Andreas is a Junior Underwriter in the DACH W&I Team, having joined Acquinex in January 2025. In his role, he supports the underwriting of W&I insurance policies for DACH M&A transactions across various sectors. After completing his law degree, Andreas worked as a Research Assistant at two international law firms in the fields of Corporate/M&A and Venture Capital. Andreas is a fully qualified German lawyer (Rechtsanwalt), having studied law at the University of Munich (LMU) and completed his legal clerkship (Referendariat) in Munich and Frankfurt at Deutsche Bank AG.

Kelly holds an LLB in Law from the University of York. Following his undergraduate studies, he began his career as a paralegal in the UK, specialising in legal processes and technology at an international law firm. Prior to joining Acquinex, Kelly gained three years of experience in the W&I market in Germany as an Junior Underwrite analyst.

Christoph is Head of Tax DACH and responsible for the underwriting process of Tax Insurances and for the tax input into W&I policies in the DACH region. Before joining Acquinex, he worked in the Financial Services Tax department of PwC Germany for 14 years as a tax lawyer and has gained broad experience in terms of advising German and non-German clients on a wide-range of domestic and international tax issues with focus on inbound investments in the German market and domestic business reorganizations.

Marco is Managing Director, Head of DACH and Acquinex’s General Counsel. He is one of the most influential market experts on M&A, Private Equity and Transactional Risks (GC Powerlist) and has around 20 years of large and mid cap transaction experience. Prior to joining Acquinex Marco was an equity partner at Norton Rose Fulbright LLP. Marco received various recognitions for his practice including Best Lawyers, JUVE, Legal 500, Handelsblatt and Wirtschaftswoche. He is in charge of the laws of the supervisory board in “Gessler’s Legal Commentary to the German Stock Corporation Act”. Marco is a fully qualified German lawyer (Rechtsanwalt) and holds Master degrees in business law from the University of Cambridge (LL.M.) and Goethe University Frankfurt am Main (LL.M. Eur.) where he also earned a Ph.D. (Dr) in law.

Johannes is a Senior Underwriter in the DACH W&I Team, having joined Acquinex in July 2024. In his role, he underwrites W&I insurance policies for DACH M&A transactions across various sectors. Before joining Acquinex, Johannes worked in the M&A and Private Equity department at Milbank LLP, where he advised on over 40 cross-border and domestic M&A transactions. He is recognized by Handelsblatt Best Lawyers as “Ones to Watch” for Corporate Law in Germany for 2024. Johannes is a qualified German lawyer (Rechtsanwalt), having studied law at the University of Würzburg and completed his clerkship (Referendariat) in Munich and New York.

Aikaterini is an Assistant Underwriter within the DACH team, focusing on transactions across Germany, Austria and Switzerland. She joined Acquinex in October 2025 after three years at one of Europe’s leading insurance groups, where she gained extensive experience in accounting and financial operations. Aikaterini holds a degree in Risk and Insurance and has also completed an apprenticeship in the insurance industry.

Johannes is a Senior Underwriter in the DACH W&I Team, having joined Acquinex in October 2025. In this position, he is responsible for underwriting W&I insurance policies for DACH M&A transactions across a range of sectors. Prior to joining Acquinex, Johannes worked as a General Counsel for a Munich-based private equity fund and as a Legal Counsel M&A for Munich RE. He started his career as an Associate in the corporate/M&A department at Gleiss Lutz. He is a qualified German lawyer (Rechtsanwalt) and holds a Doctor of Laws (Dr. iur.) degree from Ludwig Maximilians University of Munich, Germany.