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Sean Wright

Investment Principal @ JLL Spark

Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Area

Invests in

Stages:

Locations:

  • Min Investment:

    $1,000,000.00
  • Max Investment:

    $5,000,000.00
  • Target Investment:

    $3,000,000.00

Education

Work Experience

  • Investment Principal - EMEA

    2023

    JLL Spark is the global proptech venture capital fund of Jones Lang LaSalle. Send us potential investments through www.jllspark.com/contact

2018 - 2022

  • Managing Director

    2018 - 2022

    Venture capital investing for Stanley Ventures, the VC arm of Stanley Black and Decker, with responsibility for Europe and Israel. Also responsible for M&A for Stanley's Industrial business unit.

2017 - 2018

  • Managing Director

    2017 - 2018

    Venture capital investing for Check24, one of Germany's leading e-commerce companies. Also assisted with M&A initiatives.

2008 - 2017

  • Founder and Managing Partner

    2008 - 2017

    Investment manager focused on systematic strategies that capture upside while preserving capital against downside risk. Created strategies for stock portfolio selection, market hedging, option income collection, and equity volatility trading. Invested across equities, preferred stock, debt, volatility, options and futures. Managed capital on behalf of institutional and high net worth clients.

2008 - 2012

  • Board Member and Investor

    2008 - 2012

    Leading producer of high quality yoga mats and accessories.

  • Investment Manager, Private Equity

    2000 - 2005

    Allianz Capital Partners was Germany's largest domestic private equity firm, investing over EUR 2 billion of invested capital during my tenure. Allianz Capital Partners completed leveraged buyout and mezzanine debt investments in Germany and Western Europe.

  • Investment Banking Analyst

    1996 - 1998