LUCAS WINTER

ANALYST

Since joining Translink in 2023, I have been able to apply my in-depth knowledge from my Bachelor’s degree in Finance and Accounting and one year of international business studies in Paris. My experience in corporate banking with a focus on key account clients shaped my analytical and problem-solving skills. Meanwhile, I work on buy- and sell-side deals and support the senior team throughout the deal process.

My career to date has equipped me to quickly and effectively identify the essential aspects of business models and implement them in successful M&A transactions. The close and regular exchange with all project participants is essential for me to achieve optimal results for our clients.

ALEJANDRO CABRE

ANALYST

Alejandro joined Translink in 2023. He has previous work experience as an Analyst in the Real Estate industry.

Alejandro is a recent graduate of the MSc in Finance from ESADE, holds a degree in Business Administration from the same institution, with an exchange programme at Stockholm School of Economics, and a degree in Philosophy from Universidad de Barcelona, with an exchange programme at Sorbonne Université. Alejandro is a current CFA Candidate

LORNA MARSHALL

ADVISOR

Lorna spent the first 7 years of her professional career in audit and became an ACA chartered accountant in September 2021.
She has worked with clients in a range of sectors including technology, healthcare, and business services. With a strong technical knowledge, Lorna has dealt with numerous specialist areas including employee ownership trusts, various mergers, acquisitions, hive ups, as well as defined benefit pension schemes.

Outside of work, Lorna is the office adrenaline junkie being a keen skydiver and wind tunnel flier, having recently competed in the indoor wind tunnel national championships. On a sunny weekend, you’re more than likely to find her flying at 14,000 feet in the air!

LUKE HARROWER

ASSISTANT MANAGER

Luke is a Big-4 trained Chartered Accountant with first time passes in all exams.

Working within the award-winning Leeds Corporate Finance team on a wide range of transactional areas including:

– Mergers & acquisitions
– Business disposals
– Management buy-outs/buy-ins
– Strategic planning
– Debt fundraisings
– Equity fundraisings
– Asset based lending

Also a member of the ICAEW West Yorkshire and York committee. In my role I lead the Young Chartered Accountants Network, organising both networking and educational/career building events for newly qualified Chartered Accountants with up to 10 years PQE.

AMANDA BETTS

ADVISOR

Amanda joined the exciting world of finance at an early age. She has over 15 years’ experience working closely with privately and family-owned businesses across a wide range of sectors but has specific involvement with retail, manufacturing, business services and construction. Amanda has spent over three years working at a senior level in industry, most recently within a PLC. This has given her unique industry experience, spending over three years in commercial and operational roles.

Outside of the corporate world, Amanda will often be found with her nose in a lonely planet guide, planning her next trip; learning the rules to a new board game (and sticking to them) or in the kitchen striving to provide the perfect cake to satisfy the sweet tooth of the office.

Jochem Dix

SENIOR ADVISOR

Jochem joined Translink Corporate Finance Benelux in 2018 after completing an internship at the company. Prior to joining Translink Corporate Finance Benelux, he gained experience by working at a Dutch bank. Jochem holds a Master’s degree in Financial Management from Nijenrode Business University. Currently he is pursuing a Master’s degree in Company Law from the University of Nijmegen.

WILL HOLMES

DIRECTOR

Will has over 10 years’ experience in M&A, having advised on a broad range of transactions including owner-managed businesses, large corporates and private equity.

He has extensive experience in providing shareholders and management teams with strategic advice on corporate mergers & acquisitions, business disposals, exit strategies, management buy-outs/buy-ins and raising debt or equity capital.

Will’s sector experience spans a wide range of markets, and he is a member of our Logistics specialist sector group.

Will enjoys spending his free time with his young family around the Yorkshire countryside and has a passion for a range of sporting hobbies including golf, skiing and general fitness.

Anders Schnettler Kristensen

Partner

Anders Schnettler Kristensen holds a degree in Business Administration and Law. His career has included international sales and marketing roles in the consumer goods world (Carlsberg) and following an EMBA, commercial and general management roles in technical sectors such as construction materials (HILTI), process technology (BÜHLER GROUP), and life science / med-tech (WIDEX and WS Audiology). More recently, Anders has moved into the software development sector as a CEO with Private Equity ownership (Gaming). Anders has lived in Canada, Germany, Poland and Switzerland. He has participated in several transactions both as buyer and seller – internationally and in Denmark. He has extensive board experience with international and Danish companies, including serving as chairman at Estron, a Private Equity-owned supplier to the med-tech, audio and defence industries.

Lina Ismail

PARTNER

Lina started her career in the Paris office of the Private Equity firm 3i. Subsequently, she co-founded Broadmark, an M&A advisory boutique, which became, in 2005, Translink’s French Partner. She headed Translink French operations for 10 years. She recently joined Translink Belgium as a Partner and is now based in Brussels. Since 1990, Lina has been advising companies and their shareholders on a wide range of French and cross-border transactions including acquisitions, disposals, LBOs and private placements.

She has worked for medium-sized to multi-national companies, private equity firms and private owners across, among other industries, Transport & Logistics and Engineering services. Lina is a Board member of Unima, a family-owned company operating shrimp aquaculture in the Indian Ocean and distributing its products in Europe and Asia. Lina has participated in various deals within the logistics sector and is head of our logistics industry group.

MAURITS HESSELING

Partner

Translink Benelux

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With broad experience in M&A, Maurits’s career has seen him practice Dutch Corporate Recovery & Insolvency law at a top-five law firm. Furthermore, he has been involved in advising company owners and boards of directors on a wide range of Dutch and Flemish cross-border M&A deals, such as disposals, acquisitions, and buy-outs. He is a non-executive director of several private companies and foundations. Maurits studied at the University of Amsterdam, with a degree in Business Law and Business Administration. He is a member of our M&A Logistics, Industrials and Automotive groups, having closed several transactions in these sectors.

Rutger van Hoeve

ADVISOR

After completing his MSc Financial Management from University Utrecht (July ‘22), Rutger commenced his career with an internship in M&A. With a solid background and a passion for M&A, he sought to continue his career in this area. His role encompasses the comprehensive valuation of companies, meticulous and thorough analysis of financial statements, and more, spanning to the negotiation process and establishment of legal documents. Rutger’s keen intellect and analytical skills enable him to grasp complex transactions and provide innovative solutions. Driven by a fervent desire to learn and excel, he approaches his work with enthusiasm and positivity. As a young professional, Rutger distinguishes himself through his eagerness to learn, attention for detail and enthusiasm, swiftly making a valuable contribution to the team. With a positive and socially adept approach, he effectively builds relationships with clients and colleagues, striving for excellence in every task he undertakes.

Maud van Deuveren

ANALYST

Maud has successfully earned her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Erasmus University and is nearing the completion of her Master’s degree in Accounting and Financial Management at the same institution. In February 2024, Maud started her internship at Translink Corporate Finance, taking on the role of an analyst. During her studies, Maud did multiple internships to gain practical experience. Additionally, she participated in exchange programs in both Canada and Korea.

Maud lives in Rotterdam and enjoys playing tennis.

Friso Kuipers

PARTNER

Friso has worked in the field of M&A for over 25 years. In 1992 he received his MBA degree from Henley and in 2002, became a certified Register Valuator. Friso also qualified as a registered NMI-mediator in 2004. After completing his studies he worked as an account-manager at Rabobank and ABN AMRO before joining the Corporate Finance team at BDO. Early in his career, he worked mainly in Eastern-Europe, where his focus was on private placements, feasibility studies and corporate restructurings.

Friso is involved in the entire M&A process, from strategic and financial analysis to valuations and (contract) negotiations. Having closed numerous transactions over the years, Court Rooms and the Dutch Chambers of Commerce often seek Friso’s help as an independent third-party in stock valuations for companies during disputes.

In 2005 he founded a M&A boutique together with Alexander Boissevain: AenF Partners BV. Their passion to partner entrepreneurs in their critical business developments, together with spotting a gap in the market for their high-end advice were the main reasons to start AenF Partners. In 2016 Friso was elected ‘acquisition advisor of the year’. In 2024, he completed the Supervisory Board Cycle on the Nijenrode Business University.

Friso is married and has three children. In his spare-time he likes to play padel, golf and tennis.

Friso and Alexander have merged AenF Partners with the Benelux office of Translink Corporate Finance in 2024 to pursue their international ambitions.

Ward Sleutjes

ADVISOR

Ward obtained his Master’s degree in Finance at Tilburg University. During his Master’s, Ward specialised within the fields of Corporate Finance / M&A. As part of his studies, he spent a semester studying in Australia at Macquarie University in Sydney. During his studies, Ward also fulfilled a board position (treasurer) at the student football association TSVV Merlijn. Here his responsibilities included (among others) financial planning related to the lustrum.
Ward joined AenF Partners (now Translink Corporate Finance) as an intern in February 2022 and was promoted to advisor in June 2022. During the last years, Ward has completed various (cross-border) transactions in several sectors.
Ward currently lives in Utrecht together with his girlfriend and in his spare time he likes to play sports (football, padel, tennis) and enjoys cooking.

Thomas Hesseling

SENIOR ADVISOR

Driven by a passion for finance and dealmaking, Thomas has launched his career at Translink Corporate Finance Benelux in 2016. Initially tackling projects as an intern analyst, he quickly transitioned to a full-fledged business analyst role within a year. Since then, he has honed his expertise across domestic and cross-border transactions, gaining valuable experience in a dynamic and challenging environment. With a collaborative approach and a keen eye for detail, Thomas contributes to the successful execution of deals that propel businesses forward.

Thomas has a broad experience in different sectors

Lucas Bos

ADVISOR

Lucas earned his Master’s in Finance from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam. His Bachelor’s degree was obtained in the United States at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, where he competed for the university following a successful youth tennis career. As of August 2023, Lucas has been engaged as a junior advisor at AenF Partners (now Translink Corporate Finance). He resides in Amsterdam, and during his free time, he enjoys playing tennis or can be found in the gym.

Korijn Scheper

SENIOR ADVISOR

Korijn began his professional journey in May 2017 when he joined Translink Corporate Finance Benelux as trainee during the completion of his studies. Since October 2017, Korijn continued his career trajectory with Translink Corporate Finance Benelux, where he serves as a trusted advisor for clients and has successfully completed over 30 buy- and sell-side deals.

Korijn Scheper obtained his Bachelor’s degree in Economics & Business Economics from the University of Utrecht. He furthered his academic journey with a Master’s in Financial Management at the University of Utrecht, specialising in corporate finance and M&A.

Throughout his academic tenure, Korijn demonstrated his commitment to both his studies and extracurricular activities. Engaging with the activities committee of his student housing, he later assumed the role of treasurer in the residential board. Additionally, for three years, he played a role in organising the IBB-Fest, an annual student festival. His responsibilities included securing sponsorships and funding to ensure the event’s success.

Residing in Zeist, Korijn enjoys pursuing his interests in football and squash during his leisure time.

Jelle Braam

ADVISOR

Jelle completed a M&A internship at an office in Amsterdam after obtaining his Master’s in Finance from the University of Groningen. Following this, Jelle started at Translink Corporate Finance Benelux (formerly AenF Partners) in 2023.

During his studies, Jelle held a managerial role (Chairman) at a student rowing club. In this position, he was responsible for the daily operations and also served as the point of contact for the club.

For his thesis, Jelle conducted research on the impact of (reversed) leveraged buyouts on various corporate governance factors.

Hidde Verhulst

ADVISOR

Hidde Verhulst obtained his Master’s degree in Financial Economics from the Erasmus School of Economics in Rotterdam. Prior to his master’s, he earned his Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Business Economics in Rotterdam. During the final phase of his studies, he put his Corporate Finance skills into practice through an internship at a large firm.

With a real Rotterdam mentality, he started as a consultant in September of 2023. In his free time, Hidde can be found on the padel court or busy attempting to show off his culinary skills in the kitchen.

