M&A WORLDWIDE - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- Vice President
- Vice President at Finanzas & Gestión
Vice President at Finanzas & Gestión since 2017. Mr. Magliola holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and a CPA degree from Universidad de San Andrés. Prior to joining Finanzas & Gestión, Mr. Magliola worked at Lazard and at Grupo Bimbo.
Joined a major auditing firm after graduation, provided consulting in Japan. Moved to Thailand in 2015, and became Japan Desk Head at a bank, managing sales to Japanese firms. From July 2017, he represented SCS-Invictus in Turkey, offering professional services including corporate finance & M&A.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Director of FOCUS Capital Partners
- Member of M & a Worldwide
Alan has 25 years' experience working in start-ups, SMEs and multi-million euro organisations.
Having started his career at Deloitte, Alan then worked as FC of KWE Ireland, a Japanese Logistics Company specializing in services to the Pharmaceutical and Electronics Industries. Alan was appointed General Manager of KWE Ireland in 2003 and oversaw revenue growth from 12m to 20m in 2.5 years.
Alan then joined Fonua, Europe's largest mobile phone distributor as Commercial Director with responsibility for Operations, Finance & Business Development.
Since 2016, Alan has been a Director of FOCUS Capital Partners and has led a number of equity fundraising projects in multiple sectors.
He currently heads up the M&A Department and has successfully completed transactions (sell side & buy side) in multiple sectors including technology, software, healthcare, manufacturing & distribution.
Alan is an active member of M&A Worldwide and is a co-leader of the Healthcare Industry Group.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Director at Finanzas & Gestión since 2020. Mr. Lagos Mármol Holds an Engineering Degree from Universidad Católica Argentina
Job Titles:
- Principal
- FOCUS Principal
Alex Williams, a FOCUS Principal, joined the firm in 2021 and is a member of the Advanced Manufacturing team. He is responsible for business development, deal origination and qualification, and execution on buy-side and sell-side engagements and transactions.
Over 3 years of experience in Investment Banking and Corporate Finance. Before joining Misti Capital, he worked as an Analyst in the Scotiabank Corporate Banking team in Peru. He participated in structured loan transactions in various sectors, such as retail, entertainment, and real estate, among others. Previously, he worked as an Intern in the Corporate Finance team of Transportadora de Gas del Perú.
Job Titles:
- Investment Banking Junior Analyst
Alexandros is supporting BCP's Senior Analysts for investment banking advisory transactions across the lifecycle, as well as in the research & data function of BCP.
Almost 30 years of experience in the food industry in Greece and in the USA. Worked in food production, sales, promotions, marketing, branding, e-commerce, social media, imports, and exports. Worked as a consultant in expanding sales, as well as, business development in the US Market for food and non-food products.
Job Titles:
- Investment Banking Senior Analyst
Alex plays a key role in supporting investment banking transactions across the lifecycle, from origination to closing, as well as in the research & data function of BCP.
Prior to BCP, Alex worked in investment banking advisory at Banca Transilvania Capital Partners (BTCP), the Romanian member of the Oaklins M&A Network, in the FinTech sector with Modex, in diplomacy with The Romanian Embassy in London, as well as in Treasury Finance for Romania's EximBank (Romanian Export-Import Bank).
Alex graduated with a MsC in Banking, Corporate Finance, and Securities Law from University of Amsterdam - Amsterdam School of Economics, and with a BsC in Finance and Investment Banking from ICMA Centre, part of Henley Business School in London.
Job Titles:
- Investment Banking Junior Analyst
Ana plays a key role in supporting investment banking transactions across the lifecycle, from origination to closing, as well as in the research & data function of BCP.
Prior to BCP, Ana was a GCM Off-Cycle Analyst with Morgan Stanley in London, and performed internships with NatWest Group in London, with Procter and Gamble in Bucharest, as well as with EY and ING Bank in Bucharest.
Ana graduated with a BsC in International Economics from Bocconi University, and performed a summer program in Financial Mathematics with Columbia University.
MSc in Economics and Business. Consultant with PA Consulting Group focusing on financial valuation, strategy development, M&A, and project management. Joined DHT in 2008. Areas of expertise: Buying and selling companies, company valuations, mergers and de-mergers, ownership changes.
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Consultant With McKinsey & Company, Cardo Partners, and Creo Advisors
Andreas has previously 10 years experience of in Corporate Finance as a senior consultant in M&A at both PwC and KPMG. He has also been CEO of a medium-sized private equity-owned retail company.
In 2017, Andreas started AHL Partners together with Henrik Lernfelt.
Job Titles:
- Marketing & Operations Analyst
Andrei oversees BCP's marketing and operations day-to-day activities, being in charge with the company's branding, PR and online presence efforts. He is also responsible for reviewing marketing strategies and sourcing potential partners.
Prior to BCP, Andrei worked in Pay Per Click Marketing and in Sales for DWF, Arsis (serving Vodafone) and Zara.
Andrei graduated with a BsC in Marketing from the Faculty of Marketing, University of Bucharest.
Senior Analyst Andrew Arthur Andrew joined Armillary Private Capital in May 2022 as a Senior Analyst. Prior to joining Armillary Andrew worked at Grant Thornton as a Senior BAS Accountant and at VCFO Group as a Management Accountant. Chartered Accountant accredited by CAANZ. Industry experience: Building & construction; Food; Healthcare. E-mail::aarthur@m-a-worldwide.com
Experience in the analysis and evaluation of transactions. He provides support in the execution of various types of corporate finance and investment banking deals.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- FOCUS Managing Director
Andy Snyder, a FOCUS Managing Director, has nine years of consulting, management, and M&A advisory experience among various healthcare positions. He has significant experience advising physicians in medical practice and surgery center transactions - including the specialties of ophthalmology, gastroenterology, dermatology, and orthopedics. His current practice includes healthcare provider services, home health and hospice, and behavioral health.
Job Titles:
- Marketing Coordinator
- FOCUS Capital Partners As a Marketing Coordinator
Anwesha joined FOCUS Capital Partners as a Marketing Coordinator with over 3 years of experience in pharmaceutical sales, retail sales, brand management and product marketing. She has cross-functional expertise across a variety of divisions, working both with customers and in a team environment.
Job Titles:
- Business Analyst
- Sigma Catalyst Partners As Business Analyst
Aristeidis worked as a trainee economist at the Hellenic Competition Commission and as an assistant accountant during his military service.
Aristeidis joined Sigma Catalyst Partners as Business Analyst in May 2021 and is focusing on financial models for projects in Hospitality and M&A.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Associate at Galapagos Cypress
Associate at Galapagos Cypress with 5 years of experience in Investment Banking and the Food & Beverage Industry. At Galapagos Cypress since 2021, and leads over ten fairness opinion, carve-out, DCM (CRA and FIDC) and M&A buy-side/sell-side projects, ranging between retailer goods, health, agriculture, TMT, infrastructure, and O&G industry. Actively runs seven projects, responsible for the commercial and execution of the deal, and managing a team of 2-3 people.
F. Banu Karaşin graduated TED Ankara College in 19 75, Bosphorus University with B.A. in 1980 and M.A. in 1984. She worked in major banks and companies in Turkey for more than 30 years. She joined MAWW Istambul in 2008 as a consultant. She speaks fluent English, good Spanish, and moderate French.
Job Titles:
- Chartered Accountant
- Managing Director
Barry is a Chartered Accountant with over 12 years of experience between corporate finance and audit & advisory. Barry holds a Bachelor of Business Studies degree (Accounting & Finance major) from the University of Limerick. Before joining FOCUS Capital Partners, Barry spent 4 years in the assurance department of PwC including two rotations in PwC San Francisco.
Job Titles:
- Analyst
- Corporate Finance
- Master Tax Law at Maastricht University. Industry Expertise Industrial & Manufacturing
Job Titles:
- Partner / Advisor Corporate Finance
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Banker With FOCUS
Bill Battison has been a banker with FOCUS since 2013 with a brief hiatus during which he ran his own broker-dealer firm. He has over 20 years of investment banking experience and has done deals valued at over $1 billion.
