Title Head of M&A and Corporate Ventures Company Software AG Bio Frederic Hanika is Senior Vice President and Head of M&A at Software AG. In this corporate development role, he is responsible for mergers, acquisitions, investments, divestments, and equity - linked partnerships as well as exploring new sources of growth, such as corporate venturing. He is a member of the Global Leadership Team at Software AG. After starting his career as a corporate finance consultant with KPMG, Frederic later launched the corporate finance activities of a German bank. He later built the corporate development department of an HR services company and co-founded a high-tech company in which he remains a stakeholder and serves as a member of its board of directors. Frederic studied International Business and Finance in Germany and UK.