Norbert Sommer - Director, Head of Strategy, Global Strategy Team

Munich, Brazil

Experience

Jun 2021 - Present

4 years 2 months

Brazil

Joined JOKR at Seed stage and grew it into a “unicorn” within 10 months, reporting directly to the CEO
Led financing activities across both equity and venture debt, having raised more than $400m through Series A, Series B, and Series C investment rounds led by blue-chip equity and debt VC investors
Built out the strategy function (M&A activities, periodic investor reporting, preparation of board meetings, ad hoc shareholder requests)
Analyzed acquisitions, divestments, and strategic investment opportunities, notably leading the acquisition of Plaz in Colombia, the strategic sale of JOKR Mexico to FEMSA, and the sale of JOKR Peru to Supermercados Peruanos
Recognized as top-performing talent within the JOKR group, promoted from Director to Head of Strategy

Jul 2018 - Jun 2021

3 years

Germany

Involvement in 35+ e-commerce transactions, venture capital investments, and overall strategic positioning of Delivery Hero
Led cross-border teams/advisors for 35+ transactions by managing all transaction phases (research, origination, negotiation, execution, and management/supervisory board interaction)
Deal selection: Sale of Delivery Hero's German assets for $1bn+ to Takeaway.com as well as the acquisition of Woowa Bros. for $4bn
Managed all of Delivery Hero's major VC and minority investments (AuM $1.1bn) including establishing investment processes, best practices, and structures
Deal selection: Minority investments in Zomato, Rappi, Glovo, Impossible Foods, JUST, and Flash Coffee

Jul 2016 - Jun 2018

2 years

United Kingdom

Worked on 40+ M&A transactions, equity offerings and debt issuances within the Healthcare industry
A selected transaction was US Biotech's $5 billion acquisition of Nordic Specialty Pharma
For this transaction, financially modeled the operating, DCF and merger models for the Board of Directors presentation
For this transaction, performed strategic analysis of the acquisition target and assisted with due diligence process initiation

Jan 2015 - Jun 2015

6 months

Netherlands

Responsible for identifying and evaluating prospective investment opportunities, due diligence, and market analysis
In-depth financial and commercial due diligence of investment targets
Active involvement in 10 investments in the SaaS, FinTech, and InsurTech segments from initial screening to signing e.g. uberall, PPRO, eGym etc.

Jul 2012 - Dec 2014

1 year 6 months

Germany

Helped establish the business plan and positioning (competitive landscape analysis), set up operations and built the financial model
Worked closely with the founders to design the international expansion strategy in Europe: country-by-country feasibility assessment, 3-year expansion plan, budgeting, financing modeling, and recruiting

Jan 2010 - Jan 2012

1 year 1 month

United Kingdom