Prior to joining FOCUS, Bill's career included stints at the consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton, followed by a career in media at ABC, NBC and Westwood One, where he was President for nine years. In his media career, he was responsible for the development of an industry standard for digital satellite distribution of radio networks, which he used to build Westwood One into the largest national radio network in the country.
His background also includes location-based entertainment as well as senior executive positions in two technology-based companies in energy and Internet e-commerce.
Bill has extensive experience in the food & beverage sector and has sold food companies to buyers like Nestlé. He has represented companies in bread, pasta, bagels and tea; additional industry experience includes aerospace, mining, restaurants and sporting goods.
Bill has an MBA from the Darden Graduate School of Business and a BA from the University of Virginia.
He has been on numerous boards of both public and private companies in the entertainment and technology sectors and is currently on the board of one of the largest not for profit senior living organizations in America.
Bob Beard - Managing Director
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Managing Partner, Sun West M & a Advisors. Partner, Kaye Scholer LLP. Associate, Cravath, Swaine & Moore
Brian's expertise is in providing strategic advice to entrepreneurs, business owners and companies to assist them in achieving their strategic ambitions and preparing for significant value events. He has over 16 years of corporate finance experience working with SMEs, large corporates and semi-state bodies across Ireland.
Brian has successfully project management and completed many significant transactions across multiple sectors, including retail, technology, food & beverage, agriculture, logistics, banking, energy and leisure.
Brian joined FOCUS Capital Partners in 2019 and is a leading and experienced corporate finance advisor, who provides a broad range of activities from debt advisory, valuations, due diligence, and strategic planning to buy/sell side services to our clients.
Brian previously worked for IBI Corporate Finance and EY Transaction Advisory Services.
Brynhildur Bergþórsdóttir has been with Kontakt since the company started in 2005. Besides M&A experience Brynhildur is a licensed securities broker and a licensed Real estate agent.
Job Titles:
- Advisor
- Corporate Finance
- Master in Finance
Master in Finance. Universities in Netherlands and Sweden. 8 years of working experience in M&A, Valuation, and Financing. Realized national and cross-border transactions. Industry Expertise in Packaging, Business Services, and Industry. Joined Aeternus in ‘13.
More than 20 years of experience in M&A, Corporate Finance, Strategy, Retail, and Financial Services. Coordinated several Corporate Finance projects in Portugal, Spain, Angola, France, England, Poland, and the US. Vertical specialization.
Working in financial advisory for 15 years. Previously worked in Management Consulting at Accenture, at Investment Banking at BBA Creditanstalt and in Manufacturing at Procter & Gamble.BSc. in Mechanical Engineering from Unicamp, MBA degree from Harvard Business School and Board Member Certification by IBGC.
BA Honours in Accounting and Finance. The University of Newcastle. Some placements with PWC.
Joined Rickitt Mitchell as a Corporate Finance Executive in 2019.
An MBA and MBE, with over 15 years of experience in management top and management functions in medium-sized and large companies.
Over 30 years of experience in Corporate and Investment Banking, Capital Markets, Wealth and Asset Management. Before founding Misti Capital, he held diverse senior positions in Credicorp Group, including CEO at Credicorp Capital, BCP's Corporate Banking Division Manager, BCP's Corporate Finance and Capital Markets Manager, as well as CEO at Credifondo SAF. Former Chairman of the Lima Stock Exchange and current board member of various prestigious Peruvian companies.
An MBA and an MBE, 15+ years of experience as CEO, head of production and head of quality management. Broad B2B experience in global operating companies, active in logistics, automotive, machine tool, power transmission and hydraulic industries. Has been a partner since 2023 partner of S&P.
MBA. More than 20 years of leadership experience in an industrial environment; multi-year stays in Asia, USA, and NL. M&A: Start of M&A projects, negotiation lead.
Strategic market analysis for targets. Built-up PMI for a multinational company performed PMI.
Before founding Crossborder in 2006 Çiğdem worked in the Development and investment banking business for 17 years. She holds an MSc from Loughborough University a BA and MBA in Finance from Istanbul University and is a graduate of the German Gymnasium in Istanbul. She speaks fluent English and German.
Over 1 year of experience in Corporate Finance. Before joining Misti Capital, he worked as a Junior Analyst at Apus Advisors, where he participated in capital raising processes for multiple industries: health and fitness, food and beverages, mining, telecommunications, among others.
Previously, he worked as Intern in the financial planning unit of Sinercorp (Corporación Jeruth).
Working in financial advisory for 25 years. Previously worked as partner at Igc Partners, M&A director at Pátria Private Equity Fund and Statutory director at Unibanco, in the Investment Banking area. Bsc. in Business Administration from UERJ, MBA in Finance from Fundação Dom Cabral, with extension at Kellogg School of Management.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- FOCUS Managing Director
Curt Karges, a FOCUS Managing Director, has over thirty years of experience in investment banking in the Industrial and Energy sectors. Prior to joining FOCUS, Mr. Karges led PwC's Houston Corporate Finance practice ("CF") as head of the Houston CF office and CF global sector coordinator for Energy.
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Partner at Proventus Advisors
Partner at Proventus Advisors since 2009. Over 15 years of experience in M&A. Involved in over 80 corporate finance projects. Prior experience at Lehman Brothers in Technology M&A group and at Bain & Company as a strategy consultant. MBA and BS and MS in Industrial Engineering from universities in the US.
Experience in the analysis and evaluation of transactions. He provides support in the execution of various types of corporate finance and investment banking deals.
Over 5 years of experience in Investment Banking and Corporate Finance. Before joining Misti Capital, he worked as a Senior Analyst in the Structured Loans team of Credicorp Capital in Peru. He participated in transactions for clients in mining, real estate, fishing, and manufacturing, among other sectors. Previously, he worked as an Intern in the Investment Banking team of BTG Pactual and the Equity Research team of BBVA Peru.
Job Titles:
- Principal
- Vice President in the Communications
Vice President in the Communications and IT Groups at Redwood Capital. Technology investment banker at America's Growth Capital. Management consultant at Monitor Group and CRA International. Valuation consulting with the Finance Group at CRA International.
Joint Managing Director David Wallace Skilled in investment banking, valuations, corporate treasury and asset management with 30+ years of experience in capital markets. David has held multiple corporate treasury roles, worked for JP Morgan as an equities analyst and overseen many transactions including IPOs, debt and equity raisings, MBO's, mergers, acquisitions and divestments. Industry experience: Automotive; Beverages; Information technology; Recycling; Steel, metal and wood working. E-mail:dwallace@m-a-worldwide.com
Job Titles:
- Chartered Accountant
- Senior Manager
Dermot joined FOCUS Capital Partners in 2019 and since then he has advised on numerous Debt, Equity and M&A transactions across a wide range of sectors.
Previously he spent 4 years in PWC's International and Domestics Business Assurance department which included a secondment to PWC's New York office.
Dermot is a Chartered Accountant and graduated with a first-class honour's degree in Business Studies (specialising in Finance) from DCU. He has completed a Diploma in Corporate Finance and the Chartered Tax Consultant Qualification from Chartered Accountants Ireland.
Job Titles:
- Consultant
- Corporate Finance
MSc in Strategic Management. University in the Netherlands. Master Thesis in how alliances contribute to firm performance: to what extent alliance features impact alliance performance. Treasury internship at Mars during the period 2014 - 2016. Joined Aeternus in 2018.
Economist, with studies in Banking & Financial Management, Business Administration and Project Management. Has worked in the retail, wholesale, and consulting sectors in financial and IT oriented positions. He joined Sigma Catalyst Partners in November 2023 as senior business analyst, focusing on financial modeling and business analysis.
Job Titles:
- Executive
- Finance
- Managing Partner
Seasoned finance executive specialized in M&A and special situations. Has held senior positions in finance and business development in Europe (GE Capital, Daimler AG) and Greece (CFO Hellenic Post, CF Director Beta Securities). Managing Partner at Sigma Catalyst Partners investment boutique specializing in SME M&A advisory and direct investment opportunities in Greece & Romania since 2010. Experienced in non-performing loans and financial restructuring, assisting middle market companies in loan workouts combined with fresh capital injections. Current Board positions: Non-executive Director at DEPA Commercial SA (Natural Gas), Non-executive Director at listed DIY and retail logistics provider Voyatzoglou Systems.
