69 82-15
dahmann@bvkap.de

Friederike Seliger
PR specialist:
Publications and Websites
030/30 69 82-16
seliger@bvkap.de

Martin Bolits
PR specialist:
Events
030/30 69 82-18
bolits@bvkap.de

Monika Anthony / Marleen Köppe Secretaries
+49 (0) 30 69 82-12 or -0
anthony@bvkap.de,
koeppe@bvkap.de or  
bvk@bvkap.de

Committees
Committees support and advise the association.

• BVK advisory board
  Members: Thomas U.W. Pütter, former Chairman of the management of Allianz Capital Partners
  GmbH; Ludolf von Wartenberg, Member of the Executive Committee of the Federation of German Industries (BDI) and Albrecht Hertz-Eichenrode, Chairman of Hannover Finanz GmbH and Rolf Christof Dienst, Managing Director, Wellington Partners Venture Capital
  
• Scientific advisory board
  Members: Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Berens, Chair for Business Adminstration at the University of Münster; Prof. Dr. Bernhard Schwetzler, WestLB Chair of Finance der HHL Leipzig; Prof. Jörg Rocholl, Associate Professor at ESMT Berlin

(as of June 2008)

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