Rolf Christof Dienst founded Wellington Partners in July 1991 in Munich. Some of his successful investments with Wellington Partners include MediMedia (sold to Vivendi), Telcare (sold to Sykes Enterprises, U.S.A.) and ImmobilienScout24 (sold to the Depfa Bank Group). Today, Rolf's activities focus on investor relations and business development.
Prior to forming Wellington Partners, Rolf had been a founding partner of the Munich-based Matuschka Group, serving as its president for 22 years. When he left in 1991, Matuschka was an investment banking organization with 350 employees, whose activities included venture capital, real estate and M&A. In 1983/84, Rolf co-founded TVM - Techno Venture Management (Munich/Boston) - one of Germany's first privately held venture capital firms. During the 1980s, he built strong and long-lasting relationships with leading U.S. venture capital groups and investors.
Rolf holds a law degree from Ludwig-Maximilians University of Munich and has been a member of the Munich Bar since 1974. He is an Honorary Senator of Ludwig-Maximilians University in recognition of his initiative in forming Odeon, the university's Center of Entrepreneurship.
