Benjamin Buerstedde joined Advent in 2015 and is a Managing Director in Frankfurt. He acts as an advisor in the German-speaking region and advises on investments in the industrial sector. His previous private equity experience includes working with companies in the industrial and retail industries. Prior to joining Advent, Benjamin worked for seven years at Sun Capital Partners in London, where he participated in investments in several European countries across the retail, packaging, and manufacturing sectors. Before Sun Capital, he spent four years at Merrill Lynch as an associate, focusing on mergers and acquisitions in the industrial sector. He began his career in 2001 with Hawkpoint Partners and Credit Suisse First Boston as an analyst in their respective investment banking divisions. Benjamin holds an undergraduate degree in Economics from Warwick University and an MS in Economics from the London School of Economics and Political Science.