Peter Wirtz

Head, Private Equity, Managing Director
Germany / Private Equity

Peter joined 3i Germany in 1998. He was appointed co-Managing Director 3i Deutschland in May 2009 and has led 3i's Private Equity business since April 2019. He leads our consumer sector, is a member of the Investment Committee and the 3i Group Executive Committee.

During his time at 3i, Peter has taken a leading role across more than 15 transactions including YDEON (GartenHaus), Luqom (Lampenwelt), Christ, Scandlines, Amor and MotorenWerkeMannheim (MWM). Further transactions in which Peter has been involved include 3i’s investments in arrivia (ICE), Action, Basic-Fit, NORMA, Hyva and Azelis. Peter currently sits on the Boards of Luqom and YDEON. 

Prior to joining 3i, Peter worked for Procter & Gamble and Deutsche Bank. 

He holds a degree in Business and Administration from the University of Bamberg.

Lorenz Woelfel

Senior Associate
UK / Infrastructure

Lorenz joined 3i in June 2022 and is a Senior Associate in the Infrastructure team based in London. He is primarily responsible for the origination and execution of deals and the management of assets across the economic infrastructure space.

Prior to joining 3i, Lorenz was an Associate in the Infrastructure Equity team at UBS Asset Management in London, where he also focused on origination and execution of new transactions and the management of existing assets.

Lorenz holds a B.Sc. in Management & Technology from the Technical University of Munich and a M.Sc. in International Finance from HEC Paris.