Ritz Steytler

Current

Managing Partner at Abacus Partners

Past

Associate Partner at IBM
Senior Manager at Accenture

Education

London Business School
Stellenbosch University/Universiteit Stellenbosch

Recommended

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Connections

500+ connections

Industry

Venture Capital & Private Equity

Websites

Ritz Steytler’s Summary

Founder and Managing Partner of Abacus Partners - a privately held business buyout search fund that seeks to acquire and actively manage established private companies in the United Kingdom.

Our investment targets are profitable information technology-related companies with £5m to £15m in revenue, located in the Greater South-East of England (ideally within the London - Oxford - Cambridge triangle).

We actively consider both standalone companies and divisions being divested by larger corporations.

If you are thinking about selling all or part of your business, we invite you to contact us, in order to to learn more about our unique blend of skills and experience, and our strategy for success.

Ritz Steytler’s Specialties:

Buyouts; Private Equity; General Management; Project & Programme management; Business process and IT systems implementation & management; Strategic & Operational Planning; Leading-edge Technology Development; Organisational Development; Change Management; Marketing Strategy; Turnarounds

Ritz Steytler’s Experience

Managing Partner

Abacus Partners

(Venture Capital & Private Equity industry)

December 2008 — Present (1 year 1 month)

Founder and Managing Partner of Abacus Partners - a privately held business buyout search fund that seeks to acquire and actively manage established private companies in the United Kingdom.
Associate Partner

IBM

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; IBM; Information Technology and Services industry)

January 2005 — December 2008 (4 years )

Management Consulting; Project / Programme Management; Strategic and Operational Planning; Strategic and Operational Analysis; Leading-edge Technology; Organisational Development
Senior Manager

Accenture

(Public Company; 10,001 or more employees; ACN; Management Consulting industry)

February 1993 — January 2005 (12 years )

Management Consulting; Project / Programme Management; Strategic and Operational Planning; Strategic and Operational Analysis; Leading-edge Technology; Organisational Development

Ritz Steytler’s Education

London Business School

MBA (with distinction) , General Management , 2007 — 2008

Specialising in Entrepreneurship, Marketing and Strategy
Stellenbosch University/Universiteit Stellenbosch

Bachelor of Commerce , Computer Science , 1988 — 1992

Additional Information

Ritz Steytler’s Websites:

Ritz Steytler’s Interests:

Technology, Personal productivity, Guitar, Theatre, Fly Fishing, Rugby, Golf

Ritz Steytler’s Groups:

London Business School Alumni, Member British Computer Society (MBCS)

eOffice
London Business School Active Startup Club
Executive Suite
The Greater IBM Connection: IBM's alumni program for past and present IBM employees
On Startups - The Community For Entrepreneurs
Excenture
Inbound Marketers - For Marketing Professionals
London Business School Alumni
! Sales Best Practices
IT Specialist Group
Private Equity and Venture Capital Group
Bright Ideas & Entrepreneurs
London IN
Venture Capital Cafe (+5000 Members)
TopLinked.com (Open Networkers)
Private Equity Investment Group
Accenture Alumni Worldwide Group
Private Equity Networking
First Tuesday
Alumni of London Business School
GoBigNetwork Startup Community
Cloud Computing
The Indus Entrepreneur
Green
TechCrunch
Software + Services (SAAS)
Software as a Service (SaaS) Group
Search Fund Network (SFN)
Let's Get Funded
Deal Flow Network™
RetailGreen - green and sustainable ecommerce
Leveraged Buyouts (LBOs)
Ultra Light Startups
The Cloudsters
Venture Capital – Private Equity – Funding – Investment
British Library UK Entrepreneur Network
Search Fund Forum
Elegant Solutions for SMBs
Accenture Alumni - European Cluster
Accenture Alumni: African Cluster