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Merchant Banking

Aligned capital
and trusted advice

We partner with founders, families, and businesses — and the long-term investors who back them — across capital flows between Europe, the Middle East, and North America.

100+
Completed transactions
20+
Years of experience
$20–100m
Ticket size
4
Global offices
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About Us

One platform. Two engines.

Altea Partners is a privately owned merchant banking firm backed by long-term private investors. We are built on two principles: genuinely independent advice and capital that is structurally aligned with outcomes.

We operate at the intersection of capital flows between Europe, the Middle East, and North America — working with founders, family businesses, and long-term investors who need a trusted partner with genuine skin in the game.

Founded
2024
Principal-led from day one
Engines
Two
Aligned Capital & Trusted Advice
Footprint
Global
London · Riyadh · Berlin · Luxembourg
Sectors
Digital & Real
Digital economy, real economy, hard assets
Tickets
$20–100m
Flexible beyond this range for the right opportunities
Backing
Private
Long-term capital partners, no balance sheet constraints
Platform

Navigating complexity with aligned capital and trusted advice

Engine 01
Aligned Capital

Flexible capital that moves with conviction

What We Do
  • Minority capital for growth & liquidity
  • KSA/GCC joint ventures
  • Strategic acquisitions
What We Bring
  • $20–100m of unconstrained capital
  • Deep GCC and international network
  • Capital aligned with outcomes
Engine 02
Trusted Advice

Independent advice when the stakes are high

What We Do
  • M&A and IPO advisory
  • Growth equity and debt financing
  • Valuation advisory
What We Bring
  • 20+ years across cycles
  • 100+ completed transactions
  • Advice free of balance sheet constraints
Sector Focus
Digital & Real
What We Cover
Digital Economy
Software, commerce, and services
Real Economy
Consumer, healthcare, financials, and business services
Hard Assets
Infrastructure and real estate
Team

Experienced and impactful team

London
Henning Behre
Managing Partner
Co-founded Altea Partners in 2024. Prior to Altea Partners, he was an investment banker at Deutsche Bank and Citigroup, where he worked on a wide range of public and private equity, equity-linked, debt, and derivatives transactions for issuers across the technology, financial services, industrials, and natural resources sectors. He holds a master’s degree in economics from the University of Maastricht.
Berlin
Kabir Chhatwani
Managing Partner
Co-founded Altea Partners in 2024. Prior to Altea Partners, he was an investment banker at Morgan Stanley, Barclays, and Citigroup, where he worked on over 100 M&A, equity, and debt transactions across a wide range of sectors, including TMT, healthcare, consumer/retail, financial services, and industrials. He holds a master’s degree in economics from the University of Maastricht.
London
Jasmin Janke
Director
Jasmin is a Director at Altea Partners, having joined the firm in 2025. She brings over 10 years of investment banking experience, gained at Citigroup (Equity Capital & Private Capital Markets) and Bank of America (Equity Capital Markets and Financials M&A) in London, and UBS (UHNW Corporate Advisory Group) in Zurich. She has executed more than 25 transactions — including IPOs, private placements, block trades, rights issues, and SPACs — totaling over $45 billion across the technology, industrials, consumer/retail, financial services, and fintech sectors. She holds a Master in Management Grande École from ESCP Europe in Paris and a BSc from the University of Mannheim.
Berlin
Jörg Ranau
Senior Advisor
Jörg is a Senior Advisor to Altea Partners. He served as a German career diplomat from 1982 to 2021, with postings across four continents, including as Head of the German Representative Office in Ramallah, Ambassador to Singapore, Ambassador to Peru, and Ambassador to Saudi Arabia. In Riyadh, he worked to deepen German-Saudi economic ties, foster partnerships in renewable energy, infrastructure, and healthcare, and support Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 transformation agenda. Earlier in his career, he held positions at the Federal Foreign Office and the EBRD in London, and led senior policy work in nuclear non-proliferation. He now mentors the next generation of diplomats.
Portfolio

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