Donal holds an MBA, a BSc. Finance Degree and is a Chartered Accountant with c.20 years of banking and commercial/corporate finance experience working with SMEs, large corporates, and semi state bodies.
His expertise is in the area commercial finance solutions helping companies to achieve their financing and long term strategic aims.
During his career, Donal has worked across and successfully completed many transactions in various sectors including retail, hospitality & leisure, healthcare, manufacturing, engineering, technology, logistics, renewables, and property.
Over 25 years of experience as CEO, founder, M&A and strategic consultant. As a CEO led portfolio companies of worldwide operating holdings. Managed M&A deals as an entrepreneur, executive and strategic advisor.
Expert in consumer goods, technology, and service industries as well as in Private Equity.
Ph. Economics, Cologne, Munich, Paris.Over 25 years in media, digital, internet, software, health. More than 10 years of tech investments, board positions, consulting & restructuring, national & cross-border M&A. Managing Director and CEO of London, Paris, Corporate P&L responsibility exceeding 3-digit Mill.
Over 25 years in digital, internet & software. More than 10 years of investment, ventures, M&A, national & cross-border. Managing Director and CEO of Cologne, New York. Corporate P&L responsibility exceeding 3-digit Mill. EUR. Ph.D. in Economics, Münster, Passau, Budapest, Berlin.
Dragos has an active involvement within the full investment banking advisory cycle (origination, valuation, structuring, closing) of ongoing transactions - M&A (sell-side / buy-side), equity raising (private equity, venture capital), debt raising (bank debt, private debt)
Edel joined FOCUS Capital Partners in early 2020 as a Management Accountant on the internal Finance team. During this time, Edel worked primarily on managing several hospitality assets, compliance, and financial business performance. As of the start of 2023, Edel pivoted to the Corporate Finance division of FOCUS Capital Partners and has gained valuable experience in a number of M&A transactions.
Prior to joining, Edel spent over four years working in the Audit and Advisory Department in Crowe Ireland working on a range of clients from large national companies to SME's across a variety of sectors.
Edel graduated with a first-class honours' degree in Theology and Business from GMIT. She holds a Diploma in Taxation from Chartered Accountants Ireland and a Professional Diploma in Financial Advice (Qualified Financial Advisor) from UCD. She is a member of the Institute of Bankers. Edel qualified as a Chartered Accountant in 2019.
Bank clerk at Oldenburgische Landesbank AG, Oldenburg.Graduated economist, University of Applied Sciences, Wilhelmshaven.15 years management experience in the finance department of Dresdner Bank, including 10 years Head of the Finance Function for M&A and Real Estate transactions.
Working in financial advisory for 30 years. Previously worked as a partner responsible for Investment Banking and Structured Products at Banco Modal, chairman of the board of directors of Taesa and Damásio Educacional and portfolio manager of private equity funds Modal I, Coliseu and Oil and Gas (joint net worth of US$1 billion). BSc. in Economics from Universidade C ndido Mendes and MBA in Finance from IBMEC.
Over 27 years of experience in Investment Banking and Corporate Finance. Before joining Misti Capital, he held different positions in Credicorp Group, including BCP's Corporate and International Banking Division Manager and Regional Head of the Investment Banking team of Credicorp Capital. He has led hundreds of corporate financings, as well as M&A transactions and capital market issuances. He built the Investment Banking team at Scotiabank Peru and he previously worked in the Investment Banking team at Deutsche Bank in New York.
Eoin has over 18 years' experience assisting privately owned business across Ireland and the UK access debt and equity markets. Eoin has extensive debt advisory experience having spent over 10 years in corporate banking environments in both Dublin and London. More recently Eoin has worked in professional services firms advising companies in MBOs, Trade Sales and Private Equity transactions
Eoin has built strong deal experience across a wide variety of sectors including insurance, logistics, technology and business services. Eoin's experience opens access to private equity and financial institutions across Ireland and the UK helping business owners achieve their long term strategic objectives.
Investment banker focused on healthcare. His practice includes healthcare services, outsourced services, medical devices, and healthcare IT. Has completed a variety of healthcare transactions, many with private equity firms and PE-backed companies. His past clients include leading physician groups, healthcare facilities, and institutional healthcare investors.
Founded Physicians First in 2016, recognizing the emerging need for investment banking and advisory services for owners of physician practices, surgery centers and clinical businesses. The next four years saw record levels of physician-owner M&A activity and Physicians First became one of the nation's most active advisors for transactions between private equity firms and medical practices. In 2021, Eric Yetter agreed to merge Physicians First with FOCUS and lead the firm's healthcare team.
Also has healthcare operating and investing experience. He was an early executive at Covenant Physician Partners (previously Covenant Surgical Partners), an acquirer and operator of ambulatory surgery centers and physician practices. The company built and operated an outsourced laboratory, an anesthesia business, and a revenue cycle management company. Covenant has grown into a major player in healthcare services and is currently backed by private equity firm KKR.
Prior to Covenant, Eric held operating roles at Volkswagen Group of America and Brainlab, Inc., an image-guided surgery company. While at Brainlab, worked with leading neurosurgeons and hospitals to implement cutting edge technology and improve patient outcomes.
Working in financial advisory for 15 years. Previously worked as Business Consultant at Accenture and held Executive Positions at Credicard, Sent Telecom, Siemens, NEC, and Kodak. BSc. in Electrical Engineering from the Escola de Engenharia Mauá, a postgraduate degree in Business Management from FGV-SP (CEAG), MBA degree from the University of California at Berkeley and Board Member program by IBGC.
Job Titles:
- Analyst
- Analyst at Galapagos Cypress
Analyst at Galapagos Cypress with more than 3 years of experience in Investment Banking having concluded M&A transactions in several industries, mainly in the insurance and technology segment.
Financial analyst at Proventus. He has worked on telecom, banking, and agriculture projects. Prior to joining the firm, Felipe worked at GFMI in Miami, doing business development with the banking industry in the USA and Canada markets. He has also completed internships in Analytica Investments, Krugerlabs and Produbanco.
Partner and Managing Director at Finanzas & Gestión since 2004. Mr. Badessich holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Universidad de Buenos Aires, a degree in finance and economy from Harvard University, and an MBA degree from MIT.
Fredrik has more than 10 years' experience in Corporate Finance as a senior consultant in M&A, specialized in tech-companies.
Mr. Langenheim holds an Economic degree from Universidad Católica Argentina and an MSc Science in Accounting degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Associate at Proventus Advisors
Associate at Proventus Advisors since 2021. Over 3 years of experience in M&A and Investment Banking. Has worked in transactions in hospitality, consumer products, retail, and food&beverage. Prior experience as Consultant in London Consulting Group.
Job Titles:
- Senior Advisor
- Chief Executive, Inviro Medical Devices. President, Columbia Crest Consulting. Senior Management Positions With the London International Group
Job Titles:
- Advisor
- Corporate Finance
- Master of Business Valuation and Member of the Dutch Association of Registered Valuatiors ( RV )
Experience in the Banking Sector > 20 years of mid-corporate enterprises.
Job Titles:
- Director
- Director at Armillary, Based in Wellington 's Office
Skilled in corporate finance, equity capital markets and all aspects of M&A across 20+ years of experience in finance and investment markets. Geoff previously worked at TeamTalk, Active Equities, Brierley Investments and National Mutual / AXA Funds Management. Geoff is an ACA member of Chartered Accountants AU & NZ.
Analyst Corporate Finance at Aeternus Corporate Finance. Responsible for company valuations, creating information memorandums and longlists, market approaches, due diligence activities et cetera.
The academic background is in Strategic Corporate Finance (Master) and Human Resource Management (Bachelor). I studied Strategic Corporate Finance at Maastricht University, allowing me to study corporate finance in an international setting.
George holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Modern Languages from Newcastle University and is a Chartered Accountant. Prior to joining Focus Capital Partners in October 2022, George was part of the Corporate Finance team in Grant Thornton Ireland after having moved from the Transaction Advisory Services Team at the Grant Thornton London office in 2019.
George specialises in M&A advisory. He has significant experience in successfully executing transactions and providing a range of other transaction services, primarily in due diligence and capital markets assignments and to a lesser extent in company valuations and independent business reviews. George has gained substantial experience in various industries in his corporate finance career to date including in the technology, engineering, pharmaceuticals and food and beverage sectors.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- President & CEO, Info
President & CEO, InfoSafe. 1st Industry Marketing head for Digital Equipment Corp. Tripled NDC's size through accretive acquisitions and international expansion. Executed over 100 acquisitions, financings, and strategic alliances.
Experience in M&A and Corporate Finance for more than 30 years. 20 years as MD in investment banking. Advice, project management in mid-cap transactions, mostly cross-border.
Job Titles:
- Principal
- FOCUS Principal
Giorgio Andonian, a FOCUS Principal, has over 15 years of operational experience alongside his sell-side and buy-side experience in the automotive and e-commerce industries.
Working with finance for over 25 years, having started his career at CCF Brasil Bank, in forex. Partner and executive committee member at Credit Suisse Hedging Griffo's Private Banking. Structured and partnered XP Investimentos' Private Banking. Bachelor's degree in Business Administration at FAAP, Master's degree at FGV and MBA in Finance at FIPE USP. Securities portfolio manager (CVM).
Gunnar has been with Kontakt since 2008 and is the current chairman of the board. Before joining Kontakt Gunnar managed the Corporate finance team at Icebank, and was the CEO of a listed company Hampidjan for 25 years.
Job Titles:
- Chartered Accountant
- Fellow
- Senior Manager
Hazel is a Fellow Chartered Accountant, holding a B.A. in Law & Accounting from the University of Limerick and a Diploma in Leadership & Management from University College Dublin.
Hazel has worked with FOCUS Capital Partners since its establishment, bringing extensive experience and knowledge across a wide range of advisory services and sectors. Hazel's particular skillsets include fundraising, mergers & acquisitions, and due diligence.
Prior to joining FOCUS Capital Partners, Hazel worked in Audit & Assurance at BDO for 3 years. During this time Hazel worked directly with clients undergoing transactions, the experience of which sparked her interest in Corporate Finance.
Helen is a marketing services expert with over 20 years of diverse experience and skills running a full-service marketing agency since 2005. She has served a broad client portfolio in various industries, including tourism, healthcare, and facilities management. Together with her team, she specializes in introducing innovative ideas and marketing tools, developing strategies, and providing consultancy services, all while believing in the power of creative visual communication. She cooperates with Sigma as an independent marketing expert in the tourism and medical/healthcare sectors since 2018.
Henrik has more than 10 years of experience in corporate finance as a senior consultant in transaction services at PwC and EY and as a business developer within Kinnevik.
Formerly, he worked as an authorised public accountant having completed the examination of professional competence.
Job Titles:
- Analyst
- Analyst at Galapagos Cypress
Analyst at Galapagos Cypress with more than 3 years of experience in Investment Banking having concluded M&A transactions in several industries, mainly in the infrastructure and technology segment.
Job Titles:
- Senior Associate at BV CAPITAL AFRICA
Ibrahima is a Senior Associate at BV CAPITAL AFRICA. He was previously an M&A analyst at PwC. Ibrahima has been involved in 15+ deals, mainly cross-border, in various sectors/industries (pharmaceuticals, glass industry, food industry, fertilizers, distribution, education, transport & logistics, real estate, hospitality, etc.).
Ibrahima participated in buy-side and sell-side engagements covering various African countries (Morocco, France, Algeria, Tunisia, Senegal, Gabon, Ethiopia, and Gambia) for both private equity funds and corporate clients. Ibrahima participated to deals in various contexts / M&A strategies (vertical integration, diversification, buy-and-build, carve-out, etc.).
Job Titles:
- Vice President
- Vice - President at Finanzas & Gestión
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Strategic Company and Market Analysis
Stakeholder management throughout the M&A process, coordination of internal and external expert teams
Organisation and execution of due diligence, data room and other transaction services.
MSc in Financial Economics and BSc in Economics & Business Economics. Universities in Maastricht, the Netherlands, and Vancouver, Canada. Work experience through internships at KPMG Advisory and NIBC Bank. Joined Aeternus in 2022.
Job Titles:
- Head of Renewables / Infrastructure
Extensive background in banking, funding, investments and corporate finance across a broad range of sectors. Jack held senior executive positions in many Irish financial institutions both in Ireland and overseas and led and executed transactions ranging in size from 5 to 100m. Now primarily focused on the Renewable Energy, Infrastructure and Sustainability sectors. In recent years, he has been involved in several fundraisings covering equity and debt. He has an established network across private, family office and institutional investors which enables alternative funding solutions & investment insights to many clients and efficiently matches investors with projects & promoters. He has taken deals from initiation, and structuring to full execution across property, social housing, renewable energy & hospitality sectors and gained extensive knowledge in these particular areas and has led innovative fundraising transactions for a number of clients across different jurisdictions.
Job Titles:
- Managing Partner
- Managing Partner of Aeternus
Managing Partner of Aeternus. Experience in M&A for more than 15 years. Involved in more than 100 mid-corporate national and international deals.
Senior Analyst Jai Goradia During his time in Armillary he has been part of several M&A transactions and managed the Unlisted Securities Exchange and an equity-crowdfunding platform called Crowdsphere. Prior to that, Jai founded an education-based startup in Mumbai and organised one of India's largest public speaking events and trained over 1000 students across the country. Industry experience: Education and training; Electronics; Engineering; Information technology; Transport & logistics. Member of Consumer & Retail Industry Group. E-mail::jgoradia@m-a-worldwide.com
Job Titles:
- Corporate Finance
- Executive
James joined Rickitt Mitchell in 2021 having spent 3 years at PwC working with a variety of clients UK and US-listed corporates, private equity-backed businesses and owner-managed businesses.
Since joining, James has supported the team across sell-side, buy-side and private equity transactions.
Mainly active on mid-market M&A transactions, with special focus on family-owned businesses. Extensive expertise in the structuring of deals and partnerships.
Jansson joined Armillary Private Capital in July 2022 as an Analyst, prior to joining Armillary Jansson worked at The Treasury NZ covering the Crown's commercial entity portfolio.
For the past two and a half years, Jesper has been employed at AHL Partners, where he has been actively involved in both sell-side and transaction services projects.
Additionally, Jesper brings previous experience from his time living in the US, where he pursued his studies and played ice hockey.
Prior experience in the pharmaceutical industry as a financial analyst and market intelligence analyst. Graduated Summa Cum Laude in Economics and Finance at San Francisco de Quito University.
Job Titles:
- Associate Director
- Corporate Finance
Joe joined Rickitt Mitchell in 2021 and during his M&A career to date has advised on several transactions including acquisitions, disposals, PE-Backed MBOs and growth fundraising on the debt market. Recent transactions include the sale of UK based TMT business Spyder to Digital Colony in the US and the sale of Stobart Rail to German PE house, Bavaria Industries.
Job Titles:
- Analyst
- Corporate Finance
- Master Economics at Tilburg University Master Finance Tilburg University
Job Titles:
- Managing Director - Equity
John is a Managing Director of Equity at Focus Capital with responsibility for capital raising, family offices and growth capital / PE funds. John has 20+ years of investment experience in private equity, venture capital and private debt. Previously John was Chief Investment Officer, an Investment Committee member, and Co Head of Ireland at Beechbrook Capital. He was a founding member of Beechbrook Capital Ireland taking the business through the regulatory journey, fund raising first and final closes and then deployment of the fund.
For 10 years John was Senior Vice-President at Enterprise Ireland co-managing the direct equity portfolio, primarily responsible for late-stage venture and PE deals in high growth companies. John has worked on 7 IPOs, 100+ exits and 300+ syndicated transactions.