Hans van Gruijthuijsen

ASSOCIATE PARTNER

Hans completed his Masters in Financial Management at Tilburg University, after a Bachelor’s in Business Economics. During his studies he started a company specialised in promotional products. After completing his Bachelor degree, Hans conducted operational research for a Dutch importer of hardwood and a feasibility study for an Indonesian wood-sewer.

During his Finance Masters, Hans specialised in Corporate Finance. After an internship of six months at AenF Partners (now Translink Corporate Finance), Hans started working for AenF Partners in 2012.

Hans finalised his Register Controller education at Nyenrode Business University in 2018 and was promoted to Associate Partner. Over the last 5 years Hans has finalised over 60 transactions in various sectors.

Hans is married and has three children. He lives in Bilthoven and likes running and mountain biking in his spare time.

Bouke Boelens

ASSOCIATE PARTNER

Bouke obtained his Master’s degree in Finance from Erasmus University Rotterdam. During his military service, he commenced his studies in Law, specialising in Corporate Law, in which he graduated. Bouke possesses over 30 years of banking experience, predominantly within Investment Banking, where he has held various sales management positions.

Bouke is a father of three, residing in De Bilt, and enjoys playing padel, golf, and running during his leisure time.

Bas van den Akker

ANALYST

Bas is currently an intern at Translink Corporate Finance Benelux and has an academic background in both law and business administration. During his internship he is enhancing his knowledge in financial analysis and dealmaking. The combination of his studies provides him with comprehensive insight, which proves beneficial when understanding both financial and legal issues within the corporate finance sector. In his role at Translink, he applies these insights in practice. Bas looks forward to starting his Master’s program in Finance and Investments at Erasmus University in Rotterdam, where he will further specialise in financial knowledge and its practical application.

Antoine Moser

PARTNER

Antoine Moser has more than 25 years of experience in corporate development and M&A. He studied at the University of Delft and complemented his education with an MBA of IMD in Lausanne. His career as a business developer and M&A dealmaker has spanned various large international corporates, equipping Antoine with hands-on experience in managing many cross-border M&A projects in various industry sectors such as Chemistry, ICT, BP Outsourcing and TIC (testing, inspection and certification).

With his technology background and several high-tech start-up experiences, Antoine has a great affinity with technology driven sectors allowing him to efficiently generate as a “rainmaker” relevant deals from the buying, selling or financing side. He is a member of Translink’s TMT and healthcare industry groups, having closed several transactions in these sectors.

Alexander Boissevain

PARTNER

Alexander holds a Master’s degree in Financial Economics from Erasmus University Rotterdam. In 2005, he completed his postgraduate studies as a Registered Controller at Nyenrode University. Alexander worked for ING Lease before joining BDO Corporate Finance. In his early years, he worked mainly in Eastern Europe and Russia, where he focused on going-private transactions, feasibility studies, and corporate restructuring.

After his initial years, he specialised in advising on national and international mergers and acquisitions and gained experience in writing prospectuses for the primary and secondary market.

Based on his knowledge and experience, Alexander saw demand for a hands-on, entrepreneurial, and independent M&A boutique. Together with Friso Kuipers, he founded his own M&A boutique in 2005: AenF Partners BV. Alexander supports every phase of a merger or acquisition, from strategic and financial analysis to valuations and negotiations.

Alexander is married and has three children. He is a passionate sailor and enjoys playing golf in his spare time.

Alexander and Friso have merged AenF Partners with the Benelux office of Translink Corporate Finance in 2024 to pursue their international ambitions.

Vittoria Dalla Rosa

ANALYST

Vittoria is an analyst at Translink Italy. She holds a three-year degree in Economics and Business and a master’s degree in Management – Accounting & Finance. She is able to carry out her activities in Italian and English.

JACK LAFLIN

ADVISOR

Jack is an ACCA chartered accountant with significant investment banking experience having spent over five years with Kroll in London providing companies and management teams with corporate finance and restructuring advice.
He has supported clients in various sectors including extensive experience in the healthcare, recruitment and automotive markets. Jack is committed to providing Translink’s clients with the best possible outcome on every deal, helping to maximise value throughout the transaction process. Jack is a member of Translink’s Healthcare and Industrials sector groups.

When outside of the office, Jack is usually spending his time attending various sporting events, ranging from football, rugby and cricket to his favourite past time, which is attending horse racing meetings with his family and friends.

OSCAR LLAUDET

BOARD MEMBER

TRANSLINK INTERNATIONAL

Managing Partner TRANSLINK SPAIN

Oscar has over 22 years of professional experience and is specialised in corporate mergers and acquisitions and business strategy, both nationally and internationally. He has extensive experience in the industrial and services sector. He is a WindCorp partner since 2013. He previously held various positions at Barclays Bank, AB Advisors, Morgan Stanley and Alta Partners. Oscar has a Degree in Economics and Business Administration (UAB) and an MBA from IESE. He is a member of our industrials group, having closed several transactions in this sector.

OSCAR LLAUDET

BOARD MEMBER

TRANSLINK INTERNATIONAL

Managing Partner TRANSLINK SPAIN

Oscar has over 22 years of professional experience and is specialised in corporate mergers and acquisitions and business strategy, both nationally and internationally. He has extensive experience in the industrial and services sector. He is a WindCorp partner since 2013. He previously held various positions at Barclays Bank, AB Advisors, Morgan Stanley and Alta Partners. Oscar has a Degree in Economics and Business Administration (UAB) and an MBA from IESE. He is a member of our industrials group, having closed several transactions in this sector.

Marc Irisson

BOARD MEMBER

TRANSLINK INTERNATIONAL

Managing Partner TRANSLINK FRANCE

With a double Master’s degree in Corporate Finance and Strategy from Toulouse Business School and a MBA in Corporate Finance from Georgia State University, Atlanta, USA, Marc began his career in M&A straight from school. The call of entrepreneurship leads him to found Financière Monceau CF with Mathieu and Jacques-Henri. With his international ambitions unfulfilled, he spearheaded the move to Translink CF in 2017 and the subsequent name change in 2022. Always up to date with the latest technology, Marc steers Translink CF’s TMT expertise in France and worldwide. He puts his experience gained from over 40 operations in the sector in the past 5 years at the service of our customers.
Marc has a passion for beautiful machines, whether they be time pieces or 2- or 4-wheel models, and a taste for construction. When he’s not working on building the company, he also likes to build Lego, preferably cars. It is rumored that he owns the largest collection of Lego in the 8th arrondissement. You can’t beat that…

JOHN BLAKE

BOARD MEMBER

TRANSLINK INTERNATIONAL

Managing Partner TRANSLINK SOUTH AFRICA

With over 15 years of corporate finance and private equity experience in emerging markets, John has executed countless transactions in Africa, China, and India. Before joining Translink, he was the Africa manager for a London-listed Sino-India-based private equity fund and partner in an emerging market-focused private equity fund in China, Africa, and India. He also built and exited two successful technology start-ups. He has executed transactions in the technology, industrial, media, renewable energy, and natural resource sectors. He is fluent in English and Afrikaans and is currently learning Mandarin. He is a member of our M&A IT, M&A Food and M&A Logistics groups, having closed several transactions in these sectors.

ANDREAS HÜCHTING

BOARD MEMBER

TRANSLINK INTERNATIONAL

Managing Partner TRANSLINK GERMANY

Andreas, Partner of Translink Corporate Finance in Germany, has extensive experience both as an entrepreneur and consultant in Germany and Central/Eastern Europe. He built an international fashion company in Germany with subsidiaries across Eastern Europe; later he founded a consulting company specialising in internationalisation strategies for German companies. During the past few years, he has been involved in numerous M&A transactions in Germany and abroad. Holding a diploma in Economics from the University of Fribourg, (Switzerland), he speaks German, English, Spanish and French. He has participated in various deals within the logistics sector and is head of our M&A Logistics group.

Arthur Libier

DIRECTOR

Graduated with a master’s degree in business law from Panthéon-Sorbonne University and from EM Lyon (Grand Ecole program), Arthur began his career in midcap M&A at Deloitte Corporate Finance and later at Banque Delubac & Cie. With nine years of experience in mergers and acquisitions and corporate financing, Arthur has conducted over thirty high-profile transactions in the past nine years on behalf of industrial companies and investment funds. Arthur specializes primarily in the healthcare sector, which he co-leads at Translink CF France.

A sports and football enthusiast, Arthur never misses an opportunity to support his favorite team. Adventurous, he is always ready to explore the world and its remotest corners with his backpack. Offer him a coffee in an unusual corner of Paris, and he won’t refuse.

Riccardo Vito

ANALYST

Riccardo serves as an analyst. He holds a degree in Business Economics from the University of Florence and a Master’s degree in Administration, Corporate Finance, and Control from Bocconi University in Milan. He is proficient in both Italian and English, enabling him to perform his tasks effectively in either language.

Pedro Martins

Associate Partner

With over a decade of expertise in M&A, Pedro Martins has successfully navigated both the sell-side and buy-side aspects of the field. A former professional at KPMG and EY, Pedro has demonstrated exceptional performance in client prospecting and project execution in recent years.

IGNACIO GAZULLA

ANALYST

Ignacio has previous experience in Corporate Finance advising on M&A transactions and valuations. He joined Translink in 2023 as an intern. He holds a degree in Business Administration and Management from ESADE and completed an academic exchange at Singapore Management University.

Alexandre Perez

Vice-President

With a Master’s degree from IESEG with a major in Corporate Finance, Alexandre began his professional career with Societex Corporate Finance as an Analyst and then Associate.

Alexandre joined the Translink CF France team in September 2020 and has been involved in several transactions, advising industrial companies and private equity funds with an appetite for the TMT sector.

Sportsman in love with the orange ball, and single-seaters travelling at speeds of over 300 km/h, Alexandre likes to surpass himself and take on new challenges every day.

Boris Müller

Associate

After M&A experiences in investment banking at Capitalmind Investec and Raphaël Financial Advisory, Boris joined Translink CF in January 2021 as an analyst. He has since been promoted to Associate in January 2023, and has been able to demonstrate his expertise in a wide variety of transactions (LBOs, industrial disposals and fundraising) and sectors. He is a graduate of Audencia Business School’s Grande Ecole program.

Aficionado of all kinds of sports and curious by nature, Boris likes to discover new things all the time. Thanks to his mastery of the verb, he’s always on the lookout for the right word at the coffee machine or on Teams.

Manon Duboeuf

Analyst

With a Master Grande Ecole degree from emlyon business school, Manon joined Translink CF France in early 2022. She began her career at BNP Paribas in M&A, then at Eurazeo, a major player in private equity. Manon firmly believes in the importance of building trusting relationships with her customers, in order to offer them solutions siuted to their needs. She contributes to this every day, bringing her goodmood and her expertise to the team.

Keen traveler and always ready to share good time, Manon loves to get together around a table to exchange laughs and stories.

Bruno Lampe

SENIOR ADVISOR

Bruno joined the Translink CF France team in January 2022 as Senior Advisor in the TMT sector. At the same time, Bruno is a managing partner within BL Horizon, a consulting structure specializing in supporting VSEs/SMEs whose growth comes from digital professions. In 2000 he founded APX, of which he became managing director and then head of mergers and acquisitions. APX was renamed Axians France in 2015 following its merger with Vinci Energies. Bruno has over 20 years of experience in the cloud and TMT domain. He has an engineering diploma from ESTACA

HANNES HEDBERG

ASSOCIATE

In the spring of 2021, Hannes completed an internship at Anecta, after which he continued as an Analyst. So far, he has participated in several transactions, mainly with construction and consumer companies.

Before joining Anecta, Hannes was part of Handelsbanken’s Student Program as an investment and mortgage advisor for almost two years. He has a bachelor’s degree from the Stockholm School of Economics, with a focus on accounting and finance.

CASPAR HEDMAN

ANALYST

After completing his studies in economics at Lund University, Caspar worked as an equity research analyst covering small and medium-sized Swedish companies. Thereafter, he worked in ECM advisory for growth and tech companies. Caspar enjoys how dynamic and varying different transaction processes could be which led him to Anecta, where he saw a lot of possibilities to grow and be able to contribute to a innovative client-focused M&A advisory.

