Dieter Obstoj, Joins 1stWEST Mergers & Acquisitions LLC As Managing Director
1stWEST Mergers & Acquisitions LLC is pleased to announce the appointment of Dieter Obstoj as a Managing Director for Europe.
Dieter Obstoj brings over 30 years of corporate level senior management experience in the specialty chemicals and automotive industries. Dieter has strong operational, financial and M&A transactional skills. His extensive operational experience includes running a German company for 29 years, responsibilities for companies in both Central and Eastern Europe, the start-up of several companies, and the acquisition and sale of multiple companies in Europe.
Dieter has a strong public and private company leadership background that includes President of four companies and Board member for Integral Hydraulik (Automotive Group), President Diversey GmbH, and Regional Vice President for Diversey Central and Eastern Europe. He had responsibilities for companies in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Netherlands, Belgium and start- up companies in Poland, Slovenia, Hungary and Czechoslovakia. He was also an Advisor to the Board of a Canadian company responsible for a major European restructuring program.
Based in Frankfurt, Germany, Dieter will play a critical role in our European expansion of 1stWEST Mergers & Acquisitions. He has a Bachelor of Economics Degree from the University of Nuernberg and participated in the Senior Executive Program at Stanford University. Dieter enjoys science, golf and traveling.
“We are delighted and privileged to have Dieter join our 1stWEST M&A team. Dieter brings a unique blend of European senior management experience along with strong M&A transactional skills. He also brings an in-depth knowledge of middle-market companies in the automotive and specialty chemical sectors. Our clients will be very well served by Dieter Obstoj,” commented Ted Rieple, Partner and Co-Founder, 1stWEST Mergers & Acquisitions.
1stWEST Mergers & Acquisitions is a full service international investment banking and advisory firm that is focused on the underserved lower middle-market of companies with sales of $10 to $100 million. The firm has built a unique business solutions platform of assisting owners and shareholders in selling their company, acquiring another business or raising growth capital. With offices in the US, Europe, Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Central America and Mexico, 1stWEST M&A is uniquely positioned to serve its clients around the globe.
For more information about 1stWEST Mergers & Acquisitions LLC, please visit our website at www.1stwestma.com. To contact Dieter Obstoj in Germany, please call +491722934632 or email at d.obstoj@1stwest.com. |
