We are delighted to announce the promotions of Niklas Nikolai to Partner and Andrea Ferlazzo to Vice President in our Investment Team and of Ritu Singh to Chief Financial Officer of Corten Capital.
Joseph Schull, Co-Founder and Managing Partner, said:
“These promotions reflect the outstanding contributions that each of Niklas, Andrea and Ritu has made to the development of our firm. Since joining Corten Capital, each of these individuals has exemplified the values of excellence, integrity and teamwork upon which we strive to build our team and culture. On behalf of the entire Corten team, I would like to congratulate them on their achievements and wish them continued success in the years ahead.”
Niklas and Andrea joined Corten Capital in 2023 from PSG Equity and Credit Suisse, respectively, while Ritu joined in 2022 from Bridgepoint. Previously, Niklas worked at PSG, PAI and EQT and began his career at Goldman Sachs in Frankfurt. During 2025, Corten also recruited Bashiru Abubakar as an Investment Associate from Morgan Stanley. Today we have an exceptional team of 25 people across our investment, value creation, research and support teams.
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Corten Capital is a uniquely focused private equity firm that partners with talented management teams to build market leading B2B Software, Data & Services businesses across Europe and North America. Corten is backed by an exceptional group of university endowments, charitable foundations and family offices from North America, Europe, and Asia, who share its philosophy of investing for long term value creation through technology-led growth and innovation. Since 2020, Corten has raised €1.2 billion across two funds and is currently investing from Corten Capital II, which was closed in March 2024 with €680 million in capital commitments. Corten Advisors UK LLP is authorised and regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority in the UK.