Uwe joined the Duxton Group in March 2012 with the establishment of Duxton Capital Advisors. He has been working with Duxton Asset Management since 2010 in his capacity as Managing Partner of H2T, corporate finance advisors & international placement agents, where he held primary responsibility for the Duxton mandate.
Uwe was a Managing Director with BNY analytics, a quantitative asset manager belonging to The Bank of New York Mellon, where he held responsibility for business development and advised central banks and institutional investors in strategic asset allocation. His focus area comprised the Middle East, Africa, Eastern Europe, Turkey and the former USSR member states.
Before joining a notable European Family Office holding as Chief Operating Officer, he worked with the GFTA Group in Switzerland as Director with responsibility for the restructuring of its operational businesses.
Uwe began his career with Bank Sal. Oppenheim jr. & Cie. in an institutional equity advisory capacity and also worked as a Research Fellow in international commercial arbitration at the Law Center for European and International Cooperation in Cologne.
Uwe holds a Degree in Law (major commercial and business law) from Cologne University and a German Banking Diploma (IHK). He lives in Cologne, Germany.
Claus joined the Duxton Group in March 2012 as Managing Director of Duxton Capital Advisors. Prior to that he has been a Managing Director of H2T, a corporate finance house and international placement agent, i.a. in charge of business development of the Duxton mandate in Germany and building the corporate finance advisory business after he had successfully established a German Mittelstand advisory boutique as Managing Partner of Dr. Tillner & Cie. GmbH
Previously, Claus was a Managing Director of BNY analytics, a quantitative asset manager and BNY Mellon affiliate, responsible for corporate, business development and advisory for Europe and the US. In 2004 he joined the GFTA Group and the founder’s family office as Head of the Project Office and was appointed Managing Director in 2005.
Before joining the GFTA Group, Claus worked for four years for Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, one of the global top management consultancies advising international clients on corporate strategy, business development, finance as well as operational and financial restructuring.
Claus holds a PhD in corporate law, is a Passau University law graduate and a fully qualified lawyer with legal working experience across four continents.