Thomas Ladner has over 10 years of transactional M&A and Private Equity experience. Prior to joining Exigen Capital, Thomas was a partner with Meyer Lustenberger, a top ten law firm in Switzerland. He was named Switzerland's most prominent private equity lawyer by a leading Swiss business publication and has also been listed among the 20 most influential business people in Zurich by the Swiss periodical Das Magazin. An expert on Corporate Governance issues, Thomas has been appointed to more than 25 boards to date. He currently holds several board seats with investment and asset management companies, including billion dollar investment company The International Petro Chemical Growth Fund Ltd. Thomas is also Chairman of Quantum Global Wealth Management Ltd., DDM Europe Ltd., Next Generation Finance Invest Ltd. and Small Luxury Companies Ltd. As Chairman of a Swiss trading company, he oversaw sales growth from $100M to a yearly turnover exceeding $10 billion.

Thomas has chaired, co-chaired, founded or cofounded some of the most influential business networks in Switzerland and Germany including: Club zum Rennweg, Griffith-Club, Entrepreneurs’ Roundtable and Entrepreneurs’ Roundtable Germany. He also sits on the board of the Swiss Management Association (Schweizerische Management Gesellschaft), the largest association of managers and board members in Switzerland. Thomas holds a doctorate in law (Dr. iur.) from the University of St. Gall (Switzerland) and is a member of the Swiss Lawyers' Association.