Sean Wright

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

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.

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.

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