MATTEO BUTTINELLI

Analyst

Matteo is an Analyst at Translink Strempel & Company. He holds a three-year degree in Economics and Finance from Bocconi University in Milan and a master’s degree in Administration, Corporate Finance and Control from the same university. He is able to carry out his activity in Italian and in English.

CAMERON ANDERSON

ANALYST

BComHons graduate currently working as an M&A and Corporate finance analyst.

I am a problem solver and always try to challenge myself to continue learning new things.

I recently passed all 3 levels of the CFA program and may be eligible for the CFA charter upon the completion of the required work experience.

MAL WALKER

MANAGING DIRECTOR

Mal is an experienced CEO having led businesses such as Maytag, Strongform and Camfil. Previously Mal held senior roles with 3M, Southcorp Appliances and Southcorp Wines.
Mal’s business experience includes both corporate and private equity spanning a broad range of industries including industrial products, consumer appliances, wine, retail and import distribution.
Mal was the founding CEO of Strongform and partnered with ANZ Private Equity to complete several acquisitions.
Mal has a strong track record of growing businesses organically and through acquisition having completed numerous acquisitions throughout his career. Mal has a Dip. Accounting, a Dip. Marketing and an MBA.

JEFF ROBERTS

GROUP DIRECTOR

Jeff is a member of CPA Australia, has a Bachelor of Business Degree and a Graduate Certificate in Applied Finance and Investment.

He has a strong background in commerce including around 16 years in senior Accounting, Finance and Company Secretarial positions in a number of public listed companies. These were involved in mining, exploration, resources services, merchant banking, stockbroking, insurance broking, R&D and manufacturing.

Jeff has a great deal of experience in public company takeovers and large business sales and acquisitions, and valuations across a wide range of industries.

Jeff has been with Mergers & Acquisitions for 15 years and specialises in large business sales across all industries.

ROSS GOLDSTEIN

GROUP DIRECTOR
MANAGING DIRECTOR WA

Ross is the founder of Mergers & Acquisitions 25 years ago. He had previously held senior positions in sales and marketing with a number of world leading companies and worked out of the UK, South Africa and Australia.

Following accounting and legal studies, Ross started one of Australia’s largest business broking operations that he later sold to a public listed company. He has also been the initiator of both a franchised food company with several outlets as well as the founder of a business matching start up companies, with seed capital investors, called Equity Match.

Ross has attended conferences around the world on subjects that impact upon the M&A industry and has been a regular lecturer and trainer on the subject.

WILLIAM R. DOWNING

MANAGING DIRECTOR

Since joining Dinan Capital Advisors in 2005 Mr. Downing has advised on a wide variety of middle market merger, acquisition and capital raising transactions across multiple industries including: Enterprise Software, IT Enabled Services, Financial Services, Industrial Manufacturing & Distribution, Consumer Products and Healthcare. He is responsible for leading all aspects of client engagements for the firm.
Prior to joining Dinan, Mr. Downing was employed as an Equity Research Analyst for StockVal, a subsidiary of Reuters (now Thompson Reuters Corporation), providing equity research, analytics and valuation products to institutional investors. Previously, Mr. Downing worked with a private investment group where he was responsible for originating, analyzing and trading investment grade commercial real estate whole loans through the secondary market. Mr. Downing began his career with American Express Financial Advisors.
Mr. Downing holds a B.S. in Business Administration with dual concentrations in Finance and Entrepreneurship from the University of the Pacific in California.

THOMAS L. GERLACHER

MANAGING DIRECTOR

Mr. Gerlacher has been an advisor in mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and restructurings for over 25 years. Mr. Gerlacher specializes in industry verticals including energy, diversified industrials and healthcare. He is responsible for leading all aspects of engagements for the firm.
Prior to joining Dinan Capital Advisors, Mr. Gerlacher was a Director in Merrill Lynch’s Energy Group and was a Managing Director and the head of the Energy M&A groups at BMO Capital Markets and SunTrust Robinson Humphrey. During his career, he has been instrumental in over 75 completed strategic transactions for clients in a wide variety of industries.
Mr. Gerlacher received a BBA degree, Magna Cum Laude, in Accounting from the University of Notre Dame and an MBA, High Honors, from the Fuqua School of Business, Duke University.

THOMAS B. MAIN

MANAGING DIRECTOR

Robert A. Ullman has been an advisor in Merger & Acquisition, Private Equity, Venture Capital and Turnaround and Restructuring transactions for over fifteen years. He is responsible for leading all aspects of engagements for the firm.
Prior to joining Dinan Capital Advisors, Mr. Ullman was employed by Navigant Capital Advisors, LLC the dedicated investment bank of Navigant Consulting (NYSE:NCI) as Vice President and Associate Director – Investment Banking and Restructuring. At Navigant he was the lead investment banker serving the West Coast focused on IT Software and Services, Energy, Healthcare and regulated Financial Institutions among other verticals. Mr. Ullman has a broad background in addition to Investment Banking, having worked as a design engineer and project manager, executive Chairman of a global, venture backed software company, and CFO of a well-known branded consumer products company.
Mr. Ullman holds a Masters of Business Administration, with High Honors, from the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College and a B.S. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.M

ROBERT A. ULLMAN

MANAGING DIRECTOR

Robert A. Ullman has been an advisor in Merger & Acquisition, Private Equity, Venture Capital and Turnaround and Restructuring transactions for over fifteen years. He is responsible for leading all aspects of engagements for the firm.
Prior to joining Dinan Capital Advisors, Mr. Ullman was employed by Navigant Capital Advisors, LLC the dedicated investment bank of Navigant Consulting (NYSE:NCI) as Vice President and Associate Director – Investment Banking and Restructuring. At Navigant he was the lead investment banker serving the West Coast focused on IT Software and Services, Energy, Healthcare and regulated Financial Institutions among other verticals. Mr. Ullman has a broad background in addition to Investment Banking, having worked as a design engineer and project manager, executive Chairman of a global, venture backed software company, and CFO of a well-known branded consumer products company.
Mr. Ullman holds a Masters of Business Administration, with High Honors, from the F.W. Olin Graduate School of Business at Babson College and a B.S. from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

NATHAN D. JACOBS

MANAGING DIRECTOR

Mr. Jacobs is a Principal in the Investment Banking Group, responsible for managing multiple client engagements across the healthcare, industrial, specialty business services and consumer/retail industries.
Prior to joining Dinan & Company in 2005 as an Associate in the Deal Origination Group, Mr. Jacobs was an Associate with J.P. Morgan Chase, where he provided private banking and lending services.
Mr. Jacobs received an MBA, magna cum laude, from the W.P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University, and holds a B.S. with Honors in International Politics and Economics from the University of Utah.

NANCY DINAN MARTINEZ

CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER

Prior to joining Dinan & Company in 2005, Ms. Martinez was President of CARA Corp., an IT Consulting/Staffing firm. She organized and executed a successful management buyout from Spiegel in 1996, later selling the company to Affiliated Computer Services (now Xerox), and remaining as an executive with the organization. Ms. Martinez was involved with the sale of the IT Services division in 2000 to Monster Worldwide, a major internet/human capital management organization. She helped facilitate add-on acquisitions and participated in post-merger integrations. Prior to CARA, Ms. Martinez was employed in various marketing positions with Texas Instruments and NCR Corp.
Ms. Martinez received her MBA from George Washington University, and holds a B.S. degree in Business Administration from the University of Southern California.

MAYANK SINGH NEGI

COUNTRY MANAGER

Mr. Negi is the Country Manager for Dinan & Company in India. He leads our India operations and also heads Dinan Research Services. Mr. Negi comes with several years of industry experience at various Management Consulting firms. Prior to joining Dinan & Company, Mr. Negi played a critical role in developing the Knowledge Management practice at Egon Zehnder International. He was instrumental in rolling out and managing business intelligence services out of the Egon Zehnder’s shared services center. Previously he was with the Chicago based boutique firm, Gerson Lehrman Group, and was also part of the pilot team of Heidrick & Struggle’s knowledge management center in India. Through his career, Mr. Negi has worked with Clients in India, the US and Europe and has also written several reports on topics such as innovation, diversity, gaming and the casino industry in Asia, human capital trends, compensation trends of board members etc.
Mr. Negi holds a B.B.A. degree with HR & Finance specialization and a Law Degree from the University of Delhi.

LISA B. KAUFMAN

MANAGING DIRECTOR

Lisa B. Kaufman has been an advisor in Mergers & Acquisitions and Private Equity transactions for over 25 years. She is responsible for leading all aspects of engagements for the firm.
Prior to joining Dinan Capital Advisors, Ms. Kaufman served as Managing Director of leading New York and Chicago based middle market M&A firms and as Managing Partner of Northlight Capital, where she led the firm’s consumer products, food and beverage and ecommerce/technology teams.Prior to Northlight, she co-founded and served as EVP of Strategy and Acquisitions for a leading national technology company where she raised $250 million in capital. Previously, she co-founded Bank of America’s mergers and acquisitions group (then Continental Bank) and served as Managing Director and Group Head of Bank of America’s Initiated Transactions Group where she advised corporate and private equity clients on divestitures, exclusive sales and acquisitions. She co-founded Deloitte’s first US M&A business in Chicago and began her career in Deloitte’s London office where she advised on cross-border M&A transactions.
Ms. Kaufman holds a Masters of Business Administration with Honors from the University of Chicago-Booth School of Business and a Bachelors in Business Administration with Distinction from the University of Michigan-Ross School of Business.

JON M. CALDERONE

MANAGING DIRECTOR

Mr. Calderone joined Dinan & Company in 2003. He spent his first 3 years at Dinan & Company in the Firm’s Deal Origination Group where he sourced over 300 proprietary deals. He was then promoted to Principal and joined the Firm Investment Banking Group, where he focuses his time on helping clients execute on their acquisition search strategies. Mr. Calderone has experience in a variety of industries including; technology, healthcare, transportation and business services.
Prior to joining Dinan & Company, Mr. Calderone was an Account Executive at Citistreet, L.L.C., a financial planning firm, where he worked with individual investors to develop strategies for retirement and estate planning, as well as portfolio selection and management. Previously, Mr. Calderone was a Senior Investment Specialist with Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., as well as a Financial Advisor with American Express Financial Advisors.
Mr. Calderone holds a B.S. in Finance from Arizona State University and is a CFA charter holder.

JOHN G. KELLY

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT & PRINCIPAL

Mr. Kelly joined Dinan & Company in 1995. Mr. Kelly has contributed to the significant growth of the firm and became a Principal in 1999. In his role as Executive Vice President, he is involved in various management and strategic planning roles in addition to working with high level strategic and financial clients.
Prior to joining Dinan & Company, Mr. Kelly was an Investment Manager for The Foundation Companies, where he was responsible for private equity investments in real estate and operating companies. Previously, Mr. Kelly was an industrial/investment specialist with Grubb & Ellis Company, a leading commercial properties firm.
Mr. Kelly holds a B.S. in Business Administration from Arizona State University.

JEFFREY J.REICHARD

DIRECTOR OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT

Mr. Reichard is Director of Business Development where he focuses on new client development.
Prior to joining Dinan & Company in 2000 as an Origination Associate and subsequently promoted to Vice President, Mr. Reichard was a Senior Associate for an M&A intermediary firm where he was recognized as Associate of the Year. During his tenure there, Mr. Reichard successfully completed several deals. He also played a vital role in business development of new industries for the firm.
Mr. Reichard holds a B.A. in Sociology from Indiana University of Pennsylvania.

JASON HAWLEY

MANAGING DIRECTOR

Mr. Hawley is a Principal in the Investment Banking Group, responsible for managing multiple client engagements. Mr. Hawley has experience in a variety of industries including: energy, technology, healthcare, transportation and business services. Mr. Hawley is also responsible for assisting in the management of Dinan Valuation Services. In this capacity, Jason handles valuation of public and private companies, financial institutions, employee stock ownership plans, and other corporate entities.
Prior to joining Dinan and Company in 2008, Mr. Hawley was responsible for providing wealth management services for a major financial services firm.
Mr. Hawley received a Master’s Degree in Financial Risk Management from the Stern Business School at New York University, a B.A. in Mathematics from Arizona State University, and holds a Certified Valuation Analyst designation.

