Search Advisory · Executive Search
Based in Munich, Sabine Scherer has spent over 20 years partnering with VC and PE funds on leadership, talent and executive search across Europe, with a focus on portfolio value creation.
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Sabine operates at the intersection of the investor, the portfolio company and the search firm, bringing an independent perspective to leadership decisions that drive long-term value creation.
She understands what investors need from a leadership team and how those expectations translate into the realities of running a portfolio company. This allows her to align stakeholders early, sharpen the brief and keep the search focused on what really matters.
She selects and manages the right search partners, aligns incentives and fee structures, and keeps communication, feedback and decision-making moving across all stakeholders.
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Every client works directly with me. I stay personally involved in every search, from the first conversation to the final decision.
Sabine Scherer
Search Advisory
Every mandate starts with understanding the investment context, not simply filling a role. She defines the brief, aligns stakeholders, selects and steers the search partner, and stays closely involved ensuring decisions stay aligned, the process keeps moving and the leadership appointment supports long-term value creation.
Search AdvisoryExecutive Search
For selected mandates, Sabine Scherer and Daniela Blumenwitz lead the search directly. Both partners define the brief together, approach the market, assess candidates and manage the process from first conversation through to placement. Clients work directly with both partners throughout.
Executive SearchTrusted by VC and PE funds for leadership decisions where judgement matters as much as search execution.
Selected mandates
A Munich based European venture capital fund was looking to strengthen its investment team with an Investment Manager combining strong investment capabilities with a deep understanding of technology-driven growth companies.
The Search Partners worked closely with the fund to define the profile and identify candidates across both investment and operating backgrounds. The successful appointment brought an uncommon combination of investment experience, commercial judgement and entrepreneurial perspective that aligned closely with the fund’s investment strategy and culture.
A private equity-backed global energy technology company was looking to appoint a Vice President Human Resources during a period of strategic transformation and international growth.
Sabine worked alongside the investor and management team to define the leadership profile, select the search partner and steer the process throughout. By aligning stakeholders early and maintaining close involvement through to the final decision, the search remained focused on the company’s leadership priorities and the investor’s value creation agenda.
A European mid-market private equity fund was looking to strengthen its investment team with an experienced Portfolio Partner to support value creation across its portfolio companies.
The Search Partners worked closely with the fund to define the profile, combining operational leadership experience with a strong understanding of private equity. The successful appointment brought deep executive experience together with the ability to partner effectively with investors and management teams on strategic growth and transformation initiatives.
Daniela Blumenwitz brings the search-firm perspective, shaped by her years at leading international search firms. Sabine Scherer brings the investor perspective, built through many years working with VC and PE funds and their portfolio companies.
Both partners work directly on every mandate, combining search expertise with investor-side judgement.
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