He has gained a wide range of experience across many sectors including technology, Pharma, Medical devices and other high growth industries, working closely with founders, funds and professional management teams.
John is a regular panellist over the last 14+ years at leading European PE and VC conferences where he has built a network of contacts across funds, institutions and family offices.
Job Titles:
- Partner
- President & CEO, Care
President & CEO, CareCall, Inc.. President and COO, International Telesystems Corp. Sn. VP, Marketing/Sales, and Managing Director, Intl., Reed Elsevier. Director, Xerox Corp.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- CEO, Invenio Solutions
CEO, Invenio Solutions. Marketing Manager, Dell Computers. Director of Marketing, Ralston Purina. Regional Owner, Decorating Den. Unit Sales Manager, Procter & Gamble.
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- Senior Managing Director of the March Group, LLC
Senior Managing Director of The March Group, LLC. Founder and Co-Founder of two-physician practice management companies. Co-Founder of Ouch.com, an Internet-based medical supply superstore.
Job Titles:
- Manager
- Armillary Private Capital As a Senior Analyst
Jono joined Armillary Private Capital as a Senior Analyst. Jono brings a wealth of experience to the team, having worked both as an analyst and a commercial banker before moving abroad in 2019. His most recent role was in structured finance in the UK.
Job Titles:
- Managing Partner
- Lawyer and Founding Partner, Jordi Blasco
Lawyer and founding partner, Jordi Blasco has gathered broad experience as an advisor in national and cross-border transactions since the early 90s. Apart from being the author and co-author of a series of articles in specialized off- and online magazines, Jordi Blasco is also an advisory board member in companies of different sectors. He is an associate professor at EADA. Jordi Blasco holds a degree from IESE, EADA, CCJCC, and UAB.
Deep expertise in M&A and Private Equity deals. José has more than 30 years' experience as an executive director in several investment banks.
More than 20 years of experience in international markets, multinational IT, Telecommunications, and Cyber Security. He coordinated several M & A projects in Portugal, Mexico, Denmark, Italy, and China.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Finance Analyst at Finanzas & Gestión
Chartered accountant. Joined M&A Worldwide Manchester in 2012 after 5 years at EY. Significant experience in Buy-side, sell-side, and IPO mandates.
Industry Expertise in a variety of sectors, including TMT, construction, and manufacturing.
Karl Bennett has over 18 years of corporate finance experience in NZ, Australia, UK, USA & Poland involving mergers & acquisitions activity, due diligence, planning and executing debt & capital raising (including Initial Public Offerings or "IPOs"), systems (IT and operational) change management and the building, analysis of and reporting of financial and/or operating models for consolidated groups, joint ventures, companies or projects. Karl holds the CA qualification from Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and is a member of the New Zealand Institute of Directors.
Graduated from Keio University in 1994 in economics. After passing his CPA (Japan) exam in 1996, Ken joined Arthur Andersen in Tokyo. Following four years in Japan he was seconded to Kuala Lumpur where assumed the Manager position of the Japanese desk. Left Arthur Andersen in 2001 and founded Quan Advisors.
Tax Economics and Finance at Tilburg University, the Netherlands. Experience in M&A and Valuation > three years. National. Industry Expertise in Agribusiness & Food and Industrial & Manufacturing. Joined Aeternus in 2017.
Msc in Accounting and auditing (høyere revisorstudium) from NHH Norwegian School of Economics.Several years of experience from auditing at PWC and as Head of group accounting at Elkem ASA.
Several years with Ferd AS, first as an analyst, then as a portfolio manager and the last four years as head of Ferd Invest's financial share portfolio. Responsible for Nordic shares and Investment Director at Eika Kapitalforvaltning. Several board positions
MSc in Economics and Business. MBA from Univ. British Columbia. Investment banking experience from Deutsche Bank, CIBC, Simmons & Co, and Nordea.
Consultant at BCG. Several years in the UK, Germany, Russia, and Central Asia. Joined DHT in 2016. Expertise areas: M&A, funding, valuation, corporate development.
Member of Energy, Environment & Cleantech Industry Group.
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Partner at CIGNO Mergers & Acquisition
Expertise: Sell- and buy-side advisor focusing on the Energy sector, electronics, defence industry, machinery industry, construction materials and cross-border transactions. Lars is focusing on the strategic development of clients as well.
Lars is holding several boards and advisory board positions.
Education: Master degree specialized in international management and finance.
Skilled in structured finance, corporate banking and executive management, with over 25 years working for major financial institutions such as ABN AMRO, AXA, HSBC and Westpac.
Job Titles:
- Senior Advisor
- Cofounder and VP, Cascadia Technology Corp.
Job Titles:
- Consultant
- Corporate Finance
Manager Logan Riley Skilled in Structured Finance with over five years of experience working for SMBC London covering power and renewable energy project finance. E-mail::lriley@m-a-worldwide.com
Head of CPX, Cypress' arm focused on product development and services for founders and investors. At Cypress, was involved in several SaaS and on-premise software companies' M&A and fundraising deals.
Working in financial advisory for 15 years. Previous experience includes important C-level roles in major corporations such as Shell Brasil Telecom and CSN. BSc. in accounting from the Faculdade Celso Lisboa, a graduate degree in Economics.
Engineering from UERJ and Negotiation Skills Program Certificate from Harvard Law School. Investment portfolio manager, Board member of the Brazilian Institute of Corporate Governance (IBGC), and volunteer of Endeavor Institute.
Responsible for highly complex financial projects with more than 25 years of experience in the financial, banking, investment, and pharmaceutical areas and has experience in multinationals.
Job Titles:
- Legal Consultant Corporate Finance
LL.M in Business Law. Universities in Netherlands and South-Africa. Master Thesis on remuneration laws in combination with moral hazard. Legal intern at Boels Zanders Advocaten in 2015. Travelling around the world for 2 years after graduation. Joined Aeternus in 2018.
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Chemical Engineer, MBA ESADE Business School
Register Valuator and Advisor Corporate Finance, more than 25 years of experience in Mergers & Acquisitions and accountancy, National and international.
Working in financial advisory and M&A for 20+ years. Joined Cypress in 2007. Previously worked in M&A and strategic planning at Telefonica and Strategy Consulting at Booz Allen Hamilton. BSc. in Mechanical Engineering from Unicamp and MBA degree in General Management from Business School São Paulo (BSP).
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Partner and Managing Director at Finanzas & Gestión
Partner and Managing Director at Finanzas & Gestión since 2012. Mr. Caramutti holds a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration and a CPA degree from Universidad Católica Argentina and an MBA from INSEAD (Fontainebleau, France).
MSc in Economics and Business. Consultant with PA Consulting Group where focusing on company valuations, strategic development, efficiency measurement, and project management. Joined MAWW Oslo in 2008.
Areas of expertise: Company valuations, financial strategy, acquiring, and selling all types of businesses.
Joined Armillary Private Capital as an Executive Director, after a 37 year banking career, initially in the UK with Barclays and subsequently in New Zealand with Westpac New Zealand Limited. From 1995, led and cultivated high performing teams at Westpac NZ's Corporate Banking, Leveraged Finance (Private Equity funded investments including M&A, MBO/I's), Property Finance, and more recently Agribusiness, Commercial and Business Banking. These teams have been specifically responsible for providing banking solutions to the Primary, Corporate, Property and Business sectors and clients, whilst supporting strategic growth and development of the bank's key strategic priorities and development through programmes of transformation, continuous improvement, and operating within acceptable Risk and Regulatory parameters.
Transformation programmes include Customer Insight, Customer Acquisition, People development and capability, Digital transformation, Service Leadership through Sales Force Effectiveness, Productivity and Cost Management, and Infrastructure development. As the former Head of Business Banking at Westpac NZ, along with a leadership team, led teams ranging from 25 specialists to 500 banking generalists throughout NZ who work closely with clients and stakeholders that range from Commercial through to Corporate and Institutional customers delivering solutions and advice to help them succeed today and be well placed for tomorrow's opportunities. Responsibilities have included providing a Business Banking strategy a subset of the Westpac NZ and Institutional & Business Banking strategy.