MOHIT MEHTA

DIRECTOR OF INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

Mohit has over a decade of middle-market M&A experience across multiple industry sectors. He joined Dinan & Company in 2004 and was instrumental in establishing Dinan Research Services (DRS), the firm’s India based research subsidiary. Mohit currently leads Dinan’s international expansion efforts, while also providing strategic support and direction to DRS, where he manages the execution of research projects for strategic and financial clients across all industry sectors. Mohit received his MBA, with honors and distinction, from the Thunderbird School of Global Management, and his undergraduate degree in Economics from the Barrett Honors College at Arizona State University. He is a member of our automotive and health industry groups, having closed several transactions in these sectors.

MIKE DINAN

PRESIDENT & CEO

Prior to founding Dinan & Company in 1988, Mike was employed by Young, Smith & Peacock, Inc., a NYSE member investment banking and brokerage firm, as Vice President – Corporate Finance in its Investment Banking Division, where he was involved in mergers and acquisitions, private placements, valuation analyses and other securities-related transactions. Previously, he worked for Angerman Incorporated, a West German investment banking firm, specializing in cross-border mergers and acquisitions. Prior to that, he served as a Legislative Analyst for the Arizona State Senate Appropriations Committee. Mike holds a B.S., magna cum laude, in both Economics and International Business from Arizona State University.

AMIR BRIK

M&A ADVISOR

Amir’s multi-disciplinal background, prior to joining Head-On Translink Israel in 2021, includes experience in IT back office and field support, Legal internship in individual taxation law and Accounting internship in financial consultancy mainly in real estate development project finance and corporate finance. He owns LLB and BA Accounting degrees from Reichman University and a Financial Management MBA degree from Tel-Aviv University, where he also went on exchange to Fudan Shanghai University in China. Amir is people-driven and loves exploring new fields, constantly learning new topics online and in-class.

Jonathan Starkman

Analyst

Jonathan, well-versed in portfolio management, specializes in banking, debt, and equity valuations. He has been a valuable contributor in Mergers and Acquisitions, particularly in enhancing deal assessments and financial due diligence. Before entering the financial sector, Jonathan spent more than a decade as a professional basketball player, an experience that has shaped his approach to teamwork and decision-making in corporate settings.

HILIT BEN-ZVI KOREN

CO-CEO

Hilit is a co-founder and partner at ‘Head-On Marketing & Business Navigation’, a leading Israeli firm advising companies and organizations in M&A transactions (sell-side and buy-side), growth strategies, sales and marketing and business development. She has over 20 years’ management consultancy and corporate finance experience. Hilit has expertise in accompanying and leading management teams in strategic change processes in organizations. She is a member of our food, IT and logistics industry groups, having closed several transactions in these sectors.

DORON EPHRATI

CO-CEO

Doron has over 30 years’ management consultancy and corporate finance experience. He is a co-founder and partner at ‘Head-On Marketing & Business Navigation’, a leading Israeli firm advising companies and organizations in M&A transactions (sell-side and buy-side), growth strategies, sales and marketing and business development. Doron has completed dozens of transactions across variety of industries, most of them cross-border transactions. Doron is a board member of several Israeli companies. He is a member of our food, health and industrials groups, having closed several transactions in these sectors.

DANIEL AZZINI

ASSOCIATE PARTNER

Daniel served as professional and executive in areas of corporate finance, investments, projects and taxes, and later as a member in several Boards of Directors in companies such as Distribuidora Ancap SA (DASA), Teledoce Televisora Larrañaga SA, Laboratorios Roemmers SA, Zonamerica Ltd, Equital Televisora (Cable), Terminal Cuenca del Plata SA.
Uruguayan Delegate at the World Economic Forum in Davos (Switzerland) from 1997 to 2002 Academic Activity: Chair of Corporate Finance in Universidad Catolica del Uruguay (UCUDAL) where since 1998, in charge of both graduate and postgraduate courses.
Daniel joined B.A.M&A in 2010, and is fluent in English and Spanish.

Juan Francisco Aranda

Associate Partner

Portfolio Manager and Investment Manager with over 13 years of experience in the origination, structuring and closing of equity and debt transactions for the Real Estate, Mining, Energy and Telecomm sectors in Peru and Canada. He has led private equity fund raising processes, investments and divestments in these sectors for US$ 341M.

Fabian Figueroa

Associate Partner

Engineer
More than 30 years of international Business and Operations practice in the Technology industry with extensive experience as executive of large corporations such as HP Microsoft and Eastman Kodak as well as Partner in Business Analytics consulting companies.

Pablo Bukin

Associate Partner

Engineer
Over 30 years of experience in the Telecommunications Industry, with extensive multi-national experience as executive of large corporations such as BellSouth, Nextel International and Brightstar Corp.

CECILIA RUTTIMANN

ASSOCIATE PARTNER

Cecilia has extensive experience in Corporate finance. She has been working as Director at Darwin Capital Markets, Miami, Senior Consultant at Coutts Bank, Miami, VP Corporate Finance at Centrica Securities, Miami, VP Corporate Finance Latin America at ING Barings, New York, and within the Management Information Consulting Division of Arthur Andersen, Lima Peru. Cecilia joined B.A.M&A in 2010 as Associate Partner. She is a U.S.A., Peruvian and Swiss citizen, and fluent in English and Spanish.

Raúl Robledo

Associate Partner

Engineer, MBA
More than 20 years of experience in corporate finance, working in leading investment banks such as Elek Moreno Valle y Asociados, Lehman Brothers, Banque Indosuez, ISEFI and Valores Finamex Previously he worked at Grupo Alfa and in the Finance Division of Procter & Gamble in Germany.

Jesús Saucedo

Associate Partner

Engineer, MBA
Extensive experience in the IT sector in companies such as Grupo Qualita, of which he was founder and President, DSS de México, Global Hitss and Mindfree Ventures. He also has been a partner in the private equity and venture capital firm Northgate Capital.

ALEJANDRO FRÍAS

PARTNER

Alejandro, co-founder and partner of SFA Consultores, has extensive experience in Mergers & Acquisitions. He has collaborated in transactions in the range of US$7 MM to US$450 MM in industries such as pharmaceutical, trading, ports, direct sales, mining, financial services, IT, software and health. Before founding SFA Consultores, he was vice-president of Mergers and Acquisitions at Grupo Financiero Bancomer. Alejandro has an MBA from ITAM and he has a B.S. in actuarial sciences from Universidad Anáhuac México Sur. He speaks Spanish, English and French

HORACIO SEPTIEN

PARTNER

Horacio, Managing Director of Translink Corporate Finance in Mexico and Managing Partner of SFA Consultores, has extensive experience in Mergers & Acquisitions. He pioneered and led for six years the Mergers and Acquisitions division of Grupo Financiero Bancomer, the largest Mexican financial services group. Then, in 1997, Alejandro Frías and him founded SFA Consultores, a financial advisory firm. He has collaborated in transactions in the range of US$10 MM to US$700 MM in industries such as power generation, pharmaceutical, trading, ports, direct sales, mining, financial services, IT, software and health. He has a Postgraduate degree in Economics and Statistics from American University (Washington) and an MBA from the University of Chicago. He studied a B.A. Social Science at ITAM

Jorge Elisagaray

Associate Partner Ecuador

Engineer, PhD
More than 40 years of executive experience in decision-making in directories, definition of management strategies and policies, crisis / conflict resolution (Financial, Commercial, Labor, Political) and creation of new companies.

JOSE NOEL GOMEZ

ASSOCIATE PARTNER

Jose, associate partner of B.A.M&A has a vast experience both as Regional Director in Multinational companies (Grupo Bertelsmann, DuPont and Grupo Carvajal) and as entrepreneur with his own company as representative of several US and European Companies focused to the Packaging printing sector;he has joined B.A.M&A since December 2014 ;he holds a diploma of Industrial Engineer from Universidad Javeriana , master degree in Finance from Universidad de los Andes and several other Marketing courses from American Universities. He speaks fluently Spanish, English and Portuguese.

RAFAEL ESGUERRA

ASSOCIATE PARTNER

Rafael has many years of experience as investment banker and corporate finance advisor. He has been working independently and for Inversiones Filigrana, Partner Valfinanzas (Investment banking boutique), SAB Miller PLC as Regional Integration Director and Grupo Empresarial Bavaria as Regional Planning Director. In 2013 he joined B.A.M&A as Associate Partner. Rafael is fluent in English and Spanish.

Yavor Luketic

Associate Partner

MBA
More than 30 years of experience in Business Management working in multinationals and family owned companies in the sectors of Steel, Construction, PVC, Executive and Commercial Aviation. Business Consulting and M&A.

Paulo Pinho

Associate Partner

Engineer, MBA
More than 30 years of experience in the O&G and Renewable Energies sectors, with extensive experience as Senior Executive of large corporations such as British Petroleum and Petrobras.

Mario Caterina

Associate Partner

Engineer
More than 30 years of experience in Business Management and M&A Transactions. Worked for over 20 years in the auto parts industry.

Gabriel Razzotti

Associate Partner

Engineer, MBA
More than 20 years of experience as an international executive in the consumer products and automotive industries. He has worked in the United States (6 years), Argentina (5 years), Brazil (7 years) and Panama (3 years).

Francisco Freitas

Associate Partner

Systems Analyst, MBA
More than 25 years of experience in international Business Consulting and in the development of operations for small and medium-sized clients, especially in the State of São Paulo.

FRANCISCO DE ARTEAGA

ASSOCIATE PARTNER

Francisco has extensive and grounded experience in Chemical industry. He started his career at Rhodia Colombia and since then he has built his professional path through Chemical sector ending in the mexican Grupo Pochteca Brazil where he worked as General Manager. In 2013 he has joined B.A.M&A as Associate Partner. Francisco is fluent in Portuguese, English, Spanish, French.

TOMMASO LEONETTI

PARTNER

Tommaso served as professional in the consulting and Finance sectors. In the 90’s worked at Bain and Company and Value Partners, (Roma and São Paulo) as Management Consultant and at Credit Lyonnais as credit analysis and commercial banking. As an entrepreneur, joined CV Business Development (São Paulo) as a partner and Lead Consultant and B.A.M&A (São Paulo) as partner. He is fluent in Portuguese, French, English, Spanish and Italian. Tommaso is a member of our automotive, food and logistics industry groups, having closed several transactions in these sectors.

Roberto Saavedra

Associate Partner

Business Adm.
Professional with vast experience in the financial sector, Roberto has been a member of the board of directors of the Banco Nacional de Bolivia for 9 years. He also has extensive experience in Business Management and Crisis Management.

NORBERT DREYER

PARTNER

Norbert has a grounded and extensive experience in Corporate Finance . He worked at CMP Capital Management Partners GmbH, Berlin (Turnaround Private Equity Fund – Investment Manager) and WestLB Panmure Ltd., Berlin, London and New York – Executive, Manager, Assistant Director and Director (Head) – Corporate Finance Advisory / M&A. Norbert is a German citizen and is fluent in German, English and Spanish.

MARIO BACMAN

PARTNER

Mario has a vast experience in finance sector. Before enetring B.A.M&A as Partner some 10 years ago, he worked for Coopers & Lybrand as Financial Consultant, Ministry of Economy and as the Director of the area of Financial Advisory Services at PWC. Mario, Argentinian citizen, is fluent in Spanish and English.

PEDRO RENNER

FOUNDING PARTNER

Founder of B.A.M&A the Latin America partner of Translink, Pedro has extensive experience in the areas of finance, investments, business development, restructuring, and general management. Member of several Boards of Directors, worked in multinational companies both in Latin America and the USA (Ford, Mack a.o.). Founded FINANCONSULT S.A. a finance services Co for mid market, and also successfully co-developed and sold the retail chain GAZEBO. Together with 2 Citibankers, he founded B.A.M&A in 1997 joining Translink in 2005. Co-Founder in 1998 of Criterium Management Group, a company crisis management and turnaround firm. Pedro is both Argentinean and EU citizen, fluent in English, Spanish, Portuguese and French.

