Matthias Walter Eser, MBA in

Matthias Walter Eser, MBA

Commander · DISC type D
Finance Council Member at Forbes Finance Council
📍 Greater Munich Metropolitan Area, Germany

Matthias Walter Eser is a CFO and M&A Advisor specializing in scaling e-commerce and DTC brands for successful exits. As a member of the Forbes Finance Council and founder of ESER CAPITAL, he focuses on financial engineering and M&A readiness. He holds an MBA and studied at MCI Management Center Innsbruck. Colleagues describe him as precise, proactive, and reliable.

Outside of his corporate finance work, Matthias appears to have an interest in endurance sports, specifically trail running. He also engages with the broader business community by hosting his own podcast, where he interviews industry insiders and discusses strategies for growth and financing, sharing his expertise with a wider audience.

He is a SPIEGEL Bestseller author for his 2025 book, "Wohlstandsarmut, " which analyzes the German mid-sized business landscape.

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Experience
7 Years
Current Role
Finance Council Member
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Greater Munich Metropolitan Area, Germany
Personality Overview

How Matthias shows up

Risk-Taker
Very Quick
Impact-Driven

They put a lot of effort into ensuring personal success. They do not care very much about building rapport or relationships. They are less concerned about the product and more about its potential impact.

Priorities

Topics Matthias cares about

E-Commerce Finance
He specializes in fixing the financial structures of e-commerce brands scaling from 7 to 8 figures, focusing on cash flow, EBITDA, and working capital optimization.
M&A Exit Strategy
A core part of his advisory service is making companies "investor-ready" at all times and guiding founders through the entire transaction process to maximize valuation.
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Career

Work history

1-2026
Finance Council Member
Forbes Finance Council
12-2024
Chief Executive Officer
ESER Capital Advisory Partners GmbH
4-2021
Chief Executive Officer
ESER CAPITAL Vermoegensverwaltung GmbH
9-2022
Chief Executive Officer
ESER Realitäten GmbH
11-2022
Chief Executive Officer
Zeus EvK GmbH
In the press

Media appearances

Matthias Walter Eser - Forbes Finance Council Profile. Featured in Forbes Councils
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Education
8-2021 - 8-2025
Master of Business Administration - MBA
Hochschule Burgenland
8-2018 - 8-2018
Summer School
Utrecht University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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