Sean Wright
Investment Principal - EMEA at JLL Spark
Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Area
Overview
Work Experience
Investment Principal - EMEA
2023 - Current
JLL Spark is the global proptech venture capital fund of Jones Lang LaSalle. Send us potential investments through www.jllspark.com/contact
JLL Spark is a division of JLL Technologies committed to transforming commercial real estate by investing in proptech innovation.
Managing Director
2018 - 2022
Venture capital investing for Stanley Ventures, the VC arm of Stanley Black and Decker, with responsibility for Europe and Israel. Also responsible for M&A for Stanley's Industrial business unit.
Stanley Ventures invests in innovative startups and provides industry expertise, supplier relationships, and access to customers.
Managing Director
2017 - 2018
Venture capital investing for Check24, one of Germany's leading e-commerce companies. Also assisted with M&A initiatives.
Founder and Managing Partner
2008 - 2017
Investment manager focused on systematic strategies that capture upside while preserving capital against downside risk. Created strategies for stock portfolio selection, market hedging, option income collection, and equity volatility trading. Invested across equities, preferred stock, debt, volatility, options and futures. Managed capital on behalf of institutional and high net worth clients.
Board Member and Investor
2008 - 2012
Leading producer of high quality yoga mats and accessories.
Manduka is a health & wellness company specializing in yoga mats, clothing, and sustainable yoga products.
Investment Manager, Private Equity
2000 - 2005
Allianz Capital Partners was Germany's largest domestic private equity firm, investing over EUR 2 billion of invested capital during my tenure. Allianz Capital Partners completed leveraged buyout and mezzanine debt investments in Germany and Western Europe.
Investment Banking Analyst
1996 - 1998
Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette was a U.S. investment bank founded by William Donaldson, Richard Jenrette and Dan Lufkin.