Irina Müller Named to the Real Deals 2026 Midmarket Future Leaders List

Summit Partners' Irina Müller was named to the 2026 Real Deals "Midmarket Future Leaders" list, an annual recognition that honors European midmarket private equity professionals whose activity and impact demonstrated significant contributions to their firms and the broader private equity sector.

Irina joined Summit Partners in 2019 and is a Principal on the firm's Technology team based in London. She works to partner with profitable companies across the technology sector with an emphasis on B2B operations and financial technology. Irina has been involved in several of Summit's European technology investments, including Appway (acquired by FNZ), ProGlove (acquired by Nordic Capital), Quorso, Solactive and TradingHub (recapitalized by Nordic Capital).

Read more about Irina and fellow Midmarket Future Leaders in the private equity industry in Real Deals.

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Award selections were selected by Real Deals’ panel, consisting of 11 judges from across the private equity industry, based on each nominee’s involvement in notable deals and contributions to the private equity community, among other factors. Information on each nominee was received through nomination application forms. To view the full list of honorees and read more about the selection methodology, visit Real Deals Midmarket Future Leaders 2026.

Real Deals Midmarket Future Leaders List (formerly known as the Future 40 Midmarket Investment Leaders List) was based on information provided by Summit Partners with respect to each individual’s contributions for the period, January 1, 2025, through December 31, 2025. Summit Partners did not pay a fee in connection with the nomination for, or re-publication of, this award. This award is the opinion of the party conferring the award and not of Summit Partners. There can be no assurance that other providers or surveys would reach the same conclusion as the party conferring the award referenced herein. Award recipients were announced on September 14, 2026. With respect to personnel noted herein, there can be no assurance that the performance of any such professional serves as an indicator of future performance. There is no guarantee that the professionals noted herein will successfully implement Summit’s strategy.

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