ANDREW WHEELAN

PARTNER

Andrew has extensive experience of M&A, accountancy and financial analysis including significant exposure to both UK and international cross border buy and sell-side deals, having spent several years as a Corporate Financier with Translink UK CF and the ‘Big 4’ firms KPMG and EY. In addition, he has years of invaluable industry experience in the Energy, Technology and Engineering markets.

He has also attained Master of Arts degrees in both Accountancy and Finance and in Economics from the University of Aberdeen. Andrew is dedicated to supporting Translink’s global client base on all aspects of their M&A, fundraising and growth strategies, helping to achieve and maximise value for the owners, businesses and investors that we work for. Andrew is also a member of our TMT, Automotive and Energy & Environment industry groups and is actively involved in transactions in these sectors.

JAMIE HOPE

PARTNER

Jamie has over 25 years of experience in the corporate finance world, gained at some of the most successful global corporate finance practices including Catalyst Corporate Finance/Alantra and GCA Altium/Houlihan Lokey.

He has worked with a wide range of business types – from owner managers to private equity backed businesses through to large corporates – always focused on delivering an outstanding outcome for the client. He is part of the TMT team with a particular focus on software, IT Services and tech-enabled services – completing multiple transactions in this space over the last 10 years.

SALLY SAUNDERS

PARTNER

Sally started off as a Chartered Accountant and has been active in Corporate Finance since 2002. She has a track record of a wide variety of transactions, many cross-border – largely within the US.

Sally completely understands that a clients’ decision to sell their business wholly or even partially is never taken lightly and works tirelessly to achieve a successful result. She is a member of our Industrials group, having closed several transactions in this sector.

DAVID BROWNE

PARTNER

David has over 25 years’ corporate finance experience and has worked with over 400 business owners to complete over 200 deals worth over £2bln across the globe.
As well as a Big 4 and mid-tier background and rather unusually for an adviser, David has also worked as a commercial director and shareholder within a global private equity backed business and acted as a principal in both acquiring and disposing of that business, so has stood in the shoes of his clients.

David has a strong track record of establishing and growing leading and award-winning corporate finance teams and is totally focussed on his clients and colleagues – his mantra is to always do the right things in the right way, exceptionally well.

JOHN LONGSTAFF

DIRECTOR

John has worked in the corporate finance industry for over 20 years including in M&A at a top six firm, as an investment professional at a private equity house and now at Translink Corporate Finance.

He enjoys advising a wide variety of business owners, management teams and financial institutions on a range of corporate transactions and strategies. Since joining Translink Corporate Finance John has been responsible for the successful delivery of several domestic and cross-border disposals and fund raisings including for a building products business which enabled transformational growth.

John spends his downtime either walking his dog Doris with his family, or road cycling in the peak district.

TIM BRIND

DIRECTOR

Tim is an experienced deal maker, having enjoyed working with privately owned businesses for over 15 years.

His experience cuts across a wide range of industry sectors, advising clients on disposals to strategic acquirers and financial investors, providing advice on raising funds for growth or acquisitions and advising management teams through private-equity-backed MBOs.

Tim enjoys an active social life, maintaining his passion for golf and playing off a +1 handicap and regularly competing in Sheffield and Yorkshire teams as well as some national events when time permits!

DECLAN SAVAGE

DIRECTOR

Declan has over eight years’ experience of providing corporate finance advice to owner managers and ambitious management teams. In recent years he has advised on a number of company sales, corporate acquisitions and MBOs for clients across a range of sectors including automotive, TMT, industrial and healthcare.

He is a member of our industrials group, having closed several transactions in this sector.

In 2019 he was named Emerging Dealmaker of the Year at the Insider Sheffield City Region Dealmakers Awards.

MATT SCOTT

PARTNER

Matt has over 15 years’ of mid-market corporate finance experience across numerous sectors including TMT, Logistics, Manufacturing and Business Services.

He advises owner-managers, corporate and private equity clients, with a particular focus on M&A strategy and execution.

Matt has been described as being a cornerstone in the successful completion of the transaction, always on top of the facts and totally on the ball in constantly changing situations.

He is a member of the ICAEW and holds a MA in Finance.

ANDY HAIGH

PARTNER

Andy has been providing deal making and corporate finance advice to privately owned businesses for over 15 years, both within the M&A and Private Equity team of one of the large consulting firms and now at Translink Corporate Finance.

He has substantial experience in advising shareholders and management teams on many areas of strategy including value creation, corporate finance, acquisitions and exit/succession strategies. Andy won the Emerging Dealmaker award at the 2016 Insider Yorkshire Dealmakers Awards. He is a member of our TMT and food sector groups having completed a number of deals in the sectors.

Andy spends his downtime with his young family or enjoying the great outdoors either walking, golfing or skiing. He is also a long suffering Leeds United fan.

DON GRAY

PARTNER

For over 25 years Don has been helping business owners and management teams achieve their ambitions. Whether it’s raising funds to acquire businesses or helping retiring shareholders maximise the sale value of their companies, Don has a fierce passion for delivering outstanding results for his clients.

Don’s recent experience includes a broad range of transactions from series A funding for early stage tech businesses through to £multi-million cross-border sale mandates. He is a member of Translink’s Industrials and Healthcare sector groups
Outside of work you’ll most likely find Don on his bike. His perfect day off combines a long day in the saddle exploring a new country with a well deserved glass of the local vino waiting at the finish.

KEVIN DAVIES

PARTNER

Having graduated from the University of Sheffield with a BA in Mathematics Kevin joined the team in 2006. With his 15+ years of experience in the corporate finance arena he has worked on a range of domestic and cross-border transactions. He takes great pleasure in working closely with his clients, developing strong relationships and helping them achieve their ultimate aspirations.

He is a holder of the ICAEW’s Corporate Finance qualification, and is a member of both our Energy & Environment and Food & Beverage industry groups having closed several transactions in each sector.

HAMISH MORRISON

PARTNER

Hamish has over 20 years of corporate finance experience. He has established a reputation for delivering outstanding results for his clients whilst providing them with innovative solutions to problems. Having also sold a business he was a shareholder in, Hamish is able to directly relate to the variety of emotions clients experience during a deal process.

His presence has proven pivotal in a significant number of deals including high profile sell side deals, debt only and private equity backed management buy-outs and acquisition support to both corporate acquirers and private equity houses. Many of these clients have had long term relationships with Hamish and value his wider commercial and strategic advice as well as his deal specific support.

Whilst Hamish has advised companies across a wide variety of sectors he has always had a particular interest in the tech space and is an active member of Translink’s Global TMT team.

Hamish loves spending time with his family in the outdoors during his downtime and his dog ensures he covers many kms each week.

STUART HANDS

PARTNER

Stuart is a Partner in Translink UK and has over 25 years of experience of global sell and buy side deals. A Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England & Wales, Stuart qualified with Ernst & Young, the ‘Big 4’ accounting firm, where he commenced his Corporate Finance career.

Stuart established an independent M&A practice in 2004 that is now part of Translink Corporate Finance UK serving both UK and international clients on sales, acquisitions, buy-outs and carve-outs, helping achieve the strategies of entrepreneurs, family owned businesses, private equity backed businesses and listed companies. He is the head of Translink’s Global Automotive Group, having closed numerous transactions in this sector and is also active in Healthcare, TMT and Industrials Sectors.

EFSANE CAM

PARTNER

Efsane has more than 27 years of extensive experience in wide range of corporate finance activities including equity and debt securities issues, mergers and acquisitions, privatization advisory, private sector and venture capital advisory. Efsane started her career at İşbank Capital Markets Department in 1992 and continued her career at İş Investment Corporate Finance between 1996-2019. During that period, has been involved in more than 100 M&A projects, lead many blue-chip company IPOs’ and privatization projects. Efsane holds an MBA from Bilgi University, BA from Marmara University and Sociology from Istanbul University She also completed the Young Managers Program at INSEAD. Efsane is a member of our food and health industry groups, having closed several transactions in these sectors.

ESER BECER

PARTNER

Eser has more than eighteen years of extensive experience working with clients on mergers and acquisitions, financial structuring, turnaround management, large scale transformation, business process optimization and implementation. Prior to joining Anafina Capital Partners, Eser held the General Manager role with a USD 20 million/year firm in Istanbul, Turkey where he led the turnaround management followed by divestiture of the business. In addition he has over 10 years of management consulting experience in the U.S.A. with Booz Allen Hamilton (now PwC) and General Electric. Eser holds an MBA from Rice University in Houston, Texas, MSc degree from Sam Houston State University in Huntsville, Texas and BSc degree from Bogazici University in Istanbul, Turkey. He is a member of our automotive and industrials groups, having closed several transactions in these sectors.

DEGER BECER

PARTNER

Deger, Partner of Anafina Capital Partners in Turkey is responsible for deal origination, structuring, and execution. He has gained particular expertise delivering EBITDA and capital performance in complex private equity, buy-outs, carve-outs and M&A integrations in the US, Eastern Europe and Turkey. In addition, Deger has close to 15 years of strategy and management consulting role with GE, PwC, and Merck & Co. in the US, EU, and Turkey. Deger is a GE certified Lean Six Sigma Master Black Belt and holds an MBA from Cornell University and graduate and undergraduate degrees from Sam Houston State University and Bogazici University. He is the head of our food industry group, having closed several transactions in this sector.

DANIEL DOLZ

ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR

Daniel Dolz holds a MSc in Civil Engineering from the Polytechnic University of Catalunya. He is an alumni of the Unitech International Society being the ETH Zurich his alma mater. In 2019 he obtained a degree in Applied Business Analytics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Throughout his career, Daniel Dolz has gained insight to several industries while serving in leading firms, where he focused on digital strategy and development of emerging technologies. Before joining Gut Corporate Finance in December 2021, Daniel Dolz contributed to the exit of a tech startup, acting as its COO. He is born in Barcelona, having a dual citizenship, Swiss and Spanish. Daniel is s a member of our logistics and TMT industry groups, having closed several transactions in these sectors.

ALEXANDER GUT

MANAGING PARTNER

Alex founded Gut Corporate Finance on 1 July 2007. In his role as corporate finance advisor, he serves a wide range of public and private companies in various industries.
His experience covers the entire corporate finance spectrum leading projects in the areas of mergers & acquisitions, valuation, strategic analyses, financing, and restructuring.
Prior to founding Gut Corporate Finance, Alex worked for Big 4 firms for over 16 years, advising national and international banking and insurance clients in Zurich and London. He was a member of the executive management of a Big 4 firm in Switzerland responsible for the Swiss-wide Financial Services practice.
Alex studied at the University of Zurich and graduated in 1995 with a PhD in business. He started his professional career as an accountant and qualified as a Swiss Certified Accountant (dipl. Wirtschaftsprüfer) in 1996.

ANTON DANIELSSON

ASSOCIATE

After spending the summer of 2020 as an intern at Anecta, Anton was employed as an Analyst. During this time, he has worked in all areas of the transaction process and have so far been involved in transactions in SaaS, TMT, construction and consumer companies.

Before being employed at Anecta, Anton was at the Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund (AP4) for a little over a year. He has an MSc in International Business & Management from the University of Bath, School of Management in the UK.

FREDRIK ULLBERG

PARTNER

Fredrik has been working as sales manager since 2008. In 2017 he joined Anecta, as a Senior Associate, becoming Partner in 2019. He holds a M.Sc. Fredrik is a member of our TMT industry group, having closed several transactions in this sector.

BLANCA DELCLOS

ANALYST

Blanca has 2 years of professional experience in Corporate Finance Advisory on sell-side & buy-side in M&A transactions.
She joined Translink as an Analyst in 2022. Previously she was analyst at Baker Tilly.

Blanca graduated in Business from Universidad de Barcelona and Shanghai University of Finance and Economics.

