Klaus Koch - Managing Partner, Vicente Capital Partners

Klaus Koch is a Managing Partner of Vicente Capital Partners. He has been a senior investment professional in three such partnerships over the past decade.

Klaus began his career with the LEK Partnership where he focused on strategic M&A projects and privatization support for the German government. Klaus later went on to work with Goldman Sachs in Mergers and Acquisitions. He has worked on numerous M&A transactions in areas such as medical devices, satellite equipment and services, paper products and car rental services.

In 1996, Klaus joined Bain & Co. in their LBO, Technology and Healthcare practices. During this time, Klaus advised such firms as Apollo Advisors, McCown De Leeuw, TRW and SGI.

Klaus has led several successful investments to exit including Rent.com (acquired by eBay), O2 Science (acquired by Pacific Pulmonary Services), Sensor Systems, Alta Healthcare System, Newbridge College and Transoft Networks (acquired by Hewlett-Packard). Currently, Klaus sits on the board of Sendio and LivHOME.

Klaus Koch is an active participant in the Southern California venture community. He is on the board of the Los Angeles Venture Association (LAVA) and a frequent speaker on the subject of private equity. He received his Master’s degree from Harvard Business School with distinction and a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the Wharton School summa cum laude.