Extensive experience working with clients and leading teams in Corporate, Property Finance Commercial, Agribusiness and Business Banking and first-line Risk in New Zealand. A broad appreciation of the changing landscape, challenges and sources of competitive advantage in running these teams. Customers show enthusiasm for emerging digital technologies and operating efficiencies, financial services remain an industry built on similar levels of change, evolution and relationships that I have nurtured and led the Westpac Business Banking team in not only transforming, building and maintaining solid relationships with their customers in ever-changing times (particularly during Covid). All along delivering consistent results across all performance metrics in particular refining first line Risk Management and Regulatory requirements across the respective distribution business.
Over 20 years of international M&A experience from global engineering companies and corporate finance. Main sectors industrial engineering, B2B services, automation, offshore, and construction. Experience in integration, strategic planning, business development, and corporate law.
An MBA, with over 30 years of experience as Managing Director and Vice President. Sales & Marketing in global operating companies of different industries.
Director Martin Gray Skilled in mergers and acquisitions, business disposals, finance raisings, project finance, independent expert reports, valuations, and due diligence, with substantial listed and private company lead advisory experience. Martin has over 20 years of corporate finance experience in Asia, New Zealand and Europe. Industry experience: Agriculture; Beverages; Education and training; Food; Healthcare. Member of the Healthcare, Biotech & Pharma Industry Group. E-mail:mgray@m-a-worldwide.com
His core specialist skills in operating fast-growing businesses have been developed over 25 years as a Managing Director/CEO of commercial trading companies. Martin brings commercial business turnaround, growth, and restructuring expertise to FOCUS Capital Partners. He is currently spearheading a number of significant business growth planning and funding transactions. Martin has gained a wide range of experience in a broad range of companies, Private, PLC and Multi-National. Martin has developed a recognised reputation for business strategy, rapid growth, and business turnarounds in the European arena (Ireland/ UK/ Italy/ Denmark). He is known for his commercial, real estate, operations, IT, and financial skills. He has led the business acquisition, disposal, and restructuring transactions. Martin has strong relationships with a wide range of Private Wealth Funds, Private Equity groups, and commercial business leaders.
Job Titles:
- Managing Partner
- Economist and Founding Partner
Economist and founding partner gained wide experience since the mid-90s in international corporate finance on both sides, in advisory firms as well as on the client's side in stock-exchange listed companies. Previously, he worked in various countries in Asia, Eastern, and Western Europe. He is an associate professor at EADA. Martin Mayer holds a degree in Business Administration from the University of Innsbruck and an Executive MBA from IE Business School.
Experience in M&A for more than 10 years. Involved in 100+ mid-corporate national and international valuations and deals. Industry expertise in Healthcare.
Over 2 years of experience in Investment Banking and Corporate Finance. Before joining Misti Capital, he worked as an Equity Research Analyst at Credicorp Capital, where he carried out equity valuations and investment recommendations on the leading mining companies in Peru. Previously, he worked as an Intern in Marcobre's Finance unit.
Studied International Relations at Bilgi University. Worked for the European Union for one year and Ekol logistics prior to joining MAWW Istambul in 2015 as an analyst. Melike is fluent in English and good in French.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Partner
- Associate Partner at DHT Corporate Services
Associate partner at DHT Corporate Services, providing M&A services, valuations and general consulting. Specific focus on projects relating to commercialisation, restructuring and capital raise for tech companies.
Michael has 25 years of experience in Financial Services and previously led HSBC's Corporate Banking business in Ireland. Michael will primarily be involved in debt financing and enhancing our product offering in this area, covering Mid to Large Corporates, Real Estate and PLC clients.
MSc in Strategic Corporate Finance & Sustainable Finance, and BSc in Economics & Business Economics/ Universities in Maastricht, the Netherlands, and Munich, Germany. Previously joined Aeternus in 2021 as an intern and analyst in 2022.
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Partner at FINGESTE
Special deal focus and know-how on sectors: Agrifood & Beverages + Consumer Retail
Former Executive Director at several leading national and multinational companies for more than 25 years
Currently working for Aeternus as a Corporate Finance Analyst. Responsibilities within the team are related to business valuations, investment memorandums, longlists, market approaches, due diligence activities and more.
The academic background is at the International Business School of Maastricht University where obtained master degree in Corporate Finance and Marketing (both MSc). Because of this international background, I would like to be involved in international deals.
Financial Analyst. Miss Mourad Simes joined Finanzas & Gestión in 2020. Miss Mourad Simes holds a Bachelor's degree in Economics from the University of Michigan and is in the process of completing a Master's in Finance degree from Universidad Torcuato Di Tella. Miss Mourad Simes also worked as a Senior Consultant in Management Solutions.
Experience from both sides of the "table".
Experience from operations in private companies as head of finance and CFO.
Job Titles:
- Corporate Finance
- Executive
Naomi joined Rickit Mitchell in 2022, after spending 5 years at BDO working on a variety of clients from owner-managed business to listed companies across a wide range of sectors including real estate, manufacturing, and technology. Since joining, Naomi has supported the team across sell-side and private equity transactions.
Chartered Accountant. Joined MAWW Manchester in 2004 after 4yrs at PWC and previously GlaxoSmithKline. Advised on deals from £10m to £150m. Significant experience in buy-side, sell-side, private equity, and IPO mandates across many sectors.
Participant in the Healthcare industry group. Now is a member of Agri, Food & Beverages Industry Group.
Bachelor of Business Administration, Accounting and Finance at National Economics University. Collaborated as Audit Associate in Ernst&Young from 2012 to 2014. In 2014 started at MAWW Ho Chi Minh City as Associate and from 2017 as Manager.
Nicolas Giordano joined Finanzas & Gestión in 2022. He obtained a Public Accounting degree from the Universidad de Buenos Aires (UBA) and is currently in the process of completing a Master in Finance at the Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (UTDT). Prior to joining Finanzas & Gestión, Mr. Giordano worked at PwC, being part of transaction teams that participated in various M&A transactions and provided corporate finance services. Formerly, he also worked in the external audit department. Nicolás Giordano has experience in the analysis and evaluation and provides support in the execution of various types of corporate finance and investment banking deals.
Job Titles:
- Vice President
- Vicepresident at Proventus Advisors
Vicepresident at Proventus Advisors since 2018. Joined Proventus Advisors in 2009 as an analyst. Over 10 years of experience in M&A and Investment Banking. Has worked in transactions in financial services, hospitality, insurance, agribusiness, and consumer products.
Job Titles:
- Consultant
- Corporate Finance
- Master Finance Maastricht University. Joined Aeternus in 2019
Over 20 years of capital markets and M&A experience from leading corporate finance firms.
More than 20 years of executive experience in multinationals in the IT, Telecommunications, Construction, and Engineering sectors.
He has been involved in and coordinated several M & A negotiations, several Information Technology projects, and various debugging projects of Telecommunications Operators.
40 years of management experience, board member of several companies. Several positions with Digital Equipment Corporation. CEO of Røstvold System.
Partner in MAWW Oslo since 1999. Specialize in buying and selling companies, strategic management, restructuring processes, and international negotiations.
Olof has more than 10 years' experience in corporate finance as a senior consultant in transaction services at PwC and he has also worked as director of Corporate Finance at Volvo Cars.
Olof joined AHL Partners in 2022 and he is responsible for financial due diligence.
Sheng Jie (""SJ"") has over 10 years of investment banking experience notably specializing in Project Finance Advisory, Infrastructure Advisory, Public-Private Partnership ("PPP") and Private Financing Initiatives ("PFIs") transactions. To date, has advised and achieved financial close for transactions valuing a total of RM10.0bil namely for transactions involved in financial advisory, capital raising i.e debt capital market as well as debt restructuring.
SJ started his career as a Senior Analyst with Ernst and Young Advisory Services Sdn Bhd in the Performance Improvement department. He had 2 years' experience in leading and supporting various project work streams in terms of key strategies and operational functions.
