Overview

• The federal government authorized Christian Lindner’s Hamburg-based investment vehicle to start investing from November.
• Lindner says the first deals are scheduled for December in partnership with venture funds and other angel investors.
• He intends to support early- and growth-stage startups with both capital and advisory involvement.
• Under Germany’s 18-month post-office rules, former ministers must report new roles and can be barred for conflicts; the government issued no prohibition here.
• Separately, recent disclosures show he is joining boards at The Stepstone Group and Hagedorn Unternehmensgruppe.