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Oliver Mann

Managing Partner, International
Oliver is the managing partner of Kekst CNC and has over 20 years’ experience advising leading corporates, investors and institutions on international corporate affairs, financial communications and reputation management.

He co-leads the firm’s global private capital practice, advising private equity firms, pension plans and other investors across the full investment life cycle.

He co-leads the firm’s global private capital practice, advising private equity firms, pension plans and other investors across the full investment life cycle.

“Kekst CNC is unique because of our people and the fact that we never stand still. In the 15 years I have been with the business, we have always looked at ways to improve and stay at the forefront of the communications industry. Both in relation to our own development, and more importantly in terms of the advice to our clients.”


One of Europe’s foremost advisers on investment-focused communications, Oliver brings deep expertise across media relations, profile-raising, special situations and risk mitigation. He has advised on many of the most high-profile M&A and capital markets transactions in recent years and is consistently ranked among the top communications advisers in Europe.

Oliver also oversees the execution of Kekst CNC’s global growth strategy across Europe, the Middle East and Asia, aligning global growth and new business initiatives with local market priorities.

He joined Kekst CNC in 2007 from Mergermarket (FT Group), where he was a financial journalist covering private equity and the German market.


Insights

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SuperReturn 2024: Communications Provide an Edge When It’s Needed Most

SuperReturn, the premier global gathering for the private equity world, saw another record turnout in Berlin this year. Around 5,000 limited partners (LPs), general partners (GPs), and advisers converged, and the media was there in force too, with Kekst CNC supporting clients on about three dozen reporter meetings over a three-day period.

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Venture Capitalists: Communications in an Increasingly Hostile Geopolitical Environment

According to Crunchbase data, venture capitalists raised a record $183.5 billion in Q1 2021 - momentum driven by a volatile public market environment driving flows into alternative strategies.

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The New Era Has Finally Begun For Private Equity and Its Communications

More than 4,000 general partners (GPs), limited partners (LPs) and advisors to the private equity industry attended this year’s SuperReturn conference in Berlin, the largest turnout to date.

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