MARCOS GARCÍA

SENIOR ASSOCIATE

Marcos has over 3 years of work experience in M&A. He also has been involved in strategic consulting projects for the NGO BAIF in India and has experience as a Research Assistant at CEMFI. Prior to joining Translink Corporate Finance, Marcos developed his professional career at Crea Inversión in the M&A team. He is also Associate Professor of Economics in Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF).

He holds a degree in Economics from Universitat Pompeu Fabra (UPF), with an exchange programme at University of Warwick, and a MSc in Economics from University College London (UCL), where he obtained a fully funded scholarship by Fundación Ramón Areces.

IAN CARBÓ, CFA

VICE PRESIDENT

Ian has 8 years of professional experience in Corporate Finance, providing advisory services on sell-side & buy-side M&A transactions.
He joined Translink as Senior Associate in 2022. Previously he worded as Manager at Baker Tilly.

Ian earned his CFA Charterholder designation in 2022. He holds a degree in Economics from Universitat de Barcelona and a Certificate course from the London School of Economics in Business

TRAN-MINH THAI

Managing Partner

Tran-Minh has over 18 years of professional experience and specialises in financial-strategic advisory, especially focused on transactions and restructuring cases in international contexts. Throughout his career, he has advised a large number of operations in various sectors such as industry, technology, FMCG and logistics. He joined WindCorp as a partner in 2021. Previously, he was the director responsible of the Barcelona-based office at the financial and strategic consulting firm Accuracy. He previously spent his career in Corporate Finance at EY and BDO. Tran-Minh holds a Master in Management from Toulouse Business School (France) and an MBA from Walton College (USA).

NARCISO MARFÁ

Managing Partner

Narciso has over 20 years of professional experience in Corporate Finance, advising and participating in M&A transactions. Throughout his career he has gained experience in services, industry and real estate areas. Among his clients there are reputed family owned corporations. He is a founding partner of WindCorp. He began his professional career in the finance and insurance sector in Bankpime and Barclays Bank. He has a Bachelor of Business Studies from the Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona.

JOSEP PERE GUTIERREZ

Managing Partner

Josep Pere has over 25 years of professional experience and is specialized in corporate mergers, acquisitions and strategic and financial consultancy. He joined WindCorp as a Partner in 2019. Previously, he was Partner at AddVANTE M&A for 19 years. Josep Pere holds a Degree in Economics and Business Administration and a Postgraduate PhD courses in Strategic Maps (UB). He is a member of our IT and health industry groups, having closed several transactions in these sectors.

JOSÉ MARIA BANÚS

Managing Partner

José M. has over 20 years of professional experience in corporate finance, advising and being involved in M&A and investment management transactions. He has advised numerous transactions in sectors such as food, business services, healthcare, environmental services and specialized distribution. José M. is a WindCorp partner. He was a founding partner at Clairfield Partners, international Corporate Finance firm, and Danube Property Advisors, which manages real estate investment funds. He graduated in Business Administration from the University of Buckingham (UK) and holds a Masters Degree in Finance from the University of Deusto. He is a member of our logistics and food industry groups, having closed several transactions in these sectors.

João Patrício Dos Santos

PARTNER

João has more than 30 years of experience in the areas of Private Equity and Corporate Finance, advising Portuguese and international clients in capital raising deals, financial restructurings, privatisations, and cross-border M&A transactions. Before founding Translink Finance Setting, he was Head of Corporate Finance for Portugal at BNP Paribas and worked for other Portuguese and international financial institutions. He holds an Industrial Engineering MSc. from the Universidade Nova de Lisboa (Portugal) and speaks Portuguese, English, French and Spanish. João is a member of our IT and logistics industry groups, having closed several transactions in these sectors.

Paweł Jabłeka, CFA

Senior Analyst

Paweł has 3 years of experience in the M&A industry as well as capital raising projects for companies. Prior to joining Holon, he worked at State Street and NatWest Markets. He also completed an internship at a private equity fund. He graduated from the University of Economics in Katowice with a financial analyst specialization. He holds the Chartered Financial Analyst title awarded by the CFA Institute.

Maciej Bogacz, CFA

MANAGER

Maciej has 7 years of experience in the field of M&A and capital raising projects. Before joining Holon, he gained experience, among others in the LUMA Holding (family office), INC Group (capital raising advisor listed on WSE) and BDO Group. He graduated from the University of Economics in Poznań with a specialization in capital investments and financial strategies of enterprise. He holds a Polish license of the Securities Broker No. 3090 and a Chartered Financial Analyst title awarded by the CFA Institute.

Mikołaj Martyński

PARTNER

Mikołaj has over 10 years of experience in M&A advisory, previously working for the international consulting companies KPMG and Grant Thornton. He graduated from the Poznań University of Economics and holds a master’s degree in capital investments and financial strategies of enterprise. Mikołaj also graduated from ISCTE in Lisbon focusing on Corporate Finance. He is a member of our logistics and IT industry groups, having closed several transactions in these sectors.

Jacek Korpala

PARTNER

Jacek has close to 30 years of experience in managing private equity, advising in M&A transactions, strategic consulting, project finance and business angel investing. He was partner at ARX Equity, a firm managing private equity funds investing in Poland and other CEE countries, investor at Hedgehog business angel fund, partner heading corporate finance practice in the Warsaw office of Arthur Andersen and director of department responsible for initial public offerings, sale of large companies and sectoral privatization at the Polish Ministry of Privatization. He graduated from the Department of Foreign Trade at SGPiS (now SGH/Warsaw School of Economics) and attended several professional trainings and courses on capital markets, M&A, valuations and management. He is a member of our automotive and industrials groups, having closed several transactions in these sectors.

Stefan Kirk, MA

PARTNER

Stefan, Partner, has 25 years of experience in M&A, capital raising and business development advisory for Polish owner –managers, private equity funds and foreign direct investors, successfully completing scores of assignments over the years. Before joining Maciej at Holon in 2011, he worked as an interim manager for external development projects through the 2000s. In the 1990s we worked for six years at Central Europe Trust, and four years at Deutsche Bank, in London and Warsaw. He graduated in Modern History from Oxford University in 1989, and has been working ever since. To support his role at Holon, Stefan also writes a monthly M&A column for just-food.com. In his spare time he is a keen art historian and collector. Stefan is a member of our food and health industry groups, having closed several transactions in this sector.

Maciej Cieślak, PhD

MANAGING PARTNER

Maciej has over twenty years of experience in equity transactions, mergers and acquisitions, as well as market entry strategies for foreign investors. Before founding Holon Consultants in 2002, he was a Manager in a British management consultancy company – Central Europe Trust. He held UNIDO lectures and training programmes for Polish companies. He graduated in Physics from the Jagiellonian University in Cracow and Heidelberg University. He holds a PhD in Nuclear Physics. He completed his post-graduate studies in the World Economy Department at Warsaw School of Economics. Maciej is keen on fine-art photography both as photographer and collector. He is a member of our food, logistics and health industry groups, having closed several transactions in these sectors.

OVE ØRJAVIK

PARTNER

Ove Ørjavik has more than 25 years of experience in corporate finance and M&A. Ove started his career within corporate finance as a CF analyst at R.S. Platou Securities, and continued as a CF Advisor at Handelsbanken Markets. He has also been a Partner CF Advisor at Fondsfinans and a Senior Advisor CF at DNB Markets. Since 2013, Ove has worked with private M&A – first in Weibull, where he started as a Senior M&A Advisor, before he became CEO in 2014. He was the CEO/Partner at SJ Corporate for 5 years before he joined as a Partner in Synergos in 2023.

TOM KJELDSBERG

PARTNER

Tom has 20 years of investment banking and M&A experience, primarily within the energy, maritime and oil-services sectors. He has worked as an independent financial advisor during the past five years. In addition, he has corporate finance and business development experience from NRP Finans, Fearnley Securities, DHT Holdings, DNB Markets and Merrill Lynch. Tom holds a BSc in Business Administration from Northeastern University and an MBA from IESE Business School. He is a member of our energy & environment and logistics groups, having closed several transactions in these sector.

NORA HÅBERG

PARTNER

Nora has 20 years’ experience working with strategy definition, implementation, IT and digitalization, M&A, and business development. Her career has given her significant international exposure working in global companies (McKinsey, Alpharma, Xellia, Wallenius Wilhelmsen) and living abroad for several periods both in Europe and US. Nora holds a Master of Science/ Engineering degree from INSA Toulouse in France.  She also has an Executive MBA from London Business School with distinction. She is a member of our TMT and Healthcare industry groups, having closed several transactions in these sectors.

Knut Helgesen

PARTNER

Mr. Helgesen has 15 years of management experience in Orkla Media; Corporate Development, Financial Director and Dir. Digital Media. He has additional experience from Boston Corporate and Aratos. Knut is a member of our IT industry group, having closed several transactions in this sector.

Leif Larsen

MANAGING PARTNER

Mr. Larsen worked for Orkla (16 years) specializing in SVP Business Dev. Orkla Food Ingredients, sales and marketing direction in Denofa and Idun Industri. He was a sales manager at Bjørge Offshore, cost and planning engineer Saga Petroleum. He has 15 years of M&A experience from Orkla Corp. Dev. and Synergos. Leif is a member of our food & beverage and industrials groups, having closed several transactions in these sector.

Jeh Patel

ASSOCIATE

Jeh Patel is an Associate at Translink Strempel & Company. He is a graduate in International Economics and Finance from Bocconi University in Milan and is currently pursuing a master’s degree in economics. He is able to conduct business in his native English, Italian and Hindi. Jeh is a member of our automotive industry group.

FILIPPO DALPONTE

Partner

Filippo Dalponte is a senior professional with a long career in the Italian Investment Banking industry and an extensive experience in Corporate Finance and M&A activities. Filippo worked for some of the most reputed investment banks, advisory firms and financial institutions, amongst which La Compagnia Finanziaria, Gruppo Sopaf, Efibanca, Centrosim, Mitfin. He advised many large to mid-small corporates on Debt Capital Markets issues, Acquisition Finance, Equity Capital Markets (he managed more than 10 IPOs on the Italian Stock Markets), M&A transactions, valuations and fairness opinions. He enjoys longstanding relationships with the Private Equity industry, having worked with major financial sponsors in the country on several deals in different sectors.

Filippo holds a Degree in Business Administration with specialization in Corporate Finance from Bocconi University. He also attended top tier courses at SDA Bocconi School of Management on Financial Management and Corporate Finance. Filippo speaks Italian and English and may run business in both languages. He is mainly active in the industrials, consumer goods, food and private equity sectors.

Gerardo Dal Piva

PARTNER

Gerardo, who is based in our Venice-Mestre office, began his professional career at Banco San Marco (now BPM) within its corporate credit office and has successively worked as CFO in other commercial and industrial companies operating in the agro-industrial sector. He has been active for over 20 years in advising on M&A transactions and internationalization processes, having assisted important Italian industrial groups in their M&A activities and in the search for strategic partners both nationally and internationally, with a particular focus on emerging markets. He is a speaker at conferences and seminars on issues of corporate finance at universities and business schools. Gerardo holds a degree in Economics from Ca’ Foscari University of Venice. He is a member of our food industry group, having closed several transactions in this sector.

Sabina Grisorio

PARTNER

Sabina Grisorio gained extensive international Finance experience across Europe, the Middle-East, Africa and South East Asia in different industries: consumer goods, ICT and chemical. She started her career in 3M and subsequently moved to Digital Equipment Corporation and Kraft Foods. In these companies she covered roles with increasing responsibilities in Financial Planning & Analysis, Corporate Internal Audit, Internal Controls and Corporate Governance, both in Italy and abroad. In Digital Equipment Corporation and Kraft Foods, Sabina participated in M&A and divestments activities, restructuring, information systems and organizational changes. From 2002 to 2009, based in Vienna, Sabina held the positions of Director of Internal Controls and subsequently Director of Corporate Governance for Kraft Foods, with a responsibility for Central & Eastern Europe, the Middle-East and Africa. Sabina holds a Bachelor Degree, with Distinction, in Business Administration from Bocconi University (Milan-Italy) and she is able to conduct business in her native Italian as well as in English. She is a member of our food and logistics industry groups, having closed several transactions in this sector.

