Björn Gernhardt

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Senior Investment Manager at BayBG Bayerische Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH

Germany

Overview

Björn Gernhardt is a Senior Investment Manager at BayBG, specializing in private equity and mezzanine financing for small and mid-cap companies. His expertise spans capital markets, corporate finance, and real estate, built upon a foundation of a double masters degree from Maastricht University and EDHEC Business School.


He was awarded a full scholarship for his double-degree program at EDHEC Business School, covering the entire tuition fee.

Personality Overview

Assertive

Example Seeker

Value Driven

They can sound friendly and charming but can quickly change gears to become inquisitive and probing.  They are generally strong communicators and are not easy to convince. They are likely to ask many questions and look heavily for supporting information.

Topics They Care About

SME Financing
His current role focuses on providing private equity and mezzanine financing to small and mid-cap companies in Germany.
Debt Capital Markets
He has extensive experience in debt capital markets, bonds, and debt advisory from his senior roles at M. M. Warburg & CO and HypoVereinsbank - UniCredit.
Real Estate Finance
Previously served as the Head of Syndication & Capital Markets for FAP Group, focusing on real estate.

Media Appearances

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Work History

8-2025
Senior Investment Manager at BayBG Bayerische Beteiligungsgesellschaft mbH
11-2023 - 7-2025
Abteilungsdirektor - Capital Markets at M.M.Warburg & CO
10-2022 - 9-2023
Head of Syndication & Capital Markets at FAP Group
4-2019 - 9-2022
Associate Director - Debt Capital Markets at HypoVereinsbank - UniCredit - Deutschland
3-2018 - 3-2019
Associate - Debt Capital Markets at HypoVereinsbank - UniCredit - Deutschland

Education

2013 - 2014
Master's Degree from Maastricht University
2013 - 2014
Master's Degree from EDHEC Business School

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Insights For Selling To Björn

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Use phrases like ‘clear proof that’, ‘data shows’ etc.
  • Be prepared for a lot of questions, answer them objectively
  • Build rapport, it will come handy to handle hard questions later

DONT's

  • Don’t rely excessively on your relationship with them to win the deal
  • Don’t brush off any concerns, take all questions seriously
  • Avoid making offhand commitments

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Björn is

  • Proven value, strong testimonials are important to them, relationships will have some weightage.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Björn

  • They are practical yet friendly, don’t expect a clear no very often.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Björn move?

  • They like to analyze well and can take their time to reach any decisions.
  • Can Björn take some risk or not?

  • They evaluate their decisions systematically and are less likely to take risks.

You And Björn

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