Serial entrepreneurship
We have built, scaled, and exited businesses, so we know what an operating reality actually looks like behind the model.
The Firm
Operators, bankers, and senior executives.
KH Holdings combines the operating reality of serial entrepreneurship, the discipline of investment banking, and the judgement of senior corporate management, applied to founder-stage businesses.
Why It Matters
Most advisors have done one of these things. The judgement that closes institutional rounds comes from having done all three: built and exited companies, run capital processes, and sat in the senior management seat under real scrutiny.
Investment banking
Institutional process, materials, and negotiation discipline: the standard capital is underwritten against.
Senior management
The judgement of people who have carried P&L responsibility and answered to boards and investors.
Leadership
The people behind every mandate.
CEO, Co-Founder
Javier Herrero
Madrid, Spain
Serial entrepreneur and seasoned executive, Javier has scaled and exited multiple ventures while driving growth for SMEs and multinationals. With deep expertise in capital structuring, operations, and international markets, he founded Bauhaus Capital Partners in 2008 and continues to shape businesses into scalable, investment-ready enterprises at KH Holdings.
COO
Leonard Dick
Cologne, Germany
Leonard brings operational rigour and a sharp commercial instinct to KH Holdings. As COO, he oversees day-to-day execution across mandates, ensuring that strategy, process, and client delivery move in lockstep. He partners closely with the leadership team to scale the firm's advisory capacity while preserving the hands-on, founder-friendly approach that defines KH Holdings.
Advisory Team
Execution partners across fundraising, capital advisory, and transactions.
Aalim Rehman
Senior Analyst
London, United Kingdom
Focused on strategic execution and client support across fundraising and capital advisory mandates.
John Stockton
Analyst
London, United Kingdom
Assisting transactions and market strategy, with a focus on deal structuring and execution support.
Musa Iftikhar
Analyst
London, United Kingdom
Supports investment banking and capital advisory activities: pitch decks, investor materials, market research, and execution support.
Toms Skujins
Analyst
Riga, Latvia
Sales professional leading origination across the Baltic region, securing and executing cross-border deals with Baltic founders and investors.
Pierre Lempereur
Analyst
Paris, France
Corporate Finance & Investment Banking, NEOMA Business School. Specialises in financial analysis, valuation, and asset modelling, with fund-administration experience from CACEIS.
Camila Garcia
Analyst
Madrid, Spain
BSc Accounting & Finance, Cardiff University. Combines valuation and investment management with experience across commodities and real estate private equity.
Track Record
Anonymized transformations. Real institutional outcomes.
A selection of mandates across sectors, transaction types, and funding stages, each a story of moving a founder-led business from stalled to investable. Names withheld; structure, problem, and outcome unchanged.
IndustrialGrowth Round€4M
Stalled raise re-engineered into a closed round
The Problem
Six months into a self-led raise, 40+ conversations, no term sheet. Narrative read as a vendor pitch, not an investment.
What KH Changed
Rebuilt thesis around defensibility and unit economics. New CIM, model, and data room. Re-sequenced outreach to 18 targets.
Round Closed
Term sheet in 11 weeks · 4× prior benchmarkEnergyStrategic Investor€7M
From founder chaos to institutional readiness
The Problem
Renewables platform with traction but reporting that would not survive Tier-1 diligence. No investor would commit.
What KH Changed
Rebuilt the financial stack, instituted monthly investor reporting, and produced an institutional CIM. Two investors to LOI in parallel.
Capital Secured
Cross-border syndicate · Strategic + institutionalDigital AssetsBridge Round€2.5M
Reset positioning, reset investor signal
The Problem
Founder declined by every relevant fund. Reputation drag from a poorly-run prior process. Wanted to re-enter the market.
What KH Changed
Repositioned around the institutional revenue line, not the retail product. New thesis, comps, and investor map entirely.
Round Closed
Re-entered market · Institutional lead securedSaaS / AISeries A€5M
ARR story rebuilt to survive diligence
The Problem
Strong ARR headline but a retention story that fell apart under scrutiny. Two funds had passed in diligence.
What KH Changed
Re-cut the metrics to investor-grade definitions, exposed true NRR, and reframed the thesis around the durable segment.
Round Closed
Institutional Series A · Clean diligenceClimateAcquisition Financing€9M
Roll-up financed without over-dilution
The Problem
Founder wanted to consolidate a fragmented market but only had equity on the table, and too little of it.
What KH Changed
Structured a blended stack of senior debt, vendor loans, and a minority equity layer to fund three acquisitions.
Platform Built
3 acquisitions · Control retainedFintechGrowth Round€6M
Lending model recapitalised for scale
The Problem
Balance-sheet lending growth was capped by capital, and equity investors balked at funding the loan book.
What KH Changed
Separated platform equity from a warehouse debt facility, repricing the raise and unlocking lending capacity.
Capital Secured
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