Thereafter, he commenced his Project Finance Advisory career with Maybank Investment Bank, in the Strategic Advisory Department (also known as Bina Fikir Sdn Bhd). During this tenure, SJ advised and achieved financial close for several PPP/PFI and Infrastructure (Energy and Utilities) related projects including financial adviser for the proposed development and fundraising for a regional power sector fund, with the focus on renewable energy assets and assets <200MW, financial adviser for the development of the Pan Borneo Highway in Sarawak, East Malaysia, a financial adviser for the development, construction and operation of Malaysia's Cyber Security facility, on a PPP/PFI basis, financial adviser debt restructuring of an existing privatised highway and its subsequent Sukuk Issuance debt refinancing exercise and financial adviser for the development of Malaysia's first education hub comprising 4 universities, developed on a PPP/PFI basis.
SJ then moved on to head the Project Finance and Debt Capital Market team in a Securities Commission (Malaysia) and Ministry of Finance (Malaysia) licensed boutique corporate finance advisory firm where he is involved in the origination, strategic advisory, deal execution i.e structuring, contract review, negotiation and managing various stakeholders, fund-raising (via Sukuk and/or Equity Investments) for both Senior and Junior/Mezzanine levels. His key goal is to ensure the transaction achieves Financial Close with terms that are both favourable to the Client and ‘bankable' in the view of the lenders and/or investors. Key sectors covered include Water, Infrastructure, Power (Renewable Energy), and Development.
Orla joined FOCUS Capital Partners in 2017 and since then has predominantly advised on Equity transactions across a wide variety of sectors as well as several M&A transactions.
Previously, Orla spent 5 years working in business development and management positions in both start-ups and small businesses in the e-commerce and retail sectors respectively.
Orla graduated from University College Dublin with a Bachelor in Commerce, specialising in Finance. Orla subsequently completed a Masters's in Finance and Capital Markets at Dublin City University.
Owen holds a Bachelor of International Commerce & Irish degree from University College Dublin and is an associate of Chartered Accountants Ireland. Prior to joining FOCUS Capital Partners in 2017, Owen worked in Grant Thornton's Corporate Finance and Corporate Advisory departments specialising in M&A and transaction services. Owen completed his accountancy traineeship in Deloitte and Touche's corporate audit department. Owen specialises in M&A and equity finance and has managed the successful execution of several equity fundraise and M&A transactions with a particular focus on high-growth indigenous Irish software and technology companies. In addition, Owen specialises in providing a range of transaction services including due diligence, company valuations, and IBR and has extensive experience in providing strategic advice to leading Irish corporates. Owen has gained significant exposure to various industries while working in corporate finance including software, artificial intelligence, manufacturing, pharmacy, leisure & hospitality, waste management, renewables, retail, and property.
Pathom has over 15 years of experience in investment banking and strategy consulting. He worked at Goldman Sachs and ABN Amro before becoming a strategy consultant for Boston Consulting Group from 1995 to 2003. Pathom is the founder and managing director of PYI Consulting.
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Partner and Managing Director at Finanzas & Gestión
Partner and Managing Director at Finanzas & Gestión since 2002. Mr. Rotman holds an Engineering degree from Universidad de Buenos Aires and an MSc in Finance degree from Universidad del CEMA.
Paul has over 30 years of international business experience in leadership, sales, marketing, operations, law and finance. Paul has personally negotiated well over $1B in business transactions (product, services, capital raises and M&A) of various types on several continents in the areas of advanced manufacturing, food and beverage, packaging, IT and software, retail and others.
Paul spent the first couple of decades of his career working in various capacities for several Fortune 500 public high tech companies in Silicon Valley and Silicon Forest.
He later started up a manufacturing software company, built it and sold it to a large public company at a significant multiple.
After selling his business in 2006, Paul decided he wanted to utilize his experiences and successes to help other entrepreneurs and companies grow, build value and exit. He has helped dozens of companies in multiple industries on their journey, culminating in highly profitable M&A events.
Paul holds a J.D. degree from the University of Oregon and an undergraduate degree from the University of Santa Clara. He is a member of the California State Bar, and holds Series 7 and 63 FINRA/Securities Licenses.
Paul joined FOCUS Capital Partners in 2019 and has substantial experience in the areas of M&A, debt and equity fundraising. He has significant experience in providing a range of transaction services including due diligence, valuations, financial modelling and strategic planning. Paul has gained exposure to various industries including technology, pharmacy, hospitality, renewables, retail, and property.
Prior to joining FOCUS Capital Partners, Paul trained as an accountant across several departments including Transaction Services, Corporate & Personal Tax, and Audit in Moore. Paul is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Business and Finance from Dublin University College.
Working in financial advisory for 10 years. Previously worked in Equity Research at Canepa Asset Management and funds at Banco Modal.
Job Titles:
- Executive Director
- Member of the Agri, Food & Beverages Industry Group
Background in the finance and advisory sector with a particular focus on the primary and agribusiness sectors including agriculture, horticulture, fishing and supporting businesses in these sectors. Skilled in debt and equity raising and M&A.
Experience in M&A business for more than 10 years. Especially involved in mid-corporate and corporate international deals. Industry expertise in Industry, Healthcare, and Automotive. Working experience at ING as director of ING Limburg, mainly structured lending specialism.
Experience in M&A for more than 10 years. Involved in small and medium companies and mid-corporate national and international deals. Extensive valuation and debt advisory expertise. Registred Valuator (RV). Industry expertise in construction, real estate, chemicals, energy, and automotive.
MBA in Business. Partner of MAWW Essen since 2014. Specialist in MBO/MBI and C-level Management focusing on Private Equity. M&A experience as CEO of RWTÜV strategic Holding INDUS + various TMT sector board functions. Cross-border experience, fluent in German, English, Spanish, and Dutch.
Rob Baird - Managing Director
Job Titles:
- Managing Director
- FOCUS Managing Director
Robert A. (Rob) Baird, a FOCUS Managing Director, has over 40 years of investment banking experience, serving as a banker and senior executive with two leading regional investment banking firms. Mr. Baird held several key positions at Morgan Keegan, including banker, managing director, senior managing director, executive committee member and president of the firm's investment banking and fixed income capital markets divisions. When Raymond James acquired Morgan Keegan, Mr. Baird was named executive vice president and head of the firm's debt investment banking group, which included over 200 bankers in 28 cities.
Job Titles:
- Consultant
- Corporate Finance
- Master in Economics & Strat
Master in Economics & Strat. Management. Universities in the Netherlands and Dublin. Working experience at ING and CapitalMind. Experience in M&A & finance >8 years, National and international. Joined M&A Worldwide Amsterdam in 2017.
Robert is one of Ireland's leading Corporate Finance Advisors with a wealth of experience in Debt Fundraising and M&A at FOCUS Capital Partners. He is a Fellow of Chartered Accountants Ireland. He has developed a strong reputation for financing and refinancing business and property-based portfolios, working across a broad range of Corporate Finance activities. He has significant commercial experience in undertaking M&A, Business Reviews, Due Diligence and Strategic Advisory for Corporate clients. Robert has developed a large client base across a broad range of sectors throughout Ireland.
Job Titles:
- Founder
- Managing Partner
- Founder and Managing Partner of Proventus Advisors
Founder and Managing Partner of Proventus Advisors. Over 20 years of experience in M&A. Involved in over 100 M&A and corporate finance projects. Prior experience at Morgan Stanley in Latin America Investment Banking and Private Equity groups. MBA and BS in Systems Engineering from universities in the US.
Mr. Roberto Tribuno was graduated in 1988 in Business Economics at Bocconi University, then registered CPA in Milan in 1991 and Auditor in 1995.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Associate at Galapagos Cypress
Associate at Galapagos Cypress since 2019, having worked and led M&A and debt-raising deals as well as evaluation projects in a number of industries, mainly logistics, fintechs, technology, urban mobility and infrastructure.
Over 22 years of experience in Investment Banking and Corporate Finance. Before joining Misti Capital, he held different positions in Credicorp Group, including Head of the Investment Banking team in Peru for Credicorp Capital, Head of the Capital Markets team, and Head of the M&A team, among others. He has led multiple M&A transactions, local and international capital markets transactions, and structured loans for Peru's main corporate clients.