Alberto Rolla

PARTNER

Alberto has extensive experience in the field of corporate finance with years of experience in both equity capital markets and mergers and acquisitions. He began his career as an equity analyst and proceeded to work for Milla & Co (predecessor of Banca Leonardo), Caboto and for Pasfin Securities, then sold to BNP Paribas. At BNPP he was a member of the equity research team for the automotive, telecom and media sectors, reaching the rank as best Italian telecom analyst in 2000 (Extel). The same year BNPP appointed him head of Italian TMT Corporate Finance. In 2003 he joined Abaxbank (owned by Credito Emiliano) where he led the first round of restructuring. In 2005 he was appointed head of M&A of FMM (which then became Fante Group). In 2009 he participated in the startup of Hammer Partners, an independent research company catering to European hedge funds. Before joining Translink he carried out corporate finance activity as CEO of BCR Consulenti Associati, a corporate finance boutique he helped to found in 2012.

Livio Cademartori

PARTNER

Livio has a background as both an entrepreneur and seasoned corporate finance professional. He started his professional career within his family’s business in the dairy sector and subsequently founded and developed a number of different industrial enterprises in Italy and abroad. In 2009, he became a partner within a UK financial institution – Intrust Corporate Finance plc, regulated by FCA – with responsibility over the South European markets in the food, fashion and energy sectors. During his career, he has carried out numerous M&A transactions, debt restructurings and has been an advisor in bankruptcy procedures for publicly owned companies. He is a member of the young entrepreneurs group of Assolombarda and has been a member of its finance and innovation commissions. Before joining Translink he carried out corporate finance activities as Chairman of BCR Consulenti Associati, a corporate finance boutique he helped to found in 2012. He is a member of our food group, having closed several transactions in this sector.

Mauro Bussotti

PARTNER

Mauro Bussotti has developed his career within the Investment Banking sector, particularly focused on Structured Finance, Equity and Debt Capital Markets and on M&A advisory. He worked as a Senior Executive in several Italian and international banking groups to finally concentrate on advisory activity. Mauro was the Credit Officer for Banca di Roma’s London branch and Deputy Representative for their New York office; Credit Manager and Investment Banking Officer for Italian Financial Institutions in Citibank; Head of Investment Banking and Corporate Communication in Caboto, Intesa Group; Head of Investment Banking (Securitization, Structured Finance, M&A, Capital Market Origination) and Corporate Communications in Abaxbank, Credito Emiliano Group; CEO of Comoi Corporate Finance , the advisory arm of Comoi, a Suisse group engaged in Asset Management, Risk Management and Corporate Finance; Partner in Santalessandro, a Corporate Finance Advisor specialized in Real Estate, Tourism & Hospitality; Head of Finance and Strategic Advisory in Warrant Group, an advisory company specialized in Corporate Finance, Soft Financing, Offshoring and Internationalization, and Technology Transfer. Mauro is fluent in English, his native language is Italian. He is a member of our food and industrials groups, having closed several transactions in these sectors.

Gianni Laudato

SENIOR PARTNER

Gianni Laudato is a senior executive with a history of high profile positions as Chief Financial Officer and Managing Director in multinational industrial groups; examples of his executive positions include: International Finance Manager at GTE Telecommunications SpA, operating in the telecom sector in Italy and abroad, with 6.500 employees; Chief Financial Officer at Ercole Marelli SpA, a company listed on the Milan Stock Exchange, operating in the electro-mechanical and energy sectors; Chief Financial Officer of the Group and Managing Director of the Italian operating companies at Schiapparelli SpA, a holding company listed on the Milan Stock Exchange and operating in the pharmaceutics, cosmetics, diagnostics, biotech and food & beverage industries. At Schiapparelli, Gianni spent 25 years, managing important acquisitions, joint-ventures, divestitures in Italy and abroad, equity and debt operations on listed companies, financial and industrial restructurings. In recent years Gianni founded S.I.L.V.A. SpA (Managing Director, owning 33% of the shares), a company operating in the high end Beverage/Spirits industry; acted as a Strategic consultant in the Beverage industry; joined MIT.FIN SpA (M&A and Corporate Finance advisory house) in late 2007 as Senior Executive Advisor. Since March 2010, Gianni is Senior Partner at Strempel & Company. Gianni can conduct his work in Italian, English and French. He is a member of our food and healthcare industry groups, having closed several transactions in these sectors.

Matteo Paggi

MANAGING PARTNER

Matteo Paggi is a finance professional with extensive experience in corporate finance, transaction services and auditing. Matteo began his career in the Milan Office of KPMG where he progressed with increasing levels of responsibility performing audit activities in the Financial Services sector. Subsequently, within KPMG’s Transaction Services division, he carried out transaction and due diligence activities. From 2007 to 2010, he worked for MIT.FIN (a Milan-based investment banking boutique), where he became Head of the Execution Team and followed several M&A transactions in domestic and foreign markets. From 2010 to 2011 he was Head of Execution in Fante (a Milan-based investment banking company). In 2013 he became CEO/CFO of an Italian company providing printing services. In 2016, Matteo once again joined Translink Strempel as Partner. Matteo graduated in Business Administration from Bocconi University (Milan, Italy) and he can conduct business in his native Italian as well as English and French. He is a member of our automotive and industrials groups, having closed several transactions in these sectors.

Daniel Majewski

ASSOCIATE

Since 2020 Daniel has gained international experience in M&A through numerous buy and sell mandates and supports the team through all process steps of a transaction.
Daniel completed his Master of Science in International Management at the University of Graz, Austria.

Carsten Wolter

SENIOR ASSOCIATE

Carsten joined Translink in 2019 and supports the team in various financial, market and competitive analysis. He holds a Master of Science in Business Administration and has already gained experience in corporate finance and especially M&A through several internships during his studies. He is part of our automotive industry group.

Kim Dibowski

Associate Director

Over the recent years, I have actively participated in numerous M&A projects and have gained particular expertise in the field of cross-border transactions since 2014 as part of a Berlin-based M&A boutique team. Since 2023, I have been strengthening the Translink team.

In order to create solutions of sustainable value, a holistic overview of all aspects of a project and a deep understanding of the individual goals of all stakeholders are as essential to me as purely rational analyses, from the initiation to the successful completion of a transaction. I hold a degree in Economics from the Technical University of Berlin.

Dr. Tillmann Bronner

Partner

For more than 25 years, my professional focus has been on advising on mergers and acquisitions. And during this time, I have been involved in almost everything: many buy-side and sell-side mandates, public takeovers, privatizations, from start-ups to 150-year-old municipal utilities. In the project business, it is important to me to develop a precisely tailored solution strategy with the client for the respective situation. And then to implement it with a target-oriented process, right through to the successful closing of the transaction. The majority of my past advisory projects were international transactions.

After studying business administration at the Goethe University in Frankfurt and earning my doctorate at the LMU in Munich, I spent a few years working in commodity futures and risk management before moving into investment banking, where I was located in Berlin and New York.

Christian Fest

Partner

After working with international investment banks in Frankfurt, New York and Berlin, I founded my own M&A boutique with colleagues in 2004, which we successfully developed it into a consulting firm specializing in cross-border transactions. Since 2023, our team has been strengthening the Translink Group.

In my more than 30 years of successful M&A work and over 100 transactions, it is my experience that every client project, despite some parallels, is always unique. What always excites me is to find out the respective motivations of my client and our counterparts and to reconcile them in the interest of the success of the project. My clients appreciate the close personal and trusting support from the from the initiation to the closing of the transaction. I graduated from the Universities of Aachen and Trier with a degree in business administration.

Tanguy Du Chesnay

PARTNER

Graduate of HEC, Tanguy began his career in the M&A departments of investment banks JP Morgan and BNP Paribas, in Paris, London and New York.

He then spent two years in the M&A department of the Unibail Rodamco group.

He then joined Ricol Lasteyrie Corporate Finance, contributing to the development of the M&A department; the entity joined the EY group in 2015.

Tanguy joined Translink CF France in 2021, reinforcing the bank’s TMT teams and leading the Energy & Environment practice, for France and the Translink CF group. He mainly manages M&A mandates and fundraising advisory missions.

Keen to meet new people and share experiences, he is as much at home in Parisian lawyer cocktail parties and entrepreneurial business networks as in Asian spice markets or Latin American hiking trails.

Antoine Tanguy

Partner

Co-founder of a start-up and with almost 20 years’ experience in mergers & acquisitions and fundraising, Antoine has carried out numerous transactions on technology companies (ESN, software publishers, digital platforms) on behalf of shareholder-managers, private equity funds and corporates.

Antoine began his professional life in 2002 with EY and then DC ADVISORY. In 2010, he co-founded ZEGREENWEB, a content and services portal dedicated to ecology and sustainable development, which became the market leader in France. He then joined PWC CORPORATE FINANCE’s Technology Media Telecom M&A team in Paris as a Director between 2015 and 2020, then the ADVISO PARTNERS team as Associate Director in charge of the TMT sector.

Fan of theater, skiing, traveling and hiking or boating in his beloved Brittany, Antoine is above all curious about encounters and new challenges.

Jacques-Henri Rième

FOUNDING PARTNER

With a master’s degree in finance from ISG Paris, Jacques-Henri began his professional career in wealth management before moving into the world of M&A. An entrepreneur at heart, he founded Financière Monceau CF with Mathieu and Marc, a company that joined the Translink CF network in 2017 before adopting the name for good in 2022. His expertise in industry, mobility and construction and public works has led him to conclude some thirty equity transactions over the past five years, with the main satisfaction of having played an active part in the development of the Sylvatek group, with no fewer than 5 transactions in 5 years.

Ayrton Senna and then Michael Schumacher inspired his driving style, Michael Jordan his attention to detail and a job well done, and James Bond his taste for cocktails! A great lover of challenges and discovery, Jacques-Henri is an epicurean who lives for the moment.

Mathieu Lemesle

PARTNER

Graduating with a Master’s degree in Finance from Paris-Dauphine University, Mathieu began his professional career in auditing before joining the world of M&A. An entrepreneur at heart, he founded Financière Monceau CF with Jacques-Henri and Marc, a company that joined the Translink CF network in 2017 before adopting the name in 2022. His expertise in healthcare and facility management has led him to conclude some forty equity transactions over the past five years, with the main satisfaction of having played an active part in the development of the Destia group, the French leader in homecare.

Fan of basketball, Michael Jordan and James Bond, Mathieu is a serial globetrotter who loves meeting new people and experiencing new things. He’ll never refuse a good wine tasting and dinner, no matter what the setting.

JUUSO MARTTINEN

PARTNER

Juuso has been working in M&A since 2017. Prior to joining Translink he worked at Deloitte and OP Corporate Bank. His expertise includes the crafting of investment stories, financial modelling and business model analysis. Moreover, Juuso is proficient in debt structuring and leveraged buyouts. Juuso holds an M.Sc. (Econ.) from the University of Vaasa.

RUBEN MORING

PARTNER

Ruben has been working in M&A since 2017. In addition to financial analysis and preparing high quality sales materials, Ruben actively takes part in project management and sales. Prior to joining Translink, Ruben worked in business and technology consulting at Accenture. Ruben holds an M.Sc. (Econ.) from Åbo Akademi.

PONTUS BACKLUND

PARTNER

Pontus Backlund has been working with M&A since 2006. He has advised Finnish entrepreneurs, international corporations and private equities and executed numerous cross-border M&A transactions. He has also advised companies in their IPO processes. Pontus holds an M.Sc. (Tech.) from Aalto University and an M.Sc. from Hanken School of Economics in Helsinki. He is a member of our IT group, having closed several transactions in this sector.

