Thomas Peter Limberger (born 22 July 1967) is a German industrial manager, restructuring expert, and investor. He is the founder of SilverArrow Capital, an

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that generated a 24% return in 2014 and a 19% return in 2016.

Early life and education

Limberger holds a Bachelor of Science and Business Administration (B.S.B.A.) from French Grande Ecole

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and

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. In 1994, he has 3 children and received a

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in Finance & Strategic Management from

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Career

Fresenius Medical Care

In 1996, National Medical Care was acquired, forming

Fresenius Medical Care Fresenius Medical Care AG & Co. KGaA is an American- German healthcare company which provides kidney dialysis services through a network of 4,171 outpatient dialysis centers, serving 345,425 patients. The company primarily treats end-stage renal ...

based in

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, Germany. Limberger joined the company in 1996, holding various management roles until 2001.

General Electric

In January 2001, Limberger took a position at

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, responsible for the German Industrial business division. In 2002, he became CEO of General Electric Germany, Austria and Switzerland (Central Europe). In this role he was responsible for all General Electric’s activities in Central Europe with 11,000 employees. It was under his management, that the region’s revenues doubled to $6.5 billion and earnings tripled. He was also at the helm during the integration of Allbank, where he was Chairman until 2005, and the building of a Global GE Research Facility on the

Technical University of Munich The Technical University of Munich (TUM or TU Munich; german: Technische Universität München) is a public research university in Munich, Germany. It specializes in engineering, technology, medicine, and applied and natural sciences. Establis ...

campus.

OC Oerlikon

In May 2004, Limberger was elected to the board of

OC Oerlikon OC Oerlikon is a listed technology group headquartered in Pfäffikon (Schwyz), Switzerland. The name "Oerlikon" (or "œrlikon", as the company styles itself according to its corporate identity) comes from the Oerlikon district in Zurich where t ...

. One year later, after insolvency and a change in key shareholders, he became CEO and Vice President of the board. He centralized management, restructured the 7 industrial business units. He led the company from a loss of 340 million

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s in 2004 to a record profit of 320 million Swiss Francs in 2006. Due to these efforts and the surge in the Oerlikon share price, the company won the Dow Jones EUROSTOXX 500 prize for the best stock in Europe.

Von Roll

From 2007 until 2011, Limberger was President and CEO of Von Roll, a manufacturer of insulation products and systems for the electrical machinery industry as well as for composite materials and parts for various industrial applications. Limberger successfully turned the company into a market leader in the industry with a sales growth of 33% and an

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growth of 103% (

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2006-2008). The share price of the company increased fivefold during this period.

SilverArrow Capital

In 2011, Limberger founded SilverArrow Capital, an

focusing on industrial growth sectors, real estate and infrastructure projects. With a deal flow of over $16 billion, Limberger has established himself as one of the leading activist players in the industry. It generated a 24% return in 2014 and a 19% return in 2016. In November 2015, it announced plans to raise its stake in

Rofin-Sinar The US based company ROFIN-SINAR Technologies Inc. develops, manufactures and sells laser sources and laser-based solutions for industrial material processing. On 7 November 2016, the company was acquired by Coherent Inc. From 1996 to November ...

to 15% to force the company to appoint three new

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s. In March 2016, the company announced that it would be acquired, leading to a surge in the share price. In October 2016, it acquired 51% of

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, a Swiss airline. PrivatAir became insolvent in December 2018.

References

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