Ruairi joined Focus Capital Partners in 2022 and has worked on a number of Equity and M&A transactions to date.
Degree in Economics from FEP. I spent most of my professional life connected to industries, as CEO for six years at Grupo Vidago, specifically at the Mineral Water production and bottling units in Spain, and for the last twenty-five years in the aluminium area, in two transformation industries, one in the production of parts for the automotive sector as CFO, and the other in the production of aluminium ingots as CEO. I've been an Auditor, and a Financial Director in a textile company, for periods of less than 2 years. I participated in some M&A processes, one in 2000, with the acquisition of a production unit by the Euralcom Group, another in the acquisition of an industry in 2010 from the Brabant Alucast International Group, another in the sale of two Industries in 2022 to two national investors.
Worked as Managing Director and Board Member of several commercial banks, insurance, and financial companies. Lead transactions in Corporate Finance; Corporate Loans; Bank Debts; Debt Restructuring; Equity Raising; Recovery; Complex Distress Situations; NPLs, Real Estate, and Asset Management. Finance Degree.
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Lecturer at the Norwegian Business School, BI. More Than 10 Years With Noraudit and Ernst & Young
Joined MAWW Oslo in 1994. Areas of expertise: company valuations, board-related work, business development, ownership restructuring, strategic alliances, M&A, generational transitions.
Sam joined Armillary Private Capital in November 2021 as a Senior Analyst in our Auckland Office. Sam returns to Auckland after having spent two years in British Columbia. Prior to this, he worked as a senior auditor for BDO in Auckland before joining SkyCity as a financial analyst.
Job Titles:
- Partner
- Country Partner of SCS
More than 15 years of relevant M&A experience, with a focus on mid-market M&A transactions, both domestic and cross-border.
Specific experience in family business advisory. Former president of the Belgian Corporate Finance Association.
Skilled in debt and equity raising, mergers and acquisitions, new growth developments and governance. Steve has over 15 years of experience working in the Māori commercial sector and has managed a NZ$1 billion portfolio in the Energy, Food, Telecommunications and Innovation sectors.
Job Titles:
- Managing Partner
- Managing Partner of MAWW Manchester
Managing Partner of MAWW Manchester and for over 30 years has successfully provided advice to corporates, management teams, entrepreneurs, and private equity houses on a range of mid-market transactions.
Sverrir Sigursveinsson has been with Kontakt since 2020 and is the current MD. Sverrir has over 19 years of experience in finance and banking. Asset management, capital markets, corporate finance, relationship management and more at Íslandsbanki, Arion bank and Glitnir Bank.
Job Titles:
- Investment Banking Senior Analyst
Teodora plays a key role in supporting investment banking transactions across the lifecycle, from origination to closing, as well as in the research & data function of BCP.
Prior to BCP, Teodora gained valuable experience as a consultant in Audit and Advisory at Crowe.
Teodora graduated with a BsC in International Business Administration from Rotterdam School of Management - Erasmus University, and is currently pursuing an MsC in Digital Businesses & Innovation at the Faculty of Business Administration in Foreign Languages in Bucharest.
Over 15 years in disposal, recycling, engineering, and producing companies.More than 15 years Managing Director and Advisory board,mid-seized and family companies, international conglomerates.Since 2003 independent expert for medium-sized transactions, national and international.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Associate at Galapagos Cypress
Associate at Galapagos Cypress with more than 5 years of experience in Investment Banking having concluded M&A and DCM transactions in several industries, mainly real estate, industrials, information technology, and financial services.
Job Titles:
- Assistant
- Assistant at Finanzas & Gestión
MSC. in Finance at Tilburg University, the Netherlands. Experience in M&A and Valuation > two years. National. Joined Aeternus in 2018.
More than 20 years of M&A experience, mainly as CFO in different stock listed companies. Transactions made in the chemicals, pharmaceutical, automotive, retail, security, and defense industries. Since 2005 partner of M&A Worldwide Essen.
Currently working for Aeternus as a Corporate Finance Analyst with the following responsibilities; business valuations, investment memorandums, searches, market approaches, due diligence and more.
Tobias most recently worked as a management consultant at Deloitte where he mainly worked in the financial sector.
Aerospace & defence; Automotive; Beverages; Energy & renewables; Financial services; Food; Insurance; Leisure; Luxury goods; Media, printing and publishing; Plastics; Real estate & facility management; Recycling; Steel, metal and wood working; Telecom.
Job Titles:
- Consultant
- Corporate Finance
Tomás Parera joined Finanzas & Gestión in 2022. He earned a BA in Finance from the Universidad de San Andrés (UDESA) and is currently in the process of completing a Master in Finance at the Universidad Torcuato Di Tella (UTDT). Prior to joining Finanzas & Gestión, Mr. Parera worked as an Equity Research Analyst at Crisil Irevna. Previously, he worked for the financial services firm ARG Capital. Tomás Parera has experience in the analysis and evaluation of transactions and provides support in the execution of various types of corporate finance and investment banking deals.
Job Titles:
- Office Manager
- Senior Manager
Job Titles:
- CEO
- Founder
- Managing Partner
At BCP, Tudor is managing selected client relationships and investment banking projects, across all stages of the transaction life cycle, from deal origination and execution up to closing. Tudor also focuses on key relationships with investors and corporates, as well as the general management of the firm.
Tudor is a financial services professional with Private Equity and Mergers & acquisitions experience across Europe. Held roles with an entrepreneurial investment banking firm (Blu Capital Partners), a large institutional private equity fund in Amsterdam (AlpInvest Partners - The Carlyle Group) and a direct private equity/hybrid debt fund in Paris (ICG).
Striving for excellence, I am a results-oriented and proactive professional with both analytical and communication skills. I gained a broad set of hard skills such as market analysis, financial and strategic analysis, business valuation, project management, transaction execution and due diligence, with the end vision of fulfilling investors' expectations. In addition, my soft skills encompass teamwork, adaptability, problem-solving, and cross-cultural communication.
Tudor graduated from Paris 1 Sorbonne Management School (MSc in Economics, Management & Finance) and in Architecture (BsC from Ecole Nationale Superieure de Paris La Villette). Tudor performed executive training for business valuation with Aswath Damodaran, the ‘Dean of Valuation'.
Experience in the analysis and evaluation of transactions. He provides support in the execution of various types of corporate finance and investment banking deals.
Director of M&A in the Norwegian Postal Group (Posten Norge AS) with responsibility for transactions, due diligence, integrations, value assessments, and strategic advice.
Job Titles:
- Partner
- CEO and Partner of SCS Global Advisory ( M ) Sdn. Bhd. B. Sc. ( Hons ), MBA, Fellow Member of ICAEW
Wanda Silva is the nation's M&A expert and thought leader in the consolidation of the Professional Employer Organization (PEO) space. She has over 26 years of M&A experience, with more than 100 completed transactions with an aggregate sale price of over $1 billion. Her expertise includes acquisition profitability, valuation, deal terms, exit strategy and succession planning.
MBA, more than 10 years of M&A experience. Mid-corporate strategic transactions in the chemicals, automation, and electronics industries. Served in management and top management functions in medium-sized and large companies.
Yann Assor is the Founder and Managing Partner of BV CAPITAL AFRICA.
Yann was previously Partner - Head of Transactions at PwC Hub Africa since 2010 and Director in the corporate finance department of PwC France from 2006 to 2010.
Before joining PwC, Yann was an M&A manager for Europe at Transdev Group, a subsidiary of the French sovereign fund Caisse des Dépôts. He also held a management position within KPMG and worked as a financial analyst at HSBC.
Yann has over 20 years of experience in M&A and Debt Advisory in Europe, North and West Africa. He advised multinational companies, SMEs, Private Equity funds, and public companies. His areas of expertise include corporate finance, debt advisory, and financial engineering.
Over the last five years, Yann led various assignments in developing countries, including Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Cameroon, Kenya, and others. As such, he is very familiar with African market deal issues and advises foreign investors on managing/mitigating these issues.