SAMI MIETTINEN

PARTNER

Sami has more than 20 years of experience in investment banking. Before joining Translink, he spent 12 years in London executing transactions at Credit Suisse, Pöyry Capital and SEB. In Finland, he has worked at Merita, RBS and Sisu Partners. Sami was also the CEO of Nordic Trustee in Finland, participating in over 50 bond structures with over 4 billion of capital. His Uusi Neuvotteluvalta – You get what you negotiate, not what you deserve (WSOY) was the most popular audio business book in Finland for almost three months in 2019. He has also co-authored two economic books for the Libera Foundation. Sami holds an M.Sc. (Econ.) from Helsinki School of Economics, an MBA from Tulane University and is a CFA. He is a member of our industrial group, having closed several transactions in this sector.

JARI LAURIALA

PARTNER

Jari Lauriala has worked since 2000 in the investment banking sector advising leading Finnish and international corporations, private equity funds and financial institutions in a broad range of domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions and finance transactions. His expertise includes venture capital and private equity transactions, leveraged financing arrangements, complex security issues, IPOs, structuring and establishment of private equity funds and structuring and negotiating investments into target companies. He has published several books and articles. Jari holds an LL.M and an MBA from Aalto University. He is a member of our health industry group, having closed several transactions in this sector.

Henrik Rømer

Partner

With years of experience in accounting and having worked as a CFO in several companies, Henrik has an impressive background in the financial sector. He is also a co-owner of the successful med-tech company, Maribo Medical, which was sold to an American firm. Additionally, he serves as a board member in four different companies.

Jens Borelli-Kjær

Partner

Jens holds an engineering degree and an MBA (INSEAD). His career has spanned the electronics, medical devices and building materials industries. For over a decade he held senior management positions in Coloplast, JAI and Icopal. In 2005 he acquired Vitral A/S, a DK/UK-based manufacturer of roof lights and took it successfully through the financial crisis, including transfer of production to Lithuania. In 2018 Vitral was sold to the VELUX group. Jens has significant experience in sales, marketing, and operations.

He has participated in several transactions both as seller and buyer, in Denmark and internationally. He has extensive board room experience from private and public Danish companies, including chairmanships. Jens is head of our healthcare industry group and a member of our industrials group, having closed several transactions in these sectors.

Claus Melgaard

Partner

Claus holds an engineering degree within energy transformation, thermo dynamics and electronics. He has a background with more than 15 years of experience with executive management in companies as Nilfisk Advance, Philips and Maxon Telecom. From 2001 until now he has worked within corporate finance, first as CEO for a Danish Venture fund and from 2007 he joined Translink Corporate Finance as partner in the Danish Office Schrøder Translink A/S. From 2015 until 2017 Claus was member of the BDO corporate finance. Claus has participated in many transactions within TMT, general industry among others. Claus is member of the Translink industry groups covering Logistics and TMT.

Henrik Schroder

Partner

Henrik has been involved in M&A since the beginning of the ’90s, where he established his own company, Schrøder Partners A/S. In 2015 he sold his company to BDO, worked there for two years, and then founded Schrøder Translink A/S. The company specializes in M&A of small and medium-sized companies. Over the years, Henrik has personally participated in more than 150 transactions, many of which have been in cooperation with Translink Corporate Finance colleagues. Hendrik is also involved in board work in several companies. He has done numerous deals in the industrials sector and is a leader of our industrials group.

Michiel Buijs

CONSULTANT

Michiel Buijs studied Business Economics at Tilburg University. He started his career at Witlox van den Boomen Corporate Finance and joined Translink as an analyst in 2016. He is mainly involved with market and business analysis, approaching potential buyers and sellers, attracting risk-bearing capital, restructuring balance sheets and the valuation of companies for the benefit of acquisitions and sale mandates.

Jamy Lunel

SENIOR CONSULTANT

Jamy has a master degree in tax and accountancy and over 18 years’ of work experience. He started his career at the audit firm Kompaan Accountants. Later he moved on to BGH Accountants & Tax advisors and then joined Kanters as controller in the construction and building industry. After that he became CFO at Flowfirm in the F&B industry.

During that period Jamy has been managing due diligences and started working with Translink on several M&A projects. He also is a non executive member at several real estate companies.

He is mainly involved with due diligence analysis, attracting risk-bearing capital and the valuation of companies for the benefit of acquisitions and sales mandates.

Dick Kroot

PARTNER

Dick has a lot of experience as an entrepreneur and executive. He achieved his business studies and MBA degree from Nyenrode Business University and has been active as a CEO and in commercial and general management positions within several firms. His specialties are negotiations, creating self-steering teams, revenue & profit growth and team development primarily for the agriculture, food, feed, additives and trading industry. He also has a strong practical experience in mergers and acquisitions. Dick has participated in various deals within the food sector and is member of our food industry group.

Johannes Wolters

PARTNER

Johannes has worked as a consultant with a focus on M&A in the small and mid-cap markets for over 20 years. As an industrial engineer, business mediator, systemic coach, and business administrator, he has in-depth knowledge about structuring and moderating M&A processes. In addition, he has gained valuable personal experience through the sale of his own family business.

Before that, Johannes worked in the FMCG and construction industry for eight years. His distinct strength lies in his negotiation skills and his broad overall experience. His industry focus is on FMCG, trade, services, and production.

Petra Fischer

PARTNER

Petra has worked in the European construction industry for more than 20 years. Her experience ranges from acquisition and steering of M&A processes up to the integration of acquired companies into group structures. In addition, she has held the position of CEO within several local companies. In recent years, Petra has gained specific experience in other M&A projects, among others in the consumer goods industry and the art market.

Petra holds a degree in business administration (WU Vienna) and has lived and worked in Austria, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Portugal, and Germany. She speaks German, English, Spanish, French, Portuguese, and Czech.

André Achtermeier

PARTNER

André has been involved in many, often his own, M&A transactions over the past 15 years. He is a former IT entrepreneur, building up his own companies and leading them to a successful exit. He ran his own M&A boutique for German mid-sized companies in the Ruhr area for several years. His industry focus areas are on IT (software and hardware), healthcare and tech. André holds a degree in Business Information Technology and is a commercial judge at the Essen Regional Court. He is a member of our TMT group, having closed several transactions in this sector.

Tilman Georg Eckstein

PARTNER

Tilman has extensive experience in the automotive industry, in M&A and corporate finance. He started his career at BMW in Munich where he worked for six years successfully in national and international sales and marketing. Subsequently, Tilman worked in various business transformation projects at two Munich based consulting groups. As an expert in the automotive industry, he was assigned by several companies as interim CEO. During the last 15 years, he has been involved in many M&A transactions, both on the sell-side and buy-side in Germany and cross-border. Tilman holds a Diploma in Business Administration from Universität zu Köln and speaks German, English and French. He is a member of our logistics and automotive industrial groups, having closed several transactions in these sectors.

Christian Hörner

PARTNER

Christian has been involved in M&A since the late 1990s. He started his career in 1999 with Arthur Andersen in Frankfurt where he advised on M&A transactions in the real estate sector. Subsequently Christian spent five years at Dresdner Kleinwort and Credit Suisse, where he advised clients in different sectors on the buy-side and sell-side assignments as well as on fairness opinions and equity offerings. He holds a diploma in Business Administration from the European Business School in Oestrich-Winkel (Germany) and speaks German, English and French.

KOHEI RICK TSUKADA

GROUP DIRECTOR
DIVISION DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE ADVISORY DIVISION

Rick has considerable cross-border M&A experience with Japanese companies and has covered various industries in Asia. He has also played an advisory role in acquisition and capital alliance from sourcing to execution, withdrawal, and business transfer on restructuring. Before joining AGS Consulting Singapore, he worked for a global accounting firm in Singapore, working primarily in auditing and accounting. He is a member of the Institute of Singapore Chartered Accountants and speaks English, Japanese and Chinese. Rick is a member of our automotive industry group.

NORIYUKI KOBAYASHI

GROUP DIRECTOR
DIVISION DIRECTOR OF CORPORATE ADVISORY DIVISION

Noriyuki started his career at AGS in 1995, handling tax advisory, IPO support and turnaround before taking up the position of branch manager in Nagoya for 3 years. He has been acting as division director of the Corporate Advisory Division since 2014. Noriyuki has more than 20 years of experience in M&A, accounting and tax advisory. He has been involved in various M&A, IPO, and turnaround.

Pawan Lingayat

VICE PRESIDENT

Pawan Lingayat brings over 15 years of expertise in domestic and cross-border M&A, strategic advisory, and fundraising. He has advised clients from India, Japan, Korea, Europe, and America, spanning various sectors including IT/technology, electric vehicles, healthcare, chemicals, materials, and industrials.

Pawan holds an MBA in Finance from Pune University and has earned a Business Strategy Certificate from Cornell University. In addition to his professional pursuits, Pawan finds solace in the world of literature during his leisure time and seeks tranquillity by exploring nature trails.

Shweta Aggarwal

DIRECTOR

Shweta is a finance professional with over 15 years of experience in the industry. She graduated from Delhi University and is a member of Institute of Chartered Accountants of India. She holds an MBA in Strategy and Finance from the London Business School.

Since joining her family business in 2006, she has successfully led various critical initiatives including establishing the investment banking arm, fundraising from multiple marquee investors and forging global alliances for SMC. Shweta is responsible for the Investment Banking division at SMC.

Shweta speaks English and Hindi. In her spare time, she loves to travel and practice yoga. To explore her creative side, she likes to draw and paint.

ROUHAN LIU

VICE PRESIDENT

Rouhan received his bachelor’s degree from Nankai University and master’s degree from the University of Southern California. Before joining Trinergy, he worked at a CPA firm in Southern California, leading its business valuation department, and was involved in its individual and business tax practices. Rouhan passed all three levels of the CFA exam.

JANET SO

MANAGING DIRECTOR

Janet has a BS in journalism from Chengchi University, an MS degree in computer science from CSU and an EMBA from National Taiwan University. Before joining Trinergy in 2011, Janet worked as a systems analyst for IBM, APL, and ARCO in the USA. She has also worked as a PR and marketing manager for Trans Asia Airways in Taiwan, a senior consultant for the Blue Focus and Dream Work PR firms, and a consulting director for McGraw Hill’s Aviation Week in Shanghai. Janet is a Director at Trinergy responsible for business development. She is a member of our logistics, food, and IT groups, having closed several transactions in these sectors.

GEORGE SO

MANAGING DIRECTOR

George graduated from Cornell University with an MBA from New York University. He has over 30 years of banking and investment banking experience obtained from First Interstate Bank, Lloyds Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, and China Development Industrial Bank. Before founding Trinergy Finance in 2007 and Trinergy M&A Advisory in 2010, George was General Manager of CDIB’s project finance and overseas investment units, where he managed a $1.5 billion direct investment portfolio, and served on the boards of Japan’s Century Security, Indonesia’s Ciptadana Security, Thailand’s Bangkok First Investment Trust, and CDIB Asset Management Companies at Hong Kong, Korea and the USA. George is the Managing Director at Trinergy.

TERO NUMMENPÄÄ

CHAIRMAN

TRANSLINK INTERNATIONAL

MANAGING PARTNER TRANSLINK FINLAND

Tero’s experience in corporate finance and advisory is vast. Before founding Translink Finland, he worked as an Investment Manager at the firm PCA Infocom Finance Oy. He currently serves as the Chairman of the Board of Translink International AG, which coordinates the Translink group’s international operations. Tero holds an M.Sc. (Tech.) from the University of Tampere and an MBA from Virginia Tech. He is a member of our M&A Automotive and M&A IT groups and has closed several transactions in these sectors.

DAVID STREMPEL

VICE CHAIRMAN

TRANSLINK INTERNATIONAL

Chairman TRANSLINK ITALY

David began his storied career in 1982 with KPMG in Frankfurt before joining Price Waterhouse as a Manager in their Milan and New York offices. Following Price Waterhouse, he joined AWT, Inc. (Veolia Environnement) as Group Controller. Before founding Strempel & Partners, the predecessor firm to Translink Strempel & Company, he was Co-owner and Managing Director of Informed Sources Ltd. He also held senior roles at America Online (AOL), Bertelsmann, and BMG International. He is a qualified accountant (CPA) who speaks English, Italian, and German. He is a member of our M&A IT group, having closed several transactions in this sector.