Klaus Petersen

Klaus Petersen is a founding Partner and the CEO of Apera, based in Munich. He manages the European Lower Middle Market Direct Lending strategy and is a member of the European Executive Committee. Franklin Templeton acquired a majority stake in Apera in 2025.

Prior to founding Apera in 2016, Mr. Petersen was a Partner at BlueBay Asset Management and before that a Partner at Park Square Capital.

Mr. Petersen received a PhD in Law from the University of Freiburg, an LLM from Columbia University, New York and an undergraduate degree in Law from Albert-Ludwigs-University, Freiburg.