Management & Board of Directors

Christian Brezina is responsible for the Diversified Infrastructure & Multi Asset Investments division, which comprises the private debt sub-division and the fund of funds business. In the private debt area, his core activities include investment management and monitoring for the clean energy debt investments of the fund companies for which and his team are responsible. In the area of funds of funds, his responsibilities range from building and maintaining a network of potential infrastructure target funds to due diligence reviews and the ongoing management of funds of funds. Christian Brezina has more than 20 years of experience in the financial sector and, before joining Aquila Capital in 2013, was head of private equity and multi-asset products at WealthCap (Unicredit Group). He also worked at Dresdner Bank, Nord LB and Hamburger Sparkasse. Christian Brezina holds a degree in business administration from the Euro Business College in Hamburg and the European Business School in Dublin.

Christian Holste is responsible for Aquila Capitals client relationship. This includes the support of existing customers as well as the acquisition of new clients. He has over 30 years of experience in investment banking and sales, most notably for fixed income and structured products. Prior to joining Aquila Capital in 2013, Christian held positions at UBS Deutschland, Salomon Smith Barney/Citigroup, Barclays Capital and JP Morgan. He was responsible for the strategic restructuring of UBS’s fixed income business in Germany and Austria and he also served as a member of the executive board of UBS Investment Bank in Germany. Christian studied business administration at the Goethe University Frankfurt. 

Lars Kühne is responsible for the group's risk management and heads the risk management department at Aquila Capital. He has been working in the financial sector since 1998 and has more than 20 years of relevant experience. Before joining Aquila Capital in 2023, he worked at Schroders for 10 years, where he was responsible for risk management of the Swiss asset management business and, since 2020, for global investment risk management of Schroders Capital (Schroders' Private Assets Business). Prior to that, he held several senior positions in risk management and investment controlling at various Swiss banks and financial institutions. He holds a Master of Science in Risk Management from New York University, Stern School of Business and a Master of Law from the University of Basel. He also holds a Swiss Federal Banking and Finance Diploma and is a holder of the FRM, PRM, CAIA and CESGA certificates. 

Helge Papenhausen is primarily responsible for Compliance, Financial Crime Compliance (AML) and Legal at Aquila Capital and overall responsible for the Compliance- and Governance- Program of the company. Prior to joining Aquila Capital in 2020, he worked for four years at Credit Suisse AG in Zurich, including as Global Head for the bank's EDD and PEP Program and as Head of Compliance for the European client business including the compliance teams in the European locations. Previously, he held various compliance roles at HSH Nordbank. Most recently as Global Head of AML and Fraud Compliance, he implemented an efficient compliance program with appropriate management oversight for the Group and led various regulatory implementation. Helge Papenhausen is a licensed attorney and trained banker.

Dr. Harald Schönebeck was Speaker of the Board of Alceda Fund Management S.A., Aquila Capital’s fully licensed AIFM in Luxemburg, since 2016. There, inter alia, he was responsible for portfolio management, business relations, finance, HR, administration, and IT. He has more than 25 years of experience in the investment and capital markets business. Prior to joining Aquila Capital in 2016, he was Managing Director Corporate Finance at Commerzbank. Before that, he headed the Rating Advisory Continental Europe for Deutsche Bank. Before, he was Managing Director at BA Venture, Cologne, a Deutsche Bank subsidiary focused on private equity investments in fast growing technology companies. Harald holds a degree in business administration from the Berlin Institute of Technology and a PhD in IT-based financial management. 

Till Schulz-Eickhorst is Managing Director of Aquila Capital and responsible for the Sustainable Infrastructure fund management. He has more than 20 years of experience in investment management and the real estate sector, where he was responsible for carrying out real estate transactions worth more than EUR 6 billion. Prior to joining Aquila Capital in 2019, he was Head of Fund Management at Deka-Immobilien Global and responsible for the overall performance and strategy of the company’s global real estate fund. Previously, he was Head Investment Manager, UK & Ireland, and responsible for all acquisition and sales activities, including deal sourcing, negotiating purchase and sale agreements and due diligence. Till holds a degree in business administration with a focus on real estate as well as banking and finance from the European Business School in Oestrich-Winkel. 

Christoph Wallrich is a member of the management board of Aquila Capital and responsible for the Clean Energy fund management. He has been working in fund management within the Aquila Group for 10 years. Prior to joining Aquila Capital in 2014, Christoph trained at KPMG Luxembourg, Christoph holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the University of Trier in Germany and a master’s degree in finance and management from the University of Essex in the UK. 

Markus Wandt is Chief Investment Officer at Aquila Capital and also responsible for Fund Management Private Equity and Private Growth Equity, Hydropower and Energy Efficiency. He is a proven financial expert with more than two decades of experience. Before joining Aquila Capital in 2022, he was Partner at Pollination in London and Investment Director at Maryland GmbH. He has also held senior positions at RWE Innogy and Bank of America and served as a member of the Board of Directors at DNV GL. His expertise spans various areas of finance, including mergers and acquisitions and investment strategies.