Peter Kastlunger

Portfolio & Asset Management · M&A · Negotiation

PeterKastlunger

Senior Manager Portfolio & Asset Management at Telefónica. Background in M&A, strategy consulting and banking. Judge at international negotiation competitions and lecturer.

EMBL (HSG) · M.Sc. · B.A. · Frankfurt, Germany

Portrait of Peter Kastlunger

Experience

10/2021 — Present

Telefónica

Senior Manager Portfolio & Asset Management
Frankfurt · Munich · Düsseldorf
  • Portfolio and asset manager for the commercial asset and real estate portfolio in Germany.
  • Responsible for diverse asset and share deals.
  • Contract negotiations with investors, shareholders, owners and tenants.
04/2019 — 09/2021

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Global Client Relationship Manager, M&A / Transactions
Frankfurt
  • Business development for the M&A practice: private and public M&A, private equity, restructurings and insolvencies.
  • Project lead for internal and external client projects and digitalisation initiatives.
  • Global client products and marketing campaigns for Asia, USA, UK and Europe (e.g. “Freshfields M&A Monitor”).
  • Client relationship manager for a global banking client.
12/2012 — 04/2014

Accenture Strategy

Strategy Consultant (Senior Consultant, Team Lead)
Frankfurt
  • Project lead and PMO manager at financial institutions in Germany.
09/2007 — 03/2019

Deutsche Bank AG

Graduate Trainee, Associate, Project Manager
Frankfurt
  • 2018–2019: Independent project lead for an omni-channel and digitalisation project in retail banking.
  • 2016–2017: Independent project lead for a business development project in securities processing.
  • 2013–2014: Team leader in BaFin’s largest bank audit project.
  • 2011–2012: Management reporting for the Senior Management and Group Executive Committee, Private & Business Clients division.
  • 2010–2011: Trainee in private banking.
  • 2007–2008: Intern and working student in private and business clients at norisbank.

Education

2016 — 2018

University of St. Gallen (HSG)

Executive Master in International Business Law, EMBL (HSG)

Modules in Zurich, St. Gallen, Frankfurt, Shanghai (Fudan University), New York (NYU), Brussels, Geneva (WTO) and Luxembourg (EFTA Court).

2017, 2020

Harvard Law School

Program on Negotiation: Secrets of Successful Dealmaking; Harvard Negotiation Master Class
2005 — 2009

Humboldt University of Berlin

Diplom-Kaufmann (M.Sc.), Business Administration
2008

Copenhagen Business School

Erasmus exchange
2002 — 2005

University of Vienna

Bachelor of Arts, Communication Science

Academic engagement

  • 06/2026

    International Negotiation Competition

    Judge · Halifax, Canada
  • 04/2026

    Italian Negotiation Competition

    Judge · Rome, Italy
  • 07/2025

    IBA-VIAC CDRC Mediation & Negotiation Competition

    Judge · Vienna, Austria
  • 06/2025

    International Negotiation Competition

    Judge · London, UK
  • 04/2025

    Italian Negotiation Competition

    Judge · Rome, Italy
  • 06/2024

    International Negotiation Competition

    Judge · Manaus, Brazil
  • 04/2024

    Warsaw Negotiation Round

    Speaker & Judge · Warsaw, Poland
  • Since 2020

    Digital Business University of Berlin (DBU)

    Speaker & Lecturer · Berlin, Germany

Languages & skills

Native
German, Italian
Fluent
English, Portuguese
Basic
French
Certified
Professional Scrum Master (scrum.org)
  • Group photo at an HSG Alumni event
  • Talk on stage at an HSG Alumni event
  • At the University of St. Gallen
  • Evening reception in a historic salon
  • Dinner with colleagues
  • Speaking at the International Negotiation Competition
  • Addressing participants of the International Negotiation Competition
  • In a courtroom in the United States
  • Panel discussion
  • Group photo of programme participants
  • In front of a university building
  • Group photo in a historic hall
  • Talk on dealmaking in the 21st century