About Oliver Grigat

Oliver Grigat is Managing Director at Fortlane Partners in the Frankfurt office.


For over two decades, he has been supporting corporations, family businesses, start-ups, entrepreneurs, and private equity investors in M&A and strategy projects—throughout the entire cycle of inorganic growth.


Before joining Fortlane Partners, Oliver was Director and Co-Head of the Frankfurt office at Oaklins Germany, where he led the Real Estate Software, and Industrial Automation sectors. His previous roles include serving as Investment Manager at Aareon AG, working in corporate development at Bürkert Fluid Control Systems, and being part of Accenture’s global Corporate Strategy/M&A team.


Oliver holds a bachelor’s degree in finance from Wiesbaden Business School and a master’s degree in business Consulting from Wismar Business School.

Oliver Grigat
Oliver Grigat
Managing Director
Sell-Side Advisory, Buy-Side Advisory, Principal Investors and Private Equity, IT Services and Software
Frankfurt, Germany
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