Christian Straube is the Managing Director at VICTORIAPARTNERS GmbH, based in Frankfurt, Germany. He has held this position since April 2020. Prior to joining VICTORIAPARTNERS, Christian served as Managing Director / Geschäftsführer at Lazard from November 2008 to December 2019. His extensive experience in investment banking also includes a role as Senior Associate / Prokurist at Sal. Oppenheim jr. & Cie. AG & Co. KGaA from February 2002 to October 2008. Christian began his career in corporate finance and investment banking, focusing on M&A, ECM, and venture capital from June 1998 to December 2001. He brings over two decades of expertise in financial advisory